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| With a zillion lures to choose from for muskies, does anyone still fish spoons for muskies? Ok, not you yahoos who say you do, but rarely even fish at all, who here actually uses them? If so, are you casting, trolling? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I ptich spoons quite a bit on Wabigoon when things are really slow, mostly for big Pike. I have caught muskies doing that, hence the reasoning behind tossing them. Walleyes too, big ones at least. I use the spoon like a 'jump lure' though, not just a straight retrieve. Most of the hits come as the spoon falls. If that is working, so will a big Sluggo. |
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | I used to paint and sell a lot of big spoons. I caught two last year 2006 during the cold month of March in Indiana fishing a lake named Skinner. The spoon was painted in what those guys call Barbee Shad. Lots of pearl white with a pink slash on the chin and a grey back. I think in cold water a big 2 ounce spoon fished slow is a great lure for Muskies. Kingfisher |
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| Spoons don't work for muskies. Stick to throwing dubba 10's all day long, because spoons don't work.  |
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Location: nappanee IN | i've got "44" reasons why spoons "don't" work
just my personal best with one of the best- vince  |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | Don't cast a spoon try this out, if you jig a FUZZY DUZZIT in open water, try a HUSKIE DARDEDEVLE let it feather down to the bottom and reel it fast back to the top and open your spool and let it feather back to the bottom, the Musky will hit it on the fall and LOOK OUT when close your spool, set the hook and hold on. DROP SHOT with a spoon, muskies have not seen that presentation !!! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Basically, I do that while casting a spoon. Use it like a creature, just don't always let it hit bottom. I drilled some large spoon bodies out and set a 7/0 stainless single hook in the spoon, that hooks up pretty well. Dress it witl plastik, or leave it naked, either way the Pike love that thing and Muskies seem to like it too. |
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | I built two 12 inch spoons for guy in Canada last year. They are pictured in the Basement baits archives somewhere. One was lake trout and the other Fire spot. Pretty cool. They weighed 8 ounces each. I cant find the post maybe Steve can find it. They were really big ha ha ha . Kingfisher |
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| I can't say that I use them every time out. But, I always have a couple #3 Mepps Syclops along. I retro fit them with a 4/0 Siwash hook and add a 5" Kalins Lunker Grub to the hook. I like working them right through weeds. That single hook doesn't foul much in the weeds and if it does, just rip it and keep going.
Those of you that have followed the teachings of Homer LeBlanc will know that he caught a lot of Muskies on his Swim-Zag spoon. I still have one. It's like a half of a license plate with bucktail on the treble. |
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Location: So. Illinois | Partycrasher,
Do you have a photo of your modified Syclops mepps with the single hook and grub? I sure would like to give this a try.
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Location: Lake Vermilion Tower, MN | Spoons are always at their very best in cold water. With a single hook and some kind of soft pastic trailer, they can be very effective in new vegetation.
I catch a fish or 2 every season on a spoon. They don't always need to be a really large spoon either. Plastic will give even a small spoon a nice large profile that Muskies just can't resist.
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Location: Mid Wales, UK | Kingfisher - 12/31/2007 7:56 PM
I built two 12 inch spoons for guy in Canada last year. They are pictured in the Basement baits archives somewhere. One was lake trout and the other Fire spot. Pretty cool. They weighed 8 ounces each. I cant find the post maybe Steve can find it. They were really big ha ha ha . Kingfisher
Here's the thread King - http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=27... |
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| Here is the #3 Syclops with the 5" Lunker Grub. |
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| Nope, that didnt work. I'll figure it out. |
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| I threw a couple big johnson spoons w/ trailers this last fall but was pretty dissapointed at the lack of response.
Wow, those are HUGE spoons, King. You make nice stuff. |
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| Any tips on getting the picture density smaller so it will post? Thanks! |
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| I think I got it. It only took me a week to figure out!!!
Edited by Partycrasher 1/8/2008 1:47 PM
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Location: Sakatchewan,Canada | Kingfisher - 12/31/2007 1:56 PM
I built two 12 inch spoons for guy in Canada last year. They are pictured in the Basement baits archives somewhere. One was lake trout and the other Fire spot. Pretty cool. They weighed 8 ounces each. I cant find the post maybe Steve can find it. They were really big ha ha ha . Kingfisher
You built those for me,and that laketrout pattern is beautiful.I need to put them in the water as I know they will produce,but lures like the 2lber bulldawg,Big Wish,14" Jake,etc. have been too deadly on monster pike to take off the line.This year I will put those monster spoons to use! |
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| PartyCrasher, thanks for sharing |
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| just wondering what body of water do you guys fish those 2lb dawgs.what size line do you use for them 1000lb power pro? |
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Location: Sakatchewan,Canada | I fish in northern Saskatchewan with 2lber Dawgs for monster pike.I use 130lb T.U.F. line. |
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