How to make a spinnerbait with your own hands

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Experienced spinners have long included spinnerbaits in their arsenal. For beginners, its use raises more questions. Not everyone understands how one can catch predatory fish with such bait. But in fact, it has long proven itself on the positive side. The main thing is to know how to choose the right spinnerbait for perch and a good catch will be guaranteed.

How to make a spinnerbait with your own hands

7 minutes Author: Semyon Grazhdantsev 277
Currently, spinnerbaits are becoming increasingly popular when fishing for pike and perch, primarily due to their high catchability. However, their significant drawback is the high price, as well as a rather small assortment in most stores, which often does not allow choosing a bait that fully satisfies the needs of a particular fisherman. In this case, experienced fishermen try to make bait with the necessary parameters themselves.

Places and conditions for catching pike perch with spinnerbaits

All spinning anglers know that pike perch prefers places with clear water and a rocky bottom. As a rule, it is caught in deep holes and along channel edges. Spinnerbaits are mainly used when fishing in quiet waters. There are lakes where the water is crystal clear and the bottom is visible even at a considerable distance.

Algae can grow at the bottom, and in some places there is a lot of shell rock. Pike perch often occupy areas that are free from grass and where there is a lot of small fish. It is comfortable to fish in such places with non-hooking spoons. However, pike perch do not always want to take baits with a protected tee. Sometimes it responds better to baits with more active play. In lakes this game is demonstrated by spinners and silicone baits.

It is clear that guiding silicone or a spinner through the grass can be difficult, and sometimes almost impossible. In such situations, anglers resort to spinnerbaits. How are they better than the above-mentioned baits? Firstly, these massive baits, which seem to be unsuitable for fishing in overgrown reservoirs, skip all kinds of snags, reed shoots and algae very well. Secondly, spinnerbaits, consisting of several blades and one silicone fish, demonstrate an attractive action that provokes pike perch to attack. And thirdly, spinnerbaits are universal baits. Many anglers make them themselves. Moreover, their design is such that you can quickly change the petals and silicones. The petal is attached to a carabiner, and the silicone is attached to a latch.

It has been noticed that in windy weather, pike perch on lakes often gather along rock ridges at shallow depths. During the period when pike perch are active, the main thing is to know when they are in such places. If you get caught by a school of predator, then in an hour or two of fishing you can easily get the norm. Yes, many anglers catch it with wobblers and castmasters and spoons. But spinnerbaits often turned out to be more catchy in such situations. And this is no coincidence, since a leisurely swimming spinnerbait often provokes an overly motivated and aggressive pike perch into a decisive bite. Often the chances of catching were higher for those using spinnerbaits with twisters and Willow Leaf blades.

It happens that a lake or a wide stretch of river has one large drop near the shoreline. In essence, this is a steep drop-off where a lot of small and medium-sized fish are concentrated. Pike perch are also often there. They go hunting at night and in the evening. The time for going out to hunt varies in different bodies of water. It even happens that there are two lakes of the same structure and size nearby. But on one, pike perch is caught well at certain hours, and on the second, it turns out to be difficult fishing.

So, pike perch actively hunts in the coastal dumps of such lakes from May to mid-June. At this time, peaceful fish are intensively eaten after spawning. Promising areas will be sunken trees that are located near the holes. A lot of food gathers there and there are more than enough applicants to feast on bugs and worms. Pike perch are caught in such places mainly at night. The good thing about a spinnerbait in such places is that it goes through snags and tree branches better than other baits.

Promising places for fishing for pike perch are classically return streams, where the current “turns” in the opposite direction. Pike perch also likes to occupy places along the boundaries of slow and fast currents. In such situations, the bait is placed in the bottom layer.

Classic spinnerbait

All spinnerbaits are different and have different purposes; accordingly, the size of the hook, the weight of the load, the shape and dimensions of the blade, as well as the diameter of the wire for making the rocker can vary significantly. The most popular among anglers is the classic pike spinnerbait, the manufacture of which will be discussed.

