How to choose a spinner spoon for pike

For many anglers, fishing for pike with a spinner is the main way to catch toothy pike using a spinning rod. Especially in areas where large predators are rare, and the main catch is perch. Turntables are easy to learn for a beginner. However, if you dig deeper, these lures also need to be used correctly.

There is no best spinner for pike - successful fishing requires a set of baits, each of which works in specific conditions. You’ve abandoned the principle and are holding on, in case someone takes it, you’re not serious. At best, this will work out badly. The rest of the time - just selecting bait, fishing speed and running depth. This is why you need a set of spinners. There are no spinners that catch pike equally in depth or shallow, in spring and summer, in strong or weak currents.

Pinwheels for pike

Therefore, there are no ratings or tops of spinners for pike here. Let's look at the correct approach to forming a set of catchy spinners for pike and perch, with an emphasis on catching toothy ones. Let's consider how to use this set depending on the fishing conditions and what lures to assemble it from.

Large spinners of 3-7 sizes are usually used specifically for pike; on spinning rods with upper test weights of 15-30 grams. Naturally, the toothy one takes both light and ultralight with spinners of size 00-3, from 1 to 8 grams in weight. For some fishermen, rotating spoons complement a set of spoons and wobblers. For others, it is the basis of a set of spinners.

The difference between this type of bait and wobblers is in the technique of application. The famous atom can be used in almost any environment. You need several spinners for pike in the same set of conditions. The behavior of the pinwheel in water depends on its size, weight and type of petal. And the essence of selection in specific conditions is to find a turntable that will pass exactly here at a given depth with a certain speed.

Stores and the Internet are full of bait recommendations. Various tandems for catching pike, petals of incomprehensible shape, multi-petal baits and other gimmicks - all these are marketing machinations to extract money from the buyer. This may accidentally work when the pike is eating - but we are talking about systematic, targeted fishing. Fishing with spinners is a tactical and mathematical selection on the spot, cold calculation depending on the conditions. And for this you need to use the most common baits, but reliable and with different characteristics. There are several intersection factors:

1. The shape of the petal - depending on it, the spinner works better or worse in currents or in still water, and the minimum speed of the retrieve is different.
2. Weight, size - affect the depth of immersion, as well as the speed of the retrieve, which is also determined by the shape of the petal.
3. Depending on the season and the activity of the pike, the spinner should be moved faster or slower, with a long or short blade, at different depths. This is also influenced by the strength of the current, the direction of the wiring along the flow, towards or against the drift.
4. Conditions, depending on time and place, seem to be strung on top of each other in different versions. And in order to correctly launch a spinner with the desired type of petal at a specific time and place and hold it at a certain level from the bottom slowly or quickly, you need a set of ordinary, simple, but reliably working baits. And not supposedly some kind of super catchy one everywhere, which does not exist.

Read more about the correct theory of working with spinners in the article on fishing with spinners

Let’s immediately consider this issue through the prism of pike fishing.

Counterfeit Mepps turntables

Each element of the Mepps spinner is strictly designed so that the assembled spoon imitates bait as much as possible and attracts a predator.

Perch sites on rivers

Diagram of the most likely perch sites on the large and small rivers.
On large rivers, the most likely position for perch is near a steep bank; on small rivers, perch stands on the edge, near places where the depths change. In lakes, small perch stay shallow and take refuge in coastal vegetation, at the bottom they hide near hummocks and various small shelters, large ones prefer depths.

The active hunting of perch in summer is indicated by the fanning of fry flying away on the surface of the water.

Perch is a schooling fish, so after catching one perch, make a few more casts in this place, sometimes standing in one place you can pull up to fifty perches. The school of large perch is smaller.

caught perches

You shouldn’t immediately try to make long casts; first, you can fish near the shore, making movements in the water column in shallow water and among water lilies. When casting to depth, the casting is carried out closer to the bottom.

