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Spinner Alaska how to do it yourself. Winter lure EcoPro Alaskan

Testing winter spinners

Testing winter spinners

Despite its apparent simplicity, the winter lure is a well-defined and structurally complex bait. After all, unlike summer oscillating lures, they have a limited spatial "game", which means that any error in the geometry of the body immediately throws the bait into the area of \u200b\u200bsubstandard goods.

If in the past, experienced winter fishermen, lovers of running with a lure in search of perch, had in their arsenal mainly handicraft lures, and a couple of successful industrial lures of domestic production, now the market is quite well filled with foreign models. The palm here, of course, is held by the Finns. The vast majority of them produce lures with a hanging hook, and many Russian anglers treat them with distrust. Partly due to the fact that they do not understand how lures work in the water and what needs to be done to properly guide them; partly because the size of the sold lures is simply not suitable for fishing in many reservoirs of the middle lane - there is not enough fish that is decent in terms of weight criteria.

In order to understand whether it is worth or not worth acquiring a "Finn" - you need to at least approximately imagine what each specific model is capable of, and whether it will suit specific fishing conditions.

Let's try to understand the "game" of the most characteristic models of Finnish manufacturers, without even going out into the pond, sitting in front of a bathtub filled with water or a large aquarium. And we will choose the ubiquitous perch as the main object of fishing.

Since the tested baits have not yet been in the "battle", I have no specific impressions, which means that I have no prejudice against this or that spinner. But, on the other hand, after a run-in on a pond, it may well turn out that some "home" conclusions were wrong. And yet, such home research is necessary for any bait.

Captain - 5 cm

The shape of the spinner allows you to make fairly energetic short swings, while the bait makes a circular motion in a spiral in the water, just like an airplane making a "dead loop", only it does not return to the starting point. Movements in the water are chaotic, prowling. Decay phase of oscillations 6-7 seconds; this means that during fishing you need a pause of at least 8-9 seconds.

Approximately for every 100 control swings - two or three cases of hooking on the fishing line. If you adapt a little, then, I think, these flaws can be avoided.

Judging by the size and nature of the "game", Captain is designed specifically for catching perch and may well appeal to our "minke whale".

The mass of the spinner allows it to work at depths of at least 3.5 m.

Of the shortcomings, one is clearly traced - with a monotonous "game" at least two or three times out of ten swings, the bait does not return to the starting point, which means it can "play" badly on a passive perch.

Nautilus - 4 cm

The shape of the spinner allows you to make both short energetic strokes and just toss it with a nod. In the first case, the bait makes yaw movements up and to the side during the rise, and in the latter - a small "dead loop". That is, with a superficial study, there are at least two types of "play" on the face, which cannot but have a positive effect on the perch.

The decay phase of oscillations is in the region of 9-10 seconds. We add another 1-2 seconds - we get the minimum working pause.

Due to a decent mass with a very modest size, the bait should work at depths of at least 4 m.

Two or three times out of ten it returns to a point close to the starting point, i.e. the return sector is approximately 20°-30°, which is not bad for a passive perch.

Flaws. With constant regularity, there are 2-3 hook hooks for the fishing line for every 80-100 strokes. This suggests that you will have to "get used to" the bait - to make clearly measured movements under it.

Subjective assessment on a ten-point scale: 7.

Caravelle - 5 cm

The shape of the spinner allows you to make various wiring and diversify the nature of the "game".

Smooth and short strokes give the "game" of the bait, similar to our "carnation", with short and sharp strokes the lure makes a "dead loop" in a spiral. We can safely assume that long (up to a meter up and above) slow swings and sharp drops down will force the bait to plan far to the side. With short swings, the stop occurs at 5-6 seconds, which means that the working pause is about 8-9 seconds.

Unlike other spinners, the hook on the chain has a side-curved shape, which should have a positive effect on the hooking efficiency.

Due to a decent mass, Sagavelle should work at depths of at least 5-6m, and the ability to make a "carnation-type" game (when the bait does not go to the side) allows you to count on catching pike perch.

At least, I used Finnish and Swedish spinners of a similar shape and mass to catch pike perch in the past and the year before.

Flaws. Like the others, if the “play” is wrong, the hook catches on the line.

Subjective assessment on a ten-point scale: 6.

Rhomb - 50 mm, 5 g

Like all jigs or studs, its "game" is predictable in advance. The bait does not go far away from the hole. Such spinners, which practically do not have a "game", sometimes easily "defeat" all other types of lures. Moreover, in most of these cases, it acts "magically" on the passive perch. Due to its small mass, it is hardly worth using it at great depths, but it is possible to "work" with it at 4-5 m. It seems that Rhomb will show itself best on shallow irrigation with depths up to 3 m.

