How to weight spinner bait and other types, various methods of weighting

In the latter case, it is not possible to cause sufficient irritation and interest in the bait in the predator.

The weight is increased by changing the wobbler equipment to a heavier one.

The load affects the buoyancy of the wobbler. Therefore, a preliminary test is carried out at home. In this case, the viscosity of water is taken into account: the indicator varies depending on the time of year and temperature.

Replacing a tee

Standard or factory hooks are quite light. The simplest adjustment of a wobbler is to reinstall the tees. For replacement, choose hooks made of heavier metal and wire of larger diameter.

You can influence the weight of the bait with lead wire or other materials used to wrap the shanks of the hooks. But we must take into account: the larger the area of the tees, the stronger the water resistance, and this indicator affects the wiring and worsens the amplitude of vibrations.

Additional lead loading

The easiest way to load a wobbler is to use ready-made lead plates (suspendotes). But the adhesive fastening is unreliable, and the lead may fly off when the fish grabs the bait.

But directly when fishing, they are indispensable if there are no other means at hand. Suspensions are most convenient on light baits when less than a gram of lead is required.

A more reliable way is to make lead plates mounted on epoxy glue. A homemade one is attached closer to the head of the bait or in the middle of its body. With this arrangement, the dive accelerates.

The weight is often placed behind the blade. During wiring, turbulence (“pocket”) is formed. And the lead in this place of additional weight does not spoil the performance of the dummy during wiring. A number of fishermen, when upgrading their wobblers, recommend paying attention to the location of the hooks.

If the first one is located closer to the head part, then the lead plate is attached in the middle between the first and second tees. If only 1 hook is installed in the central part, then the plate is placed immediately behind it.

Several other methods of working with lead are practiced - loading the wobbler with sawdust from this metal. They are mixed with epoxy resin or nail polish and coated on the belly of the bait. The disadvantage of this method is that it is difficult to guess the amount of additional load.

The next difficult method is how to make a wobbler more obedient, and is associated with risk, since if it fails, the game becomes unpredictable, or the accessory will turn into garbage. Inside the body of the predator bait there are balls that make fishing easier - glass, for catching pike and perch with optimal sound effects.

In this case, the “filling” is supplemented with lead filings mixed with mineral oil or additional glass beads. To do this, the case is first opened, and after filling it is glued together using improvised means.

On wobblers up to 4 cm long, tungsten alloy beads are used. They are more convenient than pieces of lead because they do not increase the body of the mini-wobbler.

Replacing winding rings

Another way to make the bait heavier is to increase the diameter of the winding rings or choose components made of heavier material.

But fishermen see several disadvantages in this method and consider it less desirable than changing hooks. Installing large winding rings leads to the fact that the tees cling to the fishing line or the dummy itself. Therefore, although the method works, it is used only in extreme cases.

Lures that do not have their own game are best fished using the same technique as jigs with a shifted center of gravity. They need to be “thrown up” and all possible animations must be done at the moment of falling.

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The next day, a trip to the store, buying a long-range fishing rod, the necessary braid. In general, the whole week passed in creative torment and now the long-awaited weekend. I wasn't driving, I was flying to my favorite place. The picture is the same. Densely trampled snow, fishermen, in general, complete pressure. I put a bait, cast another, and now the first pike perch is already on the shore. The fishing went well.

But I still couldn’t catch a lot of places, I missed them a little. It was then that the question arose about the technique of long-distance casting and about baits that allow this to be done. So, what are these super-long-range baits, what qualities should they have, what is their distinguishing feature? I will try to talk about my observations using specific examples.

To begin with, let's try to divide jigs into two types:

1. With a shifted center of gravity. 2. With the center of gravity in the center.

Lures with a shifted center of gravity are slightly volatile and, most importantly, resist cross winds very well. What is this connected with? Everything is very simple - the weighted tail part of the bait pulls the other half and the cord along with it. When there is a gust of wind, this order does not change. An analogy can be drawn with a front-wheel drive car. When the car is in tension, it is more resistant to adverse situations, ice, dirt, etc.

How to cast these baits correctly? I do it like this. Release the bait no more than 40 cm from the tulip. Move the rod forward and bend it slightly to the side. Make a swing and, without stopping, send the bait sharply in the desired direction. With this casting technique, the throwing energy of the spinner is maximum. And it’s quite possible to throw away the treasured cell phone. This throw can be compared to the blow of a whip. But there is one “but” - if the reel’s cam is prone to self-closing, then you can’t avoid numerous shootings.

Next, consider the following type of bait. These are baits with a center of gravity in the middle. I also want to divide them into two subtypes:

1. Having their own game. 2. Not having their own game.

Let's consider the first subtype of bait with its own game. The Cast Master also belongs to this subspecies. The wiring of these baits is much more varied than jigs with a shifted center of gravity. You can do regular wiring, stepwise, with pauses, without pauses. In any case, this type of spinner will exhibit certain movements reminiscent of the play of a fry. There are no specific recommendations on which wiring to choose. You need to experiment until you get the desired result.

Lures that do not have their own game are best fished using the same technique as jigs with a shifted center of gravity. They need to be “thrown up” and all possible animations must be done at the moment of falling.

What does this type of bait have in common? They are to varying degrees sensitive to wind and the slightest sticking of the cord. If you carefully look at the flight of these baits, you will see the following: 50% of the flight usually goes well, and then some kind of distortion occurs. Either the wind, or sticking or something else, and the spinner begins to dangle in flight. Its speed is quickly lost and the desired cast is only in the project. How to deal with this?

With a wide cast-master, you can drill a hole in the top of the spoon. To avoid turbulence during wiring, close this hole with a bead or fill it with something light. For example, epoxy. The center of gravity of the spinner will shift to the tee and you will get a spinner with a displaced center of gravity. But for narrow spinners this is unacceptable; therefore, poor flight performance can only be combated using casting techniques. These spinners need to be accelerated and that’s what I do.

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I release the spinner 1.5 m from the tulip. I hold the spinning rod behind my head and make a slight tilt. And with acceleration in geometric progression, I send the spinner in the right direction. Directly at the moment of casting, you need to help a little with your shoulder. Thus, you will slightly increase the casting energy. In case of emergency, such a cast can be done with a short run. This will add a few more precious meters to your piggy bank.

Now I will try to summarize everything that I said above. It is simply not practical to describe how each of these spinners works. This is a matter of personal feelings of the fisherman. There are no identical bodies of water, only similar ones. Each body of water has its own specifics, therefore the animation in the wiring is different everywhere.

This type of spinner can be used to catch almost any predatory fish. Armed with an arsenal of long-range baits, you will have a huge advantage over your colleagues. You will get fish where others cannot. And the consequences of everyday pressure will bother you much less. In this review I tried to talk about jigs and its varieties. But there are also wobblers, rubber, turntables, etc. So, to be continued.

