making inline spinners

I make my own and another OBer makes his own (YOURADHERE I believe). I couldn't find them anywhere online for a reasonable price. The only ones I could find were like $7/per.

I get all of the tackle from Barlow's Tackle. I get the hooks from Academy.

I use:
- .026 or .031 straight wire shafts
- 4mm beads
- size 2 clevices
- size 3.5 colorado gold blades
- size 10 barrel swivels
- 3/0 owner wide gap weedless hooks

Twistech Wire Former makes it a lot easier. If you don't use a wire twister, you'll need needle nose pliers. I highly recommend the wire twister, though. I used needle nose pliers for the first 20 or so that I made and that shite is rough on the fingers.

I used to use metal sleeve spacers and split rings but those aren't necessary. Just a waste of money. I don't put them on there anymore.

For added weight, I put 1/8oz egg sinkers on the wire.

After the upfront cost of the wire twister, each inline spinner costs $1.42 to make.

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Easier to buy a gold (or copper) Wobble Rite spoon ...... preferably hammered (the spoon, not you).

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That's not a spinner baw

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it's a better redfish bait.

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No

Ever use a jig head like the old spot removers, or is weedless a priority?

Gotcha. In line buzz baits used to be a thing in the bass world, but I have fallen out of touch with that stuff.

That's sorta where I had got the idea from, the problem I found was since the blade rides on top the water the shad had no action, just sort of drug along the surface. The only option I had a little bit of action with was some curly tailed jigs. I ended up scratching the idea and bought actual buzzbait forms. Though I haven't even had a chance to fish with them yet.

You're probably 100% correct but seeing them look like shite and not function the way I hoped ruined it for me. If I do sell them I'd likely abandon the buzzbait idea as they're just too expensive to produce.

My freezer begs to differ.

I don't think I've ever made a salt water trip where grubs (on a jighead) and/or Wobble Rites didn't catch mucho reds and trout.

I really think reds would eat just about anything. I've seen/heard of people catching them on buzzbaits but you don't see many people who use them/try. I'm going to make a couple more since I have the parts already and give them a shot.

...and more consistent hook ups.