Flutter spoon set up

[Bill Babler]

Yep Al was a completely different cat.  Great fisherman but could not stay out of trouble.  Died I believe of Lung Cancer, quite a few years ago, if memory serves me.

[Quillback]

16 hours ago, dan hufferd said:

Someone should print all this off and put it in a book.

Great thread

I have suggested to Mr. Babler that he could write a book about all of his fishing experiences and the people he has met.  He could get Champ to edit it.

[Champ188]

I’d be honored.

[dtrs5kprs]

Been more than a few times this week that I've had a hard moment expecting to hear and see Beck backing in, or pulling out of, that awesome garage of his. Got used to seeing him every day I was at the lake.

Feel for you BB.

[Jacob McIntosh]

I was fishing a spoon today useing a crankin stick moderate tip I caught a few fish that where feeding on shad I landed a few but lost more than I landed I think it was my hook set when I get a hit should I just keep reeling and let the fish load up the rod ? I made myself do that and it helped but the ones I set the hook on I seemed to loose them

[Kayak_Runner]

reel and sweep slowly if you are casting, or up if you are jigging vertically.  

[dblades]

13 hours ago, Jacob McIntosh said:

I was fishing a spoon today useing a crankin stick moderate tip I caught a few fish that where feeding on shad I landed a few but lost more than I landed I think it was my hook set when I get a hit should I just keep reeling and let the fish load up the rod ? I made myself do that and it helped but the ones I set the hook on I seemed to loose them

I like a rod stiff enough the spoon doesn't flex the tip for the flutter spoons.

[Old plug]

I have fished spoons for big catfish for many years. I am not at all sure just how a flutter spoon differs all that much. If all it does is flutter I do not think i would be to interested in it. Not all spoons drop the same. And a lot of the time the smaller spoons beat the larger ones  I like a spoon that drops and flutters but also like it to pause in the flutter and shoot off to the side  suddenly  now and then. Here on LOZ one of the most popular spoons is the Kastmaster. I have caught a lot of nice Hybrids up to 7lbs lbs on a 3/8oz Kastmaster. The Bomber spoon is another one I favor. I primary use both these as to bottom bouncers especially the bomber. The bomber I would never call a flutter spoon. It tends to make long swings as it goes down. Nothing i would want to mess with around trees. Got another spoon in my box called a Red Eye.  My father bought this thing back close to 90 yrs ago I guess in the early 30s. I think this is about as close to a flutter spoon as I have ever used. I have used it a few times and have caught small catfish on it, Think it might be good for fishing for stripers and bought one a PBS that is as large as a babies hand. Have not tried it yet. But will any day now.