Tying materials to the tail of an inline spinner or silicone skirts on spinner baits adds a realistic appearance and increases the profile of the lure as it swims through the water. The dressed tail also provides lift and resistance qualifying the angler to retrieve the lure at a slower rate.

Years back traditional hanger dressings on spinners have been animal hair (squirrel tails, deer hair, and “marabou” from chickens) with a few feathers as attractors especially red. With the advancement of synthetics materials such as flashabou and silicone skirts adds a fluttering flash in different incandescent or solid colors increasing the total flash profile of the spinner.

Fishing spinners for sale over the years also progressed from the solid living rubber colors to silicone skirts because of all the available molded-in patterns, metal flakes, and incandescent colors.

Depending on personal penchants and fishing conditions many anglers prefer to use an undressed spinner for speed and depth relying on the blade flash and vibration as the only attractors. Other options are soft plastic tail dressings such as a simulated minnow or tailed grub. Soft plastics are also used on traditional robed spinners tails to change the appearance, profile and action of the lure, these are known as trailers.

Flash Inline

With the popularity of synthetic material used for spinner, tails adds additional flash to the profile (body) of the lure. The top is taut with flashboard (tinsel) the bottom is a round silicone glitter skirt, both tails pulsates and sparkle upon the retrieve.

Magnum Double Blade Inline

Similar to the double bladed is Buy Swirleybird Spinners online only with larger spinner blades (size 9-13) providing maximum vibration and lift. Very popular lure for muskies.

Spinnerbaits

Versatility is what spinnerbaits are all about. With the open safety pin, slanted head and single hook design that runs erect, it can be fished in and through vegetation (weedless) Slow rolled over cover, allowing it to sink, the blades will jet down to deeper water. Used for all game fish.