What is an Oklahoma blade?
Oklahoma blades come in sizes 1 to 7, 7/8″ to 2 1/2″ in length. They are similar to Colorado blades but are a bit longer and more streamlined. As a result, they rotate at speeds higher than Colorado and lower than Indiana blades of the same size.
What are the different spinnerbait blades?
The three main blade types are Willow Leaf, Colorado, and Indiana.
- Willow Leaf blades are longer and have a slender shape.
- Colorado blades are the complete opposite of the Willow with an almost perfectly round shape.
- Indiana blades are the happy medium between the Willow and Colorado with their teardrop shape.
What is a Colorado blade?
The Colorado blade is the most commonly used spinnerbait blade – perfect for most situations. This is the spoon like shaped blade and if you own a spinnerbait chances are it will have a Colorado blade. They come in a range of sizes and usually there are two on the spinnerbait arm (a small one and a big one).
Which blade to use on a brush cutter?
The right cutting tool on a brushcutter or clearing saw may be just as effective. Working in a similar way to a circular saw, the chisel tooth, scratcher tooth and carbide tipped saw blades are perfect for this kind of work, moving horizontally instead of vertically.
How big is a number 4 Colorado blade?
The most common blade sizes you will see on a 3/8 ounce spinnerbait are #4’s in willow leaf, Indiana, and Colorado styles. With this blade size a 3/8 ounce spinnerbait will run straight and not roll to either side on retrieve.
What is a Colorado spinner?
Colorado Spinner Blades are a metal fishing lure that mimic a spinner lure but with a much larger Colorado blade. The large blade has a wide teardrop shape which displaces a bunch of water when it rotates. This versatility in size, color and finish offers a number of dynamic lure options.
What color spinner should I use?
A good rule of thumb is to use nickel or chrome spinners on bright days, gold during overcast weather and hot paint colors when the water is murky. Orange and chartreuse are the most common choices when color is desired. Inline spinners present a slim profile that resembles a single baitfish.
What is a willow blade?
Willow blades are longer and narrower than their stumpy cousin. Like a Colorado blade, they also come in gold, silver or painted colors. Another chief difference is not their elongation, but their shape. It is shaped more like a small fish, but remember pogies are not so long and slender.
Can you put a brush cutter blade on a string trimmer?
Most string trimmer manufacturers supply attachments to convert the tool into a brush cutter. While the exact procedure for converting the tool from a string trimmer to a brush cutter may depend on the model, it usually involves taking off the string head, replacing the deflector and attaching the blade.
How are spinners sized?
Blade Sizes The sizes of spinner blades are based on a numerical system starting with 0 or 0/0, the smallest for stream trout spinners, size 3-4-5 for bass and pike up to the 7-8 for muskies along with the new popular magnum 10.