Bartableman7 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I went on a terror making a bunch of in-line spinners (Mepps like). But...I throw them in the water, and they won't spin at all, even with a good jerk. I put on a store bought Mepps and they spin fine. What water dynamics am I missing here?! Wire, clevis, spinner, weight and hook. Simple. Not so simple evidently. Grrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted February 22 Super User Share Posted February 22 Pictures would help out a bit. A-Jay 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressuredFishing Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 If Wire is bent they won't spin well. Gave up on in line spinners a while ago because they only last a few fish before they give more trouble than worth.  Also if wire is to thick for clevis it won't spin, and it eye is bent they won't spin.  Also when making them too light or weight and blade struggles to get going  Crazy that they charge 4$ for some brands of in line spinners, spoons as well, it's not expensive or rocket science to make them but they still overcharge, amazon has pretty good deals on kits of spoons and in line spinners if you look there, chinesium is pretty good these days.  Or a small minnow lure that looks more natural is more durable and doesn't twist line is always a win.     1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finessegenics Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I don't have the answers, but I've noticed the same issues when I buy 'off-brand' inline spinners. Some just don't spin that good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbirdsley Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I’m betting you have the hardware in tight to each other.  You need to leave a little distance from the last bead and how ever you came up with to make a loop.  The whole assembly should kinda slide back and forth when you tip the whole spinner upside down.  You don’t need a ton of room.  Just enough do that last bead can move maybe 1/32 or 1:16 of an inch  you need little metal beads on either side of the clevis.  The metal beads act as bearings for the blade.  french blades work the best but, colors can be lacking  in this photo you can see the little gap and the beads around the clevis  this spinner is a river smallie killer btw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 The hole in the clevis might be too small an butts against a part of the wire that's a little bigger in diameter. Are the blades as heavy as the ones on the Mepps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Bird Posted March 1 Super User Share Posted March 1 Your just not good at making things spin 😂. Gotta love the ambition but could we see pics of the design ? Have you compared the hardware used with Mepps or maybe the spacing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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