Bass Fishing HomeBass Fishing Forums

Go Back   BassFishin.Com Forums > Serious Conversation Only > Techniques, Strategy & Presentations

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rating: Thread Rating: 7 votes, 5.00 average. Display Modes
Old 04-01-11, 08:27 PM   #1
smittyman
BassFishin.Com Member
 
smittyman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lyndhurst, NJ
Posts: 92
Default Mepps spoons and hairs

ive never fished a spoon in my entire life. from what i hear, they do really well in cold weather, especially on pike, but for bass too. my question is are you supposed to throw a trailer on a spoon? or do you just let the twist and shimmer work its magic. will bass hit it even if a hook is obviously visible?

__________________
"a bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work."
smittyman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-01-11, 10:04 PM   #2
bamabassman
BassFishin.Com Premier Elite
 
bamabassman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: cedar bluff, alabama
Posts: 15,292
Default

well.......my worthless 2 pennies. there are several types of 'spoons'. the 2 you have posted are what i call 1 type, but i will say 2 cause of the diferent hooks on them.
on the single hook spoon oyu can put a small trailer craw or small grub if oyu want. historically i have been taugh to JIG a spoon vertically. meaning get in deep water drop it in and let it sink to the bottom. then "jig" it up and down retrieving it as you come up to find the fish. now i have spoons that have a hook inside it. sorry i ain't good enough to post a picture of it. but what i do is put a craw or something (soft plastic0 and either use it as i described, or throw it out and retrieve it like i would a crank or similier. others here will tell oyu more. they will and DO work.
__________________
so many lures, so little time.
bamabassman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-11, 01:38 AM   #3
M_A_C_K
BassFishin.Com Active Member
 
M_A_C_K's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ludington, Michigan
Posts: 280
Default

be carefull putting trailers on spoons cuz a small amount of weight will throw off the balance of the spoon and make it swim totally different... usually spoons with red tubes on them i have seen are mostly for salmon i thought but im sure they can catch other species
M_A_C_K is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-11, 12:01 PM   #4
smittyman
BassFishin.Com Member
 
smittyman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lyndhurst, NJ
Posts: 92
Default

well that picture is actually from the mepps "piker kit". i know for a fact that spoons will attract almost any pickerel (pike, walleye, muskie) and i have personally seen my friend catch a couple nice 4 - 5 lb bass on spoons as well, but for some reason the blatantly exposed hook makes me weary of throwing it. bass are VERY SMART! haha.
__________________
"a bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work."
smittyman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-11, 12:48 PM   #5
WatterBoy
BassFishin.Com Super Veteran
 
WatterBoy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Owatonna, MN
Posts: 2,280
Default

When I use the Syclops you have pictured, I just do plain cast and retrieve with no trailer, and I'm fishing for pike. I don't do that often, but when I do, I have pretty good luck with it. I have the best luck with the Rainbow Trout color followed closely by the Silver color. I did catch a 3lb 3oz Smallie on the Silver one a couple years ago, but that's the only bass I've ever caught on one. Like I said, though, I maybe only throw them a couple outings a year. I don't claim to know anything about spoon fishing, so maybe someone who is an expert on the subject can answer your question.
WatterBoy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-11, 08:10 AM   #6
docknocker
BassFishin.Com Member
 
docknocker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 14
Default

Try a Johnson Silver Minnow with a twin tail grub
They cast a mile and are weedless!
Have always been productive for me up here in Canada.
Best colors have always been the traditional Silver or Gold finish.
These lures have been around forever.
Good Luck!

Last edited by docknocker; 04-03-11 at 12:43 PM. Reason: more to add
docknocker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-11, 12:44 PM   #7
docknocker
BassFishin.Com Member
 
docknocker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 14
Default

Anyone else here use these or am i just a Dinosaur??
docknocker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-11, 06:49 PM   #8
M_A_C_K
BassFishin.Com Active Member
 
M_A_C_K's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ludington, Michigan
Posts: 280
Default

Well I did find a highschool pic of you docknocker lol
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	Deinonychus000.jpg
Views:	440
Size:	19.3 KB
ID:	6513  
M_A_C_K is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-11, 04:41 AM   #9
docknocker
BassFishin.Com Member
 
docknocker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 14
Default

Yep,That's Me
Toughest 9 years of my life!
docknocker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-11, 09:02 AM   #10
JESTERxHEAD
BassFishin.Com Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 41
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by docknocker View Post
Try a Johnson Silver Minnow with a twin tail grub
They cast a mile and are weedless!
Have always been productive for me up here in Canada.
Best colors have always been the traditional Silver or Gold finish.
These lures have been around forever.
Good Luck!
HAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

YES! I was hoping someone else used them!!!!

