I DESTROYED a bluefox spinner, then built it better

Great demonstration. I have done similar modifications to Blue Fox lures with squid skirts to make deadly lures for summer steelhead. I hadn’t considered hollow lead. It is a less expensive option than tungsten and lead bullet weights which I have used. Thanks.

About 12 years ago I made some hoochie spinners for a friend to fish.... I put a bass fishing worm weight inside the hoochie to get them down.... that year he hammered the summer steelhead on them.... you can also down size a prawn spinner and with stretchy string put a sandshrimp on it....also deadly....

The bell gear thing is a joke. They claim it knocks against gear, but water cushions, and acts as resistant dampening. I never believed it could get enough momentum to vibrate, ring the bell so to speak. I think it was a marketing gimmick. Your idea will definitely enhance the Spinner.

I also use tungsten worm weights, but replace both the spacer and the ringer so I can use the largest possible worm weight. The bottom edge of the worm weight becomes the ringer, it rings the bell well with tungsten (whereas lead worm weights are to soft to ring the bell). Cabelas regularly has tungsten worm weights on sale. When you weigh the standard Blue Fox (even with the treble hook) it is lighter that stated on the packaging. Using tungsten really gets them down for salmon in frog water, but where the flow picks up they will still ride pretty high as the bell has so much surface area. I build some without the bell (just use a lead worm weight or squid jig body instead) to get down in higher flows.

I also put in 1/4 finesse weight in the bells to make them sink for deep coho fishing myself

Pretty smart gonna have too try this on a size 3 thanks

I just use .030 308 stainless steel welding wire 0r .035 both work good and it's a lot cheaper for a spool. I use it for many fishing tricks. Works good for buzzboms as well

Frickin genius

I make the wires longer.

imma get the materials when i got then money for it also i occasionally tie maribou to the siwash hooks to helps add a tiny bit more flow and since its soft the hold a bit better and gives you a split second more time cause the sharp teeth get trapped in the maribou on occasion

Try it with some tungsten bullet weights, they get down quick and stay down!

Great demo.

run a 5/8oz in line weight with swiveled ends and a 3' leader. No line twist, gets down there.

What brand are your round nose pliers? I really like how they have that large flat area to help hold while wrapping the wire, I can't find any others like it.

I'd love to see a follow up on a scale to see before and after weights

I use bullet weights when I rebuild mine. Only on blue fox spinners I find. I never buy those things. They sail too much.

So what, about 1 gram heavier with the 3/8’s? Or did you not weight it?

Where do u purchase the wire 🤷🏼‍♂️

Just buy a blue fox bullet ding dong

"In WA State you cant use trebles" is a false statement. Too many people are spreading this false information without reading the rules.The freshwater regs say 'Barbed or barbless hooks may be used, and a hook may be single-point, double, or treble. Single-point barbless hooks are required in areas designated as "fly fishing only" or "selective gear rules."'