Gnarf Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Just got my order in the mail. A new product on the market. These spoons are made of lexan plastic. Anybody else trying these? Some spoons are clear so light can pass thru, some are glow plastic and some UV. I can't wait to try these.
Dr Hook Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 So are you going to run an entire spread with them, pair them up with similar colored metal spoons or just put out one or two?
coralee Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I just got some also and hope its not just another spoon designed to catch fishermen instead of fish. I'll put em out on one side and comparable on the other and see what happens.
gmfishon Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 saw them on his website. mr king makes some good tackle that catchs fish. that said any lure first has to catch a fisherman ! i was thinking about trying some i am just the type that buys most of my stuff offline. I always think anything new or very old-something not everyone else is pulling will catch fish. many of theese spoons are copys of his flashers. good luck with them.
mrhookup Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Would be interesting to see what their action is like at different speeds. My assumption would be they would work best at slower speeds since the plastic material is lighter than metal spoons. Might work well to run on high lines when lake trout fishing with dodgers on riggers and divers.
gmfishon Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Would be interesting to see what their action is like at different speeds. My assumption would be they would work best at slower speeds since the plastic material is lighter than metal spoons. Might work well to run on high lines when lake trout fishing with dodgers on riggers and divers.he designed these to run and catch fish at all speeds
scobar Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I have some lexan spoons from at least 18 years ago, not sure of the mfg, but to be honest I don't remember catching anything with em'
gmfishon Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 should have put this in my last post. for anyone who does not know his website is www.michigansportsman.com lots of info on the spoons the design process etc. also a video of them in action on it somewhere
hear fishy fishy Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I have tried plastic spoons in the past but didn't have any luck with them. I don't remember the brand or manufacturer, but believe there different. I might have had my program setup wrong or the fish weren't biting when I tried them.
Gnarf Posted February 5, 2015 Author Posted February 5, 2015 Yea I should have linked to his page. Lots of underwater action videos comparing the spoons to others. I'm planning to start half a spread with em and see what works.
Dr Hook Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Well, it happened. I got sucked in. Just placed my order. Now just waiting for someone to come up with plastic filet knives and paper planers. Trailer park trolling gear.
jdh Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Got suckered in too! Placed an order last night. I'm thinking I can increase my spoon bite when I'm running a meat rig spread and traveling slow (1.8-2.2 mph). Plus they just look kind of cool - so another addition to my collection.
EdB Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 The hype looks great. Over the years I've found the best use of my tackle dollars come from buying spoons or rigs that either I or my buddies hit fish real good on very recently, then I open my wallet. It will be interesting to see how those spoons work when the season starts.
Gnarf Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 Just saw big weenie is coming out with same thing just different colors. Coincidence?
Far Beyond Driven Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Funny, I used to post on that site. I ran black's releases with rubberbands. I was called an idiot.Now he sells blacks releases.I started running meat in the late 90's. I was called an idiot.He ran meat exclusively, well, until he made spoons.I ran inline boards with spoons on short cores for Brown's, and was called an idiot. Rapalas are the only way to catch Brown's in the spring.Now he sells spoons. And will be using them for Brown's.The guy has good ideas and makes quality product. But he changes his spots as needed to make income. I guess integrity has its price.
Far Beyond Driven Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Cold winters late springs make for good brown trout fishing. Everyone was an expert last spring. I'll stick with my tactics honed in the lean years when I never saw a boat in close instead of the latest idea, which if the brown fishing was like last spring, well, it won't mean much.
Gnarf Posted March 17, 2015 Author Posted March 17, 2015 I appreciate your words kevin. Always have a good opinion it seems.
Far Beyond Driven Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Let's hope the brown fishing is like it was last year! Appreciate the feedback.
SUPERTRAMP Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Over 60 years ago my Grandfather used a plastic radiant spoon, same finish that is used on watch numerals to illuminate them and caught big rainbow trout on leadcore trolling. That was on a Washington state lake named Waits Lake, and he used those 1" to 11/2" spoons to match the minnows available in the lake. They worked really well. We did not understand speeds much then but the little 5 horse Martin motor trolled just about perfectly on a flat bottom plywood boat that was heavy and really stable.I really think that speed will be critical with these large spoons, but are they much lighter than the cheap NorthPort nailers we used to troll>
chandler Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 I don't think I'll buy any of those new plastic spoons till Someone persuades me with them outproducing the metal spoons. Still a cool concept. Just gonna wait and see before I buy any.
fishy1 Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 The hype looks great. Over the years I've found the best use of my tackle dollars come from buying spoons or rigs that either I or my buddies hit fish real good on very recently, then I open my wallet. It will be interesting to see how those spoons work when the season starts.I'm with you Ed it seems the fish still like a lot of the same spoons I have been using for years and I'll wait for word of this years hot new lures before I jump on board.
Bad Dog Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 He ran meat exclusively, well, until he made spoons..........Now he sells spoons.......I don't fault guys for introducing new items but, I try to limit my purchases to two categories. Stuff that catches a lot of fish, or stuff that catches big fish. When it comes to fishing tackle I already own to much stuff.That being said I did win some of Big Weenies new spoons and will be giving them a try next time I'm in Manistee.
jdh Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 I haven't really fished them yet. I'll try and run one on a long line on my next morning trip and see if it does anything.
coralee Posted June 4, 2015 Posted June 4, 2015 I put one out for one trip and it didn't get touched (not much of a trial). I'll try again with others as they seem like they might work just fine.
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