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Post by growler on Dec 19, 2006 8:53:09 GMT -1
I'm a complete novice so after some help here...
If you were fishing a cloudy river what would your top 2-3 spinners be?
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Post by Paul Dunstan on Dec 19, 2006 9:10:21 GMT -1
Absolute favourite would be a Rapala - Rainbow Trout or if it's really mucky something bright like a Fire Tiger. Don't be afraid to 'go large' with them either - 11cm if the water's heavy - any smaller and they don't have to mass to swim properly in the faster current.
Secondly, I'd use a Flying C - 28g or so - not too bothered about the colour comdinations but black and red have both worked well for me. I like to cast up and across, let it sink, tighten up and 'kick' it into action.
As the water clears I'd go for something like the Mepps Aglia Longue - copper blade being my favourite.
Then for low or clear water a selection of smaller Mepps, Gold, Silver - I like the ones with red spots!
All this presupposes that I would resort to spinning anyway - being a purist and everything! ;D
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Post by woldedge on Feb 5, 2007 12:44:34 GMT -1
I'm a complete novice so after some help here... If you were fishing a cloudy river what would your top 2-3 spinners be? Depending on the size of the river will determine which size to use. Cloudy water on any size will favour a silver blade, then as it clears then change your colours. Big rivers would suit the toby or flying 'C'. Smaller rivers I would go for the Mepps longue.
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Post by Bucko on Feb 8, 2007 10:54:47 GMT -1
As with others, I do well on Aglia Longue and cheaper 'imitations' of them, but I wouldn't rule the Toby (or 'Tobi' if you don't want to spend as much) out with the best for us being 12g in orange and silver.
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Post by dazjacques on Feb 11, 2007 14:35:32 GMT -1
In cloudy water my first choice is always a rapala 11cm original floating (they swim from 0'-11' depending on how fast you retrieve them) in either fire tiger or gold fluorescent red, as the water clears out I would still use a 11cm floating but in silver or gold. Simply cast them square across the river and retrieve at a steady pace or if there are over hanging trees cast the lure up stream of trees and let it float down stream to the desired position and then begin the retrieve.
Secondly if I need to be able to cast distances or fish deeper I would go for a 25g yellow or red flying 'c' with a silver blade, cast them to about 10 or 11 o'clock up stream and retrieve them slowly with your rod ponting down stream, when the spinner passes the 12 o'clock mark switch direction so that your rod points up stream and speed up the retrieve. This causes the spinner to take a rapid change in direction and speed this often trigers a take from the fish.
Daz Jacques
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