Meet Sims Spinners.
Proven
Winners, and
Multi-Species
Weapons of Choice
for ALL Freshwater
Gamefish.
By: Andrew Ragas
Date Posted: January
20, 2011
Due to my winter
hibernation and
refusal to fish on
ice this year (or so
it seems), I haven’t
had anything
worthwhile to write
about. However, I
finally have
something
informational and
promotional that is
worth sharing with
you.
Here is a tale about
a basement business
with big goals that
is evolving into
something special.
In September, 2010,
my friends,
Dan Sims,
and David
Mannion,
began building their
own hand-made inline
spinners for
personal use. The
motive behind this
was that inline
spinners are their
preferred and
favorite way to
catch fish, and to
save money because
as we all know it
the prices for
fishing lures and
equipment keeps
going up in this
downtrodden economy
of ours.
When the first Sims
Spinners were built,
the first lure
prototypes I
received from Dan
and Dave were made
through trial and
error, and did not
look good. The
blades wouldn’t turn
properly, the
dressings on each
treble were poorly
tied and kept
falling off after a
few casts. I’ll be
honest; It wasn’t
bad or terrible, but
more along the lines
of being a trying
struggle.
I was skeptical, and
recall telling Dan
that I could not
invest the time to
build him a website
for his business
unless the
construction and
quality of lures had
improved to the
point that all
defects were
eliminated. A
guarantee of quality
towards all
fishermen and
customers was
needed.
Within a few short
weeks after the
test-run spinner
builds (early
October), the
construction and
components of the
lures were
significantly
improved upon to the
point that
everything that made
up each lure was
built with extreme
detail and quality.
No longer was the
treble dressing
ripping and falling
off. Neither was the
blade running
improperly, or shaft
length
disproportional.
Everything about the
lures and the
components that made
them finally looked
right and was built
with top-of-the-line
materials.
I was finally sold.
A team to assist
with this project in
various capacities
from photography for
website, to lure
treble tying was
officially
assembled, and in
mid-October I built
them a website that
was immediately open
for business.
http://www.sims-spinners.com
Finally, my friends
Dan and Dave, have a
well-established
business that
creates quality,
durable, affordable,
custom, and
innovative hand-made
inline spinners. Up
to this point and
everywhere the lures
have been fished the
all the customers to
whom the lures have
been sold, Sims
Spinners have fared
to be proven winners
and multi-species
weapons of choice
for all freshwater
gamefish species.
After countless
hours of
researching,
consulting and
collaborating with
friends and their
fellow fishermen,
and ultimately
developing one of
the best inline
spinners on the
market that rival
some of the world’s
largest lure
companies, they have
discovered one of
the best inline
spinner designs that
anyone could build
for fishermen.
As of now, the
production of Sims
Spinners looks
something like this:
Hundreds of tails
and treble dressings
of all kinds; Hot
off the hand-tied
press, ready to be
assembled on to
lures.
Basic lure
packaging, ready to
be shipped off to
customers along the
likes of Don
Dziedzina
of Illinois
Outdoors.
These are photos of
just some of the
more popular and
their best-selling
lure color patterns.
ALL Sims Spinners
are made from the
highest quality
materials that can
be used. Superior in
comparison to any
other inline spinner
I have personally
used. Custom colors,
lure dressings,
blade styles, and
sizes are available
upon request.
-
0.32mm Stainless
wire
-
Machined brass
bodies
-
Powder coated
blades and
bodies
-
Colorado and
French Blades
-
Mustad 2X strong
hooks
-
Hand-made and
hand-tied
dressings
Not only are Sims
Spinners made with
blades of #3, 4, and
5 sizes in single
and double bladed
varieties, but they
also produce a
specialized spinner
for Trout and
Salmon. And by
summer 2011, along
with my aid, we hope
to develop and begin
the production of
lures built for
Musky fishing.
To date, majority of
the success stories
with Sims Spinners
have been coming
from the upper
Midwest in Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan,
and Indiana. In
particular, the
Chicagoland region
has been getting
pounded and
man-handled by
anglers using these
inlines. The success
rates with them thus
far has been
phenomenal.
My time with using
Sims Spinners has
limited thus far in
open water because I
only got hold of the
most recent versions
of the lure at the
end of October. I
have not gotten the
chance to fish them
anywhere up north
yet, and neither
from boat. However,
if river fishing the
flowing water for
Bass and Pike is
something you enjoy
doing like me, you
will love fishing
with these. In
addition, in case
you forgot how to
use inline spinners
or have success with
them, you may
rekindle your
personal
relationship with
inlines just as I
did.
My favorite
characteristics of
Sims Spinners is the
fact that they can
be built according
to anyone’s color
and size
specifications, can
be retrieved in
several varying
speeds, and cast far
like bullets (even
in wind) in
comparison to other
inlines such as
Mepps and
Roostertails.
I have some very big
plans in mind during
the upcoming 2011
season with Sims
Spinners. Putting
these lures into use
at all of my venues
up north when a
power fishing game
is needed will
result in bad
fortunes for the
fish.
Check out Sims
Spinners, and visit
their website to
place your orders.
They accept PayPal
orders via.
electronically, as
well as money orders
through telephone
and mail. When
ordering, keep in
mind that several
new colors and
color/blade
combinations are
being developed and
created on a monthly
basis, and product
photos are
continuously
updated. Not only
can they be ordered
directly through the
Sims Spinners
website, but they
are on display at
several regional
tackle retail
outlets, and Sims
Spinners will be
present at a few
upcoming winter
fishing shows as
well.
Sims Spinners is
co-owned by Dan Sims
and David Mannion,
and can be accessed
online by visiting
www.sims-spinners.com.
In addition, you can
reach them by
telephone at
708-248-4558.
