Help Id Spoon Type Lure?

[lectricbassman]

Hey everyone I need help identifying a spoon type lure I am using.  I don't know when or where I got this guy but its been working for me!  I have absolutely no experience with spoons but i just slow roll this thing in and it gets hit.  I don't even know if its technically a spoon but Id like to try to find more.  I looks like a solid piece of metal with a bulbous midsection running the length of the bait.  I cant tell if the color was factory or added after,  it appears to be some kind of sticker/tape and It says Prizm image on the bottom.  They eyes look like they were glued on, but crooked.  Also, am i fishing this thing right?  How would you normally fish a spoon from shore? 

[deaknh03]

Not sure of the spoon but the other thing is a penny.

[WRB]

Bagley Prizm Image

[lectricbassman]

Lol, you know how to fish the penny?

[aavery2]

Lol, you know how to fish the penny?

I fish them just like I do everything else, throw it in a make a wish.

[primetime]

100% a Bagley's Prism Image spoon. I have a few in firetiger pattern which I love to use when fishing shallow as they are light. I own about half dozen of the old Rattling Hammered Brass Weedless Spoons they used to make in the older colored packaging before they went through all the changes, and I prefer it over the Silver Minnow from Johnson's at times.

 

I don't think Bagley's is making the Prism image line of lures any more as they used to have a Jumpin Mullet and some Cranks and Jerkbaits with the prism image patterns, and I am sure if you look on ebay for vintage Bagley's lures you will find them. Most of the older Bagley's lures cost money, especially if in original packaging. I am always looking for the original Hellcats and Bang O lures along with a few other old Bagley lures that I still feel are superior to any balsa lures made today.

[lectricbassman]

100% a Bagley's Prism Image spoon. I have a few in firetiger pattern which I love to use when fishing shallow as they are light. I own about half dozen of the old Rattling Hammered Brass Weedless Spoons they used to make in the older colored packaging before they went through all the changes, and I prefer it over the Silver Minnow from Johnson's at times.

I don't think Bagley's is making the Prism image line of lures any more as they used to have a Jumpin Mullet and some Cranks and Jerkbaits with the prism image patterns, and I am sure if you look on ebay for vintage Bagley's lures you will find them. Most of the older Bagley's lures cost money, especially if in original packaging. I am always looking for the original Hellcats and Bang O lures along with a few other old Bagley lures that I still feel are superior to any balsa lures made today.

How do you usually fish them? Thats a bummer about them not being made. Have you found anything similar?

[WRB]

When bass are busting shad near the surface the Prizm spoon excels. The Shurmmy spoon is a hollow aluminum spoon with Prizm finish that works good, both are very hard to find today.

Tom

[lectricbassman]

thanks for the quick id, im going to keep my eyes peeled for some of these.  Turns out i have a few other lures that are not manufactured anymore but produce very well for me.  Im torn, keep catching fish or keep my lures. 

[Fisher-O-men]

You said you are getting hit the way you are fishing it.  I would say you are fishing it right!

[Dwight Hottle]

Here is a possible replacement. Just add a split ring & swivel to the front & a dressed treble to the back.  

 

http://www.northlandtackle.com/Category/main.taf?cat=66

[primetime]

As mentioned above, keep fishing them the way you have been, since a slow steady retrieve with little pauses to let the spoon flutter below usually is a good method all year round and I find if I use a steady retreive when the fish are not active I just get alot of followers.

 

I would not pay the $ for the Bagley's as people ask crazy money for vintage tackle and you can find models by Northland as mentioned above that are every bit as good imo, and so are the many casting or s-curve spoons, flutter spoons in light wieghts in the "Live Forrage Imaging" which I believe is what Cabelas and Bass Pro call them.

 

Lurh Jensen, Northland, Acme, Johnson all make good spoons that are only a few bucks and often cheaper if you hunt around on-line. I have a few light Bagley's spoons I basically use in shallow water or over submerged weeds right after the Bluegills spawn as I have firetiger patterns and they are light-1/4 oz, so I real steady and then kill the lure so it flutters slowly below and flashes which is when they get bit most of the time. I find if I use a steady retrieve I get alot of followers, but just like any lure, a quick change of direction, speed, or depth will usually get a following fish to strike. I have had times when I could fish a spoon as fast as I could retrieve it and Bass would crush it, but rarely are they that active.....

 

If you like spoons, take a look at some of the larger 1/2 oz to 1 oz. flutter spoons that are manufactured toward Bass Fisherman like the Lake Fork FLutter spoons or Strike King versions, although I can't afford $7-$10 for a spoon when I can find a Quality version on a closeout somewhere or buy blanks in a 50 pack for a buck or two each. I usually throw a Johnson Sprite 1/2-3/4 silver or gold sprite most of the time, but the live image spoons on the market today are much better than they were 10 years ago imo, and I like some in baby bass, firetiger, shad, and a dark orange like the one you have and spoons are a great way to cover water or catch good numbers when fishing a small pond or lake....Check out overstock bait as they often have Luhr Jensen spoons for .99 and other name brands for under a $1. Casting-Scurve-Flutter or wobble spoons are all good, jigging spoons like a hopkins are only good if you fish deep water vertically imo...I stay in the 1/2-1 oz range and 1/8-1/4 for light spinning tackle....hope that helps...Making your own spoons is actually fun and rewarding and by far the easiest lure to make as all you need is a box of blanks, hooks, and split rings, and if you want to go crazy get some prism tape, feathered trebles, and just make your own that you can modify to fit the lake you are fishing.