robalo01 Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Anyone ever tried to make a suspending spinner bait? I'm thinking of attaching something bouyant to the blade arm. i don't think that I would want to make it completely suspending, but a slow fall spinner bait might be useful for pauses in a area where suspending jerk baits might be too risky to snags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 The idea of a spinner or spoon that swam at a preset depth was what drew me to this hobby in the first place. I ended up on hard baits because of the neighbours complaining about the panel beating! My first attempt was to design a spoon that swam the top three feet. Unfortunately, it was too successful and cruised the surface. If I was to explore the possibility now, I would incorporate a floating lip, hard bait style. The distribution of the water forces on the lip, above and below the tow eye, would determine the swim depth. The floating lip, rather than moving the lure from side to side, would probably flutter, adding to the attraction qualities of the lure. Has this been done before? I would be very surprised if it hasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
