| Author |
Message Text |
|
zski
|
Not a single bare treble in the pics above. I like the idea of dressing them up.
|
|
lundojam
|
Another no here as well.
|
|
plittle
|
quote old_salt: "I'll take a stab at it MT. I'll assume you're talking about lakers and/or waldos. If so, they will hit big spoons just about any time they are offered. When the water is cold, slow and erratic is usually the ticket. But, as you know, be open minded and experiment. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
With lakers, the more flash the better. Mylar is the best."
+1
|
|
Mickeal
|
Thanks, I will have some on Seagull come May.
|
|
mastertangler
|
I am going to merely broach a subject and hopefully many will weigh in as I honestly don't have a firm perspective on this having spent precious little time in canoe country in the spring.
Would a big spoon be killer early because there are so few small baitfish around early? And since the water is cold would a big spoon need be retrieved very slowly to match what the rest of the cold. blooded critters are doing?
Those who know me know I advocate for big lures and high speeds......but I usually trip in August when bait has grown up and the water is warmer.
Typically in Michigan during the spring I have fished smaller / quieter lures on lighter line and longer casts.
Doesn't Stu fish big spoons on his early Argo lake trout trips?
Arguments can be made on either side of this coin.
|
|
old_salt
|
I'll take a stab at it MT. I'll assume you're talking about lakers and/or waldos. If so, they will hit big spoons just about any time they are offered. When the water is cold, slow and erratic is usually the ticket. But, as you know, be open minded and experiment. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
With lakers, the more flash the better. Mylar is the best.
|
|
DeanL
|
MT, I'm sure Stu went into greater depth in his article devoted to lakers a while back but I had my Fall 2016 issue still laying out. He mentions his go to laker spoon being a #285 Doctor in chrome. The #285 is 4 1/2" long which is 1" shorter than the one I referenced at the beginning of the post and doesn't have a dressed treble unless you do it yourself.
|
|
DeanL
|
I know we all have a story where a huge fish was caught on a tiny lure. There are just as many stories where a small fish has been caught on a lure half its size. In the long run I'm a believer that a big fish is more likely to chase a big bait than a small one, which brings me to my question. I'm a big fan of Doctor Spoons for both pike and lake trout. I've caught plenty of both species on both the 275 and 285 spoons which are 3 3/4" and 4 1/2" long. Would the 295 at 5 1/2" (spoon only) be pushing a little too far on size for some above average lake trout?  Doctor Spoons, Big Game Series
|
|
old_salt
|
No.
|
|
shock
|
large little cleos are an excellent choice too. my spoon collection 
|
|
plittle
|
quote old_salt: "No."
+1
|
|
mastertangler
|
I like the looks of that lure Dean. I have the red model but that color resembles a cisco better.
Keep in mind that the hooks on these spoons have a thick diameter and therefore more force will be required to set (pesky physics). So a stiffer rod, preferably in a rod holder if trolled and some braid would all be useful. If trolling angle the rod towards the lure so the bend or "loading" of the rod won't use up the force required for a hook set. So, such lures may require a departure from typical canoe country equipment.
You will be surprised at how many small fish you will catch with even big lures.
|
|
DeanL
|
mastertangler, I also have the red and white version of the same lure and it's a pike killer. I've caught more 18" pike on it than a guy could imagine which is why I was heading the lake trout direction with it. Like you said the hooks are very large in diameter and require some force and the right equipment to drive them home.
|
|
Mickeal
|
Just ordered two, thanks DeanL
|