The original Aglia lure was designed in 1938 and is still the world’s number one selling fishing lure. Mepps uses the Aglia as the basis for the Aglia Streamer, a very effective skirted inline spinner.

The Basics
The Aglia Streamer has the french blade that made the original Aglia so deadly. The blade comes in three basic colors; bronze, silver, and gold. The change in colors allows you to match your Streamer to water conditions. The blade attaches to inline body on a free spinning permanent mount in front of the main body of the lure. The ribbed bronze colored body is lathed for balance and flash.

The thing that makes the Aglia Streamer different from other Mepps spinners is the natural hair skirt. The Streamers come in four interchangeable colors. You can use the quick release to change the Streamer color from either white, black, brown or rainbow trout (a combination of white and dark green) . The Streamers are made of squirrel tail because Mepps finds that natural fur has the best presentation and durability.

There are two hook choices to pick from. Depending on your local fishing laws you can go with the treble hook for a sure hook set or the long shank single hook. Both hooks are already skirted with one of the four color choices. You can change for single or treble stingers with the attached skirts by using the Aglia Streamer’s quick release to match your presentation to the conditions. The quick release end of the hook has a rounded head with eyes to give the Mepps spinner the appearance of a bait fish.

The Aglia Streamers come in three weights for targeting specific species and size fish. The Streamer can be found in1/8, 1/6 and the largest 1/8 ounce. The handmade lures are well balanced at all weights. As the size of the lure increase so does the body and the blade of the lure.

On the water
The Mepps Aglia Streamer is based of the original Aglia that has been catching fish all over the world since the second world war. Mepps has done years of research on blade, body and skirt design. They craft these lures by hand even lathing the body and tying the skirts to the hooks by hand. With this level of commitment to craftsmanship you would expect this lure to grab a fish’s eye.

The lure’s weight is balanced towards the middle of the body which allows you to target your casts well. The hook does fold to the body of the Streamer but rarely hangs in the blade as long as you tie your line directly to the shaft eye. If you use a swivel you will throw off the balance of the Aglia Streamer and have something easy for the hook of the stinger to grab to. Once you hook the swivel the cast will be fruitless and you will be twisting line as you retrieve. Go without the swivel and you’ll have better luck You will still occasionally fold the lure even by tying direct but the occurrences will be far less frustrating. The balance of the Aglia Streamer is extremely true and will not twist line, only the blade spins.

Once your lure hits the water the blade starts to spin. The blade on the Aglia Streamer will activate with any movements. If you stall the retrieval the blade will flutter as the lure descends and the action will speed up the faster the lure is motion. The blade is very well designed and spins easily even with the slowest retrievals. The highly reflective blades gives the Aglia Streamer the flash that seems to mesmerize fish.

The handmade body holds at its rear the eyelet for the quick release for the skirt. The quick release is nothing more than a really small key chain ring. The head of the hook is a closed loop that you would run onto the ring. Quick release may be a little misleading for those of you with big hands and little patience. A different style of making the skirts interchangeable would probably change to action of lure too much. With a little help from small tipped needle nose pliers the changing of the skirts is not nearly as trying as it sounds.

The top of the stinger (hook/skirt combination) has a piece to look like a fish head. The angle of the head helps to keep the lure properly balanced during retrieval and minimizes line twist. The squirrel hair skirt that makes the Aglia Streamer a streamer stays bulky when it is in the water. The faster you retrieve the lure the longer and thinner the skirt will be but once you slow the lure the skirt will start to spread again. This gives the lure look of added bulk that attracts fish that like to eat larger prey.

Personal Impressions
Having fished with Mepps lures as soon as I graduated from the bobber as a young boy I have known these lures as well as an angler could know a lure. They work well in many different types of waters and under any condition you would want to fish in short of ice fishing (I have heard of ice anglers using Streamers as a jig though). The Aglia Streamer is no different. I have trolled the Aglia Streamer with great success in the northern waters of Michigan and fished the lure in streams and lakes all over the United States.

One thing I learned quickly is big fish like big lures. The Aglia Streamer comes in three sizes that target fish as small as panfish and as large as pike and musky. The skirt of the Streamer is the key to give the lure that bulky look. The blade flash gets the fish’s attention and the vibration of the spinning blade gives the Streamer the lifelike “feel” of a swimming bait fish. The skirt gives the lure the look of being an easy full belly swimming by. Size your Streamer for what you are fishing for. When you go after the toothed monsters like pike you will want to use a titanium or steel leader in case the fish engulfs the lure and bites down on the line.

I have used the treble hooked skirts but on my smaller Aglia Streamers I take the barb off the hook to minimize injuries to the fish and make removing the hook easier. Out east there are states that do not allow the use of treble hooks and using the long shafted single hook is your only option. I have not noticed a real difference in the two as most fish hit the Streamer hard and take the hook easily.

I match the blades to the water conditions. In clear water I use a bronze blade, silver in very dark water and gold in the waters that are medium or have shadows. I want to get the fish’s attention not blind them. The skirts should be matched up to the available bait fish in the waters you are fishing.

The Aglia Streamer is an outstanding lure. I have yet to tear one up even after hooking underwater limbs. They are very durable and will last as long as your knot! Because the lure is so easy to customize the lure works in almost every fishing condition and any kind of water making the lure very versatile. You can catch several different species of fish such as trout, bass, and salmon. I recommend the Aglia Streamer for an angler serious about the sport. Tie one on and hang on tight!

Cost $4-$8 per complete lure, $4 per extra skirt/hook set

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