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Mepps spinners

fiestaman · 2012-06-07 14:50:43

What size mepps, silver/blue gold/red would ye use on rivers for brown trout

07-06-2012 2:50pm

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What size mepps, silver/blue gold/red would ye use on rivers for brown trout

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#2 07-06-2012 3:19pm

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i use size two mepps meself,seem to get less sprats and more decent size fish on them rather than size one

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#3 07-06-2012 3:27pm

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I use size 2 silver bronze or gold seem to work the best for big trout and usually let them sink before retrieving if in deep water

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#4 08-06-2012 7:59am

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thanks lads, i thought that alright, bigger would cut out the spratts

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#5 08-06-2012 12:25pm

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Well my mate caught a pike in blessington on a size 1 mepps bout 15 year ago and it was 34lb So don't think size always matters

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