Les wobblers de la classe Minnow

Minnow class wobblers are probably the most common among spinning anglers from the bulk baits. Their excellent catchability is beyond doubt. Often this class has a weakly expressed own game. And the animation of minnow wobblers is made directly by the angler. Usually used jerk wiring, which eventually spawned a whole direction in spinning fishing called “twitching”. But even here there are pitfalls. At present on the market of fishing lures minnow wobblers are presented not just in large numbers, but in huge numbers. Discerning in such a variety of novice spinningist is often very difficult.

So what is a minnow? In English, minnow means “minnow”. Not very wide, not very thick, elongated, relatively long baits have a narrowing in the tail part, which gives a similarity with a fry. All this, of course, is strongly averaged, as in the range of wobblers can be found minnow flattened or inflated on the sides, can be elongated in height, but the length of the wobbler always remains several times more than the width and height of its own body.

Degrees of buoyancy

Minnow class wobblers can be divided into three main degrees of buoyancy: floating, with neutral buoyancy and sinking. This is denoted as follows:

• F – floating, i.e. floating;
• SP – suspending, with neutral buoyancy;
• S – sinking.

Recently, wobblers that have intermediate degrees of buoyancy have begun to appear. On them you can meet such designations:

• SF – slow floating, weakly floating or weakly floating;
• MSF – medium slow floating, the wobbler floats even slower than just SF;
• SS – slow sinking, i.e. slowly sinking.

Abbreviation of wobblers

Such a subtle differentiation of wobblers by degree of buoyancy greatly expands the freedom of the fisherman and gives the opportunity to apply these baits in different fishing conditions. But by and large, the degree of buoyancy of minnow does not have much influence on the degree of immersion, or rather on the depth of diving and passing. This factor depends to a greater extent on the size and angle of the nose blade of the wobbler. And to more easily navigate to what depth dives a particular minnow wobbler, manufacturers have a special abbreviation, which indicates the depth of passage of the bait. For example, SSR – Super Shallow Runner (super melkovodnye models), which in some cases are deepened by several centimeters or can pass on the surface. Such baits are available from many manufacturers, in particular from the company Lucky Craft Pointer 100SSR series.

In other cases, some minnows can create on the surface sounds similar to gurgling. For example, so behave wobblers firm Jackall -Jockie. As a rule, such baits have a positive degree of buoyancy, that is, belong to floating models. This is understandable, they are designed for fishing in shallow waters. And become indispensable when fishing overgrown areas of reservoirs or places where the upper layer of clear water is only a few centimeters, and deeper is grass. In our conditions show themselves best during the catching of pike.

Somewhat deeper are minnow wobblers with the abbreviation SR – Shallow Runner. Shallow wobblers go a little deeper than their ultra-shallow counterparts. At what specific depth can dive these baits, it is impossible to say unambiguously. To a greater extent, it will depend on the size of the wobbler. For example, minnow Shallow Runner size 50 mm has a horizon of 50 – 70 cm. Whereas a larger wobbler millimeters 100 – 130 with the same abbreviation SR goes already at depths of 1.5 – 2 meters. This should be kept in mind when we buy a bait. Among wobblers SRok is quite likely to meet models of different degrees of buoyancy. This is more justified if we compare them with lures that belong to SSRkami.

So what buoyancy to choose this or that wobbler class SR? It is impossible to unequivocally answer this question. Everything will depend on the conditions of fishing and on what fish the spinningist is aimed at. For example, while catching trout on the river, sinking minnow wobblers are best suited, and this is interpreted by the conditions of a turbulent river. If you give preference to catching pike or perch, then in most cases will be indispensable lures with a neutral degree of buoyancy – SP, the so-called suspenders. However, and floating models in many cases are very popular. Minnow class SP can catch almost any spinning fish. For example, chub. But here you need to understand that in most cases this fish prefers minnow wobblers of 50 – 70 mm in size.

