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we've been messing around on making spoon jigs here are a couple pictures of prototypes they are not exactly what I want is you'll see in the picture the hooks are soldered to far forward in need to come back so I can tie the marabou on correctly the paint job is a little bit off because I did not bake the powder paint on the blade hopefully we will make some more of these to show in the future I just want your guys opinion on what you think.
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bet they would catch fish with or without feathers!
Yes they would catch fish with or without the feathers we just wanted to see what you thought of them with the feathers it would give it more action in the tale we need to repost this with a better paint job and they would be outstanding if you did not paint them and use regular nickel to give more flash I have used these in the past just nickel and they caught fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by PanfishHunter
Never fished spoons other than saltwater butve heard they can be effective vertically and retrieved in sacalait. Yours look great to me
Looks good to me.
thanks guys I think we'll try to airbrush them in the future.
They look good Bob. Miniature spoons and Pinmins will definitely fill your lovewell.
Did you get those unpainted or did you make them. And either way where did you get them. Those would kill the panfish up my way icefishing
I made them from scratch I soldered a hook on the body and painted them myself. if you are interested send me a PM.Quote:
Originally Posted by mncrappie35
There are a few threads I placed on c.com on how to solder them. http://www.crappie.com/crappie/panfi...r-crappie.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by mncrappie35
Bob,Quote:
Originally Posted by snake River
Always be sure to remove the excess flux before painting. Sometimes I will also just use a baby spoon to distribute the powder paint.
thank you for the advice remember these were proto-types I'm sure the next ones I post if I do will be a lot better I guarantee you.Quote:
Originally Posted by shipahoy41
Just wondering..........How are you fishing these?? Casting, jigging vertically, or how?????
yes I would jig them vertical I would give sudden twitches after you get it down a few feet in the water but I would just use it like a regular jig.Quote:
Originally Posted by mifon
I am not sure the feathers add anything to those.
FISH ON:fish
When you are fishing with a jig and you come to a sudden stop using marabou what does it do it has a slight wiggle or action in the water this is enough to trigger fish to strike that is the reason why I put marabou on the spoons so when you hesitate when you are jiging them it may trigger a strike not only that but how many ice jigs have you seen with marabou tied on them zero far as I know many years ago I believe that we had what they called a skunk was a piece of metal with some feathers behind it I believe there was one more jigging type spoon or ice Jig that was made up like this none of them are no longer be in made these were things that we had in the late 50s and 60s but I sure do wish I could've got a hold of the cutting mold to make them I've seen more guys back in that day's that were using them so they were very popular I believe that most ice jigs probably topped off with some type of grub or some type of bait or something like that we used to tie on a gold hook and jig it all by itself I've caught quite a few crappie with that method but we used to use cut bait with them also nothing better than a nice chunk of crappie meat to trigger them it was our number one method years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by BoarBuster
Just take them without the feathers....hang a meal worm on it and put it under a small slip bobber.....toss it on a bream bed and hold on.
You can use wax worms also.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
You can use wax worms also.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Here is a different style of ice jig for you guys that like to hang bait that is a size 8 hook and the picture to give you some type of an ideal on what size that blade is.
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