Good ol' silver minnow. twin tail mister twister... 8" steel leader....oh boy good fishin' for pike that is.

Started using that technique whan I was shorter at the age of 8 or so. a guy up in wisconsin taught me how.... been my go-to bait for my pike tourneys in illinois.
JESTERxHEAD is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-11, 09:08 AM   #11
coldbasser
BassFishin.Com Active Member
 
coldbasser's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Winnipeg
Posts: 380
Default

You are better off than Me I have my 12 grade to bad they were 2 grade 6's together!
coldbasser is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-11, 01:35 PM   #12
docknocker
BassFishin.Com Member
 
docknocker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 14
Talking

Quote:
Originally Posted by JESTERxHEAD View Post
HAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

YES! I was hoping someone else used them!!!!

Good ol' silver minnow. twin tail mister twister... 8" steel leader....oh boy good fishin' for pike that is.

Started using that technique whan I was shorter at the age of 8 or so. a guy up in wisconsin taught me how.... been my go-to bait for my pike tourneys in illinois.
Yeah!!! I use the Mister Twister Too!!!!
How old are you???
docknocker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-11, 01:37 PM   #13
IowaBasser
BassFishin.Com Active Member
 
IowaBasser's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Ames, Iowa
Posts: 360
Default

One of my favorite trolling baits for pike (northern) is a "Red-Eye Wiggler" ...just tie one one, pop the top on your favorite beverage, and follow the outside weed line on any Minnesota lake. Not what I would call serious fishing, but very relaxing! We've caught a fair amount of bigger (relatively speaking) bass and walleye on them. (By bigger, I mean if we are catching 12-15 inch bass on plastics and spinner baits, we might catch a 15-18 inch bass on the Red-Eye.)

I generally don't throw it JUST for bass... the strikes are too far in-between compared to a spinner-bait or plastic worm.

((Edit Note: Plain silver has always been the best performer for me.))
IowaBasser is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-11, 02:01 PM   #14
docknocker
BassFishin.Com Member
 
docknocker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 14
Default

Another "Classic" bait!
Fish swim in schools. they don't go to school.....
What caught grampa will catch granson!!!!
Maybe that's why these baits have survived all these years??
Makes you wanna go Hmmmmmm...
docknocker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-11, 07:52 AM   #15
JESTERxHEAD
BassFishin.Com Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 41
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by docknocker View Post
Yeah!!! I use the Mister Twister Too!!!!
How old are you???

25........

there are some good pike fishing, on a couple lakes and on the mississippi river, up north twards wisconsin....
JESTERxHEAD is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-11, 08:33 AM   #16
Mac2
BassFishin.Com Active Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: East Tennessee
Posts: 389
Default

We've had great luck on smallies with the Little Cleo spoons, chrome and blue with single hooks below dams and on rocky bluffs.
Mac2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-11, 02:16 PM   #17
docknocker
BassFishin.Com Member
 
docknocker's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 14
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by JESTERxHEAD View Post
25........

there are some good pike fishing, on a couple lakes and on the mississippi river, up north twards wisconsin....
Well there you have it, 3 generations,(of fishermen) catching the same species of fish on the same baits!
Always remember, fish don't have credit cards, fishermen do!
Pike on mississipi or canadian lakes all love the same stuff!
docknocker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-11, 04:13 PM   #18
M_A_C_K
BassFishin.Com Active Member
 
M_A_C_K's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ludington, Michigan
Posts: 280
Default

Yeah the thick casting little cleos are great... They catch all species... I've seen them catch pike, bass, and crappie.
M_A_C_K is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Disclosure / Disclaimer
Before acting on the content posted, you should know that BassFishin.Com may benefit financially and otherwise from content, advertising, links or otherwise from anything you click on, read, or look at on our website. Click here to read our Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer.


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:24 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
© 2013 BassFishin.Com LLC