JBlaze Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 A couple of months ago my wife and I were prowling in a store called "Habitat For Humanity". While she was looking at house goodies and things I went to their back junk room which has things that interest me. I found an old metal tackle box there. It was empty except for this spinnerbait. They sold it to me for 25¢. I have never seen anything like it. It is old enough that the barb has rusted off the hook. I think it is handmade and if so the person did an awfully good job with his wraps, twists and keeping everything symetrical. I wondered if it landed upside down, would it snag the bottom. Answer is NO. Doesn't matter how it lands in the water, it always uprights itselfI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPala Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Man that's cool. Seem the body can pivot in the arms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Yes it does, I have made a couple of them, they work but are not even close to the workmanship that this one has. I gave them to a friend who is a fan of another SB that I make. it is my own invention. If you would like to see it, its pic is in the blade baits photo gallery its called a Pivot Point Spinnerbait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPala Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Cool I'll check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 ????.That is an awesome bait. Have you or your buddy hooked into anything yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Now that is an interesting looking SB. I agree, whoever made it has some serious skills bending wire. It would be cool to see someone try to make one. Get's you thinking a bit, huh? Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemmy Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Anyone know if Bomber ever made a spinnerbait? It sure looks like a Bomber eye! Clemmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Bomber "Bushwhacker" Good Bait ... Ran real good and the last fish I saw caught on one (in the 70's) was a 7 1/2 River Bass JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyJ Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Secret Weapon Lures recently released another SB system that uses this configuration of the blades. Me being a young whipper-snapper I thought it was interesting until one of the older guys where I fish told me that is how they all used to be made (not capable of pivoting mind you, but parallel vs. tandem blades) Funny, I guess what's old is new again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 The First I knew of this type was the good old "Shannon Twin Spinner" Fact the first Bass I ever saw caught on an artifical was with this lure .. Solid Black Bucktail with a White Strip of Uncle Josh Pork Rind. I caught a lot of fish on this Bait ... The "Bushwhacker" was a much improved lure. Hard to find something that is entirely new. (Note the Shannon was great in colder weather by "Crawling" it along the bottom.) JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemmy Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 OK, So I'm a little proud of myself for recognizing a Bomber eye on a sb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 JSC, thanks for identifying the spinnerbait. I thought it was a homemade lure. I found one on Ebay afew minutes ago. I also took a stab at making another one today, it looks a little better than the first two. I am anxious to take it to the lake. Those bends and wraps are hard to do. I can see how it would be a good bottom crawler. I will post a pic of my effort in a few minutes. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Clemmy, you did good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JSC Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Hey You Really Did Good ... Lot of Bending and Twisting to get that job Done. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Thanks JSC, I had to make a gadget to do the uniform wire wraps on the blade wire. That was a tough one to figure out. Also one for doing the wrap at the bottom of the triangle. If anyone would like to try making this thing, I'll post a pic of the gadgets used. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Hi I would like to see the "Gadget" and I know lots of the other guys would as well. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 I gotta admit that was really sharp on catching the bomber eye . I never really singled that one out until you did. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Attached is a Cut From Freeman Wholesale Inc. Catalog 1979 (Fishing Tackle Wholesler that I worked for until they went out of business) It is the "Bomber Twin Spin" Not as good of a shot as I would Like but all I could find on it. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Neat, wonder when they quit making it. Also, I am going to put links in to the pics of making this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Here it is, a lot of pics but I'm not to good at telling /explaining things hope someone gets something useful from this. John http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140040.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140041.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140042.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140043.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140044.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140047.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140048.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140049.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140050.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140051.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC140052.jpg http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/JBlaze1952/PC130039-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 I think they quit making it when PRADCO bought out Bomber ... PRADCO never really got into the Spinner Bait Business like they have Hard Baits. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Thanx for the illustrations .. I copied them and will give them a good going over first chance I get. I even have one of those good OLD AMENT molds. That was one of his standard cast models. He could really make a perscision mold ... He did all my custom stuff as well as a lot of big time mfgs. We lost a good one when he passed away. JSC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Your Welcome, I noticed that the notes I made are a little hard to read when the pics come up so if you need them or can't make something out, let me know and I'll email you the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagacious Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 JBlaze, Great pic tutorial of the wire bending. Funny how different people find different solutions for the same problem. I formed a couple of these spinnerbait frames to try, and this is the method I used. Here's a quick way to form the bends on the 'vee' part of frame. It's fairly simple, so I'll try to describe it without pics. Step 1) Bend an approx 8" piece of wire into a tight 'vee' shape. The point of the vee will be the line tie. Step 2) Bend a 45* angle in both legs of the vee, about 1/4" from the point. Step 3) You need a simple "forming mandrel" made of a piece of wire for this part. Take a piece of wire (or a finishing nail or similar) slightly larger in diam than the wire you're using, and place it crosswise inside the 45* angle. Grab the mandrel and wire with a pair of needlenose pliers so that the mandrel is crosswise in the jaws, and the wire legs of the vee stick out forward of the jaws. Step 4) Last step. By hand, bend the legs of the vee twice around the mandrel. Keeping the wraps tight is easy, but like everything else in life, one or two practice wraps using softer/thinner wire makes everything easier. Connect the blade wire vee form to the spinnerbait jighead by bending a "Y" yoke in the jighead wire. That part is done freehand and is fairly straight-forward, so I'll let you figure out your preferred method there. Here are some reference pics in the wirebaits gallery: http://www.tackleunderground.com/photos/index.php?n=1613 http://www.tackleunderground.com/photos/index.php?n=1611 Hope this helps, good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
