In this article I would like to touch on the choice of spinners. Answer the questions about which lure is the best, which lure to choose for perch and pike. This bait has been on the market for a very long time, and does not lose its relevance to this day. Spoons are capable of tempting fish to bite in any conditions, regardless of the time of year, be it summer or winter.
Difficulty of choice
Over the course of their existence, spinners have acquired several types and types, and each has its own specialization. To make a simpler choice, you need to understand in what conditions you intend to catch and what kind of fish, then it will not be difficult for you to put the best lures in the box before fishing. It is also worth paying attention to the shape and size of the spoon. A bait that closely resembles the food fish in a given pond will help you get more bites and catch more fish.
Characteristics
Initially, the spinner class was represented only by the spoon. But time does not stand still and diversity is becoming more and more. There are many types, sizes, types and colors of spinners available in the market. From spinner to jig, from buller to tail spinner. Let's take a closer look at how they differ and what they are intended for.
Characteristics
Important and useful data of spinners are weight, size, material and color. The first two are often indicated both on the packaging and on the lure itself, written in paint or stamped (so as not to be erased over time). Let's look at each of the characteristics in more detail:
Spinner weight
The longer and wider the spoon, the more weight it has. To choose the right bait weight, you need to take into account the fishing conditions, the fish you want to catch and the test of your rod. For example, for perch in a pond, a #1 spinner weighing about 5 grams is suitable. To catch asp on the river, you need a heavier, larger spinner so that the bait can be cast far and can cope with the force of the current.
Spinner length
The size can be completely different, from the smallest 30 mm to the longest 250 mm for sea fishing. There is a saying that the larger the fish you want to catch, the larger the bait should be. This is partly true, but there are many nuances. A common case from practice is when a predatory fish is inactive during the pre-spawning period, it has a belly full of caviar and it simply will not respond to large spoons. You need to offer something not so large, compact, with a slow retrieve, then the likelihood of tempting the fish to bite increases.
Spoon color
The surest option would be to choose a spinner color that is as similar as possible to the small fish of a given reservoir, which are the food source for predators.
These are silver, copper and light colors. There is no one best color, so it is better to have several colors of spoons to be prepared for different conditions. Lighting at a given time of day is also important - in sunny weather, fishermen use light, natural shades of spinners, in cloudy weather these are bright, provocative colors. At night, fluorescent, luminous baits work better, this is especially true when fishing at sea.
Material
Different materials are used to make spinners. They are:
- tungsten
- brass
- metal
- nickel
- rubber
- lead
- steel
A tungsten spinner is compact and heavy, flies very far, and therefore is popular in catching asp, because many people know that this predator prefers small prey.
Brass has its own unique yellowish tint that attracts fish.
Spoons made of steel are the most common. This is an affordable inexpensive material. The silver color of the metal resembles forage fish. Rubber lures are oscillating, rotating and vertical lures specially designed for catching catfish. The coating neutralizes the electric field emanating from metal objects, which repels catfish.
Hook type
Single - this type of hook is used on small spoons; it is lightweight and does not affect the play of the bait. Passes well through underwater obstacles.
Double - better than a single one, it holds the fish when playing. More powerful, you can catch larger fish.
Tee - they are most often equipped with spinners. The greatest number of bites, reliably holds any fish. It is better to use in places without snags.
Hook protection
Non-hook lures have a wire hook protection. The spoon passes normally through snags and various vegetation. When biting, the fish easily pushes through the protection and is caught.
Rotating spoon in the current
Date: October 23, 2013 | 749
When I find myself on the river bank, in 90% of cases I start searching for active fish using rotating spoons. Only when I find myself at a familiar point and am going to catch a fish that is definitely there in 2-3 casts, then other options are possible. And so, combing new places on the river is my top priority. Let's talk about the features of fishing with rotating spoons in the river, on the current .
The current certainly has an impact on the play of the spinner. In my last post I described the features of fishing with spinners in still water - there are different rules.
Rotating spinners with a wide blade in the current create too much vibration, they are too stubborn (this is not noticeable except on the smallest numbers No. 000-00). In sections of rivers with rapid currents, the most suitable option is rotating spoons with a narrow blade. The brightest representative is Mepps Longue.
