george12182 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I recently bought some spinnerbait frames off of ebay. After comparing it to a strike king premier spinnerbait, i noticed that the angles of the two frames coming off of the weight were quite a bit different. From the pics you can tell how much narrower the angle is in the strike king. My questions are. Is this normal for the angle to vary so much between spinnerbaits? What are the advantages disadvantages to having a narrow angle frame to a wide angled frame? Will I weaken the bait by bending the frame inward above the weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamboni Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 With the angle on the strike king, the bait will be easier to keep running straight. The different angles will make the head sit at a different angle in the water while you're reeling. No you won't weaken it by bending it, but it'll straighten out some when you catch fish. The angle you choose is up to you.......Nice and easy to experiment with wire angles right on the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTDuckman Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 The angle of the wire I would assume is identical. The angle at which it goes into the head is where the difference is. If the wire comes straight out the end of your bait, the blades with be high. If the wire comes out of the top of the head as with the SK, the blades will be much lower. It is all a matter of the mold you are using and not the wire in my opinion. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clamboni Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 The r bend angle looks pretty close between the two......but the angle to the hook is very different. Don't know if that's what you were referring to or not. And yes, it is the mold that controls the angle, but I think he was just wondering why the huge difference, and if he could bend it without destroying the wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 You can probably bend you own like that if you're careful but why? That angle is one of the reasons why I never liked Strike King spinnerbaits, they ride really far back when coming through the water which allows the knot alot of room to move in the r-bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george12182 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Thanks everyone, alot of good info. I think I was overthinking some of this alot. What about the bend in the frame on the sob mini mes. I read somewhere that the extra bend keeps the lure more compact, which equals less drag. Therefore it can run deeper and faster. Do you guys agree that this is the reason for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeves Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I think the wire frame is bent after the bait is cast. This would explain the difference in angles from one bait to another, because it is bent by hand, close but never exact. On most spinnerbaits, they often try to keep the blade in the area of the hook. Since nobody really knows if the fish is striking the flash of the blade or the bulk of the skirt (there are numerous different opinions on this), the two are usually kept close to each other to insure a hook-up. On the SOB bait, the same thing is being done here, only the wire is bent in a different place. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
