Flickers and Colorado Spinners

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Comment by John Sheehan on July 20, 2015 at 7:10am

Got a dink smallmouth on #1 a few weeks ago .

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on September 4, 2014 at 7:33pm

I've made my own, too, since there is nothing to them.
A few swivels, split rings, a blade and a hook.
They don't have much mass, so a long, whippy rod is needed. Again, these were originally fly spinners. In the plus side, you can creep them and they sink slowly. A nice weed too and structure
flash bait.

Comment by John Sheehan on September 4, 2014 at 6:00pm

Sounds great David! 2# test spinners.

Comment by John Sheehan on September 4, 2014 at 5:47pm

I use these in small streams and catch Trout and Sunfish .. 

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on September 4, 2014 at 5:44pm

Just the usual suspects - sunfish and bass.

In the old days, back in the shrouded mists of my youth, I caught creek and lake trout on these out in CA.

Comment by John Sheehan on September 4, 2014 at 5:30pm

What have you caught on them David?

Comment by carl hendrix on September 4, 2014 at 4:56pm

nice collection of spinners! 

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on September 4, 2014 at 4:39pm

Now youre talking my language.

The Colorado and its kin, the Idaho spinner, are probably the most unsung of all lures. I take the trebles off the Colorado's and add a piece of red cocktail straw to the shank. Maybe a plastic bead, instead. Pink, orange, yellow and green seem to be good colors.

The Colorado spins on the slowest retrieve. Ive also replaced the treble with a single baitholder hook and used live bait and soft plastic grub tails.