03-01-2007, 05:42 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Well...I am getting a bit older.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been using variations of the lead jigging spoons going back to the late 70's. I used to hammer long sinkers flat and put prism tape or fancy paint jobs on them. (see pics) Those things still work, but I have since got a couple of molds to make the "casting spoons"...in sizes from 1/4 oz. up to 2 oz. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The smaller ones work for almost everything, hard water or soft. The bigger ones are good for bigger fish in deeper water. Good for stripers and in salt water too.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]They really rocket to the bottom, and when you flavor them with a strip of fish meat all you need to do is jiggle them a little and they become an articulated (jointed) lure. You don't need a lot of jigging and fluttering. In fact, fish sometimes really respond to the fancy paint jobs and smack them even dead sticking.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]PS...Didn't wanna hijack the great report from BLFG, but he has been one of my field/water testers on some of the colors and patterns. Between us we have come up with a few things that actually work.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been using variations of the lead jigging spoons going back to the late 70's. I used to hammer long sinkers flat and put prism tape or fancy paint jobs on them. (see pics) Those things still work, but I have since got a couple of molds to make the "casting spoons"...in sizes from 1/4 oz. up to 2 oz. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The smaller ones work for almost everything, hard water or soft. The bigger ones are good for bigger fish in deeper water. Good for stripers and in salt water too.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]They really rocket to the bottom, and when you flavor them with a strip of fish meat all you need to do is jiggle them a little and they become an articulated (jointed) lure. You don't need a lot of jigging and fluttering. In fact, fish sometimes really respond to the fancy paint jobs and smack them even dead sticking.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]PS...Didn't wanna hijack the great report from BLFG, but he has been one of my field/water testers on some of the colors and patterns. Between us we have come up with a few things that actually work.[/#0000ff]
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