Spoon question

[Steve Smith]

Dave; unless fish are busting the top, you’re going to need a pretty good depth finder to separate shad from other objects. You look for a cloud of baitfish, with larger fish either in or under them. I generally drop a marker and note the depth, then count off line by pulling two feet of line at a time off the reel until I’m at their depth. I then “jig” the spoon up and down trying to keep in contact with the lure at all times. Many times, the fish will hit on the drop so if you lose the weight of the spoon, set the hook. Don’t think about it, because you’ve got a split second before the fish rejects the spoon. My favorite is the 3/8th ounce chrome Kastmaster spoon with a white buck tail teaser, but there are many makers and styles. I like to do this at dawn while I watch for surfacing fish. In fact, you can use a variety of lures, but I like to keep a spoon tied on because if fish start to boil, I can throw it a mile, which is basically what I do. I throw into schooling fish, and swim the spoon back occasionally letting it fall like a dying shad. Just like any other technique, this method has it moments.

[champ187xr6]

Were you fishing by Needles Eye?

[Josh]

hey champ187xr6 i was fishing off the dock on Needles Eye. were you the guy tearing up the white bass?

[ahineman]

Where is needles eye??

[champ187xr6]

Josh...It was not me. I wish it had been. Would like to get my son into a mess of whites. Have you been down there lately?