Today you can buy almost everything in fishing stores. But sometimes fishermen have requests that even the modern fishing industry cannot provide.
This may be due to specific fishing conditions or increased interest of the predator in a certain type of bait in a particular body of water, as well as high cost factory products. Then they come to the rescue skillful hands. One of the most catchy homemade baits is a do-it-yourself pike perch spinner made from a tube. Otherwise known as tube spinners "slices".
Advantages
- ease of manufacture;
- possibility of use in summer and winter period s;
- good aerodynamic characteristics when fishing with a spinning rod;
- catchability;
- cheapness.
Types of tubular spinners
- Hollow spinner. Made from a piece of metal tube.
- Spinner with a sealed top. The upper end of the spinner is sealed with lead. Such a spinner has a different game, more sweeping or prowling, since when retrieving its front end offers resistance aquatic environment. In addition, the back hollow part of the spoon emits acoustic vibrations of a certain frequency that attract pike perch.
- Loaded spinner. The front part of the spoon is filled with lead by a third or half. Such baits are used if a significant casting distance is required.
- Noise spinner. One or more lead pellets or steel balls are placed into the cavity of the spoon, and the spoon itself is sealed at both ends.
- Composite spinner. Made from three pieces of tube. Has a very active game and has good catchability.
Manufacturing
To make a tube spinner for pike perch at home, the craftsman will need:
Tools:
- hacksaw for metal;
- file;
- vice;
- sandpaper;
- drill with thin drill bits.
Materials and accessories
The material used is aluminum or copper tubes required diameter. It should be remembered that specific gravity copper is almost twice as high as aluminum, and this should be used as a guide when making bait.
Lead is necessary in the manufacture of the corresponding types of spinners.
Winding rings are used to attach hooks to the lure.
Treble hooks are necessary element spinner equipment.
Process
Making a composite spoon-tube
The manufacturing process is more complex. It consists of the following steps:
- Cut out a piece of tube 80 mm long and make cuts at its ends in the same way as when making a regular tubular spoon.
- Cut the workpiece into three parts, maintaining the same angles as on the initial workpiece.
- They make special “ears” - protrusions designed to connect the segments to each other. This is a very painstaking job and is done with a file.
- Drill holes at the front and rear ends of the tube and in each eye.
- Connect the three parts of the bait using rivets.
- The lure is equipped with rings and tees.
Segment sizes can be different sizes : The decision is up to the master. You can also use various metals during production components bait.
Additional features
What remains is tuning the tube spinner. Most often, anglers use tee equipment artificial fly. The latter serves to stabilize the play of the spinner when retrieving and is additional element, attracting a predator. Sometimes they use a tee instead single hook equipped with a twister. When fishing in winter, it is highly advisable to put a tee on the forend 2-3 multi-colored cambrics or use a hook with a three-color drop.
Painting
In most cases, painting the spinner is not required. In summer, pike perch can be caught well on baits that have a silver, reddish copper or yellow brass color. More often you have to paint a tube spoon when ice fishing. This is understandable: playing with bait in one place allows the pike perch to examine the spoon and its color can play a decisive role.
They paint the lure just like any other homemade bait: first coat with a primer, then apply waterproof paint.
Expert opinion
Knipovich Nikolai Mikhailovich
Zoologist, hydrobiologist. I am interested in fishing at a professional level.
Attention! When making spinners that use lead, safety regulations must be followed, since its fumes are poisonous. Lead must be smelted outdoors, either under a hood, or at least wearing a respirator.
Hex tube
In addition to the above-described spinner tubes, which have round section in cross section, there are hexagonal baits. Finding a hexagonal tube is not so easy, but it's worth the effort. Such baits are considered the most catchy in winter fishing.
To make a spinner, a hexagonal tube made of copper, brass, or stainless steel is used. The front cut is made at an angle of 60 degrees, the back - 30 degrees. The length of the spinner is usually 55-65 mm, thickness 10-13 mm. Sometimes it is achieved that one or two edges differ in color from the entire bait. To do this, the necessary edges must be cleaned or even polished.
Pike perch is a typical predator and reaches impressive sizes. Its delicious dietary meat contains a large number of proteins, amino acids, minerals and a minimum of fat. In general, this individual is a valuable fish that is a pleasure to hunt.