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I love fishing with a spinner. But it’s rare to catch it, because... on Pina you can’t always get to a catchy place. I decided to somehow deal with this problem. I hooked a Cheburashka weight on the front of the spinner. Yes, the spoon began to fly much further, but on every third cast I was plagued by constant overlaps. This will not work! We must look for some other way out.

Homemade tubular spoons

Above are the technical processes for manufacturing homemade tubular spinners, weighted by pouring metal with a high specific gravity.
Here N. Kuznetsov from the city of Rostov-on-Don offers his design of a tubular spoon for production. Let's read his method of making baits with your own hands with my additions.

“I propose the design of a homemade tubular oscillating spoon.

In spring and summer, I use homemade tubular spoons (Figure 1 “a”), made with my own hands from relatively small tubes (about 50 mm long), and I successfully catch pike, pike perch, perch and other predatory fish with a spinning rod.

In autumn, it is advisable to increase the size of a homemade tubular spoon to 70-90 mm.

I select the weight of the spinner, and it depends on the thickness of the tube walls and the length of the homemade bait, based on the fishing conditions: the depth of the reservoir and its current.

At great depths and strong currents, the tubular spoon, naturally, should be heavier and vice versa. Making a bait is not particularly difficult: as long as you have a suitable metal tube.

It is better to choose the color of the material for a homemade tubular spoon so that the bait resembles the color of the fish that predators feed on in a given body of water. A drawing of the finished tubular spoon is shown in Fig. 1, a.

When making a tubular spoon, the following must be taken into account: if the fishing line (of course, through a swivel) is attached to the sharp front edge of the bait, then the tubular spoon moves sluggishly when playing, almost does not play, and therefore does not attract a predator.

When the fishing line is attached to the blunt (lower) front section of the tube, the homemade spoon scours from side to side, reminding a predator of a rushing fish.

A tubular spinner will play even better if its design is slightly changed: not made whole, but consisting of 2-3 parts (Figure 1, b).

This will somewhat complicate the design of the tubular spoon, but when playing, the bait will begin not only to scour from side to side, but also to bend its body, that is, to resemble a living fish even more.

The total length and weight of the tubular spoon can be kept the same as in the first option, taking into account only the time and fishing conditions.

I equip a homemade spoon with a light tee, the size of which I select so that it is 1.5-2.0 millimeters wider than the spoon on each side.”

The homemade tubular spoon shown in Figure 1 in position “a” does not need additional comments.

It is very easy to make such a spinner with your own hands from a tube of suitable diameter. And select the weight of the tubular bait based on the thickness of the tube.

But when it comes to making a spoon from tubular segments, many fishermen will scratch their heads.

Firstly: for this design of a spinner only thick-walled tubes are suitable, at the side ends of which metal should be sampled to form the petals of the hinge joints.

Secondly: the hinged protrusions of the segments of a homemade tubular spoon should be ground off from the inside (at the 2 outer tubes) and outside (at the central tube) to half their thickness (see figure “1 b”).

Thirdly: the petals on each joint of a tubular spoon should be formed strictly on one vertical line passing through the center of the tube. Otherwise, when joining individual elements of a homemade tubular spinner, the holes drilled in the protrusions of the hinge joints will not coincide in place.

In general, this is not a task for a milling machine, but I don’t have a milling machine at home. Therefore, the fishermen in our company designed and made tubular spoons with their own hands using a different principle.

II method

The second method is more labor-intensive. There are also a lot of options here, but we will consider only two.

Put on a reflector, a ball, a petal with a clamp and, using pliers, bend the ring for the fishing line. You can also wear a winding ring with a swivel. To attach the hook, place the hook on the rest of the wire, bend the ring and secure the wire tightly, biting off the excess end. The converted spoon is shown in Fig. 2.

To increase the casting distance, it is necessary to make the spoon heavier. Instructions - a guide to weighting spinner spoons for amateur fishermen is successful, completed.

Is there something wrong. Either Balzer is running questionable tests or has something else in mind. But even if this is so, then the buyer who bought the rod with an eye on fishing in the lower reaches of the Volga will not be too reassured, at least from the point of view of long-distance casting.

Choosing a spinning rod for long casting. The best spinning rods for long-distance casting, results of choosing a spinning rod for long-distance casting.

To recreate a picture that could answer this question, we selected 10 spinning rods. The group turned out to be quite heterogeneous. It included spinning rods of different lengths, with different approaches to blank design and different accessories.

It is clear that the simplest and most reliable way to find out the capabilities of a spinning rod is to test it practically. In this case, we were not interested in the behavior of the spinning rod when playing fish, sensitivity and other attributes of modern spinning rods. I was just interested in casting, or more precisely, its range.

The test was carried out under conditions close to ideal. The casts were made by a person who, until that day, had no skill in fishing with the rods selected for testing, and therefore you would not suspect him of having mastered the casting with any one specific spinning rod from the group.

As for the individuality of the casting technique itself, or more precisely, that it is better suited for some spinning rods than for others, this is quite justified. This is a bit of convention, which cannot be avoided in these studies. We didn't even try. In any case, we were interested in the general trend, and not in setting a world record with one particular spinning rod.

The spinning rods we selected had different tests, so the casts were carried out using three different weights - 20, 30 and 40 g. The best (farthest) results are listed in the table. 1.

How many grams does it weigh?

Let us remind you that our test involved a variety of fishing rods with different qualities and tests. For some, the bait test coincided with the weights of the loads we used, while for others, some values were out of whack (Table 1).

Fox and Balzer stand out from the total number; their lower limit significantly exceeds the minimum we determined (Table 2).

table No. 2
Spinning rod name	20 gr	30 gr	40 g
Balzer Edition 8, 3 m, 30-60 g	99 m	109 m	110 m
FOX, 3 m, 60-100 g	95 m	105 m	114 m

Pay attention to Balzer, between the first and second results there is a difference of 10 m, which is quite good, considering that the casts themselves are very good. But with the third result something incomprehensible came out. In theory, a weight of 40 g should be the most effective for a spinning rod with a test weight of 30-60 g. But no, compared to the “thirty”, casting has increased by only a meter. The blank cannot cope with such weight and “slows down” - the angler has already put his hands forward, and the rod whip is still somewhere there, behind his back.

Is there something wrong. Either Balzer is running questionable tests or has something else in mind. But even if this is so, then the buyer who bought the rod with an eye on fishing in the lower reaches of the Volga will not be too reassured, at least from the point of view of long-distance casting.

From the results obtained it is clear that our weights are clearly too small for the FOX rod. But what dynamics: with every gram - a meter to cast.

We include Whisker in the next conditional group (Table 3).

table No. 3
Spinning rod name	20 gr	30 gr	40 gr
Daiwa Whisker, 10′ (3.05 m), 10-60 g	99 m	100 m	115 m

If you try to express the above graphically, you will get something like the following (Fig. 1).

As we understand, the bait flies as far as it can load the rod blank, i.e. make it work.

And the more efficient the rod is, the further the bait will fly.

