what's the best ever mackerel spinner

[COD BOY]

The Abu KRILL is the best in my eyes but it
has to be the original one and not the
cheaper one thay make today.

[northeast1]

7 mile is a walk in the park....50mins for me, 50 seconds for Norman

Just need the weather now.

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Might get out this Saturday richie ...... fill the live well !!

[northeast1]

Yer i fixed the pump on mine now and fitted a new valve so it sucks fresh water in 24/7..just need some mackerel to put it it.

I get slatted for it every year but i do love mackerel, for me it ignals the start of summer and my kind of fishing..i.e wrecking, spinning, float etc.

Would love to catch a few instead of using the frozen....last time in the mariner i seen alot of small herring that had been suched in from the river..good sign as its soon to be 2miles up river

[Davyred]

The Dexter Wedge is a cracking piece of kit, casts well and catches plenty of fish.
The best spinner I've ever seen was made by Dicky Shenton from Seaham who was also the best fisherman I've ever seen.
Unfortunately Dicky is no longer with us but he will never be forgotten.

What he said, they were fantastic spinners. Many a time I've seen them catch Mackerel when every other spinner failed.

[paulthespark]

anyone got a pic of a dicky shenton spinner. cheers

[PRIMO MAN]

anyone got a pic of a dicky shenton spinner. cheers

yes here

[paulthespark]

thanks primo, i,m guessing it,s lead cast from a mould.

[thewestwind]

Not too bad a copy Primo but a copy all the same.
As you can see from my piccy the original spinner is not as slender in the tail and this is where the brilliant action in the water comes from with it's cunningly designed offset twist.
The one shown in the piccy is the 1oz version but Dicky also made them in 1/4oz 1/2oz 1oz 2oz and an 8oz gem which was a killer Cod lure when used off the boats.
Paul they were cast from White Metal which is a lead alloy the reason being that White Metal is a lot more robust than lead and and resists bending and scratching to a certain extent.

[sless]

The Abu KRILL is the best in my eyes but it
has to be the original one and not the
cheaper one thay make today.

can you honestly tell me you would cast out an original abu krill
for mackerel
ive got 3 and would be scared of a snap off

[john/r]

yes here

hi ,dos,nt look like the original, i dressed moulds out for dick years ago he had them quater ounce/half ounce/1 ounce /and 2ounce i have some in the house nothing touches them for me. when using them you sink and draw with them they act like a swimming fish when drawing with them when they sink they act like a crippled fish.
about three years dicks son richard and me made a one for the boats 8 ounce the old mould needed replacing richard still had his dads templates.
its the shape of them that makes them unique people have tried to copy them but they are not the same dick shenton was a hell of a fisherman a genuine bloke and an excellant worker by all accounts and richard a friend of mine is exactly the same.
they work for pike/ salmon /sea trout you name it.i give some to a friend of mine in aussie and they are doing the buisness over there two.

[northeast1]

Tried and failed today Alan, never wnet that far out 7miles had a few drifts over herrign shoals and the odd patch where gulls diving...next week maybe

[whitey123]

i find anything works for them, even bear hooks aslong as there shiny they work

[northeast1]

Codhead26's gill net would work best i bet or maybe Steves crab pot

[BriH]

i find anything works for them, even bear hooks aslong as there shiny they work

pink bear hooks great for a childs room on eBay, also, Plaques Signs, Decorative Items, Home Garden (end time 15-May-09 10:58:03 BST)

Now i have GOT to see you fishing with these