Fishing for perch with spinners – most often this combination is practiced by novice spinningists. Perch is ubiquitous, and spinners are the easiest to master. Although it is worth understanding and realizing that any bait should be understood before successfully catching it. This fully applies to spinners and spoons.
Tactics and strategy of using lures for a striped predator
Depending on the fishing conditions and the estimated size of the predator, the weight, petal shape, color, size and mass of the lures are selected – both oscillating and rotating. The wiring, search horizon and other parameters also vary.
About fishing with turntables
The petal shape has a fundamental place in the bait game. According to the Meps classification, there are three main forms – “long-comet-aglia”.
The lower you need to hold the spinner, the narrower the petal should be and vice versa.
[/ caption] It is important to consider the quality and thickness of the materialfrom which the spinner is made. Without going into subtle matters in the theses, the situation is like this:
- It is worth picking up lures made of noble metals – brass, copper, embroidery, etc. Such spinners play more stable and keep the rotation of the petal at the lowest speeds.
- The thinner the material of the petal, the faster the spinner starts, but this also has the other side of the coin – all other things being equal, the rotation of the petal of such a spinner will be faster than the one with a thickness of 0.2-0.3 mm larger. For example 0.6 versus 0.4 mm.
- Spinners with a thinner petal are good in stagnant bodies of water, with a thicker one in slow / medium flow. The first ones start up faster, they can be carried out more slowly, which is important for reservoirs without a current.
About wiring . Most often, uniform wiring is used on the verge of petal failure. Various podigrovki by the tip of the blank are possible – with a certain chaotic change in the speed of tracing and rotation of the petal – it is possible both acceleration by undermining and slowing down by pushing the blank away from oneself towards the bait. We select the rhythm empirically. For a rear-loaded spinner, wavy animations are used – here you need to experiment. Front-loaded people accept wiring with a step, explosions. Often this option works for a passive perch, especially a large one.
Practical recommendation for the selection of the wire speed :
- Step 1. It is imperative to collect a sensitive tackle that will allow you to feel the work of the lures in a given range of weights.
- Step 2. A new, not run-in rotator is carried out in shallow water with the lowest possible speed, memorizing the sensations.
- Step 3. When fishing at working depths and distances, the sensation should be similar to the sensation obtained in step 2.
- Step 4. Optional! The feeling of playing spinning lures should be transmitted to the hand as a light low frequency vibration, with little or no sensation, but NOT a buzz! Otherwise, it is fast wiring and the rate of cord unwinding must be reduced.
The colors should be noted separately. This is also an important point to consider. In muddy spring water, rotors of chemical colors are preferred. The same colors are relevant at dawn – early in the morning and in the evening at sunset. In the daytime, natural colors work well, and various calm fluos – white, cloudy, brown. On a bright day, dark colors, up to black, often show excellent results.
Fact! Matte colors catch better than shiny ones.
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About catching perch on a shovel
When fishing with vibrators, there are a little less nuances – they forgive more flaws than turntables. In spring and summer time, micro-oscillators up to 5-6 cm are almost always used for perch.In order not to repeat, links to detailed thematic materials: about
micro – oscillators – selection rules, wiring and other important nuances in more detail in our article.
to spin a perchfor all types of lures – spoons, turntables, jigs and wobblers. Here, we note that, in contrast to the rotating ones, the oscillating spoons are successfully used for fishing perch in the winter in a plumb line from the ice.
Selection of the best lures for fishing perch – TOP-10 of the best, general recommendations and rating
Let’s understand the general principles of selection. It is worth noting that, from the manufacturer’s point of view, three clusters of rotating and oscillating lures can be used for perch – homemade single specimens, from folk craftsmen (Maniacs and others) and serial ones from top manufacturers.
We deliberately avoid the Chinese, especially for small spinning lures, which are used for minke whales. Most of them simply do not work from the word at all! In principle, all three options are alive and well. But for beginners, we would recommend starting with branded rotators and shakers (not necessarily expensive, you can also buy the middle class) and, if possible, purchase several lures from recognized masters of their craft – they are easy to find on specialized forums. The numbers of the turntables for the perch are 000-2 according to the Meps classification, the spoons are most often used from 2 to 6 cm. Only for the large perch humpback does it make sense to use larger baits.
An entertaining fact! Large perch humpback is better suited to numbers 3-4 according to Meps, while a frank trifle is cut off. If you want to catch only a trophy and worthy perch, you should take this fact into account. It should also be borne in mind that pike does not disdain such spinners, this must be remembered when equipping a spinning rod.
A high-quality spinning lure should start from a light jerk and then hold the wiring without failure in the rotation of the petal – this issue is especially difficult and acute with the numbers 000-0. This should be taken into account and only original and from well-known manufacturers should be purchased with the smallest sizes.
About Mepps turntables : https://youtu.be/ HBAoOW8wGyQ
Rating of the best
There is a great variety of lures, both spinners and
micro-oscillators , and it was difficult to choose only 10, but we tried to identify those models (model ranges) that are the most versatile and catchy in most cases. The rating, of course, is conditional and is guided by the author’s own experience and feedback from colleagues.
Important! It is not the bait that catches the fish, but the angler. And best of all, precisely for those baits in which he believes and which he understood. Changing from one type of bait to another is quite difficult, especially for a beginner. Therefore, we recommend “overgrowing” with spoons gradually, without being sprayed in all directions, although with such a variety it is difficult.
TOP 10 spinning and oscillating lures for perch, enough to catch a striped one in almost any situation:
- Spoon Maniac . Excellent ultralight spinning spoons from the Ukrainian master Igor Nepomnyashchy. Variety of shapes, weight from 1 to 5 grams. Of the minuses, it is quite difficult to get it in Russia. But it’s worth it!
- Daiwa Silver Creek . Weight 6 and 9 grams. The entire line of petals and weight distributions is working. The body is made in the form of a fry. Very long-range, perfectly holds the jet and the wiring horizon. Working depths up to 3 meters.
- Mepps Aglia, Comet (Black Fury), Longue – a classic, we recommend the entire line – to select depending on the fishing conditions in the required weight, shape and size. The most working numbers are 0-2, nevertheless, the smaller numbers 0000-00 are better to take from the same Maniac, or similar ones from other folk craftsmen.
- Blue Fox Super Vibrax is a very good and not cheap spinning spoon, number 1-2 perch. Various fluo colors are very good.
- Various inline turntables ( Lukris Sella, Mepps XD, Panther Martin ) as well as front loaded ones ( Abu Garcia Morrum, Mepps Lusox ).
Oscillators (briefly, there is a detailed review on micro-shakers on the site, link above):
- Smith Pure.
- Waterland Gater Spoon.
- Waterland Cherry Bauer.
- Acme Kastmaster.
- Nories Masukuroto.
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Briefly about the necessary tackle
The main point is that the tackle must match the size of the baits used. Both in the blank part and in the coil part and the cord / mono / fluorocarbon used. The test blank should cover the weight of the lures used. For example, if you plan to fish with spoons weighing up to 7-8 grams, then the rod should be taken with a margin of up to 10.5-12 grams. We use the smoothest slippery cords with minimum diameters. Compared to mono, they are stiffer and more responsive when animating, as they do not stretch. Plus, the same quality makes it possible to save the bait when it is hooked on the grass – the monofilament is springy and does not allow the spoon to be ripped off the flail. It is also possible to use fluorocarbon – it is practically invisible in the water, which increases the number of bites. The most delicate and high quality fittings are used – swivels, winding rings and clasps. Any,those who have read this far will surely use our recommendations and will successfully catch perch with baits.