The following “game” is best suited for Rhomb: make low (10-20 cm) smooth swings with a pause of 4-5 seconds. Sometimes you throw a lure with just a nod. Occasionally make wider and sharp swings.

Reinikka - 40mm, 6g

Just like Rhomb, it is made like a pilker or "carnation", but has a somewhat different body shape from a diamond-shaped one. Due to this, the "game" is a little more sweeping, the bait slightly goes to the side and immediately returns to the starting point, that is, it works almost the same as the previous one. It is supposed to work at depths of at least 4 m.

If you do not make sharp and wide swings, and they are not needed for this form of bait, there will be no hooks for the fishing line.

It is worth trying to perform very monotonous swings and maintain the same pauses, and after 3-5 cycles increase the pause by a couple of seconds. This often causes the perch to decide to bite. The swings are standard - 10-20 cm. In Reinikka, the rest phase occurs in 3-5 s; this means that the working pause lasts 5-7 seconds, and the extended pause lasts 7-9 seconds. Increased or reduced pause applies to all types of lures.

Flaws. So far not discovered.

Subjective assessment on a ten-point scale: 5.

Viima - 5 cm

The shape of the spinner allows you to dive far to the side of the movement with mild fluctuations. "Game" is possible only with fairly large strokes and occurs when the bait falls. If you just shake the lure with a nod, it behaves like a carnation-type lure. During the entire test cycle, it never caught on a fishing line with a hook. The decay phase with a standard (15-20 cm) stroke is 4 seconds. This results in a minimum working pause of 6 seconds.

Flaws. There is not a wide variety of movements with different ways of "playing", the oscillatory process is weakly expressed. Such baits also sometimes give out "pearl", but are more designed for an active perch.

Subjective assessment on a ten-point scale: 4.

Linna-55mm

The standard, already familiar to us body shape with two wings. It is with such models that schooling perch are caught on Ladoga and the Rybinsk reservoir. I tested a similar model on the Volga (in Sknyatino and Fedorovsky Bay). Caught perch and zander.

The "game" of this bait, due to its mass and size, occurs only with wide swings. To do this, it is best to use a long (40-50 cm) rod and catch standing.

Slowly raise the lure up and rather quickly, but without fuss and harshness, lower your hand down. The spinner goes far to the side and, waddling from side to side, returns to the starting point. The pause is long, depending on the height of the swing up to 10-12 s. This is for perch fishing.

When catching pike perch, the lure should not "run" far and quickly, so you need to make short swings and pause for a long time. This bait is good for everyone, but due to its decent mass and size, it is rarely used on reservoirs of the middle zone. There are not enough large perch here, so you have to put smaller models, but it won’t hurt to have such a lure for exploring the deep-sea sections of the reservoir.

Flaws. Just like the rest of the bait with a hanging hook, it clings to the fishing line.

Vouti-60mm (92)

Like linna, it is a handmade lure. Real glider. After a wide swing, it goes far to the side. The amplitude of the "game" is slow and powerful. Can attract perch from afar. The spinner is clearly designed for active fish. The bait feed is the same as in linna - a slow rise up and a rather sharp lowering of the rod down. Then a long pause. For Vouti, it is 10-12 seconds with a long swing. At the same time, the spinner makes a "dead loop" and randomly scours around. An active perch is not indifferent to such baits and boldly rushes at them.

I can't say how Vouti will work on pike perch. Here you have to experiment on the pond.

Subjective assessment on a ten-point scale: 8.

Sakkeus - 53 mm, weight 5 g

Judging by the modest packaging, these are handmade spinners. On it, unlike many lures, the weight is indicated - which is very important for the angler.

I liked it even before testing with its unusualness. It would seem that in the field of designing baits it is simply impossible to find anything new - worse than in bicycle building (more people are looking for). No! There is always a fresh solution.

Everything seems to be simple, but it never occurred to anyone before (at least I didn’t hear it). The body of the bait is made without a hook, with long pins. Two insulating tubes are put on the fishing line, and the body is attached to them either with a wide or narrow part downwards. A hook or mormyshka is tied to the end of the fishing line, the length of the leash is at your discretion. And that's it!

Unlike other baits, Sakkeus has a number of important advantages, and first of all, variability:

you can not use the chain and attach the hook to the fishing line, or you can, if necessary, tie the chain;

if desired and the need arises, the length of the "leash" quickly changes, which cannot be done with other lures;

due to the rapid change in the position of the spinner, the number of options for feeding the bait increases.