On the river from the shore, casts are made along the shore, deepening the spinner and then starting the retrieve. You need to fish near the shore where there is vegetation (grass in the water), in the water area, in places with unusual topography. You can go into the water and move the spinner along the shore. It’s better to catch perch near the steep bank. In the shallow waters of the lake they fish with a “net”, casting in one direction or the other so that they get a “net” of wires.

After casting the spinner, you need to start the rotation of the petal, starting a fast retrieve; after starting the petal, the retrieve speed is reduced.

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Perch is caught well on spinners with red feathers on the tee.

Since spinners are light in weight, it is problematic for beginners to cast long distances, so weighted heads are used, but it should be taken into account that the head increases the size of the bait and small perch will take much worse on such a bait. A bombard is used to cast small spinners, while to catch perch at the bottom you need a fast-sinking bombard.

Spinner spinners

Types of turntables

Naturally, spinners vary in weight and size. A larger lure is easier to work in greater depth at the lowest possible speed. The larger the rotating petal, the more stubborn the bait; an appropriate test of the rod is required. In general, for pike on spinners, the minimum possible speed of retrieve is the basis. Especially when the predator is passive. It can react to a fast-moving spinner, like an asp in cauldrons, at the moment of a zhor or the moment of a fry’s fight.

The weight and size of the spinner is more of a matter of compliance with the spinning test. The pike takes both small and large spinners. On a light spinning rod there is a set from 0 to 3 sizes, on a medium or heavy rod - threes, fours and larger. Light baits can also be used with large test rods - with additional weight. The set includes heavy deep-well rotators with a weighted core and a large load. From a tactical point of view, the nuances associated with the shape of the petal are much more important.

The rotation speed depends on the shape, other things being equal. The smaller the ratio of the length of the petal to the width, the higher the minimum possible retrieve speed at which the rotating spoon works stably and does not stick. That is, the longer and narrower the petal, the lower the speed at which it starts working.

Simplified diagram below:

• Aglia or Colorado petals work well in still water at relatively high speeds. Aglia long, or willow leaf, is stable in the current. In addition, it works at a lower speed, and therefore at a lower rotation speed. This is the most important factor influencing the choice of a specific spinner depending on the season and activity of the pike.
• If there is no current, any rotating petals will do; we choose only based on the desired speed of movement and the activity of the fish.
• Round, fast petals - for active fish in warm water. Longs at slow speed - for a passive predator.
• If there is a current, the round petals can get confused; longs work better here.
• If we fish by drift or lead with the current - only willow leaves and longi.
• Across the current - comets, like on the Mepps Black Fury turntables

More information about the types of spinner spinners

Spinners

Important! Wobblers, spinners, spinners: the primary task of baits for predators is to create the appearance of movement of a small fish running into the distance. This is due to the design features and characteristics of the baits.

Rotating spinner device

Individual play of turntables is obtained by playing a petal made of different materials. It is attached to a twisted body, which simultaneously serves as a load for the spinner. The petal is made with bend angles of 60°, 45°, 30° and is connected to the base, at the second end of which there is a tee.

The petal and body are made in different colors. In addition, decorations in the form of feathers and woolen threads can be used. But the main attraction of the lure is the petal that rotates around the body when retrieved.

Perception of a spinner by a pike

Pike, like all predators, identifies prey over long distances using its lateral line. The predator first hears the splash of the spinner at the entrance to the water, then sees the fleeing prey and attacks.

The high level of ultrasonic vibrations created when the blade rotates allows you to use the rotator as a reconnaissance bait when fishing in an unfamiliar body of water.

Some models of spinners are additionally equipped with rattles; they are capable of attracting prey from a distance. This lure is equipped with an additional chamber in the body, in which balls are placed. These baits, according to manufacturers, are effective in turbid waters, when pike can be attracted by noise rather than by sight.

Important! But the rattle scares away the cautious pike, so it is better to rely on infrasonic vibrations of the bait, which are caught by the lateral line of the predator’s body. To increase the noise effect when casting and guiding the spoon, you can install a large petal. You should not give preference to multi-leaf spinners, as practice shows, this is an advertising gimmick of some manufacturers.

