As for the catchability of Chinese spinners, anglers do not have an unequivocal opinion – some say that they catch both branded and fake ones, others argue that branded ones have an order of magnitude higher catchability.
The question of the effectiveness of Chinese spinners is quite complicated and there is no unequivocal answer to it. A lot depends on the place of fishing, the activity of the pike and many, many other factors. A very active pike during the zhora takes on any “options” of meps – on the original, Chinese, and finally, home-made – made by home-made home-made people.
Also, fakes can work well along with branded spinners in areas where there is no strong current, but this only applies to certain models, designed mainly for pike fishing on rivers. On a fast current, the petal of the Chinese turntable “collapses”, and it becomes a useless piece of metal. This is where the qualities of Mepps branded spinners come into play. Thanks to precisely calculated parameters and high manufacturing precision, the lure remains working even with fast wiring against a strong current. Chinese fakes often break into a “corkscrew” and when fishing in a stagnant pond, here you are lucky. Much depends on the model and the “conscience” of the manufacturer.
You should not buy Chinese mepps with a “silver-like” color, the coating on these spinners is extremely unreliable and quickly wears out during fishing, while only traces of pike teeth remain on branded Mepps. At one time, I bought several Chinese Mepps Aglia 3-4 numbers, the baubles disappointed both with the quality of the coating of the petals and the quality of the tees, with their game, with the constant sticking of the petal during wiring.