"How-To" Converting Your Standard 360 Flasher to a Break-Away Flasher

It doesn't matter if you call them a 360 Degree Flasher or a Rotator, the fact is they flat out produce. The list of manufacturers who have jumped into the "Flasher Game" is long. Gibbs, Pro Troll, Short Bus, Hot Spot, Silver Horde, just to name a few.
The advent of the release flasher is one that folks are drawn to. There is no doubt, they do work. And, it's really nice to have the tension on that flasher release, so you can fight the fish, with no additional drag on your line.
Other companies have manufactured a conversion kit, to convert your standard 360 Rotating Flasher to a break-away flasher. The break-away systems very in design and price. $10.00 to $14.00 in most cases.
Now there is a way to convert your standard 360 Rotating Flasher into a Release-Flasher for merely pennies, per flasher.
Follow Duane Inglin, Host of Fish Hunt Northwest, as he jumps into the "Bait Lab" this week, to show you a tutorial that you may find very useful. Convert your standard 360 Rotating Flasher for less than .50 cents per flasher.
The step by step instructions are easy to follow and will open your eyes…
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[@guyh.4553]

Huh! How ingenious is that. The K.I.S.S. Principle very well applied!

[@tugboattom0668]

Nice tutorial, I'm going to convert my flashers. The only thing I would do differently is to use a a crimping tool rather than pliers. Improper crimping can result in damaging the line or causing it to slip. Also, as insurance against pulling out, before crimping pull out a little extra and melt a blob on the end then pull it down against the sleeve and crimp.

[@kashfiqbal]

Kinda crazy how much the commercial releases are, after watching some videos I figured this would be pretty easy to make. Will definitely try this next season, thank you!

[@ocrun6765]

Perfectly and clearly explained. Looks like a great idea. I'll try some various chainsaw gas line and drip line that I already have and I've got some Kevlar braided 600lb kite line that should work. Just need to get some ferrules.

[@Askeyb2011]

I watched one of your recent how too videos on using bobber stops to adjust slider weight on main line giving dodger action for Kokanee. Excellent idea.

[@Askeyb2011]

Great release DIY option. I did the first released DIY with the red kriplure pins. This was before any commercial releases were available. It did work but doesn't always release. This is a lot more dependable to release when a fish hooks up.

[@billmarkelz]

Thanks a lot. I made up three today and look forward to trying em out!

[@keithingraham8752]

That was a fantastic presentation Duane. I will be converting my flashers over to this method. Thanks a bunch!

[@FishHuntNorthwest]

Glad you liked it Keith... It really works well. The last 12 fish that we have hooked, all popped the flasher and we have landed all 12. I think it makes a difference. Do me a favor, spread and share our content, there is much more to come. Thanks for the support..

[@keithingraham8752]

@@FishHuntNorthwest Shared!

[@Elparquito]

Now that I have more than a couple of years of fishing 360's and a couple hundred fish of data points, I'll say 2 things: 1). Breakaways do not matter. What matters more is keeping CONSTANT pressure on the 360 by reeling. Never stop reeling when fishing a 360. Keep a solid bend in your rod at all times. 2). You get a ton of strikes and misses on 360's. You have to pull up and reset your breakaways on a missed strike. That takes you out of the water and stops you from fishing on a hot bite.

[@Blktailhunter53]

This idea is a winner

[@wilsonflanders878]

Excellent tip

[@AndrewLakey]

Excellent

[@miteeman]

This prevents spoons from spinning because the line is tied after the swivel. Should work fine on naked hoochies but if there’s a herring strip causing it to spin this can cause line twist.

[@rogermezenen6505]

Excellent...!!! Thanks for the tip. 👍🏻

[@rockwasequim5924]

Really good video, I am definitely going to try that.

[@magwamagwa45110]

awesome video nice and simple and it works Thank you for sharing..

[@Askeyb2011]

I considered doing a Google search to see if I could just buy a good release for 360 Flashers. All expensive. I selected four of one and by the time they added shipping $50. So I'm going to try making these. I have been doing the red pin with a drilled hole on end of flasher. Doesn't always release fish has to pull to side I think if not stays connected. At least how I have been doing them. If I attached the pin similar to your method the fish would force the pin out every time if it was attached a swivel.

