Fl. Pink and Purple

[Fatman]

Fl. Pink and purple cross cut on horsehead jig

 

[plateboater]

Great color combo.....What is determining factors that you choose blade style? Hammered vs non-hammered. Indiana vs Colorado vs willow, nickle vs brass.

 

[Fatman]

Thanks Plate - Where I fish trout I usually go with the Indiana blade. I also carry a box with a bunch of different blade styles and finish's. I won an ebay auction 2 yrs ago and got a bunch of old Weller spinner blades and there were some copper ones that are really nice although I use them sparingly.

Another blade I really like is the old Swing blades in size 0 and 1, but again it's hard to find them. A guy is selling a bunch on ebay right now and even though I want them I'm not paying that price for 50 blades.

I'll post some pics of the blades tonight.

 

[smalljaw]

Nice work!!!!!!!!!!

PB, I'm not sure if guys use spinnerblades for different reasons that go for trout or panfish but I can tell you that for bass the water clarity determines shape and blade finish. For dingy water you would use a colorado blade and a willow in clear water and an indiana is like the best of both worlds you can say but a smooth finish will produce a single large flash while a hammered finish produces many smaller flashes of light.

 

[Fatman]

Thanks SJ

 

[StumpHunter]

Nice tied jigs. I like a bigger blade on my ponys also. I think they get the attention better than the smaller blades.

 

[Fatman]

Thanks Stump

Plate - here's the old Weller blades in Nickle and Copper

 

[plateboater]

Sweet thanks for all the info

 

[Fatman]

Glad to help