I have some Amz GC money to burn, so I checked to see what they had I could use.   ATM I am interested in making my own inline spinners.

Would any of you purchase "generic" parts or complete inline spinners?   Are any of them worth the money?  Or should I stick with big names?

 

Are there any of the "generic" brands listed good?    Which ones?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=inline+spinners&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

 

Would they be good for lure designing only or both design & fishing?

I have the ability to make a variety of lures and I tie a lot of flies, but personally I still wouldn't make inline spinners.  I just don't use them often enough to justify the investment it would take to make them.

 

30 spinners for $18 is not bad.  That would be pretty much a lifetime supply for me.  However, I prefer the ones dressed with hair or feathers, so that would be the way I'd go.

If I could by 2 or 3 to try them out first, they might be worth trying. Having to buy 30 at a time wouldn’t work for me. I used to make my own spinners years ago. They worked fine, but, you don’t really save much money unless you go through a lot of them. The cost per bait isn’t high, but you have to buy all the components in bulk, plus the cost of the wire bending tool. 

I've been frustrated by the cost of good inline spinners....largely because I lose them easily.  But cheap and generic spinners are far more frustrating...hooks and wire that bend when you look at them funny, components that rust, blades that don't start spinning until they feel like it, etc.

Making your own inline spinners is easy, inexpensive and work as well as any name brand you can buy.  I have made hundreds of them for steel head,  salmon, as well as bass and pike.  I even make some of them on the water with two pairs of needle nose pliers.  The ones I make with pliers don't look as good as the ones I make with a spinner twister tool, but the fish don't care.  Parts are cheap, and the blade style, size, beads, hooks, and  color make for endless combinations. You can rob parts off of old spinner baits, or bent in lines making recycled baits even cheaper.  Only lure I con't care if I loose.  

The only spinners I buy are Mepp's because they always work great, last for years, don't rust, and have high quality components. I tried Rooster Tails but those things bend and twist line like crazy.

I'm an ultralight fisherman and always prefer Mepp's. Size 4 and 5 Mepp's are great for Pike too.

Barrows Tackle online sells everything you need to make inline spinners.

Tom

 

  I've made inlines for going on 15 years. Currently I get my components from LurePartsOnline, but Pen-Tac, Netcraft and Hagen's are OK too. Anything from 1/8 oz to 8/10 oz is doable, either single or double bladed, skirted or not. I make them because there are so many pike where I fish, and losing Mepps, Panther Martin or Roostertails is too expensive. Yes, they catch bass. Yes, they're easy. I tried the Chinese stuff online, and most of it is junk and too small. Go ahead and try to make your own; it's cheap and fun.     jj

So the overall view is these generics are junk to use.

 

Would they be worth the money/time to get some generics to get some design ideas?

 

 

I'd like to use the biggies: Mepp's, Panther Martin, Bluefox but the cost of them is high.   The ones I seen in stores

didn't impress me up close.   So I didn't like the idea to buy them.  

 

My idea was to buy a variety of styles/sizes to compare.  This way I can select designs I like, and make my own.

I would measure the sizes in the Janns, Barlows catalogs.  

 

 

It really depends.  Generic lures are usually hit and miss.  I really dont use inline spinners very much.  The small inline spinners are deadly with crappie, but thats the only time I use them.  You need to factor in the cost of buying new treble hooks and split rings for all the lures, because Im quite sure they are garbage.  Heck even on most of the name brand lures i will change out the split rigs and treble hooks as soon as I get them.  So you would be looking at about 40 bucks spent.  If you fish inline spinners enough.  I say go for it.  give them a try.  they could be great but they could be garbage.  40 bucks wont hurt your season will it