Got some new Hillbilly Spinner Parts Today

[merkman]

Was downtown near ABC Electronics so I decided to see what they had for motors today. I found some real nice Pitman motors so I picked up three of them.

9 Volt Battery Clip - AXMAN - $ .75 each

Motors - ABC Electronics - $12.99 each

Toggle Switch - AXMAN - $2.50 each (I know that is twice the price but this one had a fancy on off plate on it )

100 K potentiometer - Radio Shack - $2.99 each (10K may work better I will test it out)

Control knob - Radio Shack - $ .75 each

Total Parts $19.98 plus tax

I am going to put one together for Huey (If he didn't get one already) and one for me.

If anyone else wants the parts at cost just let me know. I have enough for one more.

[Laska]

Ill take a set merk I want to try a fancy cedar box spinner once. Whats the control knob for the slow/fast potentiometer?

Have you ever thought of a dble spinner in the hole?

[merkman]

Ill take a set merk I want to try a fancy cedar box spinner once.

[mrklean]

i have seen those spinners at a few sporting goods places in the spearing sections they are catching on

[Laska]

lmao yep, might stop at menards and bring my dremel and make another in the cabin! See my gpa doesnt need a spear license cuz he's old enough and Ill be cutting him a small spear hole (18"x12") to sight fish from and I thought a spinner would be the easiest thing for him to try while he's jigging.

[gdog]

Hi-

Does the potentiometer allow for variable speed of the motor? Did they have more of the motors at ABC? Would it be to much to ask you for the step by step of putting this together? I currently use a cheap disco ball motor that runs off a D cell but would like to be able to adjust the speed of the spin. Thanks a lot man.

[merkman]

Hi-

Does the potentiometer allow for variable speed of the motor?

[MJ1657]

You guys are killing me!!!!

I've been perfectly happy with my simple single speed mass produced spinner. With all this talk of potentiometers, pittmann motors, light up switches etc.... I suppose i'm going to have to upgrade soon. It never ends!!!!!

[merkman]

You guys are killing me!!!!

I've been perfectly happy with my simple single speed mass produced spinner. With all this talk of potentiometers, pittmann motors, light up switches etc.... I suppose i'm going to have to upgrade soon. It never ends!!!!!

LED's, MP3 players, GPS, video camera, sonar, radar, lazers, and movie projectors....

Did I miss anything?

[Laska]

lmao merk thats funny, you missed the laser guided heat seeking slime detecting spear! lol. Merk check your email...

[merkman]

Here is the original thread.

http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubb...ner#Post1584114

Maybe BNS could make this thread sticky... but don't hold your breath... he hates Hillbilly Spinners!!!

[bassNspear]

no sticky here

[Huey]

I am going to put one together for Huey (If he didn't get one already) and one for me.

Sweet!

I already picked up a mass produced one, but I won't pass on the chance to get a real Hill Billy Spinner.

[Laska]

o cmon bns just for awhile... hahaha

[BehindtheHead]

thats what all my fish came into up north with laska. havent seen any at home on it yet though.

[merkman]

thats what all my fish came into up north with laska. havent seen any at home on it yet though.

They must be smarter down south!!!

[gdog]

Thanks for all the info merkman! Going to stop at ABC tomorrow!

[Laska]

To me the spinner is just like any other decoy, when the pike wanna come in they will when they dont they dont... Me personally have seen quite a few fish come into it! Not as much as my decoys tho but still enough for me to have the spinner as a great backup.

[Gordie]

Did I miss anything?

Yea the fact that I havent used one yet but I dont need to or maybe thats all I need. unlike your puppet show

[BOUNCED]

If you guys spent as much time scouting as you do coming up with gimmicks maybe you'd see more fish!

You're all going to get dizzy and fall down the hole.

[merkman]

If you guys spent as much time scouting as you do coming up with gimmicks maybe you'd see more fish!

You're all going to get dizzy and fall down the hole.

Hey Spearhead,

Did I mention that I named my latest Bear Creek Decoy after you?

[merkman]

Thanks for all the info merkman! Going to stop at ABC tomorrow!

You can get all the parts there.

I just didn't have time yesterday.

Once I get past the endcaps in that place an hour turns into 4 or 5.

I tried the 100K pot last night with a 9 volt battery pushing the motor and the pot was too big. It basicaly acted as an on off switch.

The 10 K pot had about 1/2 of the adjustment band.

You might want to try picking up a 10K, 5K, and 1K pot and see what works best for your application.

You can power this motor off a 2 D cells, a 6V latern battery, a 12V vexlar battery, an 18V powertool battery etc etc so the potentiometer value will change with your power source.

The guy behind the counter will hook up power to any motor for you so you can see it spin at the voltage you intend to use as a power source.

He would probably be more than willing to hook your pot up also so you can see if the pot is big enough to give you the full range of speed from your motor.

[BOUNCED]

Hey Spearhead,

Did I mention that I named my latest Bear Creek Decoy after you?

and I bought a Yugo and painted it Ferrari red...

You still have a Bear Creek!

[Gordie]

the spinner has work very well for me its just that I havent used it yet. maybe this weekend I'll spin a spoon or two and throw my spear at the pike in the hole

[bassNspear]

o cmon bns just for awhile... hahaha

nope

[gdog]

Hey Merkman-

I went to ABC and got all the parts there. I tested out a 10K, 5K, 2K, a 500 and a 200 and ended up with the 200. I was able to get it up to full speed and had adjustment almost all the way across the range of the pot. Now I have to build some little boxes and I'm off to the races. Thanks again.

[merkman]

Hey Merkman-

I went to ABC and got all the parts there. I tested out a 10K, 5K, 2K, a 500 and a 200 and ended up with the 200. I was able to get it up to full speed and had adjustment almost all the way across the range of the pot. Now I have to build some little boxes and I'm off to the races. Thanks again.

Woo hoo

It won't be long.....

[MJ1657]

I had one staring at two spoons I had stacked spinning today.

[Laska]

Ill get some video of a dbl spinner set up this weekend hopefully. Should be a blast! Also going to try a diving late/ firetiger daredevil combo too should work great! only time will tell...

[NDpikepoker]

I've been runnin a spinner for 5 years and I bet at least80% of the fish come into that opposed to my decoy in same hole. Maybe our ND fish are easily fooled