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#822932 - 02/14/13 10:20 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: steeliedrew]
Dave Vedder Offline
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Fishing a spinner under a float has been common practice on the Vedder River for many years. They use it for steelhead and Chinook as well. I believe there is a book on float fishing that discuss this technique.
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#822936 - 02/14/13 10:25 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Dave Vedder]
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haha. I own your book Dave. been a while since I read it. Maybe I'll have to find that chapter.
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#822995 - 02/15/13 02:02 AM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: steeliedrew]
Steelheadman Offline
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I've never seen a fish caught on a spinner under a float. Maybe STS will enlighten me and run an article on it next issue.
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#823017 - 02/15/13 10:30 AM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Steelheadman]
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A video of me hookin some steelhead with a float and spinner, more goofy than serious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76t-5VMaSgc
Also an article I wrote many years ago on the technique. I really should rewrite this article as I have added some new wrinkles to my technique since then. http://bentrods.ca/fishing-spinners-under-a-float
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#823019 - 02/15/13 11:04 AM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Bent Rods]
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awesome. Thanks for posting this.
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#823025 - 02/15/13 11:46 AM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Steelheadman]
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Originally Posted By: Steelheadman
I've never seen a fish caught on a spinner under a float. Maybe BentRods will enlighten me and run an article and do a video for me.


Fixed it for you. wink

Fun video BR. smile
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#823029 - 02/15/13 12:00 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Mooch]
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So a few years back I played around with bobber dogging the pink worm with the winner as the head.....than I added a bead, lil white quick change clevis and a size 2 or 3 cheap azz colorado silver hammered blade to this already deadly tech..............Let's just say it caught it's far share of nates in a no bait zone.......Good luck,
SZ

PS, The 6" pink worm was cut down to 4" than the extra added.

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#823040 - 02/15/13 12:28 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: STRIKE ZONE]
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Looks like you'll have to get a bunch of spinner blades and a centerpin reel Drew...and maybe a trip to the Chilliwack/Vedder. After that video, how can you not? Cool fun video, nice fishing hole to say the least, BR.
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#823043 - 02/15/13 12:31 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: STRIKE ZONE]
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Ok tard nugs blades under floats don't work I only hooked a few dozen hot fish on this setup every season evil it works ......No split shot short leaders.. hang the cork back in fast and shallow water and swing like you would a spoon. Deeper water let it sink and twich the float so the blade flutters coho go ape Shi t on that ,or you can cast and retrieve like spinner. Get a pin setup for best results. Drew shoot me a call and would love to give the bank/boat blade under float 101, also not mia
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#823055 - 02/15/13 01:18 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Rag N Steel]
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hey, Rags is alive. thanks for the info dude.
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#823086 - 02/15/13 04:07 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: steeliedrew]
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Is anybody making their float spinner on leader with folded metal clevis and beads? Using a folded metal clevis and beads in stead of the traditional double barrel swivel rigging, would allow one to add some color, weight (brass beads) to the float spinner.

It sounded like on Rod's video he is possibly using beads on his float spinner, I couldn't tell for sure though.

GG


Edited by Gray Ghost (02/15/13 04:11 PM)

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#823098 - 02/15/13 04:57 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Gray Ghost]
Mooch Offline
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Originally Posted By: Gray Ghost
Is anybody making their float spinner on leader with folded metal clevis and beads? Using a folded metal clevis and beads in stead of the traditional double barrel swivel rigging, would allow one to add some color, weight (brass beads) to the float spinner.


Clevis and beads are unnecessary, even a disadvantage, to fishing bling under a float.
Colorado's are effective because they flutter as much as rotate, thus making clevis and beads superfluous. A clevis allows French blades to rotate around an axis and works best when pulled through water. This works work well in cast a retrieve situations, but not under a float. The Colorado spinner works very well under a float because it doesn't need much tension or current to flutter seductively. Although the swivels do allow the Colorado to rotate as well, the important thing is that it is not needed for them to be effective. The barrel swivels on a Colorado are mainly to reduce line twist, as much as allow blade rotation. Nothing says you can't add beads between Colorado and hook for attraction, but seems like more hassle than it's worth.
I think BR is actually using and offering colored Colorado blades rather than adding beads to them for color.
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#823214 - 02/16/13 02:11 AM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Mooch]
Gray Ghost Offline
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Originally Posted By: Mooch
Originally Posted By: Gray Ghost
Is anybody making their float spinner on leader with folded metal clevis and beads? Using a folded metal clevis and beads in stead of the traditional double barrel swivel rigging, would allow one to add some color, weight (brass beads) to the float spinner.


