Spinning for Perch

[malevans]

Does the wire damage the perches mouth ? Especially thin wire ? I must confess to getting into an almight row once because I always use wire when fishing and targeting for pike, whatever method, but I do not when fly fishing for salmon or lure fishing for them. Main issue being my claim that I had never been bitten off when accidently hooking pike whilst salmon fishing, 4 years and a few accidental pike on and this is still true. A few pike are caught each year on boilie on the carp lake i fish .....we have not swapped our braided hook lengths for wire yet !

I have been bitten of by pike(micro) when worming for Perch. I must admit to have discounted wire the odd times I pursue perch or chub with a fly, primarly as I considered it would be damaging to the target species, hence my initial question.

[Steve Burke]

Malcolm, I've never found that wire damages the mouth of a perch.

 

I think whether or not you use wire depends on how many and the type of hooks there are on the bait or lure. As I posted earlier, I don't use wire with just one single hook. More than one single hook, or a double or treble I would use wire.

 

It's not a question as to if you'll kill a pike, just when !

[kendo]

I started spinning just before Christmas(I am now well and truly giddy)therefore I don't have alot of experience with lots of different spinners,lures,etc what I have noticed tho is I have had 5 jacks no perch all taken on a gold spinner I have tried silver believing that as most prey fish are silver takes would be far more frequent but I have not had a one make of this what you will.

 

 

PS all spinning was done on my local canal.

[kendo]

where did those roll eyes come from?

[malevans]

Glad to hear that the wire does not hurt the perch, I had wondered. However I am as likely to use wire when fly fishing for game fish as I am to replace my Kryston merlin with wire. Wire no where near enough stealthy for game fish and thats what I am paying to catch.

 

Will get some thin wire for when I case the chub and perch.

 

The other good point is have you noticed how many commercial wire traces, especially those for pike fly and lure fishing are woe fully too short. I make my own.

[jeepster]

commercial traces are either wildly overpriced or rubbish!