Types of turntables

They are divided according to the shape of the pinwheel:

1. "Aglia." This lure is equipped with a large, round petal. The design with a 60° circular motion angle has high drag in the water. When driven, spinners of this species sharply reach the surface of the water, which allows them to be used when fishing places with a distance of 300 mm to the tops of thickets or snags.
2. "Comet". When rotating, the oval petal is located at an acute angle relative to the body of the spinner. These are deep-sea spoons that work in all horizons. Strong currents, reservoirs with standing water, wiring near the bottom or near the surface - these are the conditions under which this type of spinner works well. This is a universal lure, but it plays best when deep sea fishing.
3. "Long." Spinner baits of this type are equipped with petals in the form of willow leaves, which are deviated from the body by 30°. This feature makes the device with a low level of drag. The strong current of water brings additional colors to their play, and they are not thrown out of the water. With the help of such spinners you can move the bait at a minimum speed near the bottom.

Turntables vary in size. Depending on the type and size of predators, the sizes of spinners are selected:

• 00;
• 0;
• 1 …. 6.

For pike, spinners of sizes 4, 5, 6 are used.

Rotating spoons are divided according to the place where the bait is loaded:

1. Front-loaded types of spinners. To load them, an additional “turtle” weight is used. It is wound using a ring into the front part of the spinner body. They successfully activate pikes standing at great depths. Such spoons begin to work even in the fall. Therefore, a stepped type is used for wiring.
2. Spinnerbaits with rear body loading. The sinker in such lures will be a twisted core placed on a wire axle. It is customary to make it from copper to prevent corrosion. This type of bait works well at depth and near the surface.

The influence of size and weight on the catchability of bait

When fishing for pike, large numbers of baits are used. Lures of the “Comet” and “Aglia” types will work well, starting with size 3 spinners. Pinwheels with “Long” class petals should have sizes 2–4. Such baits will successfully attract predators of different sizes. Pike often prefer small-sized baits, but this is the exception, not the rule.

But the large size of the spoon will not allow a small pike to swallow the bait. In this case, the angler will be disappointed with a large number of empty bites. If you use a spoon weighing 50 g, you can catch a pike weighing 3 kg or more. If the bait is constantly attacked by small pike, you should put “Aglia” 3 numbers and enjoy active fishing with sharp blows. Such a replacement will cause an increase in bites and fish in the cage.

At the beginning of fishing, it is better to set a spinner with 2 numbers and then look at the size of the trophies. But from the end of September, especially when the leaves fall from the birch trees, the pike begins to fatten before winter, and you can immediately start fishing with a size 5 spoon. Such spoons weigh 2–30 g.

Important! Experienced “pike fishermen” recommend using spinners weighing up to 10 g with wide blades when fishing small areas; for deeper-sea hunting, the weight of the spinner should be increased and fished with spinners with “Comet” blades.

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 it 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.

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When catching pike with a spoon, we use only large spinner spoons. Let's forget about phobias. We give preference to classic bait colors (silver, copper and brass). We select the correct angle of rotation of the pinwheel petal. Large depth - 30-40 degrees, shallow - 50-60. We also don’t forget about the existence of oscillating spinners when it’s cool outside.

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Mepps spinners for pike

Many anglers consider them the most catchy spinners for pike, perch and other fish. Traditionally, in all ratings and the top 10 best rotating lures for pike are Mepps Aglia, Aglia Long and Black Fury. However, you need to understand that these are just reliable and proven turntables, there is nothing magical about them. Just like others, these baits require proper use.

Mepps are dismantled because of the relatively low price, quality of workmanship and materials, and a complete set of spinners in all sizes, colors and types of petals. Let's look at the basic models. Using a similar principle, you can assemble a set from other trusted manufacturers or high-quality Chinese from Aliexpress.

Aglia

Standard spinner spoons for pike and perch, rounded rotating blade, Indiana type. This is a classic meps, in any size - a proven performance lure. As already mentioned, a wide petal does not work well in currents, and it needs relatively fast retrieving. These turntables target active pike in warm water. They are, of course, more intended for perch or asp.