Parts and tools

In order to make a spinnerbait with your own hands, you need the following elements:

• Rigid steel wire with a diameter of 0.8-1 millimeter;
• Hook;
• Lead 8-20 grams;
• Petal size 0-1 made of thin metal;
• Swivel;
• Small clasp or winding ring;
• Silicone.

Also, for work you will need a certain set of tools, in the case of a spinnerbait - quite specific:

• Long nose pliers;
• Wire cutters;
• Casting mold;
• Lead melting container;
• Gas burner (a regular stove will do);
• File;
• Knife.

Manufacturing process

In general, the process of making this bait is not too labor-intensive if you have all the necessary elements and tools, the main problem among which is usually the mold. Since the classic spinnerbait is a rigid structure, it can only be made by filling the hook and ending the frame with lead in a mold, otherwise the bait will not turn out to be of high quality.

You can make the mold yourself by casting it from plaster, but this requires some skills. If you plan to produce a large number of baits, it makes sense to buy a ready-made mold for casting, since in this case its cost will be recouped. In order to make a spinnerbait with your own hands, you need to do the following machinations:

1. Cut a piece of wire to the required length (usually about 25 centimeters).
2. In the middle (if a spinnerbait with identical shoulders is being made) or closer to the top edge, use long-nose pliers to make a loop with a diameter of about 2-4 millimeters, leaving an angle of 60 to 90 degrees between the free ends of the wire.
3. Form an unfinished loop with a diameter of 2-3 millimeters at the upper end of the wire.
4. Insert one of the swivel ears into the unfinished loop.
5. Bend the loop completely to secure the swivel to the rocker.
6. Thread the other end of the wire into the eye of the hook.
7. Make several turns of the end of the wire around the shank of the hook, placing the hook strictly parallel to the rocker.
8. Place the hook-frame connection inside the mold.
9. Melt the required amount of lead in a metal container.
10. Pour molten lead into the mold.
11. Allow the lead to set and remove the finished jig head from the mold.
12. File off any protrusions left after casting using a file.
13. Cut strips of silicone 7-10 centimeters long.
14. Glue silicone strips around the sinker or tie it to it so that the hook is completely hidden by the resulting skirt. In the absence of silicone, you can use regular stationery erasers.
15. Attach the petal to the second ear of the swivel using a clasp or winding ring.

Homemade spinnerbait is ready. The main advantage of making your own bait is that the angler chooses absolutely all the parameters himself. You can make a frame of any length and bent at any angle, select the optimal load weight and hook size, as well as the dimensions of the petal, which will allow you to ideally take into account all the factors of the upcoming fishing. However, in order to replenish the arsenal with a sufficient number of such spinnerbaits for various fishing trips, you need to spend a lot of time and also buy several casting molds.

How to choose a spinnerbait for catching pike perch?

When fishing for pike perch, spinnerbaits with one blade and a silicone fish without a bushy tail are often used. Here is one successful example of such baits:

This is the Mimic Minnow Spin spinnerbait. It demonstrates clear play and is suitable for uniform slow wiring in the lower layers.

Another model that largely repeats the previous one is the Northland Tackle.

These two baits show excellent results when catching pike perch. Their petals are more rounded. The weight of these baits ranges from 10 to 15 grams.

Instead of fish, it is sometimes useful to use twisters with a jig head weighing from 15 to 20 grams. They reach the bottom quickly and are very well suited for staggered retrieves. How to choose a spinnerbait for catching pike perch? Here is a good version of such a bait:

We see that the spinnerbait consists of a narrowed blade and a twister with an olive weight. We also see that both elements are removable. Please note that the length of the arms of the rocker arm is small. It turns out that the distance between the baits is small. During the posting they will be nearby. But there will be more bites on the twister. The pike perch will also take the bait, but with less excitement.

Another good spinnerbait of this type for catching walleye is the Curl Tail Spin Shad. It has one petal and a silicone fish.

