Woody's Feather Spinners - replacement?

I know Woody ran into some health issues and slowed/stopped production. I think I read somewhere that he may have resumed to a limited extent.

If that's not the case, are there any other local makers of comparable lures?

I ran into Bignose on Weems one day and he kindly gifted me with two of his homemade renditions -- they were perch slayers.

Since that time, both of them have gone deep six. Last season my daughter and I fished our last Woody lures + several generic safety pin spinners paired with grubs.

They worked well but I liked Woody's better.

Mark

[J.A. Veil]

Woody's feather spinners are available again at several local tackle shops. He started making them again last fall, but at a slower pace. I have seen them in Marty's in Edgewater. You can call your local tackle shop to see if they carry the product.

Snaggedline members Bignose and Grady Black had some great-looking small spinners available at the kayak fishing flea market in Pasadena last March. You can try contacting those guys for pricing and availability.

I have caught countless perch on Woody's spinners and on Bignose's spinners. I now have one of Grady Black's spinners and look forward to trying it out once the perch move into their shallow shorelines spots in a few weeks.

One other commercial lure that works nearly as well and has a low price point is the Strike King 1/16-oz Micro-king spinnerbait. I have caught fish on many of the Micro-king color patterns, but my favorite is the sun perch color. Not all tackle shops or tackle sections of big box stores carry the Micro-king. Dick's generally carries them. For some reason, I have not done as well when using the 1/8-oz Strike King Mini-king. Perhaps that was user error.

[Grady-Black]

Thanks John,
Excalibur PM me your postal address and I'll send you one of mine to try..
GB