In the ultralight segment, along with the small numbers of the same Long, the “Maniac” Polyglot turntables perform well in the current.
In areas near steep river banks, where there is a slow or reverse flow, turntables with an average blade width, the so-called, work great. station wagons, such as Mepps Comet, Blue Fox Vibrax.
It is quite obvious that on a stagnant body of water the spinner works the same way, no matter in which direction we move it. In the river we have a new factor - the current vector. When casting against the current (casting downstream), the resistance will increase, because, in fact, the spoon will work with a stream rushing past, the speed of which is the sum of the speed of the retrieve and the flow itself. This technique works well in areas with slow currents, but in the currents it can only attract asp, but the rest of the fish can be scared away.
But there are other casting and retrieving techniques. For example, cast across the current or slightly up and cast in an arc for drift. Sometimes the strength of the current is such that after casting the lure, we start it by pulling the fishing line, and you don’t even have to turn the reel. The flow of water will carry the working bait in an arc, which can be very attractive to fish.
A good technique for guiding a turntable on a river is the so-called. “upstream”. We cast upstream and move the lure a little faster than the speed of the current. Many times I was able to catch fish with just this type of fishing. The fact is that the fish in the river stands with its head facing the current (waiting for the river to bring food). And then our bait goes to the fish. “At the catcher - and the beast runs.” Spinner for fish - fish in our fish tank.
Often on a river you need a long cast. Here it is worth using turntables with a weighted core. For example: Mepps Heavy Long. In addition, the current often tends to push the spinner towards the surface. Weighted spoons are more difficult to push out, and therefore can be pulled deeper. This is often a plus, allowing you to get a bite from fish below the surface layer.
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Tags: Spinner, Spinner, Mepps, River, Technique, Current
Object of fishing
You need to have various lures in your arsenal and be able to use them correctly in order to always be with a catch. Probably every angler at the beginning of fishing asked the question “Which lure to choose?” We have selected the most suitable types and types of spinners for a wide variety of fish:
To the red mullet
- These are baits with a single hook; you can attach artificial worms to it to make the lure more attractive.
For chub
- These are oscillating and rotating spoons, jigs and cicadas. Chub are often caught on rivers with fast currents and these baits are best suited.
For char
- rather heavy rotating and oscillating spoons.
For pink salmon and chum salmon
— heavy jigs and oscillating spoons are used. The fish is in a strong current and to catch it, you need a heavy spoon that will have a stable play in a given fishing horizon.
For asp
- these are oscillating and rotating spoons, jigs, cicadas. If the fish is active far from the shore, jigs and heavy spinners will help you; they fly far and accurately, and the asp readily responds to them.
For flounder
- use small bowlers.
For coho salmon
- oscillating and rotating spoons, the size is a couple of centimeters smaller than for chum and pink salmon.
For rudd
- pinwheels with feathers, the rudd loves them very much.
For brown trout
— oscillating and rotating spoons from 4.8 to 12 grams.
On Lenka
- light oscillating and rotating spoons.
For bream
- rotating and winter spinners. It has long been noted that bream exhibit predatory habits in the cold season and do not mind feasting on the fry. Spoons copy it well and allow you to catch bream quite successfully.
For salmon, nelma, omul, chinook and salmon
- narrow oscillating and rotating spoons that hold well in a strong flow of water. They have a stable game at different speeds. The fish is strong, loves mountain rivers with strong currents.
For sockeye salmon
- small oscillating spoons.
For perch
- small oscillating spoons, spinners and tail spinners. There are more bites on lures with feathers on hooks, it is worth taking this fact into account.
For sturgeon
- small oscillating spoons, the sturgeon has a small mouth, so the size of spoons up to 5-6 cm is better suited.
For halibut
- These are jigs and bullers for fishing near the bottom.
To bonito
- heavy jigs for vertical fishing.
For garfish
— narrow jigs that have excellent flight qualities.
On whitefish
— small spinnerbaits and winter spinners.
On Simu
— oscillating spoons up to 24 grams, various colors will help you catch even the most finicky fish.
For mackerel
- Bulers and jigs for fishing from the bottom and in the water column.
For som
- rotating and oscillating spoons. Also special large spinners from DAM, designed for catching trophy catfish.
