First Tube Trip of the year, March 10th @ Lincoln Beach, Utah Lake

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[cool][#0000ff]On some of my earlier models...using larger spinner blades...I did use a clevice. Worked fine. And I also experimented with using a small crane swivel and split ring...such as on pony head jigs. But when I experimented with just stringing the wire through the small (size 0 and 00) blades...and then a single metal bearing bead...I found that I had a winner. Those little blades seem to be slowed down by a clevice. When strung directly on the wire they are activated by the slightest movement. Letting them run beside my tube and watching the action on those blades was amazing. Lots of flicker at virtually zero speed.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And the fish vote for them too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As an afterthought, after I string the blade and then the bead, I roll the end of the short wire into a tight loop at the end to stop the bead and blade. I cut off the excess wire and crimp it down tight with a pair of longnose to prevent rough edges that can catch line or weeds.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'll soon be making up some more...on different heads...and I will post a pictorial if you are interested. I plan to pour some heads on wire such as I already do for spinner-jigs...with my modified minnow head mold. But I will be making them on small heads for panfish and walleyes.[/#0000ff]
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