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Trout FishingEngland |
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www.trout-net.co.uk |
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trout fishing |
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Spinning for trout |
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Spinning or spin fishing for trout is sometimes frowned upon by fly anglers for lacking any true skill being a kind of robotic method of cast and retrieve. Nonsense in the right conditions such as when the water is up following a flood, fishing with a spinner, spoon or plug can provide the trout angler with some excellent sport. When the water is deep and flowing strong i prefer to use a sturdy nine or ten foot spinning rod, that is able to cast a lure of up to 50 grammes. The reason a sturdy rod is needed is that if i hook a big trout it will give me a fighting chance of landing it in these conditions.I would also recommend using a fixed spool reel that will hold at least 150 yards of 10lb to 15lb of breaking strain mono filament fishing line depending on the conditions. Make sure the reel drag is on to prevent hooks coming out of the fishes mouth in a fight or close to the bank. For a novice a mepps spinner is a good choice as mepps spinners work well in both shallow and deep water. Do not rush to get the spinner out of the water as trout will often strike the spinner right at the last moment. In better conditions it is sporting to use light fishing equipment, e.g. a six or seven foot rod with a fixed spool carrying 4 to 6lb test line, this will also give smaller fish a fighting chance of escaping. |
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You may also consider using braid instead of mono filament line which has some great advantages but tends to be more expensive.One of the advantages of using braid when spinning for trout is that unlike mono line, it does not have memory so there is no problem with twisted lines.Other advantages are that it is smaller in diameter, stronger and far more abrasive resistant. However, braid is less flexible than mono line so greater care is needed not to pull your lure away from a trout’s mouth when striking your rod or landing the fish on the bank. To compensate for this i usually tie a mono filament leader of around eight feet long to the braid line using a blood knot .It is also worthwhile investing in a pair of braid scissors has normal scissors are no good because of the inherent strength of braid. |
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Next you will need to attach your lure to the end of the mono leader using the Uni-knot .If you are using a spinner or lure that twists or wobbles through the water you will have to tie a swivel about two or three feet from the lure to prevent the leader from twisting using the Uni-Knot.However,if the water is murky enough to make the braid harder to detect, i sometimes dispense with the leader altogether as there is little chance of twisting braids. Most spinning rods are relatively cheap to purchase and can often double up as ledger rods for bait fishing if you are thinking of taking up spin fishing why not have a look at some of trout-net.co.uk’s spinning rods. |