The Spoonpluggers Forum

Nice catch kid. John

Navionics maps are so bad. Sometimes your boat is up in someone's yard according to the map. Many times I am trolling a nice bar and the finger I go around is 100 feet away on the map. My way points on some of the bars with more than one finger are not even close to matching up with the map. The bes...

Laughing............. The JB lure is not rare, just not advertised. At one time, a saltwater company was supposed to give me a little gas money to buy the whole works but they have yet to make a move so I still have over 100 available. They are 20 bucks each plus shipping. They really are not for be...

Here is something I have learned by observing with Livescope. Some of the very best schools of bass in the heat of the summer are on very flat, less obvious features and none of these spots are directly related to the deepest water in the lake or near any fast drop offs. Some lakes are showing no sc...

As of today, I don't want to give up any of my tools. I use them all with spoonplugging guidelines in mind. John

Just watched Jacob Wheeler discuss FFS . He was asked what the number one thing he has taken from it. His comment was that every fishing magazine you have read in the past, throw them away and use them for starting a fire because nothing is in stone any more. Something like that. I agree. Bucks guid...

Douglas, I am most certainly still doing the livescope. I am learning not only the part that Mr. Perry gave us which has always been found to be on the money but also learning the part where he said that there is a lot more to learn. Have several schools of adult bass in my lake from 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 ...

Well said Brian. We all have different type waters but the things you said relate to how I use it also. Mainly, there are no wasted casts. You see what is there now where you could not see it before and now you can put your lures right on the money. Spoonpluggers benefit from the FFS more than any o...

So I just today have another opinion about my lake. I needed a change so I decided to get out early and go to a lake 10 miles down the road which is deep and clear, has a decent amount of pike and they have been stocking walleye in there for quite a few years. Not the greatest bass population but li...

Brian, Good questions. Bass population........ What has changed in my opinion of my lake now that I can actually see what is down there? I fully expected to see pretty much what I had expected to see. Also the spots I see the most fish on are pretty much the same spots I always catch them on. Howeve...

I will give you mine and you can throw it in the trash if you dont like it. Come down and pick it up. I think my old low was 72 inches wide. If it will fit your boat, come and get it. John

Those are a pain in the ass. I have one but its sitting out of the way not being used. Umbrella's are the best. You will find out there are too many things in the way with a top like that. Sorry for having to say that but it's true. Some like them. Maybe you will find a way it will work. John

Pat, Your learning will start all over again. Your trolling will become 95 percent and casting will be simply less efficient. The spoonplug because of the summer speeds needed will be your go to lure. Normal speeds of 3-5 during the colder part of the season. There are many reasons casting will be l...

Yesterday Deb and I went out to our lake and found that the group of bass by the sunken island on the inside turn related to the saddle were not only still there but more in numbers. The larger fish are deeper than the rest and still suspended about ten feet down in 16 feet of water. It seems like e...

The last 6-7 times out, I would go out mid day. I did that to be out there in the blazing sun knowing it was the toughest time of the day. I got tired of not catching as many as I wanted to so today was on the water at 7:15. From my first spot till about 9:30 it was pretty easy, meaning that most fi...