throwing spoons for panfish

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PBUG will you post a picture of the underside of the spoon?

its just soldier i dont paint it...

Funny that you mentioned 1/4 oz. Kastmaster. I was out trying to catch Crappie a couple of weeks ago and tried a blue and silver 1/4 oz. Kastmaster using it as a jigging spoon in about 20 ft. of water. I didn't catch any Crappie, but I did end up with 22 nice sized Bream (all of them were Bluegill). So yes, they will hit a 1/4 oz. Kastmaster - at least when jigged vertically off the bottom. I've had that spoon for about 30 years and I can't recall if I had ever caught anything with it before, but to be honest, I never was much for fishing spoons other than the weedless kind for Bass. You can bet it will see a lot more action now though.

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Originally Posted by Lou

I think I have done much better jigging with a Kasmaster on panfish than I have casting it... Gills will actually go for some pretty large crank baits, so I suspect they would also go for larger Kastmasters as well. That would also make for longer casts.

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Ditto on the jigging.

Try putting a float in front of it, one of the cylindrical type, or a water filled casting float. This adds weight to the cast.
Stream your mini or micro spoon behind it and pull the float through the water - bringing the spoon behind. Vary the speed of retrieve to run your spoon at the desired depth.

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Originally Posted by jigtosser

PBUG will you post a picture of the underside of the spoon?

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Solder a gold hook to a size OO blade. Paint topside and add eyes. Add "O" ring, tip with a wax worm and hold on because some crappie is about to bite it.

Use the same technique as if you were making a teardrop or pinmin only you are substituting a blade for the shell.

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Originally Posted by dahut

Try putting a float in front of it, one of the cylindrical type, or a water filled casting float. This adds weight to the cast.
Stream your mini or micro spoon behind it and pull the float through the water - bringing the spoon behind. Vary the speed of retrieve to run your spoon at the desired depth.

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Welcome from Alabama. How far are you from Grandiflora ave?

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Originally Posted by shipahoy41

Welcome from Alabama. How far are you from Grandiflora ave?

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Thank you, sir - Roll Tide, baby!
As for micro spoons, is it just possible to use pre-made ice spoons? No muss, no fuss!

Im about 5 minutes from Grandiflora Ct., here in Aiken. I see a nice house for sale there - is it yours?

I like a gold Kastmaster in the 1/12 or 1/8 oz size for bluegill. Also the smallest size Sidewinder is great, too. 2 or 4 lb test and at least a 7' rod.