flippinfool Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 spinnerbait clevis do you prefer and why? Personally I use a folded clevis because it is locally available. I always used them on leadered salt water rigs. What are the differences between the two? Does one spin better or last longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Stirrup clevis only for my spinnerbaits. I tried the foled and the stirrup is much better but as you said about the leadered saltwater rigs, that is what a folded clevis is made for, the spin free on mono of flourocarbon line were the stirrup was developed to spin freely on thicker wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWINGADUBAY Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Stirrup clevises will cut through mono, but they are alot stronger. So rule of thumb is folded for mono stirrup for wire, but you can use folded ones on wire too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I've only ever used the stirrup ones as that is all I can get locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ING Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Stirrup clevis only for my spinnerbaits. I tried the foled and the stirrup is much better but as you said about the leadered saltwater rigs, that is what a folded clevis is made for, the spin free on mono of flourocarbon line were the stirrup was developed to spin freely on thicker wire. Why in that case the best Aglia and another Mepps lures (the best from the best) using strictly folded clevises on the wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteZipczech Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 I don't know that one performs better than the other in a given situation but I have noticed that he folded clevises are slightly cheaper, probably 'cause they are more easily made. I don't know. I tend to lean toward the stirrup design for some reason, I'll be watching this thread to learn more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ING Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 IMHO stirrup clevises have one problem: sharp outstanding edges. The blade sometimes stuck between edge and wire after casting and doesn't rotate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ING Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 IMHO stirrup clevises have one problem: sharp outstanding edges. The blade sometimes turnes over and stuck between edge and wire after casting and doesn't rotate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Why in that case the best Aglia and another Mepps lures (the best from the best) using strictly folded clevises on the wire? Flippinfool is talking about safety pin type bass spinnerbaits, a big difference between .032 and .035 wire and what is on a Mepps Aglia which is like .024 on a large bait. Yes, folded clevises do work on wire but I found for large wire bass spinnerbaits the stirrup clevis is a better option, at least for me since I don't go below .032 diameter wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 To me the difference boils down to contact area. Stirup clevises have a very small area of contact with the wire, so they spin much more easily. Folded clevises have an internal flat surface, so they ride on mono without cutting it. Since nothing is attached to the clevis on a safety pin spinnerbait except the blade, and since a free spinning blade is what I want, I only use the stirup clevis on wire baits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