Whisker can be called a spinning rod that doesn’t care what to throw. Of course, this is very conditional, but rods of this type are perhaps the most versatile. Their design is such that the spinning rod helps the bait to accelerate itself. This certainly contributes to achieving very good results. It is difficult to say whether this moment was laid down during the design process of the fishing rod, or whether the spinning rod was endowed with these qualities by chance, but such an interesting feature does exist.

Of course, such rods have a number of characteristic disadvantages, but they are from a different area, and now we are only talking about casting.

Now - to the fishing rods reflected in the table. 4.

What they all have in common is that the forms are designed in a similar way: a relatively soft tip is adjacent to a powerful butt. The rods are “serious” and work great with fish. But that’s not about that now.

If you look at Table 4, you can see that they all started with fairly good, but still not outstanding casts, although 20 g is in the working range of these rods. With an increase in the mass of the thrown load, the cast began to increase steadily and reached a maximum at 40 g.

That is, the concepts of “casting range” and “load weight” are very closely related. What happened? During the first casts, the upper part of the rod took part in the work, which was able to provide a decent and, in certain conditions, sufficient casting. The maximum or almost maximum weight of the jig head made it possible to connect a powerful butt to the work - and the entire rod took part in casting. And the weight flew much further.

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Whether this is good or bad is up to you to decide. One thing is for sure - everything that can be predicted must be used.

In general, practice is a useful thing; most often it is what puts everything in its place. Kills outdated ideas and forces new ones to be born. Having a concrete result in your hands, you begin to look differently at some things that were previously considered “immutable postulates.”

We hope that, based on these modest studies, you will be able to predict some of the behavior of your spinning rods.

And conduct your own test with a calculator in hand, during which it will become clear how justified every centimeter of length (and every dollar of cost) of the rod you are interested in is from the point of view of long-distance casting.

* In the Interline rod model, the line runs inside the blank, on the inner surface of which a system of a large number of spiral rings is mounted (as if a long, kind of spring is wound), sometimes supplemented by intermediate rings made of hard ceramics. When fishing with such rods, there are no tangles of the fishing line behind the “tulip”, and you can see for yourself what the casting distance is (editor’s note).

When choosing the best spinner for asp, you need to consider the following parameters:

When choosing the best spinner for asp, you need to consider the following parameters:

Flight characteristics. The bait will need to be cast far.
Stability. The asp lives mainly in bodies of water with strong currents. The spoon must be held in the right place and play for luring.
Colors. It is better to choose neutral shades similar to the color of small fish.
Form. For asp, a spinner in the shape of a small fish is suitable.
Weight. It is advisable to select medium-weight baits that will not quickly fall to the bottom.

Spinner spinners are used in small shallow reservoirs. The choice of a specific model will depend on the size of the prey, the type of reservoir and the season. At shallow depths, small and medium-sized spoons with light weights are used. Strong currents will require increased weight.

There are also oscillating spoons for asp, used at different depths. At great depths it is better to use heavy tackle, and for long casts light and narrow models are suitable. Silver, copper and gold spoons are considered the most catchy. In summer and autumn, bright and large baits are used, while in winter they prefer small lures of natural colors.

Experienced fishermen consider the disadvantage of using spinners to be the ability to easily lose the bait. But this trouble can happen with any bait that has an open hook.

The design of the spinning rod depends on its type.

Technical characteristics of the spinning rod:

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Mortalus

Dear, please advise on this issue. Some Savage spinners, for example, or Pontoon in size 2, describe a circle (or vibrate) in the area of the ring, i.e. at first. The petal is spinning. I hook it through the tee. Cord 0.12. What is this for? Can we bend it somehow?

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Mortalus

That’s a shame, I wanted to write about the clasp with a swivel, but at that moment I was thinking about the tee

Swivel clasp of course. Here's a spinner, God knows, it looks smooth to me. What might you see?

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That’s a shame, I wanted to write about the clasp with a swivel, but at that moment I was thinking about the tee

Swivel clasp of course. Here's a spinner, God knows, it looks smooth to me. What might you see? View attachment 5478266 View attachment 5478268

Slava 63

That’s a shame, I wanted to write about the clasp with a swivel, but at that moment I was thinking about the tee

Swivel clasp of course. Here's a spinner, God knows, it looks smooth to me. What might you see? View attachment 5478266 View attachment 5478268

In the top photo (No. 1) it seems to be clear that the visible part of the wire on which the petal is attached is not on the same axis with the core, although I could be wrong due to the shooting angle

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Additionally, it should be noted the importance of choosing a fishing line. For example, a heavy material such as fluorocarbon will not allow you to cast very far. Also, a large diameter fishing line reduces casting distance. Most often I use 12lb breaking strength line. When it is necessary to fish at extreme distances, in this case I can afford 10lb line.

Selecting the right option for pike depending on the conditions

There are different types of spinners used for pike. Depending on the characteristics of the reservoir where fishing takes place, both models with an elongated petal and those with a more round one may be suitable. For example, in still water, spinners like Blue Fox Vibrax or Meps Comet, which have a more rounded petal shape, perform well. Such geometric features provide relatively high resistance to water flow, and therefore visibility to the lateral line of fish from a great distance.

At the same time, the best rotating spoon for catching pike in a reservoir with a pronounced current will be options with a petal shape close to that of Aglia Long. The shape of the willow leaf ensures a reduction in drag, which is already high in strong currents, which simply pushes options with a different geometry to the surface.

Photo 1. Pinwheel with a willow leaf type petal.

At long distances, catching pike with spinners will be easier if you use front-loaded spoons. They have the longest flight range due to the location of the main weight, however, according to some anglers, they play a little worse. On many lures of this type, the sinker is made in the shape of a fish's head, which is believed to increase its attractiveness to predators. Most models of such spinners make it possible to change the weight of the load, since it is not integral with the body of the spinner (which is typical for models with a rear loading), but is connected to the main rod through a winding ring or in another way. You don’t have to use a sinker at all, although such an unloaded lure will significantly lose range.

Photo 2. Symbiosis of a pinwheel with a silicone fish.

You can also use unloaded spinners, or models with a removable front weight. The fact is that such spinners begin to work immediately after falling into the water - the petal rotates while the bait sinks to the bottom. Pike are often interested in objects flying low over the water; many spinners have had cases with spinners when a predator attacked the spoon immediately after it fell. In terms of attractiveness during the fall, unloaded spinners are significantly superior to loaded models, which begin to play only with the start of the retrieve, and when the speed decreases below a certain threshold, they lose the game.

Photo 3. Pinwheel with a decorated tee.

Important! Sometimes you need to deliberately allow the turntable to malfunction. Sometimes you can notice a pike following the spoon, but not attacking it

In such cases, it is a glitch in the game that can provoke an attack.

Types of homemade spinners for different fish

Pike

Pike is one of the most popular predators that can be caught with spoons all year round.