Aglia Long

But mepps aglia long with willow leaf also works in the current. Moreover - slowly, with careful wiring. If an angler with spinners is mainly targeting pike, then such baits should form the basis of the arsenal, in various sizes and colors. And all the rest - little by little, for experimental purposes. It is not for nothing that many anglers consider the Aglia Long to be the most catchy spinner for pike and perch of all times.

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Black Fury

Mepps Black Fury is similar to the regular Aglia. It's a cross between a willow leaf and a Colorado, but it starts even when driven slowly. A distinctive feature is the color scheme, a dark petal with dots of different colors. Also a proven working rotating lure for pike.

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Aglia Long Heavy

A weighted version of the Aglia Long with a weight for deep fishing - designed for targeted fishing at great depths.

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Spinner spinner color. An irreplaceable classic

With the color of the lure for pike, everything is actually quite simple. Just like with vibrators, it is best to go with classic copper and silver ones. As a last resort, you can try red, black and white. It would be enough.

When they try to prove to us the opposite. For example, in response to a statement like “Well, I don’t know, I wet the copper all day, but I put on a yellow-orange one and immediately took the fish,” we ask the question: “Are you sure that it was the color factor that played a role?”

This way opinions don’t add up, and they confuse even more. Try catching pike all year long with yellow-orange spinner spoons, and the next year with classic copper or silver ones. Believe me, the difference over a long distance will be obvious, and not in favor of bright colors.

Blue Fox

Rotating blue fox spinners for pike are purposefully used less often - these are active baits with a short blade, more geared towards active perch. But the pike regularly eats them - the spinners are working, and in appropriate conditions they attract a predator. The body of the Blue Fox Vibrax, called a bell among anglers, taps against the base when retrieving, producing additional noise.

What are the features?

A spinning spoon is always an irritant for any fish. Modern manufacturers offer models of different shapes and sizes, so you can catch both pike and grayling or bream with them. It is noteworthy, but in most reservoirs pike are caught in colors such as white, yellow, black and red. The petals of the spinners are painted in these colors. Fishing with spinners is a very interesting process, but it is worth remembering some features of their use:

1. Most spinners cannot be used when fishing in currents, since the design features do not allow them to overcome the resistance of water flows, so they float to the surface.
2. It is best to fish in clean water, in which there is no vegetation or other “foreign” objects on the surface.
3. The turntables have a large windage, so they cannot be thrown over a distance of more than 60 m.
4. If the spinners are equipped with petals, their span is too wide, then the angle of rotation will decrease, and it will not be easy to throw such a spinner.

Ponton 21

Pike spinners from Pontoon 21 in various variations, colors and sizes also work. Made with high quality, the petals have additional elements that create small disturbances for the lateral line of the predator.

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Useful tips

In order to always have a catch, as well as regularly catch trophy varieties of pike, you need to know and apply some secrets and tips from more experienced fishermen. The following recommendations will definitely help:

• Bluefox turntables for pike should be used during periods of high activity of a predator; their acoustic features can frighten off a passive one;
• for still water it is better to use spinners with round petals, but in currents it is more effective to fish with spinners with petals in the form of willow leaves;
• to increase catchability, it is recommended to throw spinners onto the pike so that when they touch the water, they create a strong splash;
• having 1-2 even the best rated spinners is not enough; your arsenal should have at least 5-8 options for spinners of this type;
• for a good catch, you should not constantly use the same wiring; experiments for spinning anglers are the key to successful fishing;
• You shouldn’t save money when collecting gear; catchy spinners for pike are not the key to success. strong fishing lines and leashes will help you get even a trophy version without any problems;
• You shouldn’t buy very cheap bait options; it’s better to buy less, but from a trusted manufacturer.

Many people believe that you need to learn from inexpensive options for gear and bait, but we cannot agree with this. Complete control over the tackle can only be achieved by using high-quality components.

Pike spinners are one of the best baits; with their help, fishing is easy. Even a beginner will be able to bait and spot a predator without any problems.

