The Spoonpluggers Forum

Met Seth Wingard a few years back watch him fish a structure on one of my Lakes, New immediately he was a spoonplugger just by the way he was working the structure. We spoke for a bit and found he was a good friend of JB"s Check out his FB page he recently posted on. https://www.facebook.com/se...

This comes right from Buck Perry's book copy written in 1965. KVD knows He used Bucks system of fishing to build a great career




Hal

Ditto Ditto Looks like a blast. Great job Steve and Casey

David
Really looking forward to the discussion on your question. In my spoonplugging days I have absolutely zero experience with Reservoirs or man made bodies or water. Natural lakes are my domain here in SW Michigan. This sounds like a great discussion starter.

Hal

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Still availble?

Hal

Yes, both ways as long as they’re moving - IMO. Easier to sit on the spot and wait for them to arrive, but many articles Buck wrote mention catching a final few on really long casts as the school moved away (back). Or even situations like the Florida breaklines where there really wasn’t a casting p...

Well many my confusion is just that confusion...
When Buck talks about fish movement and fish being catchable. They can be caught moving toward shallower water? Can they also be caught moving back toward their sanctuary waters, the deep??

Hal

As fish toward the shallows is this when they susceptible to being caught? Or can they be caught when moving back to the deep? Can they be caught moving in either direction? Shallows or toward the deep>?

Hal

WE USE A TWILLY TIP SEE ATTACHED "lip ripper" Thanks for the tip,,I used the twilly tip t for the first time this week on my 6ft medium/heavy Ugly Stick,,,I like it! Fished Pine Lake near me(6:30 am to 12:00) and gave that tip a good work out catching 13 Northerns. 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Hey Hey! Love catching and watching doubles being caught hooked up. Outstandish man as w say around here. I almost feel naked if I' am trolling with out a 3 way on.
Thanks for sharing

Hal

Thanks Bill for sharing Jim Shells Video. Jimmy really cleared up some of my thinking about what makes a good tool
Very well done Mr Shell.

Hal

Hal, Have shown a lot of different fishermen the same thing I did for you. It gives me great pleasure not only that a student listens but my biggest joy comes when I see a person expend good effort into the learning. That effort always brings success, something that is lacking with many. You cannot...

Had a phone call from a guy who wants me to take him out and show him where the walleye are in a couple of lakes. After a bit of conversation, I told him that there is a reason he is having trouble catching them. This may seem harsh but the truth is the best way to go. I told him that he had never ...

Yikes If I watch this video some 8 years ago, I would not be a Spoonplugger today. instead I watched Jim Duplex's explanation of SpoonPlugging, and my history of spoonplugging speaks for it self. Mr Angling Archaeologist is so typical of the Fly Fishing water floggers of the world. I liken it to a G...

Steve Craig wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:25 pm I love the Twilly too. Have them on all my wire line rods.

Plus 1 Thanks Steve for turning me on to the twilly tip. It works great and eliminates kinks

Hal