The following types, made at home, are suitable for this:

Oscillating spoons have a simple design and a high degree of reliability. They are made from sheet blanks, metal tubes, as well as teaspoons and tablespoons.
Rotating spoons have a more complex design, since they consist of several elements, but this feature ensures the activity and variety of the game demonstrated. At home, it is possible to manufacture blade spinners or spinners with turbines of various types; the number of moving blades is selected individually.
Balancer spinners. The process of their manufacture is more complicated, since it involves casting the workpiece using a plaster mold; The main distinguishing feature of this species is its maximum similarity to small fish.

Let's celebrate! For pike fishing, homemade spoons of various shapes are suitable; elongated models with slightly pointed ends are most effective. The color is determined depending on the fishing conditions; golden or silver baits are most often used, since they most closely resemble fry.

Zander

The types of pike spinners described above are suitable for catching pike perch; oscillating and rotating options are most often used.

Fishermen note the high degree of effectiveness of the following modifications of oscillating spoons:

Narrow triangular spinners with increased thickness are an exclusively home-made option that has no factory analogues

The bait is universal, it can be used for long casts in the warm season or ice fishing for pike perch; The recommended tactic is to carry out stepwise wiring. Castmasters are used for catching pike perch vertically; they can also be made at home. “Beam”, which has a center of gravity shifted to the lower part of the body, which ensures a specific game. The “Nurse” has a number of additional bends that ensure unpredictability of the bait’s oscillations in different directions, which allows you to fish a large underwater area. “Uchinskaya oscillator” is heavy and is used on fast-flowing rivers; The bait is designed to carry out step-by-step retrieval and demonstrate a slow game, allowing you to attract the attention of a well-fed and passive pike perch.

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Appearance and lifestyle of perch

Perch is one of the most common fish in our country. Perch can be found everywhere: in rivers, lakes, ponds and reservoirs. Thanks to its memorable appearance: pronounced striped color and yellow-orange fins, perch is difficult to confuse with other fish. The perch has a laterally compressed body covered with dense small scales. The height of the perch's body is one third of its length, so the perch looks like a massive fish.

In large reservoirs with a rich food supply, perch forms two varieties that differ in habitat, diet and growth rate. The first variety is usually called "small", "grass" or "coastal" perch, the second - "large" or "deep" perch.

In reservoirs, perch adheres to the coastal zone of the reservoir, overgrown with aquatic vegetation, as well as areas of reservoirs with artificial and natural shelters.

The perch spends most of its life near the bottom. In large bodies of water, at great depths, schools of small perch are located at depth drops, that is, places where there is a sharp increase in depth. Schools of perch go to shallow waters to hunt for fry, which stay in large numbers in such places.

A perch boil occurs when a school of perch surrounds a fry, forcing the fry to rise to the very surface or even jump out of the water in an attempt to escape from greedy predators. The water in such places is said to boil. A large number of fry jumping out of the water attracts seagulls and other fish-eating fish. It is by flocks of birds circling in one place that fishermen find perch pots.

In the warm season, perches stay in creeks and bays overgrown with aquatic vegetation, while medium-sized perches keep in schools of up to 10 fish, and small-sized perches can have a school size of up to 100 fish.

Spawning of perch occurs immediately after ice drift, at a water temperature of 7-8 °C. In the southern regions of the country this occurs in February-April, in more northern regions in May-June. Perch spawning usually occurs immediately after pike spawning. Large perches begin spawning later than small ones.

During spawning, the female lays mesh ribbons of gelatinous substance, on each edge of which there are 2-3 eggs, on last year’s vegetation, flooded bushes and snags, or even just on the bottom, and the males fertilize them. The diameter of the perch egg is about 4 mm, the length of the ribbon can be from 12 cm for small perches, up to 1 meter long for large ones.

Fishing techniques in still water and currents

The rotating spoon is versatile, allowing you to fish with equal success on lakes and rivers. But depending on the depth of the water area and the strength of the current, it is necessary to choose the appropriate bait and wiring.

Stagnant bodies of water

It is easier for a beginning spinner to master fishing with a spinner in still water. For such conditions, spinners with a rounded petal shape are better suited. Mepps has models called Comet, and the famous manufacturer of artificial baits Blue Fox has developed a line of Vibrax spinners. Due to the large petal area, the turntable exhibits great resistance during wiring. And the predator clearly picks up the vibration with the lateral line from afar.

In lakes and reservoirs you can try out different animation techniques.

Technique No. 1 is a uniform slow winding. It can be varied by changing the speed or twitching the tip of the rod.
Front-loaded models allow you to break through deep pools or holes. The Mepps collection includes spoons called Lusox. To animate them, a step technique can be used.

Rivers

The river current has a dual effect on the operation of the turntable. On the one hand, the flow of water carries away the bait, worsening control on the part of the angler. But when fishing against the current, the petal can rotate even on a stationary bait. In reservoirs with a current, models with a willow petal, for example, Mepps Aglia Long, have proven themselves better. When rotating, they have less drag, so they are not pushed to the surface by the current.

On the river, you can use the slowest options for uniform wiring when working against the current. For front-loaded models, you can use a jig, tempting a predator at changes in depth.

This is interesting! Sometimes it is useful to deliberately cause the game to crash. This technique allows you to provoke a predator to attack.

What is a spinner bait?

The basis of the bait is a metal petal attached to a wire base. A hook (single or tee) is attached to the back of the base. The design is made so that the petal rotates around the base when the spinner moves. To increase weight, a sinker can be installed on the structure. This is necessary to ensure casting range or fishing depth. The sinker can be attached between the blade and the tee or in front of the spoon using a variety of fasteners. To facilitate the torsion of the petal, a small bead-shaped bearing is attached in front of the bow or under it.

Spinner baits impress with their versatility. With their help you can catch perch, pike, ide, pike perch, asp, chub, trout and other fish.

Fishing with this device does not require any tricks and is not difficult in itself. It is enough just to throw the bait further away and evenly turn the handle of the spinning reel. At the same time, the petal of the spoon will rotate vigorously with noise, shine and crackling, provoking the fish to bite. Much depends on the depth of the spinner and the speed of its retrieval.

Fishing Features

A spinning spoon is used to catch different types of fish. In this case, you need to follow certain techniques and fish correctly in order to get a good catch. Let us consider in detail what the main features of fishing using a spinner are, using the example of pike fishing.

To catch pike, it is advisable to use baits that will move exactly like its potential prey

Then the toothy one will definitely pay attention to them. Small-sized spinners are ideal, with which you can depict noticeable signs of pain, weakness and inferiority

A spinning spoon barely resembles an ordinary small fish, but its movements can imitate small fry.

The main feature of wiring such a spinner is the speed at which the petal will spin without stops or interruptions. The speed should be low. Setting the required pace is not an easy task. You can only learn to deal with this over time, by getting better at it and gaining experience.

So, the rotator wiring must be done like this.