To “tame the obstinate”, you will need an appropriate lure for pike perch. She must answer certain requirements. Depending on the season and time of day, this individual is caught using a variety of oscillating and rotating spoons. Most anglers prefer to “go for pike perch” only with silicone baits and wobblers. Practice shows that this predator is caught well with oscillating spoons. In some cases, they are even more efficient than both spinners and wobblers.
What does pike perch prefer?
Let's consider this point in more detail. Before choosing a spoon, you should know certain features of this fish. Namely:
Pike perch lives in large freshwater bodies of water.
It prefers a pebble and sandy bottom with large driftwood and stones lying on it. He uses them as cover. After all, fish are an ambush predator.
Pike perch is very sensitive to the presence of suspended matter in water and oxygen concentration. Therefore, it does not live in wetlands.
IN summer period it is found mainly at a depth of 2 to 5 meters. Pike perch bite very well when winter comes. Immediately after the ice has set. In winter, it lives at shallow depths - on the edges of holes, bottom breaks, and snags. That is, in those places where he is not very willing, but is caught with gear for appropriate fishing.
This individual feeds on narrow-bodied fish. These are sprat, bleak, gobies, and minnows. They are used as live bait when fishing for pike perch.
Compared to pike, this predator absolutely always reacts without hesitation to a fake bait as soon as it comes into its field of vision.
Ideally, the bait should be shaped like the real prey of this predator. In other words, it should be narrow-bodied, streamlined and quite large (5 to 10 cm in length). This is to attract the attention of larger specimens. These parameters will help in deciding what is the best lure for pike perch. This is important to know.
Description of the spinners
It is difficult to say exactly when these devices appeared and who their inventor was. The only reliable fact is that this is an ancient artificial bait that was invented for fishing. Nowadays, there are many varieties of this device.
Size, weight, color, shape, rotating and oscillating - this all determines the multiple differences between spinners. However, such baits also have a similar feature - they are all made of metal. The question arises about what is the best lure for pike perch.
Various types of spinners, their features and differences
Initially, these devices are distinguished into rotating and oscillating, as well as summer and winter. This is important to consider when determining which lures are best for zander. The last division is determined not by the temperature of use of these devices, but by their performance indicators. In other words, horizontal lures are called summer lures, and vertical lures are called winter lures. This is important to know. Although with the help of jigs (vertical heavy vertical spoons for pike perch), this fish is caught very well from the sides of boats. But on some summer oscillating devices, prey is well pulled out of ice holes. Specifically, these are “castmasters” and “three-edges”.
But if it is quite difficult to compare vertical and horizontal spoons, then oscillating and rotating ones are much simpler.
The first type, not counting the fittings, is made from a whole piece of metal. It oscillates from side to side when moving.
The design of the second type of bait is equipped with a large number of elements. Among them there is a petal and an axis. They are important details of this device. When retrieving such a bait, the petal begins to rotate around the axis of the spoon. Because of this, they called her that.
Summer spinners
In comparison with chub and salmon, the specimen in question greedily grabs the most simple types bait As a result, there is no need to waste time selecting specific gear. Pike perch bite excellently on universal spoons. They are also designed for fishing for the ubiquitous perch and pike.
In general, a spinner bait for pike perch should have a streamlined shape and decent weight. This will allow you to make long casts and retrieve in the bottom layers. The choice of surface of the spoon depends on the transparency and illumination of the water in the place where pike perch is caught. This may be galvanic or paintwork, as well as a smooth or textured finish.
If we consider specific models of the most catchy oscillating spoons, then, of course, I would like to mention the famous Kastmaster, which is preferred by anglers. The mystery of this seemingly ordinary bait lies in its impeccable balancing and precise, literally surgical execution. This makes it effective for each deployment in almost different layers of water.
To hunt this predator in the summer, you can also purchase a rotating spoon with a front load. This best option V in this case. The rotating petal of this device, falling into the water column, seduces the fish. One drawback of “spinners” is their strong hooking, since this predator has to be caught next to snags and other objects. In this case, the probability of breaking the bait is very high.
Spoons for pike perch in winter
First of all, hunting for pike perch in this period involves identifying its camp sites. The fisherman will need to walk many kilometers and drill dozens of holes. And, of course, there is simply no time for a long wait when diving bait.
Therefore, to fish for this predator in winter, it is necessary to purchase a vertical falling spoon with a lower weight and significant weight. This is the best option in this case.
