Reel Pearl Specifications |
Type |
Inline spinner |
Material |
Brass or stainless steel |
Color |
Brass or silver |
Weights Available |
1/32
- 1.5oz |
Weight Tested |
1/32oz |
Price |
$4.00 (1/32oz) |
About Reel Pearl: In 1995 Chance Gatzky was working at
a gold mine in Canada's North West Territories. An avid fisherman, Gatzky always
wanted to go fishing but had no lures available to. Rather then miss the
opportunity he decided he would make his own. After many years of fishing and tweaking
his original design, he teamed up with his son Ed and in 2000 the first Reel
Pearl lure was introduced to the world of fishing. Today this innovative
lure is being sold throughout Canada and in various stores in the United States.

Introducing the Reel Pearl inline
spinner that uses a pearl, two blades, and a skirted hook for added
attractiveness
Impressions: The Reel Pearl is truly a original product that's quite unique among
the current inline spinners on
the market. This inline spinner is attractive, has a solid design, and
features
two blades that rotate in the opposite direction. All the materials are solid
brass, and the lure feels more durable then most small spinners.
The Design: The Reel Pearl is nothing like what we have seen before.
The design consists of a pearl, blades, and other environmentally friendly
components that are all composed into one inline spinner. Its blades are designed to spin in opposite directions when retrieved. Along with a few beads of different
colors, a weight, and a skirted hook, the Reel Pearl is intended to incite
curiosity in fish.

The two blades aren't
symmetrically centered. This creates a unique action and counters line
twists once they spin. The weight near the hook is a must to balance the
wobbling action the blades create when it swims
Real World Tests: The Reel Pearl spinner was designed to catch a large
variety of species including walleye, salmon, bass, northern pike, just to name
a few. We'll apply the 1/32oz lure to largemouth bass, trout, and salmon, working the lure at
various depth, speeds, and in different water conditions.
Complete Rig
for Reel Pearl Tests |
Rod |
Berkley Lightning IM6 |
Reel |
Quantum Catalyst 10PTi |
Line |
6lb Sufix DNA |
Casting: At 1/32oz this innovative spinner flew nicely
while using light line. Its compound weight distribution resulted in good accurate casts. If you try to
cast on a windy day, the lure does get blown slightly due to the larger surface
area from the two blades which are off center, but in most cases a little
adjusting to the angle of cast can compensate this.
Retrieve: When retrieved, the Reel Pearl doesn't revolve like you would
think an inline spinner would. Instead it has a pretty unique action that
the two blades produce. Each blade spins in the opposite direction and
since the blades aren't symmetrically on the same horizontal axis, it creates a violent
wobbly action that shakes the Reel Pearl lure while producing a great deal of flash and
vibration.
We tossed the Reel Pearl over and over again
before coming to the conclusion of the construction of this invention. The
lure is actually cleverly designed because when the lure wobbles as much as this
one does, the weight distribution was matched perfectly to produce the unique
action. As you can tell from
the picture of the spinner, the weight placement is near the hook. That
makes perfect sense because you're actually putting a stress point from the line
at the "front," then as the blades turn, the weight at the end balances the
lure. The result is an inline spinner with a wobble that's still under control
and will run straight.

The durable Reel Pearl blades
easily spins when retrieved. Its counter-spin is what gives this lure its
unique characteristic
While this lure is quite flexible in the technique
you chose to work it, we found that a constant medium or fast speed retrieve worked the
best. A slow retrieve wasn't able to get the blades going with the correct
motion. Also a retrieve and stop method worked for largemouth bass around
structure, especially during the drop. The skirt on the hook was somewhat
long for our tastes and with a little trimming with sharp scissors the hooking
ratio was greater.
Line twists are common with inline spinners, but
not with this design. When retrieved slow or fast, line twist is rare with
the Reel Pearl. When we watched how the Reel Pearl swam through the water
with the two blades in motion, you can tell why this inline spinner will not
twist your line like some lures would, simply because the two blades spin
in the opposite direction countering the twist you would expect in a single
bladed design. Plus, as an added security, the Reel Pearl has a swivel
affixed to the head of the lure.

A skirted hook helps entice
aggressive fish to strike. To ensure more hook ups, we opted to trim it a
little
Durability: Having
blades stick out at right degree angles was a concern to us before we ran the Reel Pearl on
the water. But as we tested this lure we didn't notice any harm done to the lure from
various species of fish. The blades are built solid and can't easily be
bent out of shape, even by your hand. As with any dressed hook, regardless of
what type of material is tied on, threads can be pulled off during fishing. After a few trout and bass hitting
the skirted hook, some material did fall off, but doesn't
affect the overall performance thereafter.
Ratings:
Reel Pearl
Ratings (?/10) |
Construction/Quality |
Good overall construction with solid brass blades |
8 |
Performance |
The
two blades that spin in opposite directions produces a unique action that
is attractive and runs fine at medium to high speeds |
8 |
Price |
This unique inline spinner comes with a hefty price tag as you increase in
size/weight but is a versatile
lure |
6.5 |
Features |
Featuring a double spin blade, pearl, beads, and a skirted hook at the tail
end all adds to its appeal |
8 |
Design
(Ergonomics) |
Definitely an innovative design that's bound to catch a lot of attention and
fish. The lure is well balanced for its actions. There are only two
colors for this spinner |
8 |
Application |
An
inline spinner that work on multiple species of fish at many depths |
8.5 |
Total Score |
7.83 |
Pluses and Minuses:
Plus
Minus |
J
Innovative design |
L
Must be retrieved medium to fast speed
for proper action |
J
Unique action |
L
Skirted hook can come off |
J
Attractive to many species |
|
J
Virtually zero line twists |
|
Conclusion: Reel Pearl is a truly an innovative lure. Utilizing two blades that spin in the opposite direction, the lure can produce a
unique motion when retrieved. It performs well and can be used to
target many species of game fish from trout to pike and bass. Some inline
spinners are notorious for line twists, but with the Reel Pearl's two blade
action system it virtually eliminates any problematic line twisting. No matter what method you work
the Reel Pearl, it produces distinguished flash, wobble, and vibrations in the
water to entice fish to strike.
