The Spoonpluggers Forum

This boat has been sold.

What you can do with the 109's or any brand for that matter, is either build up the "foot" with tape or something. If the foot is to large then just grind it down until it fits.

Or,,,, if you want you can send me all of those no good reels and I'll get rid of them for you

Chris Angsten has a 15' 1990 tuffy "crappie" roustabout 15' (now called esox)., 2000 yamaha 4stroke 25hp electric start, 2000 trailmaster custom drive on/off trailer, w/spare, submergible lights, side bunks. .garmin 240 lcdw/speed and temp, 4 rod holders, 4 bow bimini top, 48"livewell...

Joseph, Wire is not a walk in the park, it beats up rods, reels, leaves groves in the side of your boat, cuts your hands up ect, but it's the only way to go!! Buck's baits rods come with a good tip top and they sell replacements as well. Not many store bought rods handle wire for any great length of...

The idea is basically the same:

Hi Nick, It was great meeting you at the Winter seminar! If you are using 109's then it's going to be very difficult to cast with the direct drive. Even if you have 9's or 10's they are still difficult to cast longer distances. I really like the Ambassador both C3's and C4's they seem to hold up the...

I can't help ya with the truck but did you fish this week/end (dumb question) how often and how many?
No fishing for the boys and I but we are getting ready for Eagle soon.
Good luck with the truck!

Pat, I remember asking Terry O'Malley about this exact thing and said the same thing, "treat it as a breakline and go about your fishing in the same manor". He said take note of it but nothing changes. I could be way out there somewhere on this one but I don't believe all thermoclines are ...

Tom, Welcome! We as spoonpluggers all have in our hands the knowledge to make a good catch ANY time we are on the water, but this takes study and a lot of hard work! Typically the end of June/July 4th all the way up till ice in your/ our area is a time when many great catches have been made. However...

David, As long as you are part of that IN club you are not lost! 1st you know the lake has some fish, 2nd we know that all fish get active on an average fishing day. They could move at 2am and never get shallower than 60' or 4pm and go all the way to an inside weedline, no one knows. 3rd it's our jo...

David, I'm not exactly sure when you say " how different types of fish relate to weeds in different seasons". I have not seen that. Do fish move to the weedline under good weather and water condition at different time of the year? yes. I try and treat all species the same. However at times...

Walt, Good to finally meet you at the winter seminar, your entire club did a great job! Here in IL we have the option of the power plant cooling lakes and they are a great asset for getting a jump start to the new season. My kids and I hit LaSalle for a few on Sat. and water temps are near 70*. :sho...

I think if I ever have the chance to fish in the St Lawrence River :P knowing the size of the fish (muskies) that come out of that place :P I wouldn't take a chance with anything lighter than 20lb, even if I had to add 11/2oz rubber cores to the line to get the bait down. I save my lighter wire for ...

I've been using the Power Pro 80lb for casting up shallow on lakes with muskie. I never tried it on the troll but I think I'll stick with the Nobo and wire.

Has anyone been to Kinkaid lately? I'm wondering hows the mud and how far down the lake it goes ? Thanks thinking of heading down.