Spike-A-Pike Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Hello fellow wire benders... I have been trying to figure out what to call a different kind of in-line spinner idea that has been going through my mind when I put in my order to Hagen's this past week. All the shiny new toys and do-dads showed up and Ole' Uncle Spike stalled up trying this combination on a .051 wire and taking it a part; try a different combination, study it and spin the blades, change the order of the blades and beads, discover one counter rotating blade assembly is just a 2 mm to long to fit my Boggs Tacklemaker , and suddenly, it's 08:30 (a.m. for you non-24 hour clock types) and I want to go to a local pond and do some tank testing, err, pond testing. I have a few additional ideas for some power painting, but my pump for fluid bed is "Tango Uniform" at the moment, so I might just have to give a few a old time powder painting, but I can just see trying to keep the blade holes open as a real pain in the . Oh well, that's the way the blade spins... Good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) Bruce, Sounds like natural progression has taken you to the point that you need a powder spray gun, they work great. However, if you're not willing to take the plunge here is a little trick that should hold you over. Most paint stores carry little 1 oz. plastic bottles they use for samples. My guy gives them to me free or you might be able to get them at hobby stores. Make sure they have a very fine spout and make only a pin hole. Then you can puff the paint on and build it as much as you like. Works well and you can get fethered edges and have a different color on each side. TJ Edited June 21, 2008 by Basseducer Forgot photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Great Tip BassD. Have not seen that one before .... Thanx JSC Bruce to me those are in line Buzz Baits with some extra "Dodads" I have all ways liked inline BB but have all ways had trouble with getting twisted line (keel weighted .. not as bad but still have to watch it) ... I have used them with a single weedless hook and have tried a few with a double weedless ... Inline BB have all ways excelled in mats of millfoil as well as thick eel grass. A Chunk helps start it (by straighten it out) and stablize it ... Swivel up front .. in thick stuff just some thing else to get in the way .... Yours look like they will be great for Night fishing. Later JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Thanks for the kind words. I'm hoping these will work up north for musky fishing and the evening bite doesn't stop just because the sun goes down:yay:. I have drilled a few of them out to get a slightly larger hole to get the blades to spin real easy. I powder painted a few blades and I'm mentally debating whether to do a lure bodies as well. I wonder if I should add a few black lures for night fishing???:?Play time part 2 could start any moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 @ Spike-A-Pike I have one or two of such lures as well somewhere , homemade by a Belgian friend . These sport a bucktail instead of a skirt , and their body(at least of one)is made of balsa , so they are very light to rise to the surface rather quick. Of course this lure can't be cast that far , but it's been designed to be fished in the canals and ditches of the Netherlands , which are most likely not too wide , anyway ! I don't use these too often , since obviously local pike don't respond to buzzers very well , second issue about this is that nasty line-twist caused by those single blade lures ! When using them , I'd always rig an so-called "Anti-Twist-Vane" between mainline and leader to possibly eliminate such line-twist , always do that with any in-line spinners , too ! But as long , as you are making your lures with double blades , you have the option to choose counter-rotating ones , these virtually eliminate the twist as well . Greetz , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 Bruce Even if you got paint in the holes of the blade it would be easy enough to get it out. If the spinning of the blade would be a problem you could always do what us Bass fisherman do with a regular buzz bait and hold it out the window of your car and it would help break it in before you got there. Fatman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seamsea Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Hi, Take a look at this old lure. It is a great inline buzz bait but no line twist. I have caught a lot on them. I am sure you could make something similar that will work as well and get rid of the twist. http://www.oldfishingstuff.com/feature_archives.htm#The%20Herbs%20Dilly, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 @ seamsea I have made similar lures years ago , I was inspired by a picture of this certain "Herb's Dilly" that time , that I found in a collectors book . You may use search function in the gallery for " spoon buzzers " , if you like to take a look . Greetz , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Hi seamsea Know that The Dilly was a great bait .. appreciate the reference to the web page .. and noted the reference to Al Foss Shimmy Wiggler and had all ways thought that the Dixie Wiggeler with a buzz type blade would have done the job .. of all those older type the Weed Wing was my choice ... and of course the Sputter Fuss by Abrogast did a great job .. the only thing back in the old days they would wear you out with our slow reels and I never really fished them as I should till we got the faster reels. The REEL change really made a difference in the buzzer lures. I really put these in a different catagory than an inline as they had a "Planeing" area. I know that is splitting hairs .... Great thread JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captsully18 Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Seamsea, JSC, thanks for the trip down memory lane. Wow, those were great baits. I would like to add the Snagless Sally to the list. It is almost a carbon copy of Herbs Dilly. Spike, those are great looking baits, and should get bit for sure. Are you talking about painting them after assembly, or before. If before, just plug holes with a toothpick then assemble. If not, and they don't spin as freely as you would like, Fatman gave you the answer. I have held many buzzbaits out the window on way to the lake. (This also wobbles the holes out and makes them squeak). Also, felt like a kid with a whirly-gig. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 (edited) Fatman, With all the distractions that already get in the way of motor vehicle safety, I can't believe you'd suggest driving one handed and risking an accident. AARP might revoke my associate membership; and the idea of having to clock how long each lure was in the wind-stream and holding them out the window one at a time... It just seems like to much effort. HOWEVER, that's not to say the idea doesn't have a certain level of merit - I think this is a more production oriented method. What do you think? LoL David, I'm thinking the best way is to paint them before assembly. The toothpick idea - I've used that in the past when painting models, I'm not sure if old age is creeping in around the edges or if it was just another brain fart??? Thanks Capt Sully for putting back on the right heading. Edited June 26, 2008 by Spike-A-Pike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 @ Spike-a-Pike How many miles and at which speed required for a 40" minimum size musky:lol: ? I once used compressed air at my work for about 10 minutes , until the laughter of my mates got too much for me:huh: ! Greetz , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Diemai, As much as I'd like to provide you with that information, I've still got to test it. The results will be inherently wrong because these haven't been painted yet. I got a good chuckle about using compressed air - I just wish I had a compressor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captsully18 Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hey Bruce, when I hear the buzzzzzzz going by on I-64 or I-75 I'll know its you testing out your new contraption. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 (edited) Bruce ... you gotttaa be real careful or that test rack could get you airborne .. By the way Painting Buzz Blades I do the easy way with a can of Black Rust Oleum not only the blead put the head of the bait add dark skirt and just start doing a lot of fast reeling. JSC Edited June 26, 2008 by JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
