I wish I could live in your head for a few hours and learn from one of the best!!!

Above all else, I appreciate the honesty. Alot of times as a consumer you watch some pros talk and think “yeah yeah he’s just saying this cause if a company” etc etc. I like that you added in the “I do get these for free but”. Respect

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it man. This comment means a lot to me. Thank you!

Great video! I never used them much until last year my buddy showed me how he uses a spinnerbait in lily pads and we did great in WI. Buying split rings tomorrow!!

Great tips! Appreciate the info.

Keep keep bringing them to me details I love them

Really good tip on the split ring

I just seen where Strader said that Swindle showed him that split ring trick, I think that’s cool how you guys pass down the tricks to help each other out

Fantastic Information Justin. THANK YOU. I'll modify all my Spinnerbaits to this Tip.

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Yes, sir! Glad you enjoyed it.

Split ring is a great idea I have actually tied line around them will be using rings from now on.

Cool Trick Thanks

That split ring mod is neat. Defiantly going to add those to mine. Thanks for the tips!

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

No problem dude!

Brings me back to fishing the port circa 1997. Great vid, dude!

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

The good old days!!

This is the tip i been looking for. I want the absolute thinnest wire i can get on a spinner bait. Of course i have always had a problem with spinner baits getting bent all out of shape and good for only 3 or 4 fish if I'm lucky. Thank you Justin Lucas for this tip.

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! Hope it works just as well for you. 👍

I like that detail is so good I'm going to try that hun line thank you for the detail

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Happy to help dude!

Used a split tail eel for years as a trailer. Didn't think about the flat nose. Thanks!!!!

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Yes sir! No problem!

Great tip on the split ring to help keep them from breaking! I have broken so many spinnerbaits! Thanks!

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Congratulations Justin, I know your Grandpa Jack is very Proud of you with your success. Great tips and good luck. Thank You

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate it very much! 🙏

Awesome tips Justin.I got some flatnose and that looks good. Going to try both these mods. There is a window in Feb.-March here in Texas you better be throwing a spinner. 👍

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Hard to beat it pre spawn in dirty water!

I throw a spinner all the time. Its def my fave bait. For me i have been throwing the lazer eye from bass pro with booyah for my smaller choices. Ill have to try some of the Berkeley spinner soon.

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

It’s a really good one dude!

Good tips! Thank you for sharing. I have started tying wire around the upper and lower arms of my spinnerbait to accomplish the same thing. I have had too many of the R-bends fail.

@bobcragle8124

7 ай бұрын

what wire are you using ? /

@Brannok812

7 ай бұрын

@@bobcragle8124 I have some single strand, tinned copper wire that is easy to work with. I have also used some very fine, annealed stainless steel wire. I put a drop of epoxy on the twisted ends after trimming the excess.

@bobcragle8124

7 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend , good to know. Good talking yo you . Bob

Good stuff. Spinnerbaits have been great for me over the last year, drives me crazy when a dink wrecks a brand new one and it never runs the same!

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

I feel ya man

I always use old braided line in place of the split ring with a tiny spot of super glue

I can add to the split ring I use spinnerbaits for pike in summer and I use a bread tie on the end like that with the spilt ring just save a few from you bread put in table box hit it with a lighter plastic come off fast and your left with a thin strong peice of metal to tie off that loop

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Good idea!

@secretbassrigs

10 ай бұрын

have you ever tried shrink tubing with built in adhesive??

Well great now here i go into the garage to tinker with me spinnerbaits lol.

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

😂

Great tips, Justin! I've been fishing spinnerbaits for years and that split ring tip, is awesome. definitely going to try this! Do you recommend a brand of rings? There are so many on the market with different thicknesses. Thanks again and good luck to you in your tournament season!

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

I don’t have a certain brand. I just pick up whatever I find at the local store. 👍

Best tip video in years! I throw a spinner bait and break a lot of them. So excited to go try this. How hard is it to put the split ring on?

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

It is tough. There’s two ways to do it. Either try and wrap it around both wires or push it over the top with a pair of pliers. Once you get it on there correctly, it won’t come off and it will be worth the effort! Good luck out there!

I manufactured Spinnerbaits for many years. Sampo hardware is best for swivel. Make sure the blades have some weight. If hammered you should not see the impression through the blade. Skirt needs to be rubber and trimmed down. The blades need to engage immediately when bait hits the water. I really like the Megabass spinner baits.... natural colors

@secretbassrigs

10 ай бұрын

I recently had a large bass literally bite the ex large willow blade off a 1/2oz spinnerbait i ws about to pull out of the water to make another cast..I only got to see its huge head. It was a name brand known for the amount of water it moves. it's very likely the split ring connected to the thin wire just got opened a bit and slipped through. But this was in the same spot, I lost an approx. 10 lb largemouth at the bank two weeks prior, where it broke my 30 lb braid and swam off with my spinnerbait still in its mouth. Same model of spinner bait. The only difference was that I ran out of the white boot-tail swimbaits that like to use as trailers, and used one that was half an inch shorter. lol!

