Ben Parker Magnum spoons

[mwardncsu]

Anyone tried these on SML for bass or striper? I see them being used on Lake Lanier for striper with success.

At $18 or so a pop, the SML timber may make these prohibitive...... and I wonder if the striper are keyed in on smaller bait than something with an 8" profile

[formula180]

It was written up in Outdoor Life last year.  I think it flutters down in a stair case pattern due to the width and cupping of the spoon.

www.outdoorlife.com/articles/fishing/2014/10/spoonzilla-ben-parker-magnum-spoon-bass-fishing


I still like the Hopkins spoons and a lot depends on the way you fish it.  Hopkins spoons were always big for Calico bass when fishing the kelp beds.

Buck Perry championed spoon plugging back in the 70's.  Get his book on spoon plugging.

Looks like he has a website and his family has taken over the business.

buckperry.com/

Another trick is to paste an eye on the spoon.



www.ebay.com/itm/KDS-Custom-Casting-Flutter-Spoon-Lure-1-2oz-3-Pro-Shad-Silver-Lacquer-/250966964055?hash=item3a6ecbf757

One thing about fishing a heavy spoon is make sure there are no back lashes or the spoon will go off into the wild blue yonder.

[Gator]

Aug 18, 2015 20:39:00 GMT -5 mwardncsu said:

At $18 or so a pop, the SML timber may make these prohibitive......

I have not.... but I am going to find some and give them a try. Thanks for sharing. 18 bucks is minimal compared to what I pay for a u-rig.

[formula180]

It was Al and Ron Lindner that also picked up on spoon plugging and followed Buck Perry's methods. They put out their newspaper print book "Catching Fish" in the early 70's that noted spoon plugging. So spoon plugging is nothing new but just another cycle in fishing techniques getting attention.

Here is Al on spoon plugging:

www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=552935501438720%22%20width=%221280%22%20height=%22720%22%20frameborder=%220%22

[mwardncsu]

This lure seems to be right up Yam's alley - though perhaps he's retired the spoons for Mongos ??

[Deleted]

Aug 19, 2015 13:55:27 GMT -5 mwardncsu said:

This lure seems to be right up Yam's alley - though perhaps he's retired the spoons for Mongos ??

Nope I still am a jigger at my core. I have my goto spoon and it only costs 3.99. I would fish any body of water on any planet with my spoon.

I wonder if spoon plugging is what I call the horizontal jig? I'll have to read up when I am free. Thanks for the links, Gents!

[Deleted]

Whoa! Didn't take long to figure out that spoonplugging is not a technique, it is a fishing philosophy. Good stuff!

Time to buy a book.

[formula180]

Al and Ron Lindner were two of the best probably due to all their experience on the water and reading structure.  I miss their writings in the In Fisherman magazine.

I  would check out Netcraft and determine the cost of building your own spoons.  Once you hit pay dirt, you could sell the spoons with your name on them and become famous.  With all the profits, you could buy a larger boat with the 42 rod holders.

www.jannsnetcraft.com/trolling-flutter-spoons/310352.aspx

Looks like you can make this combination for less than $3.50 in quantities of 25.

[mwardncsu]

There are already knock-off Ben Parker Magnum spoons on eBay (4 oz vs. 3.5oz I believe) for a fraction of the cost - I think you can get 10 for the cost of 1 or something......straight from China I'm sure....

[stratos294]

I don't use that particular brand of spoon but I do use large flutter spoons for bass at smith mountain and philpott. They do catch allot of fish but tend to snag on structure very easily. They also wear you out fishing them. I usually throw them on flats that don't have much brush. I make long casts and let them sink to the bottom and then rip it up off the bottom letting it fall on a semi slack line. Most strikes occur on the fall. This technique requires a high speed reel and a long rod with atleast 17 to 20 pound line.

[mwardncsu]

Found the last one at Captain's Quarter's. It's huge - but has crazy flash and runds through the water nice. Didn't find a big enough school to properly test it on today - but soon enough.....

[mwardncsu]

They look like they would troll well with lead core or a down rigger as well.

[formula180]

What about using the Pink Lady??  They have been around for a long time.



They were used with a flasher in addition to the lure for salmon fishing.  They are also used to troll for stripers.

www.leeroysramblings.com/Diver_Trolling.htm

[formula180]

There are other flutter spoons like Strike King, Big Joe Spaits and Lake Fork Flutter.  These spoons are not as big but have the flutter action and are half the price.


www.basstackledepot.com/strike-king-sexy-spoon.aspx


tackletrap.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=big+joe+spaits&x=0&y=0

www.basstackledepot.com/lake-fork-flutter-spoon.aspx


www.bassmaster.com/node/98634

[fishdoc]

Aug 19, 2015 17:33:19 GMT -5 Yam said:

Whoa! Didn't take long to figure out that spoonplugging is not a technique, it is a fishing philosophy. Good stuff!

Time to buy a book.

buy the Home Study course, it's more detailed. I was a Buck Perry Certified Spoonplugging instructor back in the day. learned most of the lakes I fish today by Spoonplugging. Buck coined words like "migration route" , structure, breaks and breaklines as related to fishing. I can still relate the things I learn today to the Basics I learned from Spoonplugging. Depth and Speed control is and will always be the two most important variables we as fishermen can control.