After casting the spoon, it is allowed to sink to the bottom of the reservoir. As soon as it touches the base, the fisherman must make a sharp jerk with the tackle, adhering to the direction of the wire.
The movement described above will help lift the rotator from the bottom surface and put it into direct operation. After this, acting without unnecessary haste or haste, you need to wind the reel directly to the rotating bait.
You can feel how the petal works with the hand that is holding the handle of the spinning rod at that moment. The sensations will manifest themselves in the form of monochromatic and rhythmic vibrations. Any changes or loss of this rhythm will indicate that the spinner is not operating correctly, and any sharp blow will indicate a bite.

In most cases, the pike hooks itself when it bites. If changes and irregularities in the rhythm are observed, it is advisable to change the winding speed. From the very beginning, it is advisable to master uniform wiring. Only when it is possible to achieve a stable level of performance and “feel” the spinner properly, it will be possible to begin experiments with other types of wiring.

Most often, pike are caught using the stepwise fishing method. In such a situation, uniform wiring is divided into a certain number of pauses. The spoon is once again placed on the bottom of the reservoir, and after certain periods it is put back into operation. Intermittent vibrations are very good at luring a not very active pike out of its hiding place.

Many fishermen mistakenly believe that in the case of a rotating spinner, in all cases the spinner must be driven at high speed and immediately as soon as it splashes down. A similar technique is often used, but in situations where predatory individuals feed on the surface of the water and behave actively. But the main wiring still remains uniform.

This way you can attract both active and sedentary fish. Some predators are reluctant to take bait that moves evenly. In this case, fishing can only be saved by wave-type wiring. This type of feeding demonstrates high efficiency in the case of fishing from the shore of coastal strips of algae, large areas with uneven bottom vegetation.

In the next video you will find fishing with rotating spoons.

How far to cast light spinning lures

Date: May 30, 2012 | 314

Often, when fishing with a spinning rod , you have to use very small , delicate and, accordingly, light baits: spinners No. 1-0-00; microjig weighing 1-3g; miniature wobblers; very small vibrations. Such baits are relevant when fishing for perch, chub , trout, white fish, such as rudd, with a spinning rod. But with such small spinning baits there is always a problem - it is difficult to cast them far enough.

So, there is no choice, the fish only take small baits . We need to solve the problem of, if not long-distance, then at least sufficient casting.

So, what can you do to maximize the casting range of lures weighing 1-4g. ?? If it is not possible to use baits that obviously fly well, even in their own weight and size category (wobblers with a long-casting system, castmasters, spinners), then everything depends on the choice of elements of spinning tackle and casting technique .

Rod . The optimal length is 2.4 m. 2.1 is not so messy. 2.7 – difficult to operate in the bushes. And with small tests, long sticks are a rarity. The spinning rod's action is preferably medium or medium-fast (the tip must work).

Reel 1500-2000. At most 2500. This is the category of fishing in which the highest complaints about the quality of the reel are in light fishing. Excellent line laying, an instant stop, a finely tuned clutch, and a smooth ride are required. The line must be wound with backing, flush with the spool collar.

fishing line , monofilament. No matter how thin the cord is, thin monofilament allows you to cast light baits further. I use 0.15-0.16mm fishing line. There's no point in getting any thicker. If you work correctly with the rod and clutch, you can use this line to catch pike up to 2 kg. I haven't come across this tackle yet. So, there is enough strength. The only thing is that you can’t fight the snags with such a fishing line. So you need to throw more accurately and more carefully.

using a leash . This is not the right tackle. There is no calculation for pike - the main objects are chub and perch. But pike also bite often. There is, of course, a chance that the pike will cut the line. But this happens quite rarely. It has been noticed that the smaller the bait, the more delicately the pike grabs it. And the big one - greedily, into the throat. And the probability of cutting a large vibrating tail, used without leashes, is higher than a small spinning tail. Moreover, a leash, even a thin one, does not contribute in any way to the aerodynamics of the bait’s flight and its play. The bait is attached via a knotless connection, a swivel and a clasp - all miniature. But even these 2-2.5 cm of metal saved the tackle from the teeth of a predator for several races.

Now about the technique of long-distance casting of light baits . No need to throw forcefully over your shoulder. You need to send the bait with the whole form, and at the final casting phase – send it with the elastic tip of the rod (that’s why it should be flexible and not “oaky”).

It is clear that the delivery range of mini-baits can be increased by using a boat, or by wading into the water. But that doesn't count anymore. I revealed all my own techniques for increasing the casting range of light spinning lures . Implement!

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Why do spinners twist the lines?

Why do spinners twist the lines? Yes, because the rotation of the petal, its main activity when retrieving such a bait, transmits torque to the entire lure assembly. And although a load is designed to resist this moment - for example, the most popular - the central one, located on their common axis between the petal and the hook (photo 1) - it only partially succeeds, despite the use of various ball bearings and “reflectors”. And all because the load has other important tasks - for example, ensuring the timely activation of the same petal. This creates a rigid framework within which its mass, size and position can change - since in “turntables” with a central location of the load, all the parts are interconnected by certain relationships.

The picture is slightly different for spinners that still have a central weight, but have a center of gravity shifted relative to the axis of rotation (photo 2). These “spinners” spin the line only in decent currents. However, there are relatively few such originals in the world of spinning spinners, and they also have their own “frameworks”. Therefore, the shapes of the petals used in such designs have, so to speak, an increased ability to initiate rotation and a considerable angle (despite the fact that the larger it is, the more “persistent” the spinner is in operation and the more noticeable the torque). In other words, their petals wind up more confidently and during operation do not touch the load shifted downward.

And finally, spinners that are generally devoid of a central weight as such, in which the petal rotates on a “bare” axis - for example, Lusox spinners. And thanks to the fact that they have the ability to install replaceable heads of various weights and shapes in front (photo 3), here it seems that you can allow yourself an unlimited fight against the twisting of the fishing line tied to this very head - and even win in it.

Refinement of rotating spinners

Even the cheapest Chinese turntables can be brought into working condition. To do this, you need to modify the bait a little.

One of the common techniques is to weight the spinner. It is not at all necessary to disassemble the bait and work magic with the weight of the load. If you stock up on special sports weights, which are used by floaters, then the spoon will be weighted right on the shore. It is enough to string two cambrics onto the fishing line to fix a suitable weight. It can be moved along the line to any distance from the fastener.

Recommendation! To prevent such a weight from sliding down the fishing line, it should be wrapped with the main thread (3-4 turns).

The easiest way to improve the turntable's game is to decorate the threesome with a bright tassel. It aligns the rod during wiring, stabilizing the rotation of the petal.
A common cause of numerous failures is poor-quality hooks. Some of them can be modified with a file without removing them from the bait. But if the wire is soft, then it is better to replace the tees.
To change the angle of rotation or influence the acoustic parameters of the turntable, holes can be made in the petal. It is enough to drill 3 holes along the axis of the petal to interest the predator.

