"yellow Jacket" Inline Spinner?

[rickman]

Floyd Preas was a fishing guide in AZ (deceased). He invented an inline spinner called a "Yellow Jacket". An inline spinner with a gold blade (no description of the body). He used to put a bend in the wire to prevent line twist.

Was wondering if anyone has one and can post a pic of it?

I think it became a Panther Martin, gold blade with either the black body w/yellow dots or yellow body w/black dots.

I can't find a pic of a "Yellow Jacket" inline spinner online to confirm it.

[Lance]

I have used an inline spinner similiar to what you have described called a shyster. Very good inline however it always seemed to have a hook just a little on the small side. I make my own in line spinners now and I also put a bend in the wire where the line tie is. Actualy most of the time I make weight forward spinners with the wire bent at the line tie which more or less completely eliminates line twist. Even though by pure definition it is a weight forward spinner and not an in-line; it still serves the same purpose. I just start with a loop to hold the hook (dressed or plain); then I add my beads, clevis, and blade (I usually use a french blade); then I make a complete small loop in the wire about a quarter inch in front of the blade; add a bullet weight (the kind used for texas rig worm fishing) the loop in the wire serves to stop the bullet weight before it slides down to the blade; then about a quarter inch in front of the bullet weight I bend the wire at about a 60 degree angle then about a quarter inch up the wire I make a bend back towards the rear and wrap the wire back around the main shaft a couple times then cut the excess. I then paint the bullet weight with fingernail polish. When the polish is dry I put a piece of electrical tape on the wire where the front tip of the bullet weight is so as to hold the rear of the weight snug against the loop I made in the wire earlier also I put a piece of tape around the blade to keep it from sliding down the wire so as to keep it from touching the loop in the wire. I use devcon 2t on the weight being sure to get some on the rear portion of the weight where it contacts the loop in the wire. Then just hang it upside down by the hook and wait for it to dry. When the glue is dry remove the electrical tape and your done. The weight is afixed to the wire by the devcon 2t and the loop at the rear of the weight.

[Vodkaman]

Is this the correct picture?

See page 115 of this link: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ra8ht7pPZGgC&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=Yellow+Jacket+spinner+lure&source=bl&ots=WwERZtFFru&sig=zhX5aBM11zTLV1YIRcBuiOGnldw&hl=en&ei=aB93TPPBHoKsuQPpgrSPBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

Dave

[rickman]

Is this the correct picture?

See page 115 of this link: http://books.google....epage&q&f=false

Dave

Yes, I found that page a couple of days ago. It will not display the pages I'm looking for (page 115 is one of them)

[rickman]

OK, I used my Mac and was able to open those pages.

That is exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks, Rick

[rickman]

Found the parts to make the "Yellow Jackets".

Here's a pic of the originals: (according to article, these are really good for smallies on bare rocky shoreline)

Here's the ones I made with parts available from online lure parts retailers. The bottom one matches the ones Fred Preas made (with the 45 degree bend in the wire). Don't think it's needed when using a swivel though. I weighed them on a small digital scale assembled and they come in at about 1/6 oz.

[Kelkay]

Those inline spinners look real good. I cannot make out the part where the swivel is though, does it have a split ring attached to the top loop end of the inline spinner? I thought about doing that, but haven't yet. I usually use a ball bearing swivel with interlock snap on it. That seems to keep my line from acting up on me. Just curious about that.

[Kelkay]

How much does he bend the shaft I wonder. I haven't bent mine that I started making. I cannot remember a Panther Martin twisting my line, but then again I used

a swivel with snap on it.

Is this the correct picture?

See page 115 of this link: http://books.google....epage&q&f=false

Dave

[rickman]

How much does he bend the shaft I wonder. I haven't bent mine that I started making. I cannot remember a Panther Martin twisting my line, but then again I used

a swivel with snap on it.

From what I can gather from the article, Fred bent the wire 45 degrees. Supposed to give the lure a keel affect to keep it from twisting the line. But since he is also using a swivel, I think the bend is not needed. I've read about bending the wire elsewhere to prevent line twist without having to use a swivel. Luhr Jensen's "Shyster" inline spinner has the bend.

[rickman]

Those inline spinners look real good. I cannot make out the part where the swivel is though, does it have a split ring attached to the top loop end of the inline spinner? I thought about doing that, but haven't yet. I usually use a ball bearing swivel with interlock snap on it. That seems to keep my line from acting up on me. Just curious about that.

No split ring. I put the swivel on before completing the eyelet.

[Kelkay]

Thanks for the explanations. I buy the kind of shaft that already has one loop at the top, so all I have to do is bend the bottom one with the treble hook. I

wonder since I already use a lock snap swivel if another is needed. I guess trying them out soon will tell me all I need to know.

No split ring. I put the swivel on before completing the eyelet.

[Gregg]

I have A yellow jacket that i bought from floyd back in 1988 89 met him at mesa marine. great spinner for small mouth bass

[archeryrob]

I love in-lines. It seems they already showed you what you need. I think what your looking for in a particular pattern of the paint. Most any Black and yellow will work. Watch and in-line as it goes through the water. lots of flash and speed. it's a reaction bait, colors matter, not the actual pattern. Just my opinion, though.