| Which
spinner to choose ?
 Spinners
are lures consisting of a blade which spins or undulates
and takes the fish. The spoon bait consists of a
blade which vibrates at various frequencies and
amplitudes. Flying "C" or condom, super
spinner, various colours and sizes, black with silver
blade is very popular, my personal favourite being
red. There are simply hundreds of various types
of spinners to choose from, above are only two that
I prefer.
Colours
and decorations
Many think that in clear water a copper coloured
blade is needed and in murky water where there is
less light a silver coloured one is better. This
reasoning seems logical but it is that of a man
and not a fish ! If we try to put ourselves in the
skin of a salmon or sea trout, which is not an easy
thing to do, the picture is a completely different
one. For example when a fish is in shallow water
a bait fish would appear to be light coloured. On
the other hand in the hollows or near the bottom
it would be dark. Depending on the light we can
see that a silver coloured lure is preferable when
the weather is fine
whereas when the weather is overcast a
dark lure is better. The
decoration improves the visual aspect of the lure
 but
there again the fish doesn't see your spinner as
you see it in the box. In the water with the rotating
movement the dots become stripes. In water disturbed
by rain the fluorescence of some paints covering
the blade do not work as the light cannot penetrate
the water sufficiently. Some say that the decoration
is aimed at catching the fisherman rather than the
fish. That may be true but the most important thing
surely is to think : my lure is excellent, I'm sure
to catch some fish.
Who
invented the first spinner ?
No
one knows. The spinning spoon has been in the catalogues
since 1920. In France André Molnard produced the
first spinner. The patent is still used by Mepps
(Manufacture d'Engins de Précision pour la Pêche
Sportive). At that time spinners were developed
slowly, today vibrations are measured and they are
designed by computer.
There
are simply hundreds of various spinners to choose
from, the pictured are only some I prefer.
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Vibrax
spinners have an inbuilt resonator gear preventing
line twist. Its rotor transmits provocative sounds
alluring fish. Various sizes are available