Of course, as in every rule, here you can find an exception. There are catches of golawl and on wobblers of larger size. Sometimes incommensurably larger. But still it is a by-catch, rather than a purposeful catching of chub. All the same about the size of wobblers can be said when fishing for bass. And in order to purposefully catch chub and perch on the same baits, you need to know the habitats of predators. Often they coincide, but this is only at first glance. In fact, each of these fish species occupies its own places or its own niche. On the rolls of large rivers, chub more often stands in the upper layers, and perch occupies the lower horizon. Somewhere near the steep mountains, these two species can be located not far from each other, but in places with different strength of the current.

Minnow wobblers with a medium degree of depth are very good at catching pike and pikeperch. Of course, here it is necessary to have a clear idea of the places of application of these baits. For example, if the depth allows, then the pike is not bad to catch along the grass, feeding the bait as close as possible to the vegetation. Of course, count on catching pikeperch in such conditions is not necessary. But catching on large rivers or reservoirs along the berm gives a good result both when catching pike, and during the catching of pikeperch. Especially when it comes to baits of 130 mm, or as they are commonly called in recent times, large wobblers. The large size of the wobbler, the swirls of water around the bait and sound accompaniment during wiring – these are the main criteria that attract predators and entice to grab. Including pikeperch, which during its activity controls not only the lower part of the brow, but also its upper boundary.

The next horizon is occupied by wobblers with the abbreviation MR – Medium Runner, that is, the average degree of deepening. Even lower can dive lures with the designation DR – Deep Runner, deep or deep going. And here also, as in the case of SR minnow, the depth of passage of each particular bait will depend not only on its letter designation, but also on its size. In addition, many manufacturers have wobblers and more deep-water, which can be designated by the letters DD – Deep Diving ou XD – Extra Deep . In otherwords, lures that go as deep as possible.

To give anglers a hint, many wobbler packages may indicate the depth of passage in meters or feet, which makes choosing lures much easier. These dip minnow wobblers in some cases can work wonders and entice even the most passive fish to bite, as we can feed the bait as close to the fish as possible.

It can be channel banks of reservoirs or local holes. Or spot catching a certain bottom anomaly: separately sticking out on the bottom snags or underwater hillock (sometimes fishermen call it “table” or “bank”). It is the dips allow you to maximize the quality of such places, which gives the fisherman every chance of success. What degree of buoyancy should have a wobbler while fishing these places will depend on several factors. For example, if we cover from the boat snags and contact of the bait with an underwater obstacle is inevitable, and in the place of fishing there is a current, then it is advisable to use floating models. This will reduce the number of hooks. To do this, it is enough to stop wiring after the first contact of the bait with snags and give the spinning in the direction of throwing. Wait for some time until the bait is pulled away by the current. Then, raising the rod whip to the top, pull the wobbler through the obstacle and continue fishing. (All this is relevant only if we make throws downstream or at a slight angle to it).

Summarizing the above, let’s present the above abbreviations in the table:

Conducting sinking wobblers class “minnow”

The use of sinking models of minnow wobblers allows you to penetrate deeper layers of water. But here it must be understood that, despite the negative buoyancy, the bait has a clear horizon of passage. During its active phase, during the wiring of the bait takes that horizon of passage, for which it is designed. But during the stop, that is, after a pause, it begins to sink into the depths. Then after the start of the conductor, it again occupies its working horizon. In other words, with the slowest possible wiring and with the use of increased time pauses, we can make this class of sinking baits go a little deeper than the stated characteristics, which in some cases can also increase the number of bites of passive fish.

Top 10 minnow wobblers

Conclusion

The “minnow” wobbler is a bait imitation of a fry with a runny, oblong body. The length of the body is always greater than the width.

The main characteristics are:

1. According to the degree of buoyancy minnow are:

Intermediate variants are possible.

2. Depth level.

Depends on the size and angle of the nose blade. In different series, these concepts may differ. For example, ultralight minnow-deepwater – are those that dive more than 1 meter. And if we are talking about large lures, then such a depth is likely to correspond to the SR category.

3. Minnow wobblers wiring.

In the presence of “own” game:

Auteur : Bob Nudd est un pêcheur expert qui a plus de 20 ans d'expérience et qui a remporté de nombreux concours.