Pbug's bust 'em spoons

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
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

where do u get the spoons at

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!!!

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Originally Posted by 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!!!

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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.

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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.

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

Fatman

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

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

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