Trout Fishing spinner COMPARISON! Mepps Aglia vs Panther Martin! 

When I was younger, I used a lot of Rooster Tail spinners. Then I found Mepps, and started having better luck. Best performer of all for me though has been Panther Martin. Then again, I am fishing a local lake for stockies, so I don't have a current to help with the lure action. In still water, you are dependent on retrieve rate to make the lure spin, and I have found that Mepps and Rooster Tail spinners have to be retrieved faster to get the desired spin/action. This often leads to trout just following my lure to the bank without striking. The slower retrieve rate attainable with Panther Martin spinners is often just the edge that will make a trout hit. I agree that in the right water, they are all good performers.

BOTH Classics and still catching fish to this day in 2021! Tight lines!

Thank you for the videos NRV Outdoors. I find them very educational and helpful when trying to learn more about catching trout

I love both but Mepps is my first choice…. Either way. Solid lures. Tried and true.. I have caught a ton of fish on the Silver Mepps #2 Aglia. It was always my go to lure.

Great spinners! Love the Panther Martin though. Especially the black and yellow with the gold blade. Awesome comparison. Tight line's everyone!👍🎣

Thank you for replying to my comments and that's really nice

Great video, was nice talking to you up there that day!! Your a heck of a fisherman buddy!

Well about time you came back to class you’re the only professor who’s has enjoyable learning videos

Great video! Thanks for explaining the functional differences btwn the two

Love using both of these spinners. My favorite lures when not fishing top-water.

I've always loved mepps, I've caught many big browns on size 3 gold blade, tho I have started to make my own spinners and they work very well, caught close 200 this year just on my spinners, brooks, browns, rainbows, and even a few palominos up here in PA. Great content, keep up the good work👍

I've always been a mepps guy but they're both great lures

Got a few mepps with flys attached , can’t wait to try them. Another good video brother !

Still learning with the spinners. Like you, I enjoy the drifting, but these spinners look fun too. Thanks for the lesson!

My favorite way to trout fish. Love spinner fishing. I'm impressed you got them to hit that fast with the colder temps. Good job man.

On the contrary, I believe the Palomar knot is a great knot for use on monofilament lines and most all lures except the very largest ones. I usually use a very small snap-swivel and tie them on with a Palomar. I dislike the Improved clinch and only use the standard Clinch knot for small flies. The Panther Martin is my very favorite spinner for trout and the one I use most for spinning tackle. I do have a big box full of Mepps as well and use them too. I have to use single hook lures for trout where I fish. Fortunately, both brands make a single hook line of their lures

Another great inspirational video. I like the Panther as well . You're catching some really nice size bows , you might need a bigger net soon .

how come youtubers get many fish in one trip and the only tight lines I got is getting stuck at the bottom...

The PM is one of my favorites. I also have some pretty good luck with the super dupers.

Enjoy the tips. Wish our trout were all that size. But most of ours are wild and just struggle to get there.

Panther Martin always works for me. Great video.

Awesome video! I worked in a tackleshop for many years. The two best Spinners availible in europe are Mepps Agilia and Veltic Rublex, period.

You earned yourself another subscriber! I like how informative your videos are! Plus I learned the difference between Panthers & Mepps and why each has their niche. Although I think you should try the Ozark Trails brand inline spinners for trout along with the Ready 2 Fish brand also!

Love the comparisons. Thanks!

Love both of them. They both work really well!!

Mepps, slightly smaller blade in "hot orange" colour is an absolute killer for mullet in brackish water, sea trout and wild Brownies go mental for them too.! Another enjoyable watch as usual. 👍🎣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I’ve never really used either very much. I have always been a Joes Fly guy since I was a kid. Can’t wait to go pick some up and give it a try’

Great video I have had great luck with Mepps I would love to try out the Panther Martin!!

Another good video. Joes flies are my #1 and panther martin is next in line. So much fun.

Love the black and yellow panther martin with the bronze Or gold spinner. Have had great success with that lure as well as rooster tails in Pennsylvania stream.

Nice man. I love the orange and gold panther Martin spinner.

Both great spinners......I catch everything on the Mepps! I like the hooks better on the mepps than the Panther Martins I feel you land more fish......great video 👍 🐟

I use both of them and they both work well, but which one I use depend on the water I fish in.

I have used Mepps for years

They're both great, Blue Fox is my favorite though.

Great video! Panther Martins, gold blade with red/yellow bodies kill em in California. I love to see them at work elsewhere.

I love the videos keep them coming.

Sir I got mepps I wanna knowshould I use some ele also or straight way I can use this without hiding the hooks

Love both of these lures.

Yea The Mepps Algia #2 And the #3 Are one of my favorite baits. exspeccally if I can find Black tail.

In Ireland the mepps comet with blue spots is my favourite for trout in rivers and streams

Do you have more success with the black and yellow or the yellow and red panther Martin’s?

Love those lures !

Big Mepps fan, will have to venture out into the Martin it appears.

I just re-started fishing again after a 30 year lay off and these two spinners were my go to baits in the day! I have been trying to learn more modern tricks but they all seen to be based on catching stockers. Were there that many more wild fish30 yrs ago?

