iTz Moleman!
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Is it the classic cast and retrieve? Or are you supposed to let it sink down, pull it up and leat it float back down? Or am i just missing something?
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How do you fish a spoon?
- Thread starter iTz Moleman!
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a slow steady retrieve or also try jigging off a boat if possible, drop your spoon to the bottom bring it up about 1-2ft ,now your ready to jigg, jigg up about 1-3ft then slowly drop it down wait 5-30seconds then repeat, always keep the lure off the bottom (give this method time)deeper water works best (at least 8ft of water) and just sit back and be ready to hell set. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!
I always put a split ring in the eye of any spoon I am using to allow it to move freely. Most come with one, but I will not fish one without it. I also replace the hooks on most spoons. I like light wire hooks that are extremely sharp. You need a sharp hook to stick in the fish on a light strike, and the light wire hooks will straighten if you get hung and you won't lose as many spoons.
Ride points, humps and creek channels with a depthfinder looking for clouds of shad. Often you will see marks of fish under them, showing the predators you are after. Even if you don't see the bigger fish, try fishing under the shad if they are near the bottom anyway. You might get a nice surprise.
Get your boat right on top of the school of shad. I have a depthfinder on the front of my boat with the transducer mounted to the trolling motor, and this helps. Drop the spoon to the bottom on a tight line, watching your line. If it stops before hitting the bottom, or if your line jumps, set the hook. Fish will almost always hit on the fall.
If nothing grabs it on the first drop, start by lifting your rod tip about two feet and letting the spoon fall back, being alert for a bite at all times. Keep this motion up, with a steady up and down pump, for several minutes. If nothing hits, start popping the spoon off the bottom higher, moving it up three and then four feet. Sometimes the long flutter back is what it takes. Vary the speed of the rise and also the height to see what the fish want.
Something else to try is sliding the spoon on the bottom or letting it lay there without rising off the bottom. This is especially effective in real cold water, or if the fish are inactive for some other reason. Try it and see if that is what they want!
Ride points, humps and creek channels with a depthfinder looking for clouds of shad. Often you will see marks of fish under them, showing the predators you are after. Even if you don't see the bigger fish, try fishing under the shad if they are near the bottom anyway. You might get a nice surprise.
Get your boat right on top of the school of shad. I have a depthfinder on the front of my boat with the transducer mounted to the trolling motor, and this helps. Drop the spoon to the bottom on a tight line, watching your line. If it stops before hitting the bottom, or if your line jumps, set the hook. Fish will almost always hit on the fall.
If nothing grabs it on the first drop, start by lifting your rod tip about two feet and letting the spoon fall back, being alert for a bite at all times. Keep this motion up, with a steady up and down pump, for several minutes. If nothing hits, start popping the spoon off the bottom higher, moving it up three and then four feet. Sometimes the long flutter back is what it takes. Vary the speed of the rise and also the height to see what the fish want.
Something else to try is sliding the spoon on the bottom or letting it lay there without rising off the bottom. This is especially effective in real cold water, or if the fish are inactive for some other reason. Try it and see if that is what they want!
I always put a split ring in the eye of any spoon I am using to allow it to move freely. Most come with one, but I will not fish one without it. I also replace the hooks on most spoons. I like light wire hooks that are extremely sharp. You need a sharp hook to stick in the fish on a light strike, and the light wire hooks will straighten if you get hung and you won't lose as many spoons.
Ride points, humps and creek channels with a depthfinder looking for clouds of shad. Often you will see marks of fish under them, showing the predators you are after. Even if you don't see the bigger fish, try fishing under the shad if they are near the bottom anyway. You might get a nice surprise.
Get your boat right on top of the school of shad. I have a depthfinder on the front of my boat with the transducer mounted to the trolling motor, and this helps. Drop the spoon to the bottom on a tight line, watching your line. If it stops before hitting the bottom, or if your line jumps, set the hook. Fish will almost always hit on the fall.
If nothing grabs it on the first drop, start by lifting your rod tip about two feet and letting the spoon fall back, being alert for a bite at all times. Keep this motion up, with a steady up and down pump, for several minutes. If nothing hits, start popping the spoon off the bottom higher, moving it up three and then four feet. Sometimes the long flutter back is what it takes. Vary the speed of the rise and also the height to see what the fish want.
Something else to try is sliding the spoon on the bottom or letting it lay there without rising off the bottom. This is especially effective in real cold water, or if the fish are inactive for some other reason. Try it and see if that is what they want!
Ride points, humps and creek channels with a depthfinder looking for clouds of shad. Often you will see marks of fish under them, showing the predators you are after. Even if you don't see the bigger fish, try fishing under the shad if they are near the bottom anyway. You might get a nice surprise.
Get your boat right on top of the school of shad. I have a depthfinder on the front of my boat with the transducer mounted to the trolling motor, and this helps. Drop the spoon to the bottom on a tight line, watching your line. If it stops before hitting the bottom, or if your line jumps, set the hook. Fish will almost always hit on the fall.
If nothing grabs it on the first drop, start by lifting your rod tip about two feet and letting the spoon fall back, being alert for a bite at all times. Keep this motion up, with a steady up and down pump, for several minutes. If nothing hits, start popping the spoon off the bottom higher, moving it up three and then four feet. Sometimes the long flutter back is what it takes. Vary the speed of the rise and also the height to see what the fish want.
Something else to try is sliding the spoon on the bottom or letting it lay there without rising off the bottom. This is especially effective in real cold water, or if the fish are inactive for some other reason. Try it and see if that is what they want!