I wish I had known the split ring I would own several tournaments and one Lake Fork giant

Berkley powerblade spinnerbaits are the best on the market along with the Booyah Covert series but if Berkley used Hildebrant blades it would be a wrap

@JustinLucasFishing

4 ай бұрын

Definitely underrated how good the Berkley spinnerbaits are!

Nasty tip with the split ring Lucas. Thanks bro!

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Yes sir! Enjoy it. 💪

Awesome Tip...is that an R bend or work for any spinnerbait ?

@JustinLucasFishing

6 ай бұрын

Mostly for R bend I would say

How are you exactly placing the #1 split ring on the spinnerbait? Are you clamping it down? A video demo would have been helpful.

@JustinLucasFishing

2 ай бұрын

I am just pushing it over the line tie (r bend) of the spinnerbait if that makes sense.

coul you use that for musky? thanks

@JustinLucasFishing

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I don’t see why not.

@bobcragle8124

7 ай бұрын

@@JustinLucasFishing thanks, that's where it gets me confused there's actual musky rods t. i can't see the difference really between the two. d, theres '

@gregkuhn7123

Ай бұрын

@@bobcragle8124 Huh?

Only way i can get the split ring to work is just push it over the R bend. I was wanting to know are you actually putting the split ring on the wire? If so i cant figure out how to get it on correctly. Please explan.

@JustinLucasFishing

9 ай бұрын

Pushing it over the R bend is totally fine. I do this with a pair of pliers. If I can’t push it over then I have to open the split ring and thread it through the other side. Hope this helps!

@michaelsheppard4227

9 ай бұрын

@@JustinLucasFishing ty sir

I’m confused as to why that split ring would “take time to get it right.” Don’t you just put it over the wires before you tie the spinnerbait on or am I missing something?

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

You can either try and push it over the top with pliers or open it up and wrap around the wires, but have to be careful with it because the #1 split ring is so small it bends out easily if you try to wrap and can be really tough to push over the top on some spinnerbaits. I’ve noticed every brand is different in how easy or not it is to get it set up. Hope this makes sense.

@DaveC409

10 ай бұрын

@@JustinLucasFishing Thank you. I’ll give it a try. Appreciate your time.

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

@@DaveC409good luck!

@chrissmith2305

10 ай бұрын

What brand of split rings do you use? I love this idea!!!!!!

@chrissmith2305

10 ай бұрын

Justin, what brand of soap lit rings do you use?

Good job! Let me know when you are fishing a open tournament down here around greenwood, Murray, Santee, wateree, Wylie. I will make sure to be there.

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

👍👍

These tips and secrets and "hacks" are great. I often use em. What I don't understand is: The bait companies. I'm sure I'm not the only person that watches these videos. Why aren't the manufacturers taking this information and running with it? They could very easily implement some of these things. I mean I've seen some pretty innovative suggestions and hacks that would be so easy for the manufacturer to incorporate into existing products that it's just silly that they don't. I dunno

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

I hear ya. I think we have done a great job at Berkley the past few years, but yes, there are always things that slip by.

You ever tie the spinnerbait with braid instead of a split ring?

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

I have when I ran out of split rings. It works, but not as good as the split ring in my opinion.

@jasonmausteller2488

10 ай бұрын

@@JustinLucasFishing so just a number one slid down?

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

@@jasonmausteller2488 either slide it down or wrap it around. It’s tough to do because it is so small but worth it.

@jasonmausteller2488

10 ай бұрын

@@JustinLucasFishing I think we need a video on how to wrap it around

why aren't you using a trailor hook?

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

Great question! With the new Berkley spinnerbait you do not need a trailer hook. The shank is extra long so it eliminates having to worry about trailer hooks. It pegs them dude!

@gregkuhn7123

Ай бұрын

@@JustinLucasFishing Every single spinnerbait should be made like that.

That split ring is freakin slick. I use braid and the knot slides around so much it drives me nuts. Im gonna do this and it should put a stop to that line slip. Thanks dude

@JustinLucasFishing

10 ай бұрын

No problem!

I just use 10lb flouro wrapped around 3-4 times overhand knot each time. Lasts forever.

I have some killer tips but I can only show you on the water. 😉