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Hooking

In addition to experimenting with color, size and selection of wiring, we are trying to use turntables with decorations on the tee. The game of the bait is to rotate the petal. And even a massive bait, which pike loves, does not affect the game. However, if there is a large edge in the wind, the casting distance may decrease. On many factory spinners, streamers, wabs or flies are already installed on the hooks.

You can make them yourself by tying them to a tee with braided wire and gluing them. The red or orange color of an additional provocateur traditionally works well for pike. You can also put a small twister or vibrating tail on the tee.

If you replace the tee with an offset one with a twister mounted to close the hook, you will get a non-hooking twister. And this is the right approach for fishing in the grass - it is better to use known working and favorite spoons, re-equipping them a little, than to buy some special expensive baits. You can convert any spinner into a non-hooking one without even removing the tee - special bumpers made of rigid fishing line or wire are installed on it. More details - how to make a non-hooking hook for a pike

FISHING FOR PERCH WITH SPINNERS

Aiming point at the turntables

• on meps type turntables this is a red bead
• on turntables with feathering (front sight) on a tee - this front sight

It has been noticed that excellent spinners stop catching fish after the fly is nibbled by the fish. Perch and asp begin to attack and miss the spoon, sometimes getting caught on the ridge, eye, gills... and here the sharpness of the tee plays a significant role.

The presence of a fly significantly increases the catchability of the spoon.

Front loading

For fishing at depth or if it is necessary to weigh down a light spinner, baits with a front weight are used. You can use factory front-loaded rotating spinners, such as Mepps Lusox, or load the bait yourself, even with an ordinary Cheburashka. It is even more convenient to use collapsible Cheburashkas - then you can change the weight depending on the required immersion.

Wiring in a hole is similar to a jig step - only the pauses are short, as long as the spinner sinks a level deeper and does not get stuck at the bottom. Correct ascents and descents are achieved not only by wiring, but also by the correct selection of load relative to the size of the turntable and the required depth.

The disadvantage is possible overlaps when casting, since the bait will fly forward with its weight. To prevent this from happening, it is better to use special weights on a long rod. With such a spinner you can purposefully fish a hole and move it at the horizons, depending on the speed of the retrieve and the weight of the load.

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Form

Fishing with spinners requires you to have several forms in your arsenal, and spinning rods must have different lengths and casting indicators.

In the spring, to catch any predator, delicate tackle, small baits and an appropriate rod are used. The most successful will be a spinning rod with a test of 2-13 , with a length from 2 m to 2.2 m . In summer, heavier baits are used, which means the test on the form should be different. Ideally for summer fishing, a rod up to 2.4 m with a weight of up to 18 g is suitable. In autumn, the predator is much more aggressive, so the components of the tackle should be more rigid. In order for the autumn spinner for pike to accurately hit the right place and the rod should be chosen accordingly, a length of 2-2.4 m will be an excellent choice for both fishing from the shore and from a boat, but the test indicators should be in the range of 5-7 g and up to 25-30 years

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The basis

The best option for catching pike with a spinner is a braided cord; its thickness in most cases depends on the test parameters of the form:

• in spring, thinner options are used, no more than 0.1 mm in diameter ;
• in summer such a base will not be enough, but 0.12-0.14 will be enough;
• For autumn fishing, it is worth equipping with a cord up to 0.18 mm.

Using a monk is also acceptable, but the diameter will be thicker:

• in spring from 0.18 mm;
• in summer from 0.22 mm;
• in autumn not less than 0.26 mm.

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Variety of species

All spoons are divided into types depending on various parameters - seasonality, fish-oriented, operating principle and design features. Thus, fishing can be carried out on the basis of a “train” of spinners, when different types of artificial baits are installed one after another. By the way, this arrangement makes the catchability higher. Rotating spoons can be shaped to resemble the body of a real fish in the form of a flat wobbler. A rotating petal or spinner is attached to it, similar to a copy of a fish fry with a tee. Let's look at the features of different types of spinners to understand what to choose for successful fishing.