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Sept. 3, 2013
Got these two lots off Ebay.
1. Upper Left - five Eagle Claw, size 0 and size 1.
Standard metal body, French blade inlines. These usually always function well and catch fish. They also cast like bullets. You can hardly go wrong with them.
2. The Rest - 11 various Hildebrandt 'fly spinners.'
I'm pretty sure that is the modern name, but I still think of this type as an "Idaho" spinner, with the safety pin style wire frame. I grew up knowing them by that name.
To the right, in the middle, is a single "Colorado" style spinner... just two swivels, a blade and spilt rings, and a hook.
Both of these spinner styles are very, "old school" - in grandpas day, these were found in every tackle box.
Pflueger probably made more of the "Colorado" spinners than anybody, but those are now long out of production collectibles. Today, I think only Hildebrandt still produces the "Idaho" style as a stock item. After over a century of doing so, they are still top quality lures.
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I honestly have not tried making any new, or "production" spinners since early this Spring. I haven't been fishing them, either. Mainly because the areas I typically fish them, I just haven't been to recently. I started using my kayak almost exclusively about that time. Probably should have tried a couple days ago when I went on the big float trip with my kayaking buddies.
Cool didnt know you played.I have a Epiphone les paul,Ibanez acoustic,and a Mexi strat.
More testimony on the June Bug Hildy Spinner: http://bigbluegill.com/photo/may-rainbows3/next?context=album&a...
Love the look of those Hildy's you copped David!
Flickers are great too ! Here's a Hildy Flicker spinner Trout from last Fall .http://bigbluegill.com/photo/wanaque-river-fall-2012-4?context=albu...
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