Modified Spinners for Salmon

I can't believe it!  I was about to donate all my light spinners because they were collecting dust in my garage.  Thanks be to God, I figured out an inexpensive way to modify them for catching salmon in the Sacramento River from the shore.

Items needed:

1. Round nose or thin needle nose pliers (just about any where for less than  $5).
2. Wire cutter pliers ($5 or less).
3. 20-gauge galvanized steel wire (Lowe's $5 per 175-feet roll).
4. Bullet weights ($1 at Walmart for 7 per package of 1/2 oz. weights).
5. Beads (Find some from your girls' toys or go to Hobby Lobby and buy some).
6. Split rings ($3 at Walmart for 300 per package?  Get them at the fabrics area).
7. Big 2/0 treble hooks (scrounge around for some or $20 for 50 Eagle Claw 4X @ Cabela's)
8. Light spinners that need a facelift.

Items 1 & 2: I've got a few :-)

Items 3 & 4

Item 5

Item 6:  All those split rings came in one package @ Walmart.

Item 7:  Any big SHARP treble 2/0 hook will do.

Item 8:  I actually have 20 more that can use a facelift!

Step one:

Cut out the wire holding the light spinners together.

Step two:

Cut out a piece of steel wire around 5 inches long (Item 3).

Step three:

Make a loop at the end of the wire.  Use your tools from items 1 & 2 to do this.

Step four:

Put the pieces back together with the bullet weights and beads to make the total weight slightly under 1 oz.  The combinations are endless.  Check the Regulations for the maximum weight allowable!!!

Step five:

Make a loop at the top.

Step six:

To complete your modified lure, add two split rings and a treble hook.  The two split rings allow the fish to turn 360 degrees, making it more difficult to shake off the hook.

Step seven:

Rush out to the nearest river, hopefully, the one with aggressive fish searching for something to bite!  Test the NEW lures out in the field :-)  You may be blessed by God during your testing process.  I'm a firm believer!

Disassemble the existing lures.

Assemble new lures in any combination with ADDED weights.

Use two split rings and a hook.

Old School vs. New School

The old way, you would use a sliding sinker with a leader to attach your LIGHT lure.  The new way, just attach your modified lure directly to a swivel.

Old school (LEFT); new school (RIGHT)

This is JU signing out...  God loves you!