Grams, and a flash that works without any technique
The best spoons and spinners for 2026
A spoon is a curved metal blade that wobbles on a straight retrieve; a spinner is a blade that rotates around a shaft. Both catch fish with no technique at all, which is why they are the first lures most people own and why this shelf is sold almost entirely in sets: 16 pieces on the KOUHA trout spoon set at 13,59 €, the Woxovo at 10,99 €, the Vicloon at 8,49 € and the NXDHPLIENG at 11,97 €, 20 pieces on the DONQL at 13,99 €, 120 pieces on the Vicloon mixed box at 18,99 €, 3 pieces on the Zite Fishing at 10,98 €. The figure that matters is the weight in grams, and the trout sets print it as the range they cover: 2,5 g / 3,5 g / 5 g on the KOUHA and the Woxovo, 5 g to 8 g on the DONQL. Weight is casting distance and depth in one number, and on a 2–7 g trout rod the difference between 2,5 g and 5 g is the difference between fishing the surface and fishing the bottom of a small lake. The blade type is the second thing, and the German titles distinguish them where the English does not: « Blinker » is a spoon, « Spinner » a rotating blade, « Löffelblinker » on the Angel-Berger assortment at 12 € is literally a spoon-spoon, and « VIB » on the Vicloon 120-piece is a vibrating blade that sinks vertically. The finish is the third: silver, copper — « Kupferkörper » on the TRUSCEND at 16,99 € — gold, glitter, UV and neon green on the KOUHA and the Zanderfang, and it is the one variable worth owning in quantity because water clarity changes what flashes. Two details decide whether a cheap set is usable: the hooks, singles or trebles, « mit Drillinge Haken » on the Vicloon, and whether a box comes with it — the Woxovo and PLUSINNO sets include one, and sixteen loose spoons in a pocket become one tangle. We compare weight, blade type, finish, hook type and size, pieces per set and whether a box is included.
