How can i make longer casts with spoons or any other lures smaller then 1/4 oz?I was thinking of using 4 lb main line.I can throw 1/4 oz kastmasters good with my 4 lb line but would that catch blue gill and other panfish?
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How can i make longer casts with spoons or any other lures smaller then 1/4 oz?I was thinking of using 4 lb main line.I can throw 1/4 oz kastmasters good with my 4 lb line but would that catch blue gill and other panfish?
Johnson makes 1/8 oz. gold spoon that I use for redfish and speckled trout. I have thrown it and managed a couple of bass, but as of yet, no crappie have grabbed it...gonna do a search and see if I can find some 1/16 oz. spoons similar to the Johnson Sprite Silver Minnow.
I am talking about casting spoons, not jigging spoons....
you would probally be better off with an 1/8oz but a 1/4oz will still catch panfish.
I used to use a Fiord spoon on 2# test for trout, also caught a lot of big Bluegill and Crappie, can't remember who made it..........Granite
Longer rods and thinner line will help. Get some 2# or thinner 4# mono or try braid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dgonzo85
acme makes the fiord spoonQuote:
Originally Posted by Granite
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dgonzo85
I used to put my teardrop spoons under a split shot when I wanted a longer cast.
Definitely get more distance with a longer rod. I use my 10ft. Wally Marshall to cast when I need more distance and it works very well. Light line of course.
heres a picture of one that i made. I put a small eye on it. I think it helps very nuch this thing is no bigger than your small finger nail
http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/u...gs2009/009.jpg
Check out the archives for micro spoons.
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.
Ditto on the jigging.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lou
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by jigtosser
Use the same technique as if you were making a teardrop or pinmin only you are substituting a blade for the shell.
Welcome from Alabama. How far are you from Grandiflora ave?Quote:
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Thank you, sir - Roll Tide, baby!Quote:
Originally Posted by shipahoy41
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.
Check out the article in the May 2011 issue of In-Fisherman "Spooning Bluegills"
Super method !
And if you like the article, you can head over to **************** and tell the author, Bill "Muskie" Modica. He's a regular member and contributor there.Quote:
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