Love the mepps! Thanks for more great content :)

Great videos. I'm heading to Blue Springs next month. What would you recommend starting off with or your favorite go to bait for Blue Springs. Look forward to watching your future videos. Thanks

Good flicks. I'm a panther & joes kinda guy I've caught a lot of trout with those !

Brilliant video. What size Mepps did you use? Looks like a size 2.

Everything about the video is awesome 👏 great 👍🏽 job

love panther martin caught lots of fish on mapps years ago great video

Mepps size 3 with a ladybug pattern. Sadly they don't sell those patterns anymore in my area :(. I've had atleast 300 pikes in 6 years with the one spinner.

Enjoyed this video , use both lires myself for trout fishing .

I have been fishing creeks, rivers, lakes, ponds for ....oh ...say...about 48 years now and as far as spinners for trout, IN MY EXPERIENCES ONLY, I have had the best luck with Joe's Flies with the brown and red hair, and tied for 2nd between Panther Martins and Rooster tail. The yellow and red haired Panthers and the black Rooster Tails. Then Mepp's would be 4th. And I seem to do better with silver spinner/leaf than gold but could just be in my mind and to give Mepp's a fair shake I had so much luck with the other 3 that I haven't fished with Mepp's as much. Good video and thank you.

Would like a shot at the spinners. You're spot on with your review

Love both of these baits for trout fishing.

Never fished a mepps but I’ve had a ton of success with a panther. Keep up the good work brother! I’m a little jealous as most of my spots are froze over until spring.

Another great video. Panther Martin is one of my favorites

The Panther Martin spinners seem to better induce strikes on the fall. They also create a bit stronger vibration and the blade gets fouled less with fewer parts. I rebuild the PM's using heavier stainless wire and solid brass bearing bead rather than the hollow beads used by the manufacturer. I also down size the treble hooks and pinch the barbs down for cleaner release of the trout. I find that adding red treble hooks to my re-builds on PM's is very productive.

Wow .I use rooster tails .gotta try this out .great review and content man 💯💯💯

nice video , I love fishing trout with spinners .

I love the Mappes. Catch most of my trout with golden or silver, classic and reliable. Greetings from Germany

Always had really good luck with the Panther Martins in upstate NY.

Looking into making my own but not sure where to start cause have very little money or experience

Cant wait for this 🎣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸✌

Nice fish.....I like my Panther Martin and Blue Fox vibrax both in gold. Will have to try Mepps Aglia next! 👍👍

Snap swivel will help with line twisting when using a spinner

Greetings from Northern Ireland..subscribed 👍

Love both of those spinners, work well in Colorado as well

Love the video

You should make “Heck yea” NRV Outdoors shirts your signature saying 😂👌

Nice fish love the Panther Martins I swear on them but the maps is also good to

What rod N reel you using bud?

I have been using bait for 50 years for planted trout in our local California reservoirs. I would like to try some small spinners so I have set up one reel with 2 pound test for maximum casting distance. What spinners would you recommend for this application?

The gold spoon panther Martin is my absolute favorite!! I grew up on it. Even now living in Texas I still use it !! Love your videos!!

Great video brother . What size were the lures?

Great baits i would put the silver and gold blue fox in the mix as well i use them all cant go wrong with any of them

Probably haven't gotten either out of my spinner box since I found Joe's Flies. Now I will have to

Those are some fantastic trout.

Mepps and panther martins are what I've found out to be the 2 best here in southwest Virginia

Great stuff ! From 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 !

Are their any brownies or even brookies in that stream??? Just asking as i didnt think i've ever seen you catch either if them???

I wanna dish there! Those are some big trout!

I really like both of those spinners. I agree with you on trying both colors of blades depending on weather conditions. Hope to win this time around. Randel Stuckey, 15 Willow Run, Williston, SC 29853

This looks so much like a creek I fish here in Missouri not sure wher you are from but I enjoy fishing these small creeks

Remember it was rumors about Mepps was going to stop producing Mepps Aglia, then I bought 1000 Mepps Aglia Gold Red Dot size 2. Best ever, only thing I use.

I noticed that you attach the spinner directly to the leader. You dont have line twist issues?

great video mate, for me, rooster tail works best on streams where i fishing but have it all :)

throw your tag ends in your pocket or backpack... otherwise great content.

Joes Flies for the win but there is for sure some advantages of using differnt lures with differnt blades depending on the water your fishin

Mepps always catch me a lot of smallies and perch . I need to try the painter martins

My favorite perch bait is Mepps Aglia E in green size 2 or 3

Can't go wrong with mepps

I have slayed brook trout with that exact panther martin in northern Wisconsin

I like the panthers when I'm fishing deeper water. They get down deep quicker and it's easier to keep them in the strike zone. If I'm fishing faster or more shallow water, I prefer rooster tails, IMO they're unmatched in heavier current when comparing to other online spinner. Mepps is kinda the in-between do it all inline spinner. They sink a bit faster than roostertails and still functional in more shallow faster currents.

I hear lots of folks live the Panther Martin. I have never had any luck with spinners, I can't tell if I have a fish on

They work really nice for stocked and Wild

I have done great with panther martin with rainbow trout and large mouth bass with mepps

Good view!!

I heard Joe's flies. Do you have a video on them, by any chance? I tried fishing one up at a lake last year, one that I've caught a dozen fish out of before. Tossed one for an hour, not a bit or a follow