There are a few simple rules to consider when finalizing the petal shape.

The smaller the width in relation to the length, the smaller the angle of rotation.
Flat petals have a greater rotation angle than similarly sized convex models.
Petals made of thicker metal have a smaller angle of inclination.
As the bend along the longitudinal line increases, the angle of rotation decreases.

Read Video selection on installation of feeder equipment

By changing at least one of these petal parameters, you can achieve the desired rotation angle.

Many experienced spinning players began their path to success with spinners. The bait allows you to master different wiring and put your hands into improving the design

Only in practice can an angler find the key to a cautious predator

Overview of species

There are different types of spinners. Each of the subspecies has its own characteristics and parameters, which the fisherman must take into account before using a certain bait. Let's take a closer look at rotators of different subtypes.

By type of design

Modern rotators have their own design features. From a device point of view, all baits of this type are assembled from the following components:

a strong rod made of metal (it can be flexible or rigid), this part serves to connect all components of the spoon;
a core, which can be solid or divided into several parts (the core can serve as a shipping element or an auxiliary sound component);
petal, which is attached thanks to a special clamp (or without using it);
the reflector, which plays the role of a kind of bearing, is located in the area between the core and the clamp;
loop required for tying to the main fishing line of the tackle;
latches, loops for tees;
the tee itself - empty or with a fly tied up.

Rotators, characterized by clampless fastening of the petal part, are characterized by a narrower focus of application. Since the petal here starts instantly even under the condition of an attack, and the spinner is gliding in the water at this time, it is advisable to use these structures in areas with rich vegetation.

Considering different types of designs of rotating baits, we can distinguish different modifications.

Willow leaf. It has this name because it looks like a real willow leaf. The bait is made narrow and long, its rotation angle is approximately 30 degrees. Well suited for fishing in deep standing places or in areas where there is a weak current.

By area of application

Despite the fact that spinners seem to be universal devices, the same modification is usually not used throughout the entire season. Places for fishing also need to be chosen correctly. These baits demonstrate the highest effectiveness in shallow reservoirs that are lightly overgrown with aquatic vegetation and backwaters with weak currents. Ideally, it is better to select places where there is no current at all.

If you use turntables in places where there is a high-speed current, they will demonstrate their effectiveness only if they have a narrow and elongated structure. The ideal choice would be the option mentioned above - willow leaf. As mentioned earlier, for areas with weaker currents, wide blades are more suitable. Here they seem to be more effective.

Spinner baits show different productivity depending on the time of year. When developing a fishing strategy, the user must take into account this feature of the use of rotators. Such baits can be called very playful and nimble, but, for example, they will attract little pike in cold water. Often, when the temperature exceeds 10 degrees, fish stop actively reacting to this lure.

With an increase in temperature to 15-20 degrees, the activity of predatory individuals and their reaction to the turntable increases noticeably. Based on these features, we can conclude that the use of turntables in early spring or late autumn before freeze-up will be ineffective.

True, this does not stop many fishermen, and they continue to experiment, wanting to get at least small results from fishing. Warm spring waters are suitable for using medium-sized spinners with copper or yellow colors.

Such colors will not scare off the same pike, which is often lured using spinners. In the summer season, spinners also remain relevant and can be used.

How to make a spinner heavier

Rotating spoons are divided into 3 types:

front-loaded
rear-loaded or classic
unloaded

Weighting of front-loaded spinners

These turntables are distinguished by the presence of a weight in front of the petal.

Factory spinners with front loading

Many branded spinners of this type have removable weight designs, which allows you to simply change them to weights that suit the fishing conditions. This is probably the easiest option - to use factory front-loaded spinners with removable weights. An example of a spinner in the photo.

Moreover, all the weights of such a spinner are soldered onto a steel leash, which imparts rigidity to the structure, protects it from the teeth of a predator and, accordingly, reduces windage during flight.

In this video, the author shares his experience of homemade front-loading turntables.

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Equipping a spinner with a Cheburashka

With the help of the well-known sinker, popularly called “Cheburashka,” many spinning anglers surround their spinner baits. Cheburashka is a lead ball with two wire ears soldered on opposite sides. It is easy to use the sinker, simply hooking it to the spoon through a swivel, which is why it has gained such fame among fishermen. According to the principle - cheap, angry, effective.

Weighting classic spinners

Back-loaded spoons, in which the load is located behind the petal, are considered classic. Loading a rotating spoon of this type is achieved in four ways.

Winding copper or lead wire around the axis of the bait behind the petal

This work is done quite easily and quickly. Either directly onto the axis with the core, or, if the spoon is unloaded, then it is wound on a nail of the required diameter. The workpiece is removed from the nail, the hook is removed, put on the axle and the hook is returned. In most models of spinners, you won’t be able to simply remove the hook if it is not latched. Therefore, you have to cut through the “original” wire and assemble the lure on a new one.

Winding a lead sheet is the simplest method; it is used directly at the fishing site in field conditions.

Lead is rolled into a thin sheet, cut to size and wound around an axle or core. The only inconvenience is that after the Nth number of casts, the load can become loose and “move out,” so while fishing you need to keep an eye on it and tighten it as necessary.

Adding a Tungsten Jig

You need to buy a tungsten jig and unscrew the hook. Disassemble the turntable by cutting the axle and reassemble it on a new axle wire, adding a tungsten ball. A tungsten jig weighs approximately 1.5-2.0 grams. Thus, a three-gram spoon can be turned into a 4-5 gram spoon by simply adding a small ball. Why tungsten? It is the heaviest, compared to lead, brass and copper. Its density is 19.25 g/cm³, lead - 11.35 g/cm³, copper - 8.96 g/cm³ and brass -8.73 g/cm³.

Adding a field

This is a good method for loading not only spinners, but also any light spinners. In such equipment they work perfectly in depth. The figure shows three options for loading a rotating spoon: with the field located in front, behind and at the bottom with dragging.

It is important to use streamlined fields and sizes comparable to the spinner; square and large weights can change the performance of the spinner, especially if they follow each other in the retrieve. Unloaded spoons are an excellent material for homemade

From them you can make either a spinner with front loading or rear loading. The choice of the fisherman. There is no point in describing how to modify them to make them heavier, everything has been said above. The steps are the same - disassemble, add cargo, assemble. We wrap the weight material around the axle or add a leash with a weight, a field or a “Cheburashka” in front of the petal

Unloaded spoons are an excellent material for homemade ones. From them you can make either a spinner with front loading or rear loading. The choice of the fisherman. There is no point in describing how to modify them to make them heavier, everything has been said above. The steps are the same - disassemble, add cargo, assemble. We wrap the weight material around the axle or add a leash with a weight, a field or a “Cheburashka” in front of the petal.

Preparing to assemble the turntable

Some of the details - small petals and arches - can be made by hand. This is even necessary, taking into account their use in conjunction with “flies” tied on single hooks and, of course, the fact that petals smaller than No. 00 are not yet available for sale in our country.

