champ198 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 so what former do you guys use for forming the ends on your spinnerbaits I bought a twistech and so far with using it some tonight I don't like it. wanting something to make a good loop end for the swivel on the top so what do you guys use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I use a round nose pliers and I make what I call a lock-bend loop. I've been doing it fast a while and it is fast and easy but takes time to learn. I have a Hagens wire former but I found that my little blue bender is much faster for "R" bend wire form but it will also form the loop but I found round nose pliers are faster. You can be consistent with round nose, but there is a learning curve, I've been at this for 17 years and for all of them I used round nose pliers to close the loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 IMHO the Twistech is the best loop forming tool on the market. What don't you like about it? If you're forming wire larger than .037 you need the larger forming die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ198 Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I guess I haven't messed with it enough because I cannot get a consistent loop on the swivel end of my spinnerbait forms. I wasn't really wanting just a twisted loop like it does. was wanting more of just a closed loop and can not get it figured out at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) I'll post a link to a video I made showing how it is done with round nose pliers. Edit: I can't paste a link here, what is wrong? Edited April 28, 2015 by smalljaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpNoodle Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Twistech won't do a closed loop. It does a barrel twist to finish off the loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
