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Hey all, here is an underspin pattern I tied. Going to sale these in my retail store.
What do I need to do to improve them?
Thanks!
1/16oz jig red sickle hook
#12 crane swivel
#1 split ring
00 blades I think (had so long I don't remember!)
Artic fox tail varigated blk/red chenillehttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/16/02...fdcfbe330d.jpg
I think that's a good idea to sell them in your store. Of course I should say this is just opinions and take them as they are.
Now if you really want to know what to do to improve them there is a lot you can do.
First thing would be to also offer them with marabou and hackle tails.
Other things is colors, get good one that people like and work. If you don't believe in a color it's going to be hard to sell it!
I am not one that like to tie Red bodies though and I wouldn't have that as I would find that hard to believe it's popular so selling Red is not best IMHO! If it was Black and FL Yellow chenille I would like it for example. You can see my favorites on my site any time you want to look. I do know all my favorites catch crappie and lots of them. Also if I am going to tie a Red bodies, it's going to be Crystal or Estaz so it has some flash.
If you wish to see my favorite Roadrunners I have that right here....
Hey Skip, thanks for the comments.
I have a question. Is there a chart somewhere that shows what size components for what size hook you are using? I was just winging it here and haven't had a chance to go test them to make sure they spin.
The reason I used the red chenille is just because I had some open from another project! But, I've sold lots of red bodied/green chart. baits in plasics around here and it seems to fish good so we'll see?
The roadrunner is king on our home water's during the spring (spawn)The 1/16 oz is sold out. We like the underspin'sbecause a local guide showed us the under spin's outfish the roadrunner because it is more balanced(like a real minnow) On our horsehead/ponyhead mold's their is a chart that gives us a guide,Hook size,blade size ect. We like a 1-2 in blade size(match the hatch) minnow size on our lake's)Good tie will hunt.
Looks good to me as long as the blades work properly. Red body I'd not my favorite ether but I have a friend that is the best fisherman I know and he loves red and chartreuse. I will agree with skip might want to do some in marabou too. I've used all kinds of stuff for tails but marabou is by far my favorite all year long.
You have to know who the Mfg. of the blades are to know size correct on some sizes, like #0 at one place is #00 at the other.
Blakemore uses a #0 on their 1/32 Oz heads and I believe a #1 on the 1/16 Oz heads The main thing is you don't want the blade so large it turns the jig round and round. They also use a #2 Split ring on the 3 sizes I have, 1/32, 1/16 & 1/8 oz. I use the same size, but I do also have some #1 size that I like, but not necessary. For sure I do not ever use a smaller one that that as I see no reason to do that. Oh and I do believe for the 1/8 you can go to a #2, but I have some Willow Leaf #2's and boy they are large, but it will work.
Oh one other thing, if I am using a 1/32 Oz Pony head which in reality weighs in at 1/24 Oz I use a #1 Willow Leaf blade and probably only if I use a Willow Leaf blade.
I do find the Pony heads great, but a bit funny since the weight on the small ones is off, but the 1/16 is very close!
Skip
OK! Thanks for the replies!
I'm hoping to get some other colors tied up soon and get somewhere to test them.
luremaker, did they spin ok? I'm thinking of rolling some of these of my own and curious on component sizes.
love me sum belly spinners I do .....the willow blades are especially cool
them look like the will ketch fish to me ...
According to a guy who tested them out for me the Colorado blade did well. The willow had to be cranked hard and fast to keep it spinning.Quote:
Originally Posted by callmecamo
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Originally Posted by luremaker
Thanks for the update.
Yes thanks for the feed back. I know the little 1/32 Oz Roadrunners I use have no problems with the Willow spinning and I use a size 0 from Worth. I have tried a #1 and will work, but the little 0 is made for it. The Willow Leaf is best if fishing grass like here we have Hydrilla and the Willow has less trouble with coming through the grass clean. We always fish them slow and even long-lining I go between .4 MPH and .8 MPH with more lean to the .4 MPH. When we have had to cast them to catch crappie (only one time in like the last 18 years) in the spring, we had to cast right to the edge of the grass line around the banks and reel as slow as possible to get bit. This happened last year when we had so much too much water from all the rains and they had to open our flood gates for an extended time. It really fouled up the fishing and one day you could catch them trolling my way and next you couldn't and had to cast to the weed lines.
Skip
Great looking jigs guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!