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Reply #20 - Oct 25th, 2013 at 6:44am
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"safety pin spinners ... areas with pike as they tend to be highly resistant to bite offs"

That's a very good point! Nothing more heartbreaking than reeling in line that, in an instant, has nothing attached to it anymore.
  
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Reply #21 - Nov 5th, 2013 at 6:32pm
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Kerry turned me onto these........I will take the liberty to share them. I really like what is offered and have already pulled the trigger. Thin wire, ball bearing swivels and quality blades. Usual safety pin offerings are the very definition of cheap.

Kudos to Mr Kerry Thumbs Upup

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Reply #22 - Nov 5th, 2013 at 8:08pm
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I don't know anything about jigging (yet) but I know quality!
I meant to suggest you wait a couple of weeks to buy those, MT.  Tackle Warehouse does a 20 percent off Black Friday week but I don't suppose it amounts to much anyway.  I, however, plan to do my entire one-stop jig shopping - spinners, jig heads (all weights and sizes) and grubs - through Tackle Warehouse.  I've found it's essential, when it comes to buying fishing gear, to get more than I need or will likely ever use.  That's my contribution to the, make that your economy.
  
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Reply #23 - Nov 13th, 2013 at 2:38pm
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The kahara safety spin spinners showed up. A few observations........

I am biased......they are my style. However, they might not be for everybody. I noticed the wire is thin. I like thin wire spinnerbaits as you get more vibration but the thin wire on the Kahara might be susceptible to being broken if pressured to hard. If you are using braid for example. Thin and I am assuming heat treated make for a certain amount of brittleness.

But for a finesse bait they are impressive IMO. The willow leaf blades will do nicely in moving water applications.
  
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Re: Jigging for Walleye
Reply #24 - Nov 13th, 2013 at 7:39pm
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mastertangler wrote on Nov 13th, 2013 at 2:38pm:
The kahara safety spin spinners showed up. A few observations........

I am biased......they are my style. However, they might not be for everybody. I noticed the wire is thin. I like thin wire spinnerbaits as you get more vibration but the thin wire on the Kahara might be susceptible to being broken if pressured to hard. If you are using braid for example. Thin and I am assuming heat treated make for a certain amount of brittleness.

But for a finesse bait they are impressive IMO. The willow leaf blades will do nicely in moving water applications.


I'm curious how these hold up in the hands of a experienced fisherman?

I went to link and out of curiosity clicked the 1 and only review they had posted.

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Comments: Piece of junk I was tying my knot and it snapped in half. I guess the people that made this figured you wouldn't catch any fish on it anyway so why make it so the wire does not snap!


Their either confident that the guy just got a "flyer", or else  Undecided

MT's observation might be right on the money.
  
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Reply #25 - Nov 13th, 2013 at 9:17pm
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What I wish I could find would be something like the Kahara safety pin spinners but with tungsten wire.  Terminator makes tungsten wire spinners but they're fixed (you can't change off the jig.)  Does anyone know if there is such a thing?
  
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Reply #26 - Nov 13th, 2013 at 10:34pm
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Further scrutiny.......

I bent the wire around a little and it doesn't seem to be heat treated but it is a bit fragile. Put some pressure to it with some 20lb braid and you just might bend it out. I tied some heavy line to it and tried to break the wire, no dice but I did disfigure the wire.

But like I said.....it is my style. Tie some 6 or 8lb xt to it and a forgiving rod and it is quite a finesse bait. I also like the blades......a bit thicker and heavier than most blades, definitely premium stuff. I think with the right gear these could be killer.
  
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Re: Jigging for Walleye
Reply #27 - Nov 14th, 2013 at 8:08am
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I use snap barrel swivels (for extra shininess and simplicity) so the Kahara KJ wouldn't work for me, no loop to snap into at twice the price. They run well enough w/o considering knot placement.

I can't remember any of the cheap ones I use ever failing. Rocks get hungry too but I love the jigs with bend-back-able hooks on 8# test mono and I broke a nice mid weight graphite rod trying to mussel in a lunker (snag) on 8# test one windy day. The rust rubs right off.
  
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Reply #28 - Nov 14th, 2013 at 2:15pm
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I did some looking, and can't find any mention of tungsten wire safety spinners. You find titanium spinner rigs, but I read more than a few negative reviews about them.

Seems they do break because while being light/strong, they don't flex like steel rigs and over time they'll break.
For the price, you can get traditional steel wire rigs that will take the wear and tear.

IF your really gung-ho about trying using titanium/tungsten wire for safety spin type rigs, you could get a spinner maker tool and try bending your own? Cabelas sells a tool and you could find the wire on-line.

I found these safety spin spinners.
You could also use Johnson Beetle Spin's and get two uses from a single lure.

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Re: Jigging for Walleye
Reply #29 - Nov 14th, 2013 at 2:20pm
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db wrote on Nov 14th, 2013 at 8:08am:
I broke a nice mid weight graphite rod trying to mussel in a lunker (snag) on 8# test one windy day.


How many clams did that rod cost?  Grin Grin
  
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