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Old 04-19-2003 | 05:34 PM
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Default Help with spoons

Ive never fished with a spoon and was curious to know if you are supposed to weigh em down and if so how do you add weight to em and how much weight? Thanks
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Old 04-19-2003 | 07:05 PM
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Default RE: Help with spoons

Most spoons do not require weight but must be fished in the strike zone, You can crank it in slowly as you should so it wobbles, Troll behind a downrigger and cannon ball or use a keel sinker, if you have to you can clip some split shots about 20 inches up the line. You can also use an inline or trolling sinker attached to your line then tie on a leader and your spoon. Also wire or monel line can be used if trolling. I gave you all these option cause you didn' t say what you' ll be fishing for or if in Fresh or Salt water.
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Old 04-20-2003 | 01:12 PM
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Default RE: Help with spoons

yep i dont use weight on my spoons ussaly either. if i need it maybe a few splt shoots a few feet up to get it deeper quicker . but not ussaly.

Good luck, get some
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Old 04-20-2003 | 05:41 PM
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Depends what you are fishing for.
For Salmon we use different weights of spoon depending on the flow of the water you are fishing. In real fast water we use weights up to an ounce with about 20 inchs of leader between the weight and spoon. We' re targeting the bottem of the river as this is where the Salmon are.
For trout no weights.
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