[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"learn-card-choosing-a-spinner":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"applyCta":6,"authorId":9,"body":10,"cardType":66,"description":16,"difficulty":67,"discipline":68,"editorId":9,"extension":70,"glossaryRefs":71,"hook":77,"meta":78,"navigation":79,"path":80,"publishedAt":81,"readingSeconds":82,"regionTags":83,"relatedCards":84,"safetyDisclaimerRequired":86,"seo":87,"status":88,"stem":89,"track":90,"updatedAt":81,"version":91,"__hash__":92},"learn_cards\u002Flearn\u002Fcards\u002Fchoosing-a-spinner.md","Choosing a Spinner",{"label":7,"action":8},"Find a stream near you","open_planner",null,{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":62},"minimark",[13,17,20,56,59],[14,15,16],"p",{},"An inline spinner is a piece of metal that spins around a wire shaft as you reel — flash, vibration, and a steady wobble that triggers strikes. Mepps, Panther Martin, Roostertail. They cover a huge range of water and species.",[14,18,19],{},"Three things to match to conditions:",[21,22,23,31,50],"ul",{},[24,25,26,30],"li",{},[27,28,29],"strong",{},"Weight (1\u002F16 to 1\u002F4 oz)."," Match to depth. 1\u002F16 oz casts short and stays shallow — small creeks. 1\u002F4 oz reaches across a river and gets down 3–6 feet — medium-to-large rivers. Heavier than 1\u002F4 oz starts burying into structure on the retrieve.",[24,32,33,36,37,41,42,45,46,49],{},[27,34,35],{},"Blade type."," ",[38,39,40],"em",{},"Willow"," (long, narrow) spins fast in slower water; ",[38,43,44],{},"Indiana"," (oval, medium) is a balanced all-rounder; ",[38,47,48],{},"Colorado"," (round) creates the most thump and works in cold or stained water.",[24,51,52,55],{},[27,53,54],{},"Color."," Silver \u002F gold \u002F copper for clear water and bright sun. Chartreuse and white for stained water or low light. Match the dominant baitfish if you can see them.",[14,57,58],{},"The retrieve: cast across or up-and-across, let it sink for 1–3 seconds, then reel just fast enough to feel the blade thumping through the rod tip. Vary the speed; sometimes a stop-and-go triggers more strikes than a steady wind.",[14,60,61],{},"Where to fish them: pool tails, the seam below a riffle, deep slots through a run, undercut banks. The same lies trout hold in for a fly — spin tackle just gets the lure deeper, faster.",{"title":63,"searchDepth":64,"depth":64,"links":65},"",2,[],"gear","2",[69],"spin","md",[72,73,74,75,76],"presentation","pool","run","riffle","seam","Inline spinners catch fish, but the wrong choice catches none. How to pick weight, blade, and color for the water in front of you.",{},true,"\u002Flearn\u002Fcards\u002Fchoosing-a-spinner","2026-05-08","130",[],[85],"the-palomar-knot",false,{"title":5,"description":16},"published","learn\u002Fcards\u002Fchoosing-a-spinner","building","1","k4QYnroOZVbralouXpJhhy0sXP6aa7xqoAr1YTwS_Jc"]