Clevis and beads are unnecessary, even a disadvantage, to fishing bling under a float.
Colorado's are effective because they flutter as much as rotate, thus making clevis and beads superfluous. A clevis allows French blades to rotate around an axis and works best when pulled through water. This works work well in cast a retrieve situations, but not under a float. The Colorado spinner works very well under a float because it doesn't need much tension or current to flutter seductively. Although the swivels do allow the Colorado to rotate as well, the important thing is that it is not needed for them to be effective. The barrel swivels on a Colorado are mainly to reduce line twist, as much as allow blade rotation. Nothing says you can't add beads between Colorado and hook for attraction, but seems like more hassle than it's worth.
I think BR is actually using and offering colored Colorado blades rather than adding beads to them for color.


After watching the video again. You're right, a colored blade, "brass, a little bit of orange, chartreuse tip".

I've never fished Colorado spinner blades or spoons below a float, but plan to in the future though. So the Colorado is rigged to flutter more like a spoon, with only occasional rotation. Hence, why the Little Shaver spoon is popular also, Interesting.

Thanks for the explanation.

GG

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#823223 - 02/16/13 06:35 AM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: steeliedrew]
seatownlion Offline
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This has me thinking about making 'wedding rings' for steelhead now!

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#823254 - 02/16/13 01:00 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: seatownlion]
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I know the US Canada border is a mental road block to so many of us. But I can't more highly recommend going to Fred's Custom Tackle in Chilliwack and looking at some of their stuff, especially the hardware. There are two distinct fishing worlds, one south of the border and one north. And honestly, the one up north is possibly more dialed in........
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#823282 - 02/16/13 04:21 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Jason Beezuz]
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Originally Posted By: Jason Beezy
I know the US Canada border is a mental road block to so many of us. But I can't more highly recommend going to Fred's Custom Tackle in Chilliwack and looking at some of their stuff, especially the hardware. There are two distinct fishing worlds, one south of the border and one north. And honestly, the one up north is possibly more dialed in........


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#823351 - 02/17/13 12:15 AM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Dave Vedder]
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Originally Posted By: Dave Vedder
Originally Posted By: Jason Beezy
I know the US Canada border is a mental road block to so many of us. But I can't more highly recommend going to Fred's Custom Tackle in Chilliwack and looking at some of their stuff, especially the hardware. There are two distinct fishing worlds, one south of the border and one north. And honestly, the one up north is possibly more dialed in........


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#823459 - 02/17/13 05:50 PM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: Mooch]
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I've fished in more than a few areas in Region 6........I'm here to tell you, I've not been around anyone using a "spinner under a float".

Now with this thread and my creative talents....I made 5 spinners, using blades, from my "old selling spinner days".

4 worked excellent....no fish, but I can see them working very well, with a few more "biters around" OR next Coho season.

The dud was one I built with .029 wire trying to get the "jig look".

I was surprised, at how well they cast !!!!!!!!!
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#823597 - 02/18/13 05:01 AM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: DrifterWA]
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Dave, Freds and Berry's Rocks..........I love going into berry's and asking to many questions to fast and then the one russian dude yells at you........then I tried to explain to him I was russian too and all he could say or bitch about was that I was an american with too short of a rod and to light of line and that I was not really hrussian but some freakshow armenian or romanian...

Good times man !
I love those guys !
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#823598 - 02/18/13 05:03 AM Re: Colorado blade under a float? [Re: superfly]
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Well goddammitttttt Bill if we have a salmon season next year you better [Bleeeeep!] try it so you can say you invented it and call it the wynoochee [Bleeeeep!] wobbler !!!!!

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