Wishingiwasfishing

Thank you. Definitely looks like the Hagen will do it. Does anyone have any info on the loop size and gap size on the less expensive twist tech or Netcraft's Tack-L-Tool?

Thank you. Great info. Measured some commercial rooster tails and loop size is 2-3 mm. Gap runs from 3-5 mm depending on size of lure. So it looks like the Hagens gets close to that. I had seen a photo of a twist tech loop compared to a rooster tail loop. The twist tech was 10 mm which is fairly large on a 1/16 oz lure body. Limpnoodle - do you know if the loop can be made any smaller on the twist tech? Any other wire benders that will make the smaller loops/gaps? The first one I built, I made from the top down. Trying to make the bottom loop with pliers and attaching the hook underneath the hackle was not pleasant. All the ones since have been made bottom up.

New to making inline spinners for trout/bass. Trying to emulate rooster tail design and have made a few. Looking at wire benders so that my son can get involved (can't make the loops with pliers). Commercially produced rooster tails have a fairly small loop and not much distance between loop and body. So I guess my question is, if you have a bender (Twist tech, hagens, etc.) could you measure the distance of the closed loop that it produces with .024 wire and the smallest distance that can be created between the closed loop and the top of the body and post the info?