[@matttidwell3652]

Brilliant!!! Thanks for this

[@taemoua8064]

Awesome 👍. Thanks for the video. Saved me alots of 💰.

[@jimmascaro2456]

Making them now. Using 5 lb mono loop as break away at back of flasher Vs. the sleeve/swivel set up. I measured release tension of those GDF flasher releases they all release at between around 4 & 5 lbs of pressure - they are great but bulky so in the interest of slimming down the entire set up (& making it more stealthy) I just tie a small loop of mono between front of rear leader & rear of flasher with a double overhand knot (breaks easily) - less bulk less cost more stealthy - used my fish scale to measure breaking point - same as my GDF releases (around 4 or 5 lbs of pressure). Followed your same connection points just eliminated the sleeve that the rear swivel sits in. Thx.

[@FishHuntNorthwest]

Sounds like another great way to do it. Nice job Jim..

[@jimmascaro2456]

Scratch that. Now I use those paper coated wire twist ties you find on bread bags. Dollar store for a big pack of them. Just twist them (same connection point) 6 or 7 times & trim tabs. Easier & just a little stronger. Saw a video where 1 guy uses the really thin guage plastic coated phone wire - same idea.

[@FishHuntNorthwest]

@@jimmascaro2456 Hmmmm, interesting. ;-)

[@Askeyb2011]

This likely has been asked already. Why not use Crimping pliers instead? I did some of this and the crimping tool did a great job. Really like your system. So the one item you didn't mention at the beginning is the Clip to attach the Size 3 barrel swivel to. I was going to buy GDF releases but they are just under $15 each. As much or more than the 11" Flasher I want to use them on. I already have the Drip Irrigation tubing. I have also noticed that this 1/4" tubing some is really dense and not very soft hard to connect to connections. I try to find the softer 1/4" tubing.

[@anthonyangel5992]

Great idea!! What size loop connectors do I need for 150lb. test?

[@bradamaral3062]

solid video my man , i have the size of the barrel swivels & the tubing , u didn't say the size of the double connector sleeves , would be grateful for that info so i don't buy the wrong size. Thanks my man

[@FishHuntNorthwest]

Depending on if you find and purchase 200 lb. Mono or 180 lb. the size of the line can be .065 or .075. Look for double connectors that match the diameter of line you find. Then you can't go wrong ;-)

[@bradamaral3062]

can u give me the OD of the barrel swivels u use that will work on the 1/4" ID tubing , I can't find any place that will give me the OD THAT WILL WORK , it's got to be over .250 to fit snug & not so snug that it wont release , So can u help me with numbers & a outfit that gives me the numbers i need. Thanks

[@EricKoenig11]

Awesome how-to Duane! I will be doing this to all my flashers. Will 1/4" surgical tubing work for the rubber part or just the vinyl tubing?

[@FishHuntNorthwest]

The 1/4 " tubing may work, I haven't used it. I like the firmness of the water tubing. The important thing is to find a match between tubing and swivel size. 😉

[@knotaddicted955]

I have been using your set up advice all summer with great success! Thank you for taking the time to put this video together. Here is a link you can see it in action. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4nbZmioa9Skf9k

[@FishHuntNorthwest]

So great to see that flasher release and not interfere with the fight of the fish. Nice Work....

[@twinlakesleach]

@@FishHuntNorthwest how do you make these with the 360 Shortbus and Pro-Troll?? They are all different on the components out of the factory? Thanks

[@coconutboy4ume]

Is there an actual list? And a written step by step instructions?

[@FishHuntNorthwest]

No sorry, all of the info and step by step instructions can be found in the video.

[@terrymcleod5651]

With this adaptation will the flasher still rotate properly? Thx.

[@FishHuntNorthwest]

Yes, 100% it does nothing to affect the rotation..

[@joeszymanski6936]

Will this work with spin doctor type flashers

[@FishHuntNorthwest]

I don't see why it wouldn't. The 10 in. model should have enough pull on it, that when a fish grabs it, it would release. You won't know until you try one. I have not converted this type of flasher..

[@donpidhoresky1396]

Have you or anyone tried this release with a Dreamweaver spin doctor