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I keep Rooster Tails, Mepps Aglias, and Panther Martins stocked in a tacklebag, but they keep company with my own hand-crafted inline spinners made from a kit. I can turn one out in less than a minute, for pocket change. Here’s how.

T. Edward Nickens
T. Edward Nickens

T. Edward Nickens has covered sporting, conservation, and outdoors culture topics for more than 35 years. His work has appeared in Field & Stream for more than two decades, and includes features, his regular column, “The Total Outdoorsman,” five Field & Stream books, and the anthology The Last Wild Road.

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