";s:4:"text";s:5379:" I've bought such large quantities before and I'll likely never use them all.
This is basically the way the top musky companies make a spinnerbait now like Musky Mayhem. The amount of resistance the #8 blade puts on these split rings is too much. If you go to Barlow's and LPO look at the blades and look at Worth and Lakeland catalogs. on line. I find that using a same size swivel as the Worth but with solid rings, then attaching a beefer split ring at the end is the best way to have an indestructible spinnerbait. This was taken from the 2018 Musky Shop Cat. Packaging/Accessories. Yeah I know of Barlow and Jann's, seems like some of their stuff their tackle is priced in bulk at a decent price, but aren't they still bit of a middle man? Musky Shop cat. I bought them right from lurepartsonline.com The amount of resistance the #8 blade puts on these split rings is too much.
The amount of resistance the #8 blade puts on these split rings is too much.
The problem with the deep cup is they create such a harder pull which makes them run shallower. Simply add one, two, or three to your in-line spinners wire shaft. The swivels I get from Barlow's have a hole for .035 wire, but even a little smaller will still work. Maybe I'm wrong, all I can do is try the Barlow Deep cup when they get their inventory in and see what happens. You claim that a shallower cup will run deeper, but from my experience that's not the case, the regal blade(shallower cup) vs the hildebrandt(deeper cup), the shallower cup runs higher in the water column and travels through the water slower. lol With that large a blade I suspect you may be opening the split ring to much and stretching it open to far. Good luck. Some split rings already came separated too right from the packaging. I have run number 8 willow leaf blades on one ounce musky spinner baits with out any problem. Well just talked to Worth on the phone, I guess they don't sell swivels with two solid rings, bummer. I noticed some companies actually just sell their tackle in bulk on ebay. Deep cup blades spin at a slower speed and have a wider arc so they have more lift, they have more vibration because of the wider arc but if you want the bait to run deeper a shallower cup blade is better. So I gave it up and now only make for family and friends." Making your own fishing lures is a great hobby, save money and create lures specifically for your fishing conditions. I sold things for a few years but then realized the off season was slow and in season I didn't have time to fish myself because I was making stuff for other fishermen. I suspect your method may work bass spinnerbaits with smaller willow blades, but there's even some of the top bass companies like Terminator which have a lot of complaints of bass fishermen losing willow blades because they work their way off the split rings when casting or catching fish. I wouldn't be surprised if majority of the blades that are sold on these middle man sites like Barlow and LPO are made over in China, lol. I buy components by the 100 count, 500 count, and rarely by the 1,000 count. But you also need to define what bulk means to you? Just got off the phone with Barlows tackle and they seem to be the only one's that carry the #8 willow with a deep cup that provides speed and runs deep for musky, they are currently out of stock, I asked them if they can provide the source where they get these, they said they can't reveal. I see other threads of musky anglers on here just making their own silicone molds and it seems when you go over 8", most just pour versus injected? Also I need a source for heavy duty split rings?
Bummer because I've heard they are best company for the ball bearing swivel itself. Then there's Walleye Supply that supposedly has #8 willows, they don't mention the size of these blades, it's kind of strange they have #8 willow blades on a walleye fishing store? And just because you mentioned it you were not the first on this forum to mention the MuskyShop.com . 12 Bundles 88 Strand Silicone Jig Skirts DIY Rubber Jig Lures Random Color Quick Change Jig Skirt or Spinnerbait Skirt Fishing Bait Buzzbaits Spoon Blade Squid Skirt Replacement,Fly Tying Material. They will spin faster than a deep cup because of how easily they spin and they have less lift so the baits will run deeper. If a supplier sees this, please hit me up through private message, I've talked with a few other companies over the phone like LPO and they seem to just have the shallow cup. Maybe if they step up the quality of their split rings I wouldn't have a problem of losing my blades, but I guess that American company is out of the question. These are .040" and there are two or more types.
If you don't mind me asking, the .025 or .040? Thanks for all the tips fellas, any tips on finding a 8-10" grub mold like this 8" grub from Bass Pro by Offshore Angler? Home of over 12,000 lure making parts,lure supplies, and the tools to make lures with. I've never heard of any bass size spinnerbait having the blade come off the split ring, the swivel and blade falling off yes, just the blade, no. You can post now and register later. 99. Lure Making Parts. split ring with out problems.