gary johnsen Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 :)i make many of my own musky bucktails.i don't have any trouble with heavy (.040) blades spinning. BUT i have bought many lighter weight blades and many of them DO NOT SPIN ALLA TIME! i gotta have them spin every cast without having to jerk the bait.can anyone help or advise me. i would really appreciate it. thanks , gary:? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Almost every type of in-line spinner has this problem but musky bucktails don't suffer from it as bad because, as you mentioned, the thicker and heavier blades. The only thing that I know may help the problem with the lighter blades is to match them up with slightly smaller wire diameters so that you can use a smaller clevis. From making and fishing with safety pin style bass spinners I can tell you that on larger baits if you want to drop the size of the secondary blade, the on that rotates on a clevis, you either have to use a smaller diameter wire to drop down the size of the clevis or speed the retrieve, I make a 3/8oz spinnerbait designed to us in fast current in a river and to get the bait to come through without rolling over I found that I had to downsize the blades, it works well but if I throw it into water with little or no current I have to burn the bait in order for the smaller blade to spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary johnsen Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 thankx much smalljaw! can't say i have any tro.with safety pin baits,only in line spinners.i will try smaller wire and downsize clevis also.NOTE!SOME OF MY FAV. MUSKY IN VILAS CO.WI. HAVE TURNED INTO GREAT SMALLMOUTH LAKES!!! LOVE SMALLMOUTH ALSO. ANY OTHERideas about inlines? thankx again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