Wire frame of turntable

The main role in the “spinner” is played by its playing element – the petal. It is this that attracts fish while the bait is in action and arouses in it a hunting reflex, curiosity or aggression.

About incompatible

Assembling the turntable

The front part of all baits is almost the same. This is one or two (which is stronger, but more noticeable) turns of the wire around the very end of the half of the working part of the mini-round pliers (the perforation is performed with this very tool). Moreover, it is more convenient to twist “towards yourself”, firmly holding the wire with a tool and intercepting it as a tight ring forms.

Two turns are also necessary when using less visible thin wire. When the fishing line is tied directly to the bait, and intermediate links - a carabiner, a swivel and a leash - are excluded. In order to achieve simplicity and delicacy of gear.

A more conventional design of the front part is also possible. In it, after creating the traditional front ring, the wire is not bitten off and a weight is put on it. After which the wire is bent and only then bitten off.

The difference lies only in the size and, therefore, in the mass of tungsten balls (former jigs, if necessary, annealed over an open flame to give them inconspicuousness), which, after creating the rings, are put on the ends of the wire facing downwards. After which they bend in the direction opposite to the movement of the bait (with their hands, holding the ball with pliers), and bite off short with wire cutters.

The ball bearings (two or one) necessary to create rotation of the petal, located immediately behind the bow, rest on the pin clasp. Why is it performed flat, directed perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the petal. In mini spinners, the ball rests on beads, which in turn are adjacent to the back of the bait, where the hook is located. And this part can be done in different ways.

The ring is needed only because the size of the mini-baits does not allow them to be framed with 0.6 mm wire in the form of a pin. But there is another wire. In addition, to replace the “flies” you can use a regular winding ring, even if it is just one more detail.

In general, we all know how difficult it is to cast a “spinner” that has a petal the size of a little fingernail and is equipped with a sailing “fly”. And we understand how difficult it is to load it, making the line non-twisting and compact. Which, however, is possible with the help of these structures.

Practical tips

It seems that crystal clear instructions have not yet been achieved. I would like to think that it is only because of the ambiguity of those things and phenomena that we encounter while fishing. But let's try to get down to practice.

And you must remember that when testing and fine-tuning the petal (in a basin or bath), you should get approximately the same angle and speed of rotation in both directions relative to the direction of movement of the bait.

Finally, I would like to say that in the field of symbiosis of “flies” and mini-petals, one should not rely only on spinning canons. And that this is a vast field of activity, where the labor expended is more than compensated by the pleasure of the results.

It looks like the instructions really didn't work out. Rather, I again suggested a “line of thought.” I hope that you will find it interesting - and I can only wish you success, which you will certainly receive if you devote attention, energy and time to it.

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the spinner itself is as light as a ferret, but if you can stand in the same place in the headwind and you need to throw it 70 meters away, then I’m trying to experiment

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I’ll try this too, what is the length of the leash? and what kind of wiring should it be? i.e. how to guide it at all or just lift it up a little with the flow?

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This is normal, working equipment! By the way, it is better to use an eccentric weight as an anti-twist. sometimes, if not too lazy, I used a weight with a hook, because... a certain number of attacks fall into it. Fish often loves tandems!

The turntables do not need to oscillate to the side, the load will not spoil their play!

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I think around a meter. Wiring is best in an arc for demolition. The weight of the load must be selected for this.

The turntables do not need to oscillate to the side, the load will not spoil their play!

Lyosha, but Andrey wrote “60 grams of weight.” A bit much.

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Now it’s clear why you can’t throw a light spinner! Well, where does 0.4 go? This is to be treasured only.

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Dear, please advise on this issue. Some Savage spinners, for example, or Pontoon in size 2, describe a circle (or vibrate) in the area of the ring, i.e. at first. The petal is spinning. I hook it through the tee. Cord 0.12. What is this for? Can we bend it somehow?

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That’s a shame, I wanted to write about the clasp with a swivel, but at that moment I was thinking about the tee

Swivel clasp of course. Here's a spinner, God knows, it looks smooth to me. What might you see?

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That’s a shame, I wanted to write about the clasp with a swivel, but at that moment I was thinking about the tee

Swivel clasp of course. Here's a spinner, God knows, it looks smooth to me. What might you see? View attachment 5478266 View attachment 5478268

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That’s a shame, I wanted to write about the clasp with a swivel, but at that moment I was thinking about the tee

Swivel clasp of course. Here's a spinner, God knows, it looks smooth to me. What might you see? View attachment 5478266 View attachment 5478268

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1. Having their own game. 2. Not having their own game.

Long cast. "Flying" spinners. Review.

To begin with, let's try to divide jigs into two types:

1. With a shifted center of gravity. 2. With the center of gravity in the center.

Tips for fisherman: Flashing perch in winter, how to catch it correctly - Let’s take it step by step

Next, consider the following type of bait. These are baits with a center of gravity in the middle. I also want to divide them into two subtypes:

1. Having their own game. 2. Not having their own game.

Especially for www. fion. ru Dmitry Baryshev ( bd 256)

The main “face” of the turntable is the metal petal. It can be of different sizes and shapes. It is the petal that rotates on the bait, creating a vibration in the water that is attractive to predators.

PART 2. Oscillating spinners (spinners) for spinning

Chapter 1. From the history of oscillating spoons. Chapter 2. The game of oscillating spoons (spinners). Chapter 3. Equipment and elements of oscillating spoons (spinners). Chapter 4. Classification of oscillating spoons. Chapter 5. Color of oscillating spoons (spoons).

PART 2.2. CLASSIC VIBRATING SPINNERS (SPINNERS) Chapter 1. The shape of spinners and their game. Chapter 2. Main types of oscillating spinners (spinners). "Spoon". "Fish" "Storling". “Wave”. Chapter 3. Original oscillating spoons (oscillators). Spinner-plates. "Minnow Spoon" "Cicada". "Tasmanian Devil". Chapter 4. Asymmetrical oscillating spoons. Chapter 5. Bimetallic oscillating spoons. Chapter 6. Non-clinging spinners. Chapter 7. Spoons with additional elements. Eye. Additional petals. Additional hooks. Chapter 8. Combinations for spinners. Chapter 9. Playing spinners. Chapter 10. Posting spinners. Chapter 11. Fishing with spinners. Chapter 12. Oscillating spinners for beginners.

PART 2.3. SPECIAL oscillating spoons (oscillators) Chapter 1. Special oscillating spoons (oscillators). Chapter 2. oscillating spoons of the “boat” type. Chapter 3. oscillating spoons of the “cut” type. Oblique cut. Parallel cut. Chapter 4. Oscillating spoons of the “tube” type. Chapter 5. Oscillating spoons of the “fish” type. Chapter 6. Playing special spinners. Chapter 7. Posting special oscillating spoons. Chapter 8. Fishing with special spoons. Chapter 9. Special spoons for beginners

PART 2.4. CATCHABLE SPOONNER WITH YOUR OWN HANDSChapter 1. The most catchy spinner.Chapter 2. Homemade spoons.Chapter 3. DIY spinner.

