The Spoonpluggers Forum

Brett called last night for some advice. Forcast for his destination was 15 mph winds gusting to 25. What do I do? Some of the smaller waters the ramps are frozen so those are out. I said go........... One of the greatest inventions lately has been the spot lock. It allows a person to position the b...

Great job. Those bass are great. Wow. John

I went back today with brother in law. Started out at 26 and got to 34 with rain in the afternoon. We got 49 with two 3 pounders. We nickel and dimed them from 9 am till 4. Same spots as before but used the live scope a little more to show us where to cast. Could not really tell if there was much of...

I cannot reach the saddles on either side for sure. We have used the same shoreline sighting for this anchoring position for years. Yes I can reach the deepest water and both sharper breaks plus up into the slot enough to get the fish most of the time, especially with the blade bait. I didnt use the...

Ken, You just killed it. The bass can also move up the cut as weather and water permits. My casts are directly out into the hole, the sharper breakline to the south and to the north, the slot and at the end of the day when the deeper stuff petered out, I moved a little shallower to reach the finger ...

Can you see why this anchoring position is so good in the late fall? You can catch a fish in any direction you want to cast. This spot is a mega spot. John

Bink, Happy 40th. Remember the time you offered to clean my clock? Your now getting to the age where I could still fish the next day after the beating. John

Just putting this out there for anyone thinking about a great spoonplugging rig. Denny Coulardot (my best buddy), the nicest guy on the planet, and the best spoonplugger I know is getting rid of