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Jonister, Thanks for the feathers! There's a nice variety. Now, does anyone have any experience tying with duck feathers? Any suggestions what kind of fly I should tie with them?

If that doesn't work, try different medias for different powder paint. Like coffee filters, Tyvek envelopes and vacuum cleaner bags. Some media breathes better than others and doesn't cause volcanoes as much.

Old sayin, "no stronger than the weakest link". I'm the same as Hillbilly. I've been fishing for more than 55 years, you only get so many chances for those WOW fish. Engineer for the biggest and keep the lure in that condition, don't skimp. MO

The inline or sonic blade design while turning on the lure shaft rather than clevis mount blades start very smoothly. The light refraction ie flash is enhanced do to the unique concave design which disperses the light in so many directions while it rotates. Coupled with the sonic vibration from the enhanced water displacement, again do to the shape and tight spin radius makes these blades very effective. I have thrown a lot of #28 size which is a 5/8 oz for pike and muskie for years with great success. I have also caught large bass while using them. Point to note: the blade requires a solid brass bead to spin on , hollow beads do wear out easier and with use so I like solid beads. Normally the spinner body is weighted either lead or brass. which adds to casting range and depth of water easily fished. With the old school pm lures which had lead tapered bodies with a lot of casting the bead and blade actually disfigure the front tapper portion of the lead body and have to be filed or reworked to keep alignment and the look of the lure nice. I have had to re wire baits from wear use and bead failure so they are very durable I have used glass beads behind the brass bearing bead which the blade rubs against to get a clicking sound while varying the retrieve speed to add an extra dimension the the presentation. Dressed or undressed trebles work well and the total lure length can be shortened to allow the blade tip to run just forward of the hook points without to much fouling of hook and dressing. The angle which the blade tracks the center shaft is very consistent and dose not really change with a faster or slower retrieve. Yes you can slow roll the blades but once started it is fairly predictable. Hope this info and experience helps. I love the sonic blades. Cheers