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Anybody who compains about the price of a hard swimbait have never made one..

Whle I twist I pull at the same time. First few twists are of course loose and not clean looking as in the second picture. Just keep going. You can easily twist until you snap the wire by hand so don't worry and just keep twisting until you get what you are looking for. Over time the finish nail will bend if that is an indication about the amount of pull. I can sit and make a lot while watching television (precut lenghts), that way it doesn't classify as me being out in the shop again.

Here's one I made from .035 stainless wire, and thread. Took me a few tries to bind the 5 wires in a streamlined package, but I think I got it this time. I made an oblong line tie and folded the 2 arms in half so all 4 arms parallel the shaft. Then I used thread to bind them in place. 3D eyes abd a D2T topcoat finish the package. This was the first try made with 5 seperate, 6" straight wire shafts. I covered the wire wraps with thread and a coat of D2T. I used the tag end of the wire in the eyelet to bind the arms to the center shaft. It's bulkier than I would like, but it worked.