Custom Walleye spinners??

[rodbuilder]

Does anyone out there build walleye spinners? I had some last year that worked very well for me but am now out of them. Does anyone know of a compnay or individual out there that would make some custom spinner rigs in relatively small lots (1-3 dozen)?

thanks!

[Tonka Boy]

I've made my own for the past 8-10 years now. You can buy kits at Cabela's and they are pretty easy to make. If you want to save a little $$, pick up the beads and such at a sewing shop. I do however recommmed good hooks if at all possible.

[Guest]

GreaT WINTER PROJECT. I make all the spinners i need and then some. Nice part is you can make the lenght you want,one, two, or three hook harness with floats, beads,glow beads and any combination.I always make a few different styles to see if I can find something that works a little better in stained water etc.

[CrappieJohn]

Go to the FM sponsors link and click. Look for JR's tackle and click on them. They have a ton of walleye spinners.

[rodbuilder]

Thanks all, I have a few things in the works now!

[bucks-n-ducks]

Rodbuilder~~~

I make all my own and some for other guys.E-mail me what you want and I can tell you what I charge....I'll make them how you want and with the hooks/beads/ etc that you want..

Bucks-n-ducks

[upnorth]

Winter project? Why not do like I do and wait until the night before you are going fishing and get all the stuff out and lay it all over the living room and frantically tie up a dozen or so? Isn't that how everyone does these things?

[Deitz Dittrich]

Often times.. I will just tie the hooks on... and then have a takle box of beads and spinners... it only takes a second to put the beads and spinner on, its the snell knot that takes a min. That way you can match the up to the second conditions without haveing to tie 30 diff color spin rigs the night before.

[abens1078]

Don't forget the quick change clevises. If your builder uses these you can buy the different blades and replace as you choose. I use them for my spinners and especially for Lindy rigging with the no snag sinkers or any sinker with a wire loop at the top. Add the option of a quick change clevis to Deitz's method and you can really keeping your options open.

One other thing I will mention is Mac's Smiley blades. They are made from a very durable and flexible plastic which allows them to spin at extremely slow speeds. I bought a few pretied in the store and then started ordering the components from Cabela's.

[rodbuilder]

Abens,

Interesting notes about the smiley blades. Have often wondered about them but haven't seen them on the shelf, only in the cabelas catalog. Maybe i'll find a couple online and try them. When pulling spinners (typical indiana or colorado blades), it seems that a slower troll would produce more strikes, maybe these smiley's are my answer. I will note though that once the water reaches 70 degrees, the extra speed needed to spin the indiana blades really makes those eyes smack those crawlers.

Thanks for all the input everyone!

Nate

[MuleSkinner]

Tying walleye snells is one of the many useful things I have learned from this site. There have been many previous threads about hook size, line weight, brand of line, clevis type, spinner size, etc. Needless to say, there are many different opinions, all good (especially mine... ).

I have never been able to master the easier snell knots that some of you have illustrated and sworn by. I keep returning to this site for its snell knot. (I got the site from a fishingmn thread over three years ago) http://www.fishingcairns.com.au/page6-1.html

I strongly suggest always checking for fraying in the line either from fish, snags or the spinning clevis. Too often I continue using the same snell for "one more time", and end up losing all the hardware... It's like a disease. And indications are all the beads,hooks and spinners on the lake bottoms. I try and set up a fast "junk" area to throw the frayed snells, to salvage the hardware later. (I used to stupidly wind them up again, like they were still usable )

Anyway, catching fish on snells you tied yourself adds even more to the thrill of fishing.

[walleyewacker]

I do harnesses, I only have quick change clevises, and fireline is a good idea for pike infested water.

[BDR]

Rodbuilder, you could try contacting Joel at JR's Tackle. Not sure if he'd do custum or not. Here's the link to their rigs on-line JR's Spinner rigs .

[rodbuilder]

Thanks to all that responded. A fella by the name of Tom H. is building me some spinners this week. This is a great site. I spend WAY too much time here while @ work! Thanks again all. The Cass Lake walleye's are in trouble this year!!!

[Guest]

Nate: Spinners are on the way. Thanks and good luck fishing.

[hip_hop_fisherman]

I started using the smiley blades from mac last year and they are effective! They're great at low speeds and seem to trigger fish well!