Spoons oscillating for pike perch
Some fishermen are convinced that these devices are archaic. That is, they consider this bait ineffective and outdated. And yet, in some cases, the effectiveness of such devices is comparable to rotating spoons. Sometimes they even surpass them.
Oscillating spoon baits for pike perch are especially popular in areas remote from large settlements. Residents of provincial towns are less influenced by fashion. A older generation remembers the time when there were no other baits except oscillating spoons.
These devices are extremely effective for pike perch and have a small width and a length of 6 to 10 cm. In this case, leashes are different, depending on the characteristics of the reservoir.
If we take a specific model of catchy oscillating spoons for fishing for pike perch, then, of course, I would like to remember the famous Kastmaster. This model occupies a leading place among these devices. Most anglers consider it the best bait for catching asp. Stepped retrieves with a Kastmaster spoon in any water layer sometimes give wonderful results.
I would like to note that the effectiveness of this device is observed not only during the peak activity of this predator when catching it in the shallows, but when it is trolling at great depths.
There is also another main point. It lies in the fact that the Kastmaster spinner is most often counterfeited. This is a reliable fact. Some of the fakes are almost as good in quality, while others are completely ineffective. Therefore, when choosing this lure for pike perch fishing, it is recommended to use only original products. This is important in this case.
Spinners
Let's consider another type of bait for the specified individual. For most fishermen, catching pike perch with a spinning spoon is a completely unfamiliar activity. This is because with traditional “spinners” you can catch the specified predator only during its maximum activity in the shallows. However, front-loaded spinner baits for pike perch significantly expand your fishing options.
- Lure from the French brand Mepp’s “Lusox”.
- Ukrainian production Master.
- Swedish - AbuGarcia "Morrum".
The popularity of these devices is explained by the fact that they can play efficiently both in vertical free fall and during horizontal wiring. This quality can allow, without a shadow of a doubt, to classify rotating spoons for pike perch with front loading as jig baits. Therefore, in this case they will be the best option.
Another advantage of this type of spinner is its high casting range. Since the preferred habitat of this fish is a body of water with a large area, identifying this predator is not very easy. In this regard, spinners for pike perch are very convenient, which can be thrown as far as possible. In this case, with a small number of casts, a large area of the reservoir is fished. As a result, it is possible to identify the location of the specified individual.
Once again, it is worth drawing your attention to the fact that rotating spoons for pike perch with front loading are included in the category of jig baits. Therefore, with their help, the appropriate wiring is performed. This is important to know. Traditionally the most catchable wiring is rightfully considered a “step”. The falling and at the same time rotating petal of the spinner really attracts the attention of a predator. Sometimes slowly moving this device along the bottom is very effective.
The disadvantage of this category of baits is their “high grip”. Minimize it negative quality spinners for pike perch with front loading can be used when certain condition. It lies in the fact that in this case it is necessary to use double-type hooks instead of tees. This should be taken into account when deciding which lures are best for pike perch.
You should also remember about the traditional rotating type device with a load located on its axis. They show remarkable results when fishing for pike perch in the evening and morning dawns.
Williams spinners
These devices are universal and very catchy fishing gear. They are produced by a Canadian company of the same name. They are intended for catching various types of predatory fish. Their effectiveness increases in a specific season of this process. Namely in winter or summer.
Manufacturing of accessories of this type takes place in 24 complex technological stages. This highlights high level such bait as a Williams spinner for pike perch. Each tackle of this type is made of high-quality brass. This metal is resistant to water and does not oxidize under its influence. Brass forms the desired oscillating circuit that attracts fish. Gold or silver provides the gear with a reliable finishing and shiny coating that imitates fish scales. As a result of this, the Williams spinner is quite popular for pike perch. It is used by many professionals in this field.
DIY spinner "Turbinka"
I think that any fisherman thinks about a similar question. On store shelves there are many bright baits that differ in color and shape. Nevertheless, you should still make at least one copy yourself. Because a product with a piece of soul invested in it will bring more catch. In addition, making spinners is very interesting. You will have to pay a decent amount for branded devices in specialized fishing stores.
Necessary materials
In this case you will need the following:
An ordinary paper clip or thin wire.
The size of the hook is a tee.
Metal plate. A regular one will do. tin.
Small bead.
Appropriate tools (file, tin snips, drill, etc.).