The fish can be made of soft plastic. When going to catch pike perch, take sets of twisters and vibrotails with weights of different weights, as well as petals of various shapes and sizes.

Jig spinnerbait

In addition to the classic ones, you can make a more practical jig spinnerbait. The production of this type of bait is described in detail in one of the episodes of the “Fisherman’s Workshop with the Shcherbakov brothers.” The use of such a spinnerbait is much more practical because it has a fastener on the lower arm of the rocker, which allows you to quickly change the used sinkers and baits. Thus, the fisherman will not need to make several dozen spinnerbaits - it will be quite enough to have 2-3, as well as replaceable baits for them.

Materials and tools necessary for making a spinnerbait

We will use stainless elastic wire with a diameter of 0.8 to 1 mm. We will also need two different sized petals of this type:

You can also make the petals yourself using a sheet of brass or copper 2 mm thick. They can be bought at fishing stores. They are sold in sets. It makes sense to order petals of different colors and sizes so that you can easily change them if necessary. We will also take five beads, a collar for the petal and a swivel with a clasp. The tools we will use are wire cutters, round nose pliers and duck pliers.

Spinnerbait - what is it?

Externally, a spinnerbait is a steel wire bent at an angle close to 90 degrees. One, two or more petals, different in size and shape, are attached to the upper arm, which we are accustomed to seeing on rotating spoons. A streamlined weight is attached to the lower shoulder with a rigidly fixed large hook and a frame in the form of a furry thing, it is called a “skirt”, made of multi-colored silicone fringe.

Completely unappetizing in appearance and far from looking like a potential prey for our predator, a spinnerbait can provoke even an already eaten pike or perch to attack. Of course, provided that the feed is correct, since it is the angler who must determine how the spinner will work in specific conditions.

I’ll tell you about the places of application and methods of wiring a little lower, but now we’ll look at the components of a spinnerbait in more detail.

The frame of the spinnerbait in the classic version is a steel wire coated with an anti-corrosion coating. Such a rigid design has its pros and cons.

I would consider the advantages:

• Preservation of its shape and elasticity of the entire bait when exposed to obstacles (branches of bushes, plant stems, flooded snags).
• The ability not to use attachments in the form of leashes when fishing with large models. I have never had a pike manage to swallow a spinnerbait whole.
• The rigid design does an excellent job of protecting the open hook from snags. In most cases, the underwater jungle passes without complications.

Minuses:

• Time-consuming to restore external compliance if frame distortion does occur.
• Inability to quickly replace the petal. Since in most models the petals are fixed “deadly”, without using a pin.

Now variations have already begun to appear, where steel is replaced with titanium wire. Designers convince that this allows the structure to independently restore its original shape after impacts. I doubt that this will give a head start when passing through the snag forest. The flexibility of the design can allow the bait to bend at the wrong moment and get hooked, since the upper arm of the spinnerbait will no longer be able to serve as a breaker.

The petals , like those on spinners, have the same traditional names: “willow leaf”, “Indiana” and “Colorado”.

The main blade is located at the end of the upper arm of the spinnerbait frame and is usually attached through a bearing swivel. At best, through a pin connection.

Additional petals are hung through the earring and move freely along the length of the shoulder, or have retainers made of beads or bushings.

Lately, the load In any case, the load should have a streamlined shape. Color and decorative designs, according to my observations, do not play a role.

The hooks are rigidly fixed. The size depends on the goals pursued and is numbered from 2 to 5 numbers.

The skirt is often made of silicone with a rich range of colors. How necessary this is for bass, I don’t know, but our pike and perch are quite selective. I managed to convince myself of this when I experimented while fishing, changing one fringe color to another.

Silicone fringe can be successfully replaced with a twister or vibrating tail of a suitable size. When making my own spinnerbaits, I use silicone baits. There are often more perch bites, and the pike doesn’t mind at all.