For horse mackerel
- small jigs and bullers, for fishing near the surface and in the water column.
For zander
- driven oscillating spoons, jigs and spinners. They sink quickly enough, you can fish deep holes even in strong currents.
For taimen
— vibrators and turntables weighing more than 10 grams, capable of being held in a strong stream. The hooks on such spoons are often reinforced, because the fish they come across are large and powerful.
For cod
- small bowlers.
For trout and grayling
- small oscillating and rotating spoons.
Chekhon
- small oscillators and turntables capable of playing on the slowest wires.
For pike
- These are large rotating and oscillating spoons. The toothy predator is always willing to grab larger prey. In thickets of water lilies and reeds, non-hook baits and spinnerbaits will perform better.
Spinner spinners for ultralight
Date: May 22, 2021 | 163
Some of the most effective and popular ultralight baits are spinners and small spinners. A wide variety of fish are perfectly caught with such spinners. These are perch, trout, chub, rudd, medium-sized asp, small and medium-sized pike. It is not uncommon to even come across a variety of peaceful fish, such as crucian carp, carp or bream. So we’ll look at a number of models of catchy ultralight spinners that have gained trust among experienced spinning anglers.
Let's start the review with the famous French Mepps spinners.
Mepps Long №00
- Weight: 1.5g
The Mepps Longue No. 00 ultralight spinner is one of the best baits for delicate fishing with an ultralight spinning rod. A tiny spinner, weighing only 1.5g, with a narrow petal, is perfect for catching a very wide range of fish species. On micro-spinners Mepps Long No. 00 in the middle zone you can catch almost all types of fish, from common predators (pike, perch, chub, ide, asp) to completely peaceful fish (rudd, roach, bream, crucian carp), which is facilitated by small bait size. The Mepps Long No. 00 spinner will not go unnoticed on the fast riffles of fast mountain rivers and streams. Trout, grayling and other salmon fish are great on miniature spinners.
Mepps Long №0
- Weight: 2.5g
The Mepps Long spinner No. 0 is a wonderful light bait. The spoon is small, compact, ideal for catching a wide variety of fish. The Mepps Long spinner No. 0 plays perfectly both in still water and in the current. This spinner with a narrow petal catches pike, perch, chub, asp, trout and many other types of fish, including frankly peaceful ones.
Mepps Aglia №00
- Weight: 1.5g
Mepps Aglia No. 00 – ultralight rotating spinner. The wide petal, as in the entire Aglia family from the French giant Mepps, ensures a fairly persistent game, despite the modest size and weight of the bait.
Mepps Aglia No. 00 catches the widest range of predatory and peaceful fish in our waters. It’s easier to say which fish won’t bite this little one, and even then, it’s impossible to say. The micro-spinner imitates a certain crustacean, a larva, but who knows what... So, even atypical predators are regularly caught.
The Aglia No. 00 spinner is used only with particularly thin, sensitive ultralight spinning rods. This is very delicate fishing!
Mepps Aglia №0
- Weight: 2.5g
Mepps Aglia No. 0 is an excellent light lure from the famous French company Mepps. The entire Mepps Aglia family is designed for fishing in still water or low currents. The wide petal of the Aglia spinners deviates when rotating 60 degrees from the axis. This creates a good vibration that attracts predators. At the same time, this spoon is not intended for fishing in fast currents (as well as on high-speed retrieves), because creates too much resistance, overloads the tackle. In addition, the particularly small numbers of this spoon, namely No. 0 and No. 00, are good for catching trout in fast-moving streams. You just need to take the tackle a little tougher than we use with such baits in still water.
So, the Mepps Aglia No. 0 turntable is used on lakes, swamps, areas of reservoirs and rivers, with a small current. Optimal tackle: light spinning rod with medium or slow action (to feel how the spinner vibrates in the water).
Perch, rudd, ide, chub, and trout are successfully caught using the Mepps Aglia No. 0 spinner. Sometimes you come across very peaceful fish - bream, crucian carp, carp, etc.
Mepps Black Fury №00
- Weight: 1.5g
The Mepps Black Fury microspinner No. 00 is one of the most catchy spinners for ultralight fishing. Petal shape of medium width (Comet type). When rotating, the petal bends 45 degrees. The coloring of Blackfury spinners is very unique: there are several bright colored dots (acrid green, red or yellow) on the black petal.
