Pbug's bust 'em spoons

[soswine]

Dont know what he calls 'em but bust 'em is what I did with them. So here goes a little fishin story...

Hit the water in just after sun up



I ordered a couple of spoons in a half dozen different colors earlier and this was the first day on the water with them. Had in mind that they would be a potent gill bait and lo and behold that was underestimating how good they would turn out to be.

[soswine]

After studying the water clarity a little I decided to go with the orange spoon and tipped it with a 1" curly tail grub that was sort of a red/chart blend. In the water it looked reddish orange with just a hint of a chart halo. Anyway, I decided to fish it without slip float because there was a pretty good amount of coontail and I wanted to be able to work the bait through the grass rather than vertical fishin in it. This is a light bait with a slow fall and I really had to slow my fishing down to work the bait right. Fishing it with a very slow retrieve combined with a slight lift and twitch action was absolute poison and a great introduction to spoon fishin for me.

What I was not expecting was how well the crappie liked this rig. They absolutely ate it up.



On Saturday the fish really seemed to respond to the slow presentation and thee injured minnow action of the bait fished the way I fished it. Because it is a light bait I could keep it in the strike zone longer and I think that played a big part in the numbers it produced. For the trip, I caught easily 60-70 fish on that spoon, may have been more. Didnt try any of the others because I just didnt see any reason too. Here's just a little sample of some of what we kept. We didnt keep a close count but for the trip kept around 100 fish.



You can rest assured I wont be in the boat again without having a handful of these spoons with me. If you havent ever tried spoons like I hadnt, I would encourage you to get a few and give 'em a whirl. They certainly made a believer out of me.

[rieve]

where do u get the spoons at

[PBUG2009]

Bust'em Spoons ....thats what i will name them...Thanks for naming them...He got the spoons from me...Also bryan i can put hackle and marabou tails on them....Looks like you did a number on them also.....Good mess of fish and great size to them!!!

[shipahoy41]

Bust'em Spoons ....thats what i will name them...Thanks for naming them...He got the spoons from me...Also bryan i can put hackle and marabou tails on them....Looks like you did a number on them also.....Good mess of fish and great size to them!!!

I told you they were awesome. I am glad you got it down pat now. Don't forget just a few strands of flashabou makes a nice tail material. Tip with a wax worm and go bust them panfish.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/jig-t...go-ship-2.html

Congratulations. Now you can purchase that home on the lake for me. Send the deed and the keys. Be sure to put a pontoon on it for me too.

[Fatman]

Congrats!!!!!!!!! Now we get to see all the pics of the fish you'll be getting

Fatman

[STUMP HUNTER]

Congrats on your catch. It looked like a great time on the lake with your new spoons from PBUG. One more way I got to try!!:D

[PBUG2009]

i may try to put more soldier on a few to make them a little heavier what do you think soswine

[soswine]

Dont know that I would add weight to that one without first testing one size bigger blade and hook. With the barrel swivel attached they threw much better than I was expecting. I would be cautious of adding weight to that one which would increase the fall rate. I think the slow fall rate was a big part of what made it so effective in the coontail. In an open water setting the added weight and a little faster fall rate might not be as big of a deal.

One size bigger blade and hook might be all the additional weight needed for deeper water and longer casting and still be able to keep the slow presentation. I was fishing shallow water 3-9 feet with the majority of the fish holding on a channel break from 3ish to 5ish, coontail seemed to play out at about 5 fow.

[PBUG2009]

ill leave them alone then.....ive done up 5 more colors this evening...