If you put the body of the bait with a wide part down, it slowly, waddling from side to side, makes smooth, diagonally moving to the side. It is worth rearranging its narrow part down, like a spinner, with sharp and short strokes, it begins to scour around and make shifters.

In the first case, the phase of complete attenuation borders on 3-4 seconds, the second - on 5-6 seconds. We add a couple of seconds and get a working pause.

Judging by the mass, the spinner should work at depths of at least 3.5-4 m.

It is likely that Sakkeus will be able to work on passive mid-range bass as well.

Flaws. Until I saw it.

Subjective rating on a ten-point scale: 8 (the maximum can be set only after testing the spinners in "combat" conditions).

Alaska-60mm

The lure, due to its shape, makes interesting movements that are different from other tested baubles. When swinging and lowering the fishing rod, it hangs for a fraction of a moment at the top point, and then, making powerful oscillations and wagging its “tail”, it goes down the slope. The "game" is close to stable, that is, the bait makes 7-8 identical movements for ten swings. In my opinion, Alaska should work for both passive and active perch. It seems that pike perch will also be tempted by it, because the mass and size of the spinner allow it to be used at depths of at least 6-7 m. It is close in the nature of movements and vibrations to our vertical spinners. With sharp wide or small swings, it does not make a "dead loop". The working pause is about 7-9 seconds.

Flaws. One, but very significant: the winding ring that secures the chain with the hook to the spinner is too large for such a hole. In this regard, after lowering the bait to the lowest point, the ring often gets stuck in the hole in an unnatural position and the chain twists. Keep this in mind - and after purchasing Alaski, change the ring to a thinner one.

Subjective assessment on a ten-point scale: 8.

General conclusion

I have been familiar with these types of lures for four years now, but for some reason, only in the course of these studies did I come up with an idea that most accurately (at least for me) helped to find a definition in the global difference between OUR winter lures and ALIEN, in this case - Finnish.

With us, each bait is designed for certain fishing conditions and performs one, maximum two options for the "game". It is easier and easier for us to change the lure when changing fishing conditions, with an accurate understanding of the "game" - this gives some guarantees of success. One has only to fully study the "game" of the bait.

They have one spinner that can perform several functions under different game conditions. Understanding this lure to the end is much more difficult. So it turns out: they tried, they didn’t catch it - and they put it away at the far end of the box ...

Today, I definitely catch much more and better with our lures, especially since I have been using handmade spinners for a long time. But I saw how the Finnish "made" our lures on Ladoga many times, which means that it makes sense to try to understand these spinners and adapt them to all fishing conditions.

V. Gabelev

"Sport Fishing No. 11 - 2004"

Attention!

An article from the site " Kaliningrad fishing club"

According to its data, the ECOPRO Alaskan spinner is a bait for catching pike perch in the current. Nevertheless, she showed herself perfectly when catching perch in stagnant water. The nature of the game is very similar to the game of the famous Three-sided spinner. In free fall, the spinner begins to rotate around its own axis, while twisting the fishing line. And on the next pause, unwinding, the fishing line makes the spinner rotate. The spinner is recommended to be attached directly to the fishing line, avoiding swivels. Glare from the edges of a rotating lure with the relative immobility of the spinner itself makes even an extremely passive predator react. And don't forget to take long 6-10 second pauses.

Information from the manufacturer: http://eco-group.ru/catalog/series/blesna-vertikalnaya-ecopro-alaskan/

Reviews:

Ice fishing classic. Most of my friends with whom we travel to ice fishing these spinners are in the main box of lures. With different resets, the spinner deviates well from the axis and has a slight shedding. I always have it in a box for fishing on first ice in the size of 60 millimeters and weight 7 grams. And, of course, there are always larger options available when fishing is already taking place in the main phase of winter. These are models of 70 and 80 millimeters, respectively, and weighing 11 and 14.5 grams. Always works stably on the Ladoga perch. Definitely I can advise everyone who is just starting to master winter fishing.

Spinner Alaskan

One of the few winter vertical spinners, which has been not only popular among fishermen since the very beginning of the century, but is still in great demand. From the moment of its appearance on the shelves, and then in the arsenals of ice fishing enthusiasts, "ALASKAN" from ECOPRO has become a kind of discovery for many winter fishermen. His game stood out noticeably against the background of most winter lures common at that time. Due to the peculiarities of its shape and the position of the center of gravity, when jerking up, it quickly assumed a horizontal position, but upon reaching the top point of the flight, it did not “crumble” very actively. And him hallmark was that in the final phase of its trajectory, it seemed to plunge into the water column, resembling with its movement a sharp, last jerk of an already exhausted or sick small fish. And this could not but affect its attractiveness for the predator, who was watching all this. But, at the same time, for the confident possession of "ALASKAN" it was necessary to develop and certain skills in the game.