In the water, a rotating miniature Black Fury No. 00 spinner creates an imitation of some intricate, fantastic insect larva. No fish, either peaceful or predatory, can resist such an object moving in the water. So, in the set of an ultralight spinner, the Mepps Black Fury micro spinner No. 00 has the right place, on par with maniacs and other micro spinners numbered 0-00-000.
Mepps Comet No. 1
- Weight: 3.5g
Mepps Comet No. 1 is a small, neat spinner whose catchability is amazing! The Mepps Comet line of spinners have medium-width blades, making them the most versatile spinners. The angle of deflection of the petal during rotation is about 45 degrees. This lure works great in still water and weak currents. At the same time, in fairly strong currents (except for outright riffles), the spinners of this model also behave well and do not create excessive vibration compared to wide spinners.
The spoon works well with a variety of fishing vectors relative to the current: against the current, with the current, at angles to the flow.
Mepps Comet spinners are available in silver or gold with red dots (there are also variations with blue dots).
The Mepps Comet No. 1 spinner plays very beautifully in the water and creates a noticeable vibration. Contrasting bright dots on the surface of the petal create the appearance of concentric circles as the petal rotates - this is very attractive to predatory fish. The Comet No. 1 spinner is great for catching perch, chub, asp, ide, large rudd, small pike, large trout, and other salmon and whitefish of our northern rivers.
Blue Fox Vibrax Fluorescent BFF1 FT
- Weight: 4g
Blue Fox Vibrax Fluorescent BFF1 is one of the spinners of the famous American-Finnish company Blue Fox. Vibrax Fluorescent No. 1 Color FT is a universal spinner with a provocative coloring. It is known that Blue Fox Vibrax turntables are equipped with a special noisy core. In this model, in addition to the classic advantages and stable operation of Bluefox spinners, it is worth noting the original variegated coloring and bright feathered front sight on the tee. The first number BFF1 is the most universal spinner, which is suitable for catching perch and medium-sized pike, as well as trout and fish such as ide, chub, asp, and large rudd. Often, the bright acid spinner Blue Fox Vibrax Fluorescent is most effective in cloudy water.
Pontoon 21 Ball Concept №0
- Weight: 2.2g
High-quality ultralight turntables are a rather scarce commodity. Few people produce special ultra-light rotating spinners; these are mainly handicraftsmen. And the main set of branded ultralight turntables are simply smaller versions of the basic regular-sized models. Not all of them are successful. However, there are also pleasant exceptions, for example, the Pontoon 21 Ball Concept No. 0 spinner.
The Pontoon 21 Ball Concept spinner No. 0 is a classic ultralight bait weighing only 2.2g. It is used using the most elegant spinning rods. This spinner with a wide blade, a compact core and a fly on a sharp tee is an excellent bait for fishing in different conditions. It is perfect for standing water, and for medium flow, and for a stormy river. With this spinner you can catch trout, perch, rudd, ide, chub, small asp and almost all types of peaceful fish.
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Maniacs are famous handmade spinners. The popularity of these baits in the circles of domestic ultralight fishermen is difficult to overestimate. Kiev master jeweler, Igor Nepomnyashchy (underground nickname “Maniac”), has been designing and manufacturing small rotating lures of the highest class for many years. Having seen Maniac once, comparing the microscopic dimensions and quality of workmanship, there is no doubt that only a “maniac” could do this... Maniac turntables have several models, the weight of which starts below 1 gram. Some models have versions weighing from 1 to 4-5g. The spinners are available in four petal colors (gold, copper, silver, matte black). The spinners are equipped with Ovner tees. A cute fly is hand tied on the hooks. The spinners are adjusted perfectly and start with half a turn. Maniacs are a threat not only to all types of predatory fish; but most peaceful fish do not pass by the small models of maniacs.
Maniac Nine 1.4g
- Weight: 1.4g
Rotating ultralight spinners Maniacs have already gained enormous fame among ultralight spinning players. These handicraft spinners from the Kyiv master will outshine all products, even from very famous fishing brands, in the category of ultra-small, ultra-light spinners.
