Spoons

[hatrix]

Can any one who fishes spoons recommend some good weedless ones. I have only fished spoons a couple of times and it was never for bass. I was looking at the northland jaw breaker spoons and it says you can also fish them top water.

[B-Dozer]

Johnson Silver Minnow is about as weedless as you can get. Will catch just about any kind of fish you're likely to come across.

[kLuo]

Johnson Silver Minnow is about as weedless as you can get. Will catch just about any kind of fish you're likely to come across.

I have yet to catch a fish on one of these. What trailer do you normally use?

[Hooligan]

Timber Doodle. Deadly as a ripping spoon, great over the tops of grass and mats, too.

[SirSnookalot]

Both the j spoon and mepps timber doodle are as close to weedlees as it gets. A trailer without question makes either one of these baits a good choice.

I use them for some of my inshore fishing too, especially fishing over reefs.

[Bluebasser86]

Johnson Silver Minnow, I just push a single or twin tail grub onto the wire weedguard and hide the hookpoint a little. They come through weeds and timber great for me.

[B-Dozer]

Z-Man (chatterbait people)make some good trailers. Either the grubs, or split tails, are pretty tough.

[Catt]

I prefer the original Johnson Silver Minnow which comes in 10 different colors & 5 different weights.

The Heddon Moss Boss is another outstanding lure which comes in 4 different colors & 2 different weights.

The Nemire Red Ripper is a proven Red fish lure on both the Atlantic and Gulf Coast but is deadly on bass.

The Red Ripper & the Moss Boss come with a skirt attached but other trailers can be added

On the Silver Minnow I’ll attach a skirt or pork chunk

[hatrix]

How weedless are spoons really? I am looking to fish it in some seriously tuff stuff that you cant even really fish a jig with out it getting fouled up. I am looking for something new to fish and be able to rip through the weeds and get in place that really on like a t-rig work can go without fouling up.

[B-Dozer]

I can't speak for weeds everywhere But I can pull a JSM through most anything I can pull a T rig. Especially using a trailer as BlueBasser86 and others suggested. Only way to know for sure is to give it a try. Spoons are underused by most, successful for those that do. Best $5 you will spend.

[bassin is addicting]

if you attach the trailer to the weedguard.... doesn't that affect the hookup??

how does the hook get to the fish?

[B-Dozer]

s only skin hooked, like a t rig

[Catt]

Spoons are meant to fish on top of the vegetation not through it

It at least this thick?

[river-rat]

I've been using the Johnson Silver Minnow with a rubber spinnerbait skirt for a trailer since I started bass fishing in the mid-60's and it still catches fish. Just be sure to sharpen the hook before using it.

[tholmes]

I've been using the Johnson Silver Minnow with a rubber spinnerbait skirt for a trailer since I started bass fishing in the mid-60's and it still catches fish. Just be sure to sharpen the hook before using it.

Same here. It's a simple, basic lure that is often overlooked in favor of the latest, flashiest lure of the week.

Silver, gold and black are the most productive colors for me. Often, I'll use the back half of a tore-up plastic worm for a trailer.

+1 on the hook sharpening.

Tom

[Wisconsin Heat.]

i have a few of the northland jawbreakers andi dont like them, but i have heard great things about the silverminnow even though i have not tried it

[SirSnookalot]

I really never met a spoon I didn't like, as far as the ability to catch fish. Some spoons cast better in windy conditions, others fish better in weedier conditions like a j-spoon. I catch pretty much equal numbers of fish on whatever spoon I'm using, I mostly use generic spoons that are about 3 bux( very similar to krocs), I have high rate of loss as many of our species here cut you off and wire does curtail the bite.

[RoLo]

In freshwater, my favorite spoon is a Johnson 1/2 oz Silver Minnow dressed with a Kalin 5" Lunker Grub.

Since color is most important to the angler, Have-At-It

A weedless spoon offers four advantages over a T-rigged soft-plastic:

1) The weedless prong is more permanently weedless than a T-rigged plastic (only effective till hook penetrates trailer)

2) The J-spoon offers a 35-deg patented wobble (A grub body offers 0-deg wobble)

3) A 1/2 oz spoon provides a longer casting distance than a 1/4 oz jighhead

4) The J-spoon offers a more brilliant finish than a soft-plastic lure (last listed and least important)

Roger

[Dwight Hottle]

Grub trailers added to any spoon will cause the spoon to ride up or stay higher in the water column. This can be a useful trick when you want to fish a spoon slower or keep it above emerging weeds or grass.

[Gangley]

so do most of you add the trailers to the hook or to the weedguard?

[Catt]

so do most of you add the trailers to the hook or to the weedguard?

Hook

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

I just recently got a hold of one of these title shot spoons in the redfish style for the saltwater. I must say i am very impressed with it.The action is incredible. After going to the company's website I noticed the regular title shot spoons. These look even more killer. I am anxious to get my hands on a few. Bit pricey though!!!

Fin-tech tackle title shot spoon