Manufacturing process
This matter should be treated scrupulously. This process consists of the following steps:
- At the first stage, a homemade spinner for pike perch of this type is made from a petal. Initially, the required cardboard template is cut out. It is then applied to tin can. After this, the workpiece is carefully cut out and processed using a file. Then two holes are drilled for the wire axle. Be sure to remove the chamfer. Surfaces with holes are bent at an angle of 90 degrees.
- The next step is to attach the tee. To do this, the wire is wound into a ring. Then it is twisted so that the tee hangs. Then the bead is put on the axle and the wire is passed through drilled hole. If you make another loop, you will have a place to attach the scaffolding.
- Next, the load is attached. Then the wings of the petal are bent, which should resemble a propeller. After this, a homemade lure for pike perch called “Turbinka” is ready.
This device must undergo preliminary testing. To do this, blow on the spoon. If the petal spins, it means everything was done correctly. After this, the device is ready for the fishing process.
This individual is a kind of predator. Therefore, this do-it-yourself lure for pike perch should be beautifully painted or even decorated. This will be discussed further below.
How to color a lure for pike perch?
This process is important. You can attract the attention of pike perch by brightly coloring the spoon. Fishermen sometimes use pieces of electrical tape for this. different colors. Enamel is also often used. One of the favorite colors for pike perch is white and red. Before you start fishing for this species, you need to stock up on a large arsenal of spinners of various sizes, colors and shapes. These baits require careful care. After all, a predator can notice rust and other unpleasant details from a distance of 1-2 cm. As a result of this, the pike perch will swim away without being tempted by the miracle bait. Therefore, you need to carefully monitor the condition of the spinners. It is important to clean them on time.
"Tube" for pike perch
This device is a hollow cylinder. It is nickel or chrome plated on the outside. The manufacture of spinners for pike perch of this type can be made of copper or brass. Such a device should be 50-70 mm long and with a load with a diameter of 8-10 mm. The “Tube” spinner for pike perch has two oblique cuts. Namely, one in the place where the winding ring with fishing line and swivel is attached. It is made at a certain angle of 30°. The other is located in the area where the anchor (double or tee) is attached to the clockwork ring. The angle of this cut is 45°. This anchor is camouflaged using red hairs.
This lure for pike perch has one more subtlety. It lies in the fact that the location of the upper and lower holes with a diameter of 2 mm should be on opposite faces.
In general, this lure for pike perch is very compact, quite heavy and easy to manufacture. Also, if this device is made of good metal, then it does not darken after time.
The most catchy lures for pike perch
There are a huge number of these devices. However, the following are considered the most catchy;
Spinner-tube or “Turbine”. They are often used for this type of fishing.
Sekusha - alternation of 2 various colors will attract a predator. This spoon is especially relevant in the evening or in cloudy weather.
Also on sale you can often find oblong and oval shape, with a matte or shiny surface.
It is necessary to select bait based on many factors. Namely: color, weight of the device, shape and features of the reservoir, as well as weather conditions.
Bottom line
All of the above will help everyone in deciding which lures to catch pike perch with. You just need to carefully read the text and make the right choice.
Spoons for pike perch are used when in various ways catching this freshwater fish: trolling, plumb line, wire, boat, with a float, etc. The most common among amateur fishermen are plumb line and wire.
Spoons for pike perch are used in various methods of catching this freshwater fish
Catching pike perch in a plumb line is a fairly simple method; it got its name because of catching fish from great depths, from 10 to 30 m. The simplest tackle: a “Neva” reel, a heavy, rigid “stick” - a spinning rod (and often the fishing line was simply clamped in hand, which made it possible to make sharp, short strokes), among the baits were homemade spinners, the shapes of which sometimes surprised the imagination, and pike perch were caught well on them.
Fishing for pike perch using a spinner bait has begun to develop rapidly with the arrival of good spinning rods on the domestic market, which make it possible to throw bait even with a small weight over considerable distances.
The new is the forgotten old, over the years the modifications of the spinners have changed little, the best ones were taken as a basis, the skill of their execution was honed with minor modifications. A spoon for catching pike perch, made by a fisherman with his own hands, and also catchy, always aroused the admiration of his colleagues.