Due to its shape and location of the center of gravity, the game of this lure can be very diverse, a small change in the speed and amplitude of the swing affects the trajectory of its flight in the water. The differences will be in which way it rises and in what position it will take already in free fall. Here, the speed of the whip on the discharge and even the thickness of the line used will also affect. And it is this spinner that gives the greatest scope for the angler to experiment in choosing the optimal and efficient wiring in relation to the conditions in the reservoir and the behavior of predatory fish at a particular moment.

Slightly stronger than necessary and more amplitude swing, and the overlap of the tee over the line is almost guaranteed. But, if the skill of owning this lure is honed to automatism and everything is laid down, as they say, already in muscle memory, then this largely guaranteed good st
ovs. And very often on the ice you could see a lucky fisherman taking out one perch after another. And to the question: "... And for what? ..." in ninety percent of cases, the answer was: "Yes, to ALASKANA." The spinner showed itself perfectly not only for perch, but also for pike perch in the Baltic. Although it is quite appropriate to make some clarifications here. For different water areas of the North-West, the Alaskan spinners from ECOPRO may differ slightly in catchability, depending on the color and, accordingly, the metals used to make the bait. If for freshwater lakes and rivers, the most catchy bait options include pure white lure and a combination of white and yellow metal. Then for the bay, depending on the conditions, various bimetallic structures are more suitable: combinations of white with yellow and white with red metals. And a little less often - a combination of yellow and red. The white metal from which at least one of the faces of the bait is made is often silver or metal coated with a thin layer of silver, which, in terms of its reflected light characteristics, is very close to the scales of white fish. And the predator, of course, only needs this ....

As it turned out over the past 10 seasons, for the Baltic pike perch, the size of "ALASKAN" was not very relevant. It was almost equally caught on both 70 mm and 110 mm spinners. Moreover, the catchability of the spinner depended little on the diameter of the used fishing line. Therefore, in order to avoid unpleasant moments associated with the loss of bait and catch, the first experiments started at 0.22 mm, and then, without loss of effectiveness, smoothly switched to 0.3 mm. Several times "ALASKAN" surprised me with its versatility and when catching smelt. True, at first it was strikes and baubles of spinners, equipped with a regular tee with a drop. But when he immediately replaced it with a chain with a single hook, however, with a small replanting of a silicone "blende", we managed to catch this little predator well, although some specimens of the "cucumber fish" only slightly exceeded the size of the spinner. The history of "ALASKANs" began only in various combinations of metals. Over the past few years, the line of baits has been expanded with enamel coatings, among which there are several and phosphoric glow, which also glow in UV rays. That makes it possible to use them both in dark water and with a thick layer of snow on ice. As the long-term practice of winter fishing shows, it is rare for any bait to hold the lead for more than 4-5 years. With regard to "ALASKAN" it can be stated that its relevance has not been lost over time. It is still part of the minimum set of lures that should be in the set of winter fishermen in the northwest.

Winter lure

This type of spinner has a fairly large size range, you can choose for a specific fish and fishing conditions. Perch is caught on spinners sized 50 and 60 millimeters, on large models 70 and 80 millimeters you can look for pike perch and pike. The spinner is made very high quality, the hooks are Japanese ones are used with decoration, which increases the catchability of the bait, the sharpness of the hooks is very good. To improve catchability, in addition to standard colors, silver and gold, there are models painted on one side. The painting is of high quality and the colors are interesting, both for natural fish hunting objects, and bright, “acid” colors. In short, the fish love it! The game of the spinner is very attractive, in free fall the spinner plans far to the side, and when returning to vertical axis rotates. After the spinner takes up a vertical position, it still continues to rotate, at this moment bites occur. You can use this bait both in stagnant water bodies and in the current.

Alaskan EcoPro

Old dog, new tricks. An expression overheard from James Bond can be applied to anything in our reality, so why not honor the well-deserved EcoPro Alaskan spinner with such an epithet? The fact that the “dog” is old is real praise in the fishing business, because it means proven, reliable - try to stay in the ratings and boxes of winter lure for ten years, when several new interesting models come out every year. Perhaps many do not remember, and someone does not know that this spinner appeared as an answer to our Finnish brother, with the exception that the price for it was originally the embodiment of humanism.

