Spooning docks

[dtrs5kprs]

Ned caught up to the spoon talk, and passed along a link to an article he wrote covering Brian Snowden. Some good general TR info at the start, and some good spoon info toward the end. Really a primer on fishing TR.

http://www.in-fisherman.com/midwest-finesse/how-brian-snowden-fishes-table-rock-lake-for-bass-recreationally-from-january-through-december/

[jeb]

Thanks for the link. Some great info in there. Was watching a fishing show last night, and the guy who won it was fishing a wobble spoon in docks.

[Flippin]

Thanks for the article.  It was fun to read.

After reading that article there not doubt who the sponsor is.   The thing I didn't find out is what brand of underwear Snowden wears when he is fishing TR.  You know that can be a game changer. 

[mjk86]

Deep jigging spoons are hands down my best technique at table rock.  They flat work.  Thanks for posting this.  The typical spoon application is with short 2-4ft hops and letting it flutter down under controlled slack.  Another great point that he mentioned is to flip to the back of the stall, then open the spool and peel off line so it falls straight down.  A couple things that were not mentioned that I have noticed during my experiences.  1.)  If you think back to school days and doing the "rubber pencil" trick, waving a pencil up and down and it appears to bend.  This can be done with a spoon.  With the spoon directly underneath you, grab the line just above the spool with your finger, and pull on it so the spoon moves an inch or two at a time.  Dont move the rod tip at all, the only motion is from your finger wiggling that line.  It works awesome.  2)  Fish will eat a jigging spoon off the bottom, this summer i noticed quite a bit, that my spoon would hit the bottom and as soon as i lifted it off there was a fish on.  I started to let the spoon rest on the bottom, then give it 1 quick hop about a foot or so. 3.)  Horizontal approach, most folks thing of a spoon as a purely vertical lure, however, i often catch fish by setting up on a ledge, and casting the spoon parallel to the bank.  Allowing the spoon to sink to the bottom, ill rip it back, and let it flutter down, reel up slack and repeat.  You can cast it further than just about anything else, and you can work it very very quickly eliminating junk water.   Dont forget you can also hit surfacing fish from quite a distance by having one tied on. I think jigging spoons are so versatile.

[dtrs5kprs]

1 hour ago, Flippin said:

Thanks for the article.  It was fun to read.

After reading that article there not doubt who the sponsor is.   The thing I didn't find out is what brand of underwear Snowden wears when he is fishing TR.  You know that can be a game changer. 

Sponsors pay for the biscuits. What can you say? 

[Ham]

9 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Sponsors pay for the biscuits. What can you say? 

I like biscuits. 

 

[Mitch f]

Interesting that he put enough suspend dots on a jerkbait to produce a fall rate of 1-3 feet per second? That sounds faster than I've ever heard.

[gitnby]

15 hours ago, dtrs5kprs said:

Ned caught up to the spoon talk, and passed along a link to an article he wrote covering Brian Snowden. Some good general TR info at the start, and some good spoon info toward the end. Really a primer on fishing TR.

http://www.in-fisherman.com/midwest-finesse/how-brian-snowden-fishes-table-rock-lake-for-bass-recreationally-from-january-through-december/

"It’s primarily a spotted bass endeavor, but smallmouth and largemouth bass are occasionally inveigled."

inveigled? that's a real word?

in·vei·gle

inˈvāɡəl/

verb

past tense: inveigled; past participle: inveigled

1. persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.

"we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper"

synonyms:

entice, tempt, lure, seduce, beguile;

We always called it getting "Ozarked"!

"I wanted to get a good deal on that boat, but I think I got "Ozarked"?

 

 

[dtrs5kprs]

30 minutes ago, gitnby said:

"It’s primarily a spotted bass endeavor, but smallmouth and largemouth bass are occasionally inveigled."

inveigled? that's a real word?

in·vei·gle

inˈvāɡəl/

verb

past tense: inveigled; past participle: inveigled

1. persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.

"we cannot inveigle him into putting pen to paper"

synonyms:

entice, tempt, lure, seduce, beguile;

We always called it getting "Ozarked"!

"I wanted to get a good deal on that boat, but I think I got "Ozarked"?

 

 

Nice.

[dtrs5kprs]

37 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

Interesting that he put enough suspend dots on a jerkbait to produce a fall rate of 1-3 feet per second? That sounds faster than I've ever heard.

Just depends on how they want it I guess.

Have always thought the feet/second deal was poorly estimated by most of us. How many times have you heard or watched someone who said a bait falls a foot/second? Could be a crappie jig and a 1oz spoon, guys will still say it falls a foot/second.