The Maniac Nine spinner is one of the smallest in the lineup. The weight of the spinner is only 1.4g. Of course, such a small bait must be cast and carried out using the most elegant tackle.
The quality of workmanship is simply jewelry. Neat turned core, perfectly selected components, precise assembly. The tee is used sharpest, Owner. There is a neat fly tied to the hook. Absolutely any fish is perfectly caught with such a spoon. There are not only traditional predators, but also a full list of peaceful fish, including bleak fish.
Maniac Six 1.4g
- Weight: 1.4g
The Maniac "Six" rotating micro-spoon is an excellent example of an ultralight spinner for the most delicate fishing.
The “Six” spinner, like all Maniac’s spinners, is handmade. The ideal ratio of the bait's design elements ensures an instant start of rotation and excellent performance at any retrieve speed, including extremely slow retrieve on the verge of failure. The spinner is equipped with the sharpest Japanese tee of the light series, with a neat front sight.
A very wide species composition of fish is caught with a miniature spinner, from predatory to completely peaceful fish.
Maniac Suprima 1.5g
- Weight: 1.5g
Rotating spoon Maniac "Suprima" handmade. Another ultra-light, ultra-light bait from the Maniacek series of spinners. As always: excellent quality of elements, perfect assembly, easy operation at the lowest wiring speeds, sharp hook. All these qualities and amazing catchability justify the high price of Maniacka spinners and their enormous popularity.
Maniac Polyglot 2g
- Weight: 2g
In the range of handicraft spinners Maniacs there is also a place for classic spinners with a narrow petal (“willow leaf”, Long). These spinners work great in currents, but can also be used in still water. Their feature is a small angle of deviation of the petal from the axis during rotation. So, they imitate a narrow-bodied fry, or other living object with a narrow profile. The small version of the Maniac Polyglot spinner weighs only 2g. This miniature spoon catches a wide variety of fish species, including very peaceful ones.
Maniac Gedz 2.1g
- Weight: 2.1g
Maniac Gedz weighing 2.1g has an almost round petal. The spoon is assembled on an axis made of springy stainless wire. The weight of the spinner is given by a neat chiseled core. The petal rotates, resting with a clamp on a miniature bead carved from brass. The tee used is the sharpest, Japanese one, and it is decorated with an elegant front sight. Absolutely different fish bite on Gedz, from perch to trout, from pike to crucian carp. Excellent ultralight spinner! One of the best that I have ever held in my hands and used while fishing.
Maniac Rebus 2.1g
- Weight: 2.1g
Maniac Rebus is a micro spinner of the highest quality and incredible catchability. And these are not just advertising phrases!
The Rebus spinner has a rhombic shape. Weight 2.1g is average in the family, it can be considered universal. Such a spinner already flies quite well on ultralight tackle; catches both traditional predators (pike, perch, trout, chub, asp, ide) and very peaceful fish (roach, rudd, carp, crucian carp, bleak and others). Our experts have had the opportunity to catch up to a dozen different types of fish in one fishing trip on Maniacka, and in particular on Rebus!
Handmade, perfect quality, the sharpest tees of the Owner light series, an elegant fly on the hook - these are all the characteristics of the Maniacek spinners. The authenticity of the handmade spinners is confirmed by the miniature mark of the master on the core.
These turntables start instantly and work even at the slowest retrieving speeds! An experienced spinning player knows how important this is. Despite the high price, the Rebus turntable and other maniacs are in great demand. Hurry up to buy! The series is limited, because Maniac only has two hands.
Maniac Dogmatika 3g
- Weight: 3g
Maniac Dogmatika is a classic of ultralight fishing with spinners. The spoon has a medium-width petal, somewhat reminiscent of the Comet from Mepps. This is a universal in every sense, both in size and weight, and in petal shape. These spoons are excellent at catching fish both in fast-flowing rivers and in still water in lakes and ponds. Dogmatika weighing 3g flies very well on a properly balanced ultralight tackle. The list of fish species that are caught on these turntables is almost a complete list of the inhabitants of the reservoir. Only some carps and silver carp, feeding on plankton and algae, are unlikely to fall on these magnificent turntables. Either way, I wouldn’t say no!
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