Salmon lures

[qwapaw]

I have been told many times that when making salmon spinners, we must remember that they really like contrast. Does anyone agree or disagree with that. I am trying to build a great line of spinners and keep the price down. What I have made in the past have caught fish real well, but we have to keep the fisherman happy too. Thanks, Tight Lines Qwa

 

[rogerdodger]

I agree for Chinook, they seem to like slow turning dual color blades (contrast) and dots...Coho I have found like solid colors (pink, black, and orange), ringing bells, and hoochies...cheers, roger

 

[troutdude]

I've hammered nooks, with a Jed Davis all black spinner (black blade, body, and tubing on hook shank). No contrast with those. It's not easy to convince peeps, to use all black lures though. So, making them to sell may not be your best choice--except to those who know, how well they work!

 

[Irishrover]

Qwapaw.....I have had good luck with contrast. Half white have orange....half white half pink....half white half red. Size 7 to 7.5 blades. Also brass with orange...red..or pink tiped spinners. Good luck on the spinners.

 

[SmallStreams]

Does it matter whether you're talking about springers or fall run fish?

I've hooked a springer or two while fishing for trout with #3 spinners (ended badly for me and the brutes didn't even give me back my spinner!). Hasn't happened with #5 spinners, even when I'm intentionally targeting chinook, so size might have something to do with it for springers in smaller streams.

 

[DrTheopolis]

I've hammered nooks, with a Jed Davis all black spinner (black blade, body, and tubing on hook shank). No contrast with those. It's not easy to convince peeps, to use all black lures though. So, making them to sell may not be your best choice--except to those who know, how well they work!

I agree completely.

Except I believe the OP was talking about trolling-type unweighted spinners for the big water.

 

[steelhead_stalkers]

I've hammered nooks, with a Jed Davis all black spinner (black blade, body, and tubing on hook shank). No contrast with those. It's not easy to convince peeps, to use all black lures though. So, making them to sell may not be your best choice--except to those who know, how well they work!

In a lot of water conditions black has the most contrast of any color!