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re: Catching redfish on spoons
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:44 pm to Jakesonaplane
Posted on 9/8/14 at 3:44 pm to Jakesonaplane
I love my weedless gold spoon. If I'm in spoon territory, I just throw it over and over and over and over and over again. Redfish will eventually attack it.
This post was edited on 9/8/14 at 3:46 pm
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Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:01 pm to Jakesonaplane
Figure out what they want. Burn it, fish it slow, keep it toward the top, bounce it off the bottom, mix it up.
Look at baitfish swimming. Try to make it looks similar.
Look at baitfish swimming. Try to make it looks similar.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:31 pm to Jakesonaplane
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Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:48 pm to Jakesonaplane
Gold spoon fishing for reds was my thing - it's about all I ever threw. They can hit differently in different areas. In Bay St. Louis, I found that the reds hit the spoon the second it hit the water. Rarely had them follow or bump it. If you reeled 3 feet and weren't hit yet, you likely weren't getting hit. I mostly fished Delacroix for years. They varied there. Some would smash it, some would bump and follow. The best tips will come from your buddy in the boat and how he is catching them on that day in that location. I think getting hits is more about how and where you are casting. For example, if you are trolling the bank, are you putting the spoon 1 foot off the bank or 5 feet off the bank?
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:59 pm to Jakesonaplane
It's funny reading this thread with the different responses. I fish spoons all the time and used to fish them exclusively during tournaments. I reel them slow, although one guy in the thread says reel them fast. I will say this...
I think maybe it's the way they bite them that you aren't necessarily feeling some hits. Sure, sometimes they just hammer them, and maybe that just hasn't happened to you yet. But most I catch on spoons are a subtle tap. I just set the hook whenever I feel the slightest tap...even if I think it's an oyster.
For production, I fish a black spoon, Johnson Silver Minnow. For fun, I fish topwaters and spinners. Although like your situation with the spoon, I don't remember EVER catching a red on an inline spinner. I have ZERO confidence in that lure, which is a big part of success. I use Redfish Magic and those Booyah spinner baits. The bite is MUCH more aggressive than with the spoon. The reason I say production lure is the spoon is because I find it easier to present while sightcasting without spooking the fish. I can pitch it up in the grass and just slide it in the water in front of fish without fear of it getting hung up. It's very effective.
I think maybe it's the way they bite them that you aren't necessarily feeling some hits. Sure, sometimes they just hammer them, and maybe that just hasn't happened to you yet. But most I catch on spoons are a subtle tap. I just set the hook whenever I feel the slightest tap...even if I think it's an oyster.
For production, I fish a black spoon, Johnson Silver Minnow. For fun, I fish topwaters and spinners. Although like your situation with the spoon, I don't remember EVER catching a red on an inline spinner. I have ZERO confidence in that lure, which is a big part of success. I use Redfish Magic and those Booyah spinner baits. The bite is MUCH more aggressive than with the spoon. The reason I say production lure is the spoon is because I find it easier to present while sightcasting without spooking the fish. I can pitch it up in the grass and just slide it in the water in front of fish without fear of it getting hung up. It's very effective.
This post was edited on 9/8/14 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 9/8/14 at 5:02 pm to 911Moto
quote:Put it ON the bank...then slide it in the water. It's weedless, and there's nothing more subtle than that.
are you putting the spoon 1 foot off the bank or 5 feet off the bank?
Posted on 9/8/14 at 5:05 pm to Fishhead
I've always looked at topwaters as the ultimate "fun" lure for catching redfish, but I could ever get topwater hits. Thus, the spoon won out as my favorite. I've heard people insist that a smaller spoon (up to 1/2 oz.) was damn near a necessity. However I've always thrown 3/4 oz., mostly because they are easier to cast (especially in the wind or when distance is necessary), and I've never been outfished consistently by smaller spoons.
This post was edited on 9/8/14 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 9/8/14 at 5:06 pm to Fishhead
I like to fish it like a worm.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 6:23 pm to Jakesonaplane
I'm the opposite of you. I can only catch on gold spoons. Haha. Not really but almost.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 6:26 pm to bluemoons
I've caught more redfish than I can count on a woble-right gold spoon (the smaller one). Always at least try it.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 8:03 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
I'm in the same boat. Can't seem to catch them on spoons. Love reading the advice though. I want to try some other spoons that you guys posted.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:13 am to Jakesonaplane
Use the black spoon in clear water and the gold if it is a bit murky. Also use the weedless type I used to fish the Johnson 1/2 & 1/4 ounce spoons.
Another good bait is the large spinner with rubber cockahoe.
Another good bait is the large spinner with rubber cockahoe.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:36 am to 007mag
quote:
007mag
Only spoon I ever consistently caught redfish on.
That and a
Little Cleo.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:23 am to 911Moto
quote:
I found that the reds hit the spoon the second it hit the water. Rarely had them follow or bump it. If you reeled 3 feet and weren't hit yet, you likely weren't getting hit.
As soon as I feel like I'm not getting a bite away from the bank and I start giving up on the cast after I get away from the bank, BAM big 'ole wide open mouth chasing my spoon right as I pull it out of the water
. That's mostly blind casting though. The only lure I'm throwing more than a spoon is a spinner bait/redfish magic type of bait. If there isn't a lot of grass where I'm throwing, I'll go to that first. It's probably 70/30 spinner bait to spoon. Everything esle is barely used.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:34 am to subMOA
quote:
"You gotta burn arse with dem spoons"
Did this guy do any "heat treating"
If so, I was with the guy that told you that when he was told that from an old salty coonass at the Boudreaux Canal Boat Launch...... oh the memories!
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:28 pm to Tiger 79
You wouldn't catch a single redfish with those treble hooks where I fish. Essentially that's just a rake.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:31 pm to CHEDBALLZ
This is all great advice! A lot of conflicting ideas, and I'm gonna try every one of them if I have to. I will experiment and update this thread with my findings for the other guys in here with the same problem I'm having.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:32 pm to Fishhead
quote:
You wouldn't catch a single redfish with those treble hooks where I fish. Essentially that's just a rake.
Same here
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:33 pm to Tiger 79
Gotta go weedless
Posted on 9/9/14 at 12:35 pm to KingRanch
I just ordered these to see if they will hold up at all on some spoons and topwater.
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