You can make a spinnerbait with your own hands. Buy petals, hooks, swivels, silicone for the skirt. However, knowing the price tag in our stores, I can recommend buying a ready-made spinnerbait on Aliexpress. There is no need to speak depressingly about Chinese quality. I have been using the services of this seller for two years. Lures are sent of the correct quality. They don’t refuse to take perch and pike.

How to make a spinnerbait with your own hands, step-by-step instructions with photos

First of all, we take the wire and bite off a 30-centimeter piece. In the middle of this piece of wire we make a bend using pliers. We should get a loop in the middle of the wire:

Next, we again insert the pliers into the loop and make one turn of the wire to get the following configuration:

The next step is to make a fastener on which the silicone bait would be attached. We take pliers and grab the wire at this distance:

We begin to bend the clasp. We make the same loop:

Then we insert pliers into the ring and bend the ends of the wire so that we get the following design:

After this, we bend the short end of the wire in this way:

After this, we bend the wire again with round pliers and get this beautiful fastener:

The fastener should fit well on the wire and be easy to unfasten. And one more important point: the clasp is located perpendicular to the ring, as in this case:

You can insert a silicone fish with a weight in the form of a ball, a twister or a vibrating tail into this fastener. This part of the spinnerbait is ready.

We move on to the second half of the bait, to which the petals will be attached. First we put on two beads.

Next we put on the smaller petal. To do this, we take a clamp, insert it into the petal and thread the clamp with the petal into the wire. Here it is very important to dress the petal so that the convex part looks at you. You need to do this:

If you place the petal on the other side, it will not rotate. After this operation we put on the three remaining beads.

Now we just have to thread the second petal. On the shoulder where we have the petals, we measure a distance equal to the length of the second shoulder and make a bend with pliers:

We thread the swivel with the clasp and insert it into this ring:

Next, we take the pliers and thread them into the ring and make several turns around the wire:

It turns out like this:

We cut off the excess wire with wire cutters so that we get a neat ear.

We will insert the second petal into the clasp. We will thread the silicone bait into the second fastener. As a result, I ended up with this homemade spinnerbait:

This design has a good feature. You can quickly change two elements: a jig bait and a large petal. All you need to do is have petals of different shapes and sizes, as well as artificial fish of different colors and configurations. If you catch, for example, perch, then you put small and medium-sized petals and fish, and for pike you already install larger elements. This feature of the spinnerbait makes it a universal bait that can be configured in different ways depending on fishing conditions and fishing objects.

As you know, the petal attracts fish, and the silicone is attacked by the predator. Therefore, the fish is made brighter and more noticeable in the water. During postings, each element demonstrates a certain game. The predator reacts positively to vibrations coming from the bait.

Another advantage of a spinnerbait is that it rarely gets caught on snags and grass. When he passes obstacles, the wire mustache simply bends around them.

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Catching pike with a spinnerbait

In our country, fishing with a spinnerbait is mostly an attempt to lure a toothy fish in grassy waters. The silicone skirt passes well through sparse grass, especially if an additional twister or vibrating tail trailer is installed on the hook. However, you can effectively fish with a spinnerbait in any conditions - at depth, in currents.

1. When fishing for pike in the depths, heavy spinnerbaits weighing 20 grams or more are used, and in shallow waters – light spinnerbaits, up to 16 grams. We also pay attention to the vertical component in the retrieve - often the pike is grabbed on the first dive. To do this, the petals must be correctly constructed so that they start at the slightest movement in the water.
2. Typically, a spinnerbait will pass through soft grass just fine. If it is slightly caught, a light tug is enough to release the equipment.
3. The approach to flowers is the same as with wobblers. In some places, pike react better to acid - green, yellow, orange skirts. In others, white and matte natural tones are better at attracting predators. In tactics and search, you need to rely on the basic principles of fishing for pike with a spinning rod - searching for promising places, selecting bait depending on the conditions and activity of the fish.
4. Spinnerbaits perfectly complement the pool of non-hooking lures for pike. We smack eggs and frogs along the surface in dense thickets, and run a skirt or jig in the thickets in places with a lower concentration of algae. Usually 3-4 spinnerbaits - a pair of heavy and light ones with variations in petals and skirt colors - are enough.
5. Spinnerbaits work better for pike in the summer, early autumn in muddy water or after rain. In conditions of poor visibility, the complex of stimuli on this bait is enough to lure the predator out of hiding.

