Does anyone use spoons?

[Jack Czerwinski]

This may sound stupid so excuse me for asking, but does anyone here throw spoons still? I have two that I picked up from my grandpa, but I haven't thrown them once in the 10+ years that I have had them. For those who do throw spoons or have experience with them, what kind of knots/rigging are you using when doing so? I'm not desperate to use them but wouldn't mind having a better of idea how to, especially with my grandpa no longer being around to teach me.

[Bluebasser86]

I carry a lot of jigging spoons, probably more than I should. They're very effective tools, especially during the cold water months and during the hottest months of the year.

[jimmyjoe]

   I've probably got more spoons than any other lure. They're mostly Eppinger spoons, because they do what I want better than any other that I've found. I also have Thomas, Acme, BPS, Johnson and several no-name Chinese spoons.

   I have them from 1/8 oz. to 1 oz. stock and up to one and a half oz. stacked.

   Because spoons snag so easily, I only cast them either in water I know or in the upper half of the water column.

   I use them on any specie, but they work best on crappie, bass and pike or musky.

 

   My advice? Use a wide, crankbait-style snap at a minimum. That's for a steady retrieve. I rarely use a steady retrieve, though; I "twitch" them and make them dance. When I do that, the line twist can be a problem, so I add a ball-bearing swivel. The only exception to that rule is the Johnson Silver Minnow. It seems to have better action tied direct.

   Generally, spoons are SLOW retrieve lures, with some being slower than others.

   To see what they do and how well they do it, go to a place that has very clear water. I suggest a swimming pool.

 

   Good luck!         jj

  

  

[Armtx77]

Yep, a bunch of them in the 1/16-1/8 size. They still catch fish, especially on small rivers and creeks where there is no choice for them, but to bang against structure.

[Jig Man]

I make my own so I carry a bunch.  They are great for vertical jigging as well as making long casts to surfacing fish.

[scaleface]

I use to have success with heavy jigging spoons , havent used them  for a few years . Those fluttering type spoons like Krococidiles amd daredevl's , I never have caught bass with them .

[Spankey]

I still throw them on occasion and they are on the boat at all times. I’ve caught more chain pickerel than bass with them. Daredevil, Johnson’s and Timberdoodles. I generally have a single hook rigged to a daredevil to tip with a grin or trailer type. 

[Mobasser]

I sometimes throw the Johnson Silver Minnow Spoon, with a plastic trailer over thick weeds in midsummer. I also use a Heddon Moss Boss on occasion also.

[crypt]

oh yeah,Johnson silver minnow. have a spinnerbait blade on one also,works great in pad fields.

[WRB]

11 hours ago, Jack Czerwinski said:

This may sound stupid so excuse me for asking, but does anyone here throw spoons still? I have two that I picked up from my grandpa, but I haven't thrown them once in the 10+ years that I have had them. For those who do throw spoons or have experience with them, what kind of knots/rigging are you using when doing so? I'm not desperate to use them but wouldn't mind having a better of idea how to, especially with my grandpa no longer being around to teach me.

Yes, search "spoons" 164 pages to look through. Start with Spoons-Where to start. What type of spoons do you have?

Tom

[Smells like fish]

Just with bowls of cereal but I have a lot of success with cereal when I do use them!!

 

I would put grandpas lures up for keepers! Buy some new ones to use. 

[gim]

My Grandfather gave me his collection of daredevils and blue fox spoons before he died.  He used them mostly for pike and muskies, trolling them at speeds that created a nice wobble in the water.

 

I still have them but I don't really use them for much anymore since I don't do hardly any trolling.  Plus they are mostly the big husky ones that is probably over kill for bass in the north here.

 

I have a co-worker who has a fairly large selection of them.  He uses them for pike in Canada.

[Boomstick]

Spoons can be quite effective in the cold weather, or letting them sink to the bottom in fairly deep water in a hot summer's day. They can also be trolled to catch big bass, although it's not something you see a lot anymore.

[primetime]

I have watched guys do really well offshore on spoons in both cold and warm. I have used them ice fishing for Bass, and will use them from time to time if I have open water and schools of shad...There are good videos on You tube of guys catching big bass in the summer in Florida throwing big spoons offshore after its been cranked etc...

 

I tend to use smaller spoons....Hopkins type for jigging, and I have a bunch of Johnson Sprite spoons which are pretty versatile. I used to use the Crippled Herring spoon and Lindy Rattle spoon through the ice for bass in NY, and we would do well...In Florida, I carry a few but rarely use them. I will throw a little kastmaster in ponds from time to time and they work well at times on light tackle. 

 

 

[Peddiesake]

Yep, spring and fall when shad are present. Can be lights out. Hammered blue and nickel little cleo 1/3 oz. had 22 strikes one afternoon in September.

[river-rat]

Living in south Louisiana where we have so much vegetation I'm never without several Johnson Silver Minnows in my boat. Been using them for over 50 years and they still produce.

[BayouSlide]

When I lived in Florida I caught my PB on a black plastic worm on a Johnson Silver Minnow. May have to dust 'em off and give 'em a try here in Louisiana.

 

[SC53]

Bayou, my favorite was a black Johnson with a white trailer. Used absolutely kill em in the pads with that.

I use flutter spoons sometimes, especially around schoolers.