Spoon tube
The pike-perch spoon is no different in sophistication, although any avid fisherman makes it for himself. Making such baits with your own hands at home is not difficult. Take a hollow tube - copper, bronze, brass. Accordingly, depending on the metal, differences in colors are noticeable - red, yellow, brownish. The shade changes depending on the degree of oxidation of the metal, so an experienced fisherman always has a zero-grit sandpaper to give the lure brightness and a reflective effect in case of cloudy weather.
The cavity is filled with lead, which can be easily removed from used batteries. The tube is clamped in a vice and sawed off at an angle using a hacksaw. The angle of the cut depends on the play of the spinner, but you shouldn’t guess it; it’s difficult to predict the pickiness of pike perch, so the bait from your personal arsenal is selected during the fishing process.
If desired, you can drill across the spinner through hole, which will affect both the game of the bait and its noise.
The ends of the hollow tube can be bent if desired, which also affects free-fall behavior. The length of the tube ultimately affects the weight of the bait, which matters depending on whether you are fishing in calm water or in a current. It is worth considering that if you are fishing in the current, the boat will be carried away high speed, and if the bait has a small mass, then with each wave of the hand it will lag further and further behind the boat. In addition, perch fishing in a vertical line is fishing from the bottom of the river, but if the bait is too light in a strong current, then it will play in half the water. And in most cases, fishing for a toothy predator comes from the bottom.
When catching pike perch, vertical oscillators are no less effective; they differ from jig baits by playing when falling into the water. Homemade rotating turbine
This is another spinner that has proven itself well for easy way catching pike perch in the summer. This is a variation of another bait - Devon, with which fish have been successfully caught for more than 200 years.
It is almost impossible to find a turbine in stores. But making it yourself is not difficult. Its main working mechanism is the propeller, which comes in two types - straight and curved. It cannot be said that the direct one is more efficient, but it starts up much easier, which makes it possible to conduct slower wiring. IN last years a propeller made from transparent plastic. It is invisible in the water, while creating the necessary vibrations.
Anything can be used as a load - olives, hunting buckshot, part of a radio antenna filled with lead or tin, Chinese beads. In order for the propeller to start easily, a kind of bearing is used; ordinary beads can serve as them. The homemade product, including the propeller, can be painted in any color.
Catchy spinner for pike perch (video)
The best homemade vibrators
When catching pike perch, vertical spoons are no less effective, as they differ from jig baits in how they play when they fall into the water. In behavior, they resemble eccentric, nimble fish scurrying among stones or snags. Since they are designed for bottom fishing, their task is to quickly reach the bottom. That is why they have a narrow shape, in contrast to the wide spoons adapted for pike.
There are many modifications of oscillating baits; if you rank the best, it will look like this:
- The three-edge has proven itself most well; it is suitable for both long casts and fishing from the hole. A narrow spoon for pike perch is different large thickness. The fish actively attacks it during step-by-step retrieval. Homemade pike perch in most cases is superior in catchability to its factory counterparts. The materials required for manufacturing will require a copper sheet 0.2 mm thick and tin. There is a modification of this bait - “pregnant trihedral”, invented by Sergei Martynov. There are no factory analogues.
- The famous castmaster is perfect for plumb fishing. Drifting on a boat, the fisherman taps the bottom of the reservoir with short sharp strokes. Manufacturers of this product are categorically negative about homemade products that can be purchased on the poultry market, citing the fact that only they make a special cut angle that gives the bait a unique game.
- The Luch spinner is distinguished by its center of gravity shifted to the bottom, which allows it to fall on its side during a free fall. A bait was created from heavy metal, color close to brass with silver sides. Use with a tee or solder in a single hook. It imitates the dynamics of fry very realistically, which puts it among the leaders in the rating.
- One of the perfect baits for bottom fishing is “Uchinskaya”. It is distinguished by slow, stepped wiring; its significant weight allows it to be used on rivers with strong currents.
- “Nurse” differs from its analogues in its unique bends, which allows it to fish due to unpredictable deviations in different directions when diving large plots space.
- Among the imported spoons, Loko (“unpredictable”) from Glen Evans can be distinguished for its unique play and excellent catchability. At a measured speed, the spinner creates monotonous, monotonous movements, then suddenly accelerates sharply, completely changing the game. An imitation of a fry struggling with all its strength is created. At these moments, the pike perch quickly attacks the spooner. Best bait Due to its high catchability, it is limited in use in fishing competitions.