And as a result, the lure for several years became a symbol of the unity of fish with the troughs of the people, and does not lose ground to this day. And also because of those "new tricks". What can be changed in the spinner so that it remains itself, but becomes better? The first is the colors that the angler bites perfectly, and sometimes the fish distinguishes. Alaskan's new colors came out beautiful - sweet! Juicy! Holiday fireworks straight, not colors. And the second trick already has more serious consequences - a slight change in the geometry and center of gravity of the spinner is designed to make the game even more stable and reduce the number of failures to a minimum, so that not only the accustomed masters of winter lure could catch this bait, but also relative beginners, who, however, understand what they want to do with this or that derg. There is probably a lot of testing work behind these geometric changes, but the result is frankly pleasing. It's generally nice when it turns out what was intended. The spinner showed that she plays and catches just as well as her original incarnation!

Puustjarven winter spinners have proven to be highly effective when used for fishing various kinds predatory fish in Russian reservoirs for a long time, and therefore enjoy an excellent reputation among domestic fishermen. One of their main distinguishing features is the use of only single hooks in the design. They are attached to the bodies of Puustjarven winter lures with strong and reliable chains. Thus, during ice fishing, they add game to the bait, making it more attractive to predators.

Types of Puustjarven winter baubles

Puustjarven Viehe Ky produces winter baubles of the following popular series:

Alaska
Captain
Lounas
Polar
Safir
Hopeasiipi
Inari
Nautilus
jetti
Kalamies
Loisto
Wille

All of them, as well as a number of others, are widely represented in the assortment of our online store. It should be especially noted that these baits are developed with the obligatory consideration of the hunting habits characteristic of various types of fish in winter, therefore, among them there are both universal and specialized ones that demonstrate best results when catching certain breeds of predators. It is in accordance with this that it is recommended to choose Puustjarven winter spinners.

How to choose Puustjarven winter lure?

The main selection criteria for Puustjarven winter lures are the type of game they provide and their appeal to certain predatory fish species. For example, Alaska spinners stably play on any horizontal current, attracting walleye, pike and perch. Hopeasiipi spinners are characterized by a "prowl" game, very good for catching pike and large perch at shallow depths. They have been produced by Puustjarven Viehe Ky for almost half a century and have proven themselves only from the best side. Distinctive feature Kalamies series lures are active during the fall and therefore are best used when fishing at considerable depths.

belongs to the class of winter spinners with suspension. Actually, a hook suspended on a chain determines some differences in technique when using this bait.

It is worth figuring out what a hook gives, which is connected to a lure flexible connection in the form of a chain. To a certain extent, a suspended hook is like a separate bait. This is especially true for perch fishing. This predator, judging by numerous underwater shootings, does not perceive many baits as one object for attack. It turns out that the hook hanging on the chain is separate, and the spinner itself is separate.

It is quite possible that he perceives this couple as a small insect and trying to eat this insect, a fish. And then the instinct of food competition works. Although at the same time, in the mouth of a predator, there is both a suspended hook and the lure itself.

The suspended hook, to a certain extent, makes adjustments to the pace of play of the Alaska spinner. It turns out that after the spinner stops, after the swing, the hook on the chain continues pendulum oscillations.

The spinner has already stopped, stopped all movement, and the suspension is still moving. That is why during the period of unstable sluggish biting, the pause between strokes should be large enough.

But in addition to perch, the Alaska lure works great for zander and pike. Sufficiently heavy spinners work well at great depths when catching zander. At the same time, not only in deep stagnant reservoirs, but also on the beds of frozen rivers.

The shape of this spinner is interesting, which gives it an unusual game. On the one hand, the bait is flat, on the other, it has a bend characteristic of a particular model. In addition, some models of spinners are made of two different materials. External, convex side in stainless steel with or without matt silver finish. The inner flat side is usually made of brass.

Those fishermen who fish with a sheer lure know how important its stable play is. This means that with a certain number of strokes, the bait makes the same movements. Moreover, stability is determined not only by one bait, but by several.

Spinner Alaska has a good coefficient of repetition of movements. The angler does not have to readjust to a new bait. The game will be repeated from bait to bait. Having only minimal deviations from the reference game.

The game of these lures is peculiar. At the first moment, it seems to freeze, and then it starts moving down with small fluctuations. It is important that even with vigorous strokes, the lure does not throw up so that it can hook on the main line with a hook.

Spinner Alaska works well with a leash, which is a must when catching pike. Lures are produced in several models and with different weights. The smallest ones are suitable for catching perch and pike of any size at the end of winter. Larger and heavier models are designed for catching zander and large pike, at great depths.

Alaska spinners can rightly be attributed to the classic Finnish type spinners, designed for fishing at medium and large depths.