troutdude
Rooster Tails fail. The ones they used to make were good and the blades actualy spun. Now with all this UV crap.... nope.
Blue Fox!!!!
I swear by Blue Fox spinners and spoons... they always have something close to the correct spin and/or flutter straight out of the box, very little tuning is ever required. I did finally figure out the perfect bend and positioning of it on Roostertails to get them to work without having to replace the blade, but it takes awhile and often is not worth it.
Same idea... I fish naked, so I use a piece of toothpick jammed into the bottom of the body, pushing it up away from hook on Roostertails. This does the same thing as your adding body to it. I also found that adding a slight diagonal bend to the top of the blade, causing a 'bow' in it, causes it to rotate more easily and produces an erratic action to the retrieve. Tagged some really nice fish on the Coastal rivers.If what I do is tuning the I'm a tuner.:shock: Being a fly tier, I add a little body (wrapped thread) between the hook and the weighted body of the lure so it pushes the blade higher and away from the feather. I have found this to eliminate any problems with the blade not spinning at the start. I have used them this way for years and like others I have caught my biggest fish with them. Including two steelhead in one afternoon down on the Trask while playing with the Cuts.
GD
I'm going to try swapping blades on some rooster tails. I've always been more fond of the flash from hammered colorado blades, so will see if I can swap them on... at the rate I was losing lures last year, I can easily afford to sacrifice a few to Frankenstein experiments
Yes, this is the slippery slope to making my own spinners from components. Wonder how long I can resist that?