Krocodile Spoons

[mayer74]

Hello. I found a handful of krocodile spoons in a box of fishing stuff. They are 3/16 oz and 1/4 oz. Can I use either of these for bass? Maybe the 1/4 oz? Or are they best for trout and panfish?

[smalljaw67]

They work well for bass,  a fishing friend who has past away used to use them for river smallmouth. He said he could cast them further than in-line spinners and the had just as good of a flash and he caught fish.  He even caught largemouth with it in lakes but the way he worked them was different, he would make a long cast and let it sink to the bottom on a tight line and then he would rip it with a sideways sweep of the rod and then reel up the slack and rip it again, it worked and seemed best around rip rap.

[Weld's Largemouth]

Hello. I found a handful of krocodile spoons in a box of fishing stuff. They are 3/16 oz and 1/4 oz. Can I use either of these for bass? Maybe the 1/4 oz? Or are they best for trout and panfish?

Bluefish

[primetime]

We use casting spoons like the krokodile spoon, Johnson Sprite, Kastmaster, or any S shaped spoon for Bass here in Florida and I always did in NY as well...Anyplace you would use a Rattle trap, Spinnerbait, or feather or swim a grub would be a good time for a spoon..I use them when bass are schooling mid day in the heat and suspending as they are tough to catch so I use a 1/2 oz silver spoon, cast it a mile, let it flutter to the bottom, if not hit on the drop, I do what was mentioned above, Rip it a few feet and let it drop just like we often do with rattle traps....

 

I also will kast them out and burn them under the surface and they are awesome in stained water...change out trebles for single hooks, and you can get creative...Many Bass tournaments have been won with casting spoons, flutter spoons, those new Magnums everyone was throwing a few weeks ago, but if it matches the hatch and what they are feeding on, a spoon is awesome, fast and easy....I use a weedless spoon tipped with a 4" grub almost every trip for Bass in lakes 4' deep fulll of weeds, and for Redfish and Snook on the flats....Spoons, bucktails or hairjigs, are not used by enough people but I like it that way, and it will always be that way until someone creates a spoon that is profitable to sell, advertise, and mass market all over the USA that has a feature people can't make on their own, or simply use a generic brand to do the same thing....After all, you can make a Lake Fork Flutter spoon in any pattern you want for a few bucks, all you need is a pack of blanks, some tape if you want to color them, paint maybe, split ring, hook, and whatever you want to add to it....dirty water, and I mean brown, I used to go Buzzbait, but now either 1/4 spoon so it flashes bright, falls slowly (a flutter spoon falls like a senko) and add a bead so it bangs the split ring for noise, and I buy the cheapest brass blanks as well, plus with sharpies you can make them any color on the spot...Great lures, in survival kits they usually give you line, hook, and a spoon......

[SirSnookalot]

Krocs catch bass along with anything else that swims.  Quite a few different styled spoons but the common factor with each one is that they all catch fish.  Hardly a day goes by that I don't throw a spoon for some species, not uncommon here to use a spoon in the middle of the night with a new moon, and still catch fish.  If I were to pick 1 spoon for bass it would be a Redfish key spoon, gold hammered.

In reference to the bluefish comment I personally would be changing to a single 2/0 or 4/0 hook, IMO a better hook up and much easier hook removal.

[iceintheveins]

They catch bass. I've done well on daredevle spoons for bass when other presentations aren't working. Bass will hit anything that acts like food. Streamer flies will catch bass like crazy at times. Have seen 5 - 6 pound bass hit trout power bait and even #14 dry flies. They are opportunists and eat whatever they can grab. A stop and go, rip and jig motion with spoons can be deadly on bass, especially when they are holding a bit deeper.

[mayer74]

That's good stuff! Is there a better size to stick with? The 3/16 oz looks a bit small for bass.