The Spoonpluggers Forum

Looking for a couple of Buck’s long handle, medium action trolling rods. Any leads would be appreciated.
T/U. Walt

All those boats were either a "Troller" or "Trophy". they were pretty much identical, but I believe seperate companies. They were built/designed specifically for spoonplugging/contour trolling. Don Dickson is the one that came up and worked on them originally. One of his YouTube...

Thanks for sharing. Watching that bass follow the breaks was super cool. It also reinforced for this newbie that it doesn’t have to be a huge rock, bush or tree - just a difference in the bottom as those small rocks proved. Ken Ken, As a Spoonplugger gaines experience and knowledge, he begins to be...

Kim Stricker talking Buck Perry starting at about 13.45 min.. https://youtu.be/ZhV1aEKvV78 Great piece of footage showing a bass crossing a ‘flat’ by relating to its breaks. Visuals such as this short segment can go a long way in clearing up the confusion some might have about the term,“flat” It sh...

I understand why bumping bottom with a particular number spoonplug is the great way to learn the depth of your lure. I have read that some people believe they get more bites when the spoonplug is continually bumping at the bottom. Do you guys feel you get more bites with a spoonplug bottom bumping ...

Always had the greatest respect for Craig for all the reasons Scott Duff so eloquently stated. The Illinois Spoonpluggers were fortunate to have such a member. Prayers and thoughts go out to Jenny and family. RIP, Craig.

Hey John, I run a saltwater transducer on the Garmin that allows me to map using Medium Chirp which is a different frequency than what my Vexilar flasher runs on. This way I get the best of both worlds, a simple map and real time depth from the flasher. Here is one of the maps of my favorite flatla...

I’m of the opinion that these are terms confused by word-play. The thing that’s interesting to note is that Dickson’s introduction to ‘deep’ water mapping included features having multiple breaks/breaklines at varying depths. O’malley’s Maps, for the most part, were primarily of natural lakes showin...

John Bales wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:19 am Walt, Come over some day and I will show you how it works. Then you will have something to look forward to. John

I’ll look forward to fishing with you, John. The thermocline?? Not so much

A question I'm hearing in all this: How do we approach this more specific knowledge and its teaching/sharing/application without neglecting fundamentals that unlock the keys and guide our growth as fishermen? :roll: There once was a man who would go out fishing with nothing more than a couple of ro...

What Dickson explains clearly here are the two aspects of what causes that great ‘fall fishing bonanza’; stability in water temps and diminished light penetration. He also states that this is a period occurring after the turn-over process. I’ve encountered difficult fishing during the fall on many, ...

Scott,
Always a pleasure to read your input as your fishing reports R always enlightening.
Added: nice job of fishing down on Lake of Egypt as i know it was an alternative to Kinkaid.
Walt

LOL.
Remembering that famous quote from, Jaws; “we’re gonna need a bigger boat”.

So, are spoonpluggers made, or are they born with what it takes to become successful fishermen? Even here, Buck had the answer. But, his response was so succinct, that it could easily be overlooked by the reader. When Buck Perry stated “it takes a strong desire to catch a fish”, he was speaking abou...