Wiring technique

We are experimenting with wiring options - selecting the working tempo, amplitude and speed. There are several options - listed below, as well as their hybrids:

1. Uniform pulling of a spinnerbait for pike is a regular pull at one speed at a certain level from the bottom.
2. Stop and Go – pauses and stretches without sinking to the bottom.
3. Classic step, like in a jig.
4. Shaking - swaying and twitching the rod during retrieving to animate the fibers of the skirt.

How to make a spinnerbait - 5 simple steps

The spinnerbait is an excellent bait, well known and loved by fishermen all over the world. Compact, bright and very convenient to use - these are the best qualities that a bait should have for catching predatory fish - and a spinnerbait has all these qualities.

You might ask, why waste time making this bait yourself when there are hundreds of colorful spinnerbaits available in stores? Well, it really makes sense to make this gear yourself.

The thing is, by assembling spinnerbaits yourself, you can adapt them to specific fishing conditions, unlike purchased ones. You yourself will select fewer or more petals, make the bait lighter, or vice versa - make it additionally heavier.

Design

Let's look at the design nuances of a homemade spinnerbait in more detail. In essence, it is a curved wire (usually L-shaped) base, to one end of which a petal is attached, and to the other - a sinker with a hook (the so-called jig head) and petals or a “skirt” that attracts additional attention of the fish.

This entire flexible design is designed to increase the permeability of the bait and prevent it from clinging to the bottom or algae - the hook cannot be opened completely, but is protected by petals and a skirt. After all, it is in snags and grass that you can find pike, pike perch or perch. In addition, the abundance of petals and tentacles of the skirt, which create small vibrations and are noticeable in the water, plus the jig head and its uneven movements - all this attracts the attention of the fish, contributing to a quick and effective bite.

Rod selection

A spinnerbait is a bait designed for active, dynamic fishing. Accordingly, the rod needs to be chosen to match it. This bait goes well with a fast and medium-fast action rod combined with a hard butt. The first advantage of this combination is that you can jerk the spinnerbait without letting it get stuck in thick weeds. And the second is to easily restrain an already hooked predator, depriving it of the opportunity to get entangled in algae or break loose.

For boat fishing, a 2.1 m long rod is enough, but for fishing from the shore you need to take a 4-5.5 m rod.

Necessary materials

So, how can you make this maneuverable, flexible and extremely tempting bait for predatory fish at home? For this you will need the following materials:

1. Thin (1 mm) stainless steel wire - it is flexible but strong, does not lose its shape, and can be easily straightened if bent.
2. A hook with an extended shank - this is exactly what you need to make a jig head.
3. Lead for the sinker (it’s better to prepare molten lead right away).
4. Two stainless steel petals (you can cut them yourself).
5. Beads.
6. Two winding rings and a swivel.
7. Several rubber bands for bills (if you plan to make a spinnerbait with a skirt).

Required tools:

• casting mold;
• pliers;
• round nose pliers;

Spinnerbaits for pike

If you are confident in your abilities, feel free to go fishing for pike with a spinnerbait. This predator gets incredibly excited when she sees such bait. The best spinnerbaits for her are as follows:

1. Hildebrandt Pan-Dango. It has a powerful frame with a closed eye, a small Colorado petal and a bismuth tapered head that cuts through obstacles like grass with ease. Instead of feathers, a Shad 1.5 microbait is used.
2. M&G. Legendary model from Lindy Legendary. Has two petals. The skirt is made of shiny man-made fibers and deer hair. Thanks to its excellent aerodynamic properties it can be used for long casts.
3. German G-3005. Equipped with one concave-convex petal. The plumage on the jig head is made in the form of a bunch of pieces of rubber. The ideal combination of price and quality.

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