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  1. 27 minutes ago, azsouth said:

    In the future if you are going with a double blade design, the clevis will have to be separated to allow for clearance depending on blade size and style.

    What about the Mepps Agila? They are stacked. I've gotten double blades to work really well on some cheap french blades but that is the only blade I've gotten it to work on.

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  2. On 8/25/2021 at 1:15 AM, toadfrog said:

    Have you got a pic of one made up . When you cast it do you just start reeling when it hits the water? Because if you do a lot of in lines don't get going by doing that . As it sinks pop the rod tip . This causes the blade to move farther from the shaft. Then real quickly . You should feel resistance as the blade spins. After that you can slow your retrieve to the desired speed and the blade should continue to spin.

    Here you go. None of them spin. Assorted blades and weights and bearings. None of them spin even with the rod tip trick. 

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  3. On 7/4/2021 at 2:17 AM, A Milton said:

    Hi, greetings from Masterton, New Zealand.  I've had a lot of success with size 2 and size 3 colorado blades and recently got some size 1 blades to try making some tiny dressed spinners but am having trouble getting them to spin. I'm wondering if it is a weight issue? The last ones I trialed had 2 tungsten beads for weight, balanced out along the shaft with a glass bead in between. They spin but not well.  Making a couple to trial now with only a single tungsten bead but getting almost too light to cast effectively. I was wondering if you worked out a solution with your ones Kevin?

    I'm trying to do the same thing and I fear that the issue is that there aren't small enough clevises available for these small blades. The smallest size available, Size 1, I believe are too big for Size 1 blades. I've gotten some small colorados to spin, but it's really hit or miss. 

  4. I've been trying out different fluid bed dipping methods for coating a small spinner blade. I am having trouble getting an even coat, a thin coat, or keeping the coat from chipping at the eye hole of the blade since the wire holding the blade also gets coated. I've also noticed that the coat at the bottom of the blade is much thicker because it spends more time in the powder. If the blade gets too hot, the coating is super thick and will affect the spin performance. If it's not hot enough, you won't get even coverage. 

     

    Does anyone have any tips or tricks for getting an even, thin coat on small spinner blades using the fluid bed method?

  5. 17 hours ago, Apdriver said:

    At first glance, your wire size looks way big to me for such a small inline spinner. IIRC, .021 is what I typically use for this size. Another thing that sticks out is the Colorado blade. They just don’t spin well on an in-line. Try a French blade. You’ll have way more success. What size clevis are you using?

    Clevis: size 2

    Blade: size 1

    Wire: .031"

    Weight: 1/16oz 

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