What fish will hit a spoon lure?
Fishing spoons have a simple design, an oblong shape, concave on one side that catches water producing a wobble and light reflection flash imitating a fleeing or crippled bait fish. Spoons work best for larger fish species such as northern pike, largemouth bass, muskies, walleye, salmon and trout.
What line do you use with a flutter spoon?
Letting the spoon fall on controlled slack line is key. You don’t want the spool to pendulum back towards you because it won’t flutter if there is too much tension on the line. You want it to flutter down through the fish.
What is a flutter jig?
Lunkerhunt Flutter Jigs are designed for offshore, near shore, and inshore fishing. They are effective when fished from boat, kayak, reefs, piers, and wharfs. The Flutter Jig has a unique UV coating that helps fish visibly find the lure in a wide range of water conditions.
Should I use a swivel with a spoon?
Normally, a spoon should be fluttering through the water, not spinning, so a swivel should not be needed. However, if you’re retrieving too fast, or the current is very strong, then your spoon may start spinning, thus spinning your line, and increasing the chance you’ll get knots and tangles.
What do flutter jigs catch?
Since they’ve come onto the market, flutter-style jigs have caught countless fish, ranging from inshore species such as striped bass, bluefish, snapper and grouper to offshore warriors the likes of bluefin and yellowfin tuna, wahoo and dolphin.
Do I need a swivel with a spoon?
How fast do you troll a bunker spoon?
between 2.5 to 3.5 knots
With respect to trolling speed, it really is a matter of “feel” in addition to watching your instruments. The general rule is to run between 2.5 to 3.5 knots or maintain roughly 900 to 1100 RPMs, but with a strong following current you can be going a lot faster, so adjust the engine speed to get the correct feel.
Do spoons cause line twist?
Spoons are meant to wobble, each spoon wobbles at different retrieve or trolling speeds, Typically, if one exceeds the “wobble speed” the wobble turns into a spin. The spinning action will cause line twist, wobble action will not. Best solution is to not exceed the “wobble speed” for any particular spoon.