Layout. Changing shape. Additional elements. Hook attachment. Color change.

Fishing technique

In oscillating fishing, provided that we are working with a bait that is known to catch, everything depends on the correct wiring. In turntables, correct wiring is half the success.

It is also important to select the turntable itself from the kit for this depth with the required wiring speed and blade rotation frequency. And this also depends on the shape of the petal and the size of the rotating spoon

Therefore, a set of turntables is not a heap, but a set of soldiers - identical, but different in weight and size. And so in each group - at least a set with long petals and another one with short ones. Plus the color. At a minimum, white (silver) and yellow (gold, brass). Also useful are green acids and black ones with red or yellow spots specifically for pike or perch.

For anglers who don’t bother fishing with rotating baits according to all the canons of theory, it is useful to have a couple of spinners among the set of spinners and wobblers for pike. You never know, it will shoot someday. In terms of size, weight and overall dimensions, they must be precisely selected for specific fishing conditions and spinning test. For pike, if you decide to try a couple of spinners, it is better to take long blades, such as Mepps Aglia Long. In sizes 0-2 for light and 3-5 for medium-heavy spinning rods. And also a couple of weights for depth of the appropriate size and weight.

Now let’s generalize the theory by applying it to pike fishing. We are not looking for the best spinners for pike fishing, but ordinary, reliable ones. We select the configuration of the kit depending on the caliber of the spinning rod and the fishing conditions. Next is the correct wiring technique and selection of the right bait directly on the pond.

Read more about general tactics and techniques for catching pike with spoons

Selection of wiring speed and stroke depth

The standard delivery of a spinner to a pike is slow and steady with short accelerations. The colder the water and the more passive the fish, the slower you need to move the spinner, and the more correct it is to use willow leaves rather than round petals. Even the objectively best spinners for pike fishing will not work if used incorrectly.

It is important to choose the bait itself in order to move it at the right speed here. For example, you need to carry out slowly at depth

But the spinner that is standing now does not spin at that speed - only faster, or goes higher. This means you need to find a heavier spinner in the box that will rotate at that speed.

At shallow depths it’s easier - the pike will calmly rise from one and a half to two meters for the bait that interests it. Therefore, you can simply drive - if you go at the right speed. But at great depths it is necessary to carry out the rotation in the lower meter from the bottom, sometimes above it, sometimes even striking and touching. To do this, we already select baits, use heavy spinners or additional weight in front, try to lead with a step, as in a jig, if the bottom is clean.

Spinner baits with large blades sometimes require a jerk of the rod to get started. Whether this happened or not can be felt by the stubbornness of the move.

Seasonality factors

To successfully catch pike with spinners, you need to take into account the seasonality. The spinner is considered an active bait that creates powerful vibrations. A more active predator, which means in warm water, responds better to such a stimulus. In very early spring, it is better to use wobblers on a dying twitch or sluggish jigs for pike. The turntable time comes when the water is warmed up to at least 10 degrees.

When the water temperature is 10-15 degrees and below, it is better to use rotating spoons with long petals, low rotation speed and slow retrieve on the verge of breakdown for pike. With warming, in spring or autumn - larger pinwheels, including those with round perch petals, the rotation speed of which is higher. We are experimenting with colors - both metallic petals and acid green with orange work, as well as colors like Black Fury, a black petal with yellow or red dots.

The design of the spinner spoon and its elements

A general view of a rotating spoon with a core weight is shown in Fig. 1.

Fig.1. General view of the spinner with a core weight.

Frame (rod)

All elements of the spoon are mounted on a frame (rod) made of elastic stainless wire with a diameter of 0.5-1.0 mm, respectively, for small and large spoons.

The front and rear loops must be positioned strictly along the axis, and the entire frame must withstand loads and not deform when playing fish.

Petal

We have already mostly talked about petals and arches in previous chapters. The peculiarity of spinners with a core is that here the blade works in the most difficult conditions compared to other options for rotating spinners. After all, a loaded rod always sags and can even interfere with the rotation of the petal. Therefore, not every blade is suitable for the correct configuration of a spinner with a core.

Core weight

A sinker on a rod, as a rule, consists of a main core weight (its varieties are shown in Fig. 2) and two or three more parts that make up the tossing and anti-twisting system.

Fig.2. The main types of core weights: a) ball, b) composite ball, c) cylinder, d) double-cone cylinder, e) cigar, f) olive, g) spindle, h) drop, i) bullet.

The main sinker not only gives the spoon the necessary weight, but also imitates the body of the bait. After all, the petal rotates and flickers, and the fish sees the main sinker without distortion - which means that by its appearance it should resemble live prey and additionally attract a predator. Therefore, the shape of the core is usually close to the shape of the fry - it is a “drop”, “olive”, “bullet”, etc.

The main sinker can be either cast or chiseled.

Some large cores have a significant drawback - their smooth surfaces, reflecting light, create unnaturally bright glare that can scare away fish. Such cores are either painted, or “divided into parts” by grooves, or made as if they were composed of balls, giving only a point highlight.

The color of the main sinker is also very important, which the fish sees better than the color of the petal. Therefore, brass cores are increasingly being electroplated with other metals: silver, gold or copper. In addition, they may be partially or completely colored red, yellow, white or black, sometimes with various dots. Cast weights made of solid lead and other alloys are also usually painted with dots or flakes.

Additional items

Sometimes a bright red plastic ball is placed on the rod in front of the hook - an “egg”, which additionally attracts fish and, when biting, serves as its “aiming point”. MEPPS spinners have such “eggs”: “Aglia long”, “Comet Black Fury”, “XD” and others.

For the same reasons, instead of a bead, you can put a bright red cambric on the forend of the tee.

Replacing a tee

Additional lead loading

Replacing winding rings

Homemade tubular spoons

II method

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Attachments

Kostya is small

Mortalus

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not a friend

Blocked

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Selecting the right option for pike depending on the conditions

Types of homemade spinners for different fish

Pike

Zander

Appearance and lifestyle of perch

Fishing techniques in still water and currents

Stagnant bodies of water

Rivers

What is a spinner bait?

Fishing Features

How far to cast light spinning lures

Why do spinners twist the lines?

Refinement of rotating spinners

Overview of species

By type of design

By area of ​​application

How to make a spinner heavier

Weighting of front-loaded spinners

Factory spinners with front loading

Equipping a spinner with a Cheburashka

Weighting classic spinners

Preparing to assemble the turntable

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Attachments

Kostya is small

Mortalus

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Mortalus

not a friend

Blocked

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PART 2. Oscillating spinners (spinners) for spinning

Fishing technique

Selection of wiring speed and stroke depth

Seasonality factors

The design of the spinner spoon and its elements

Frame (rod)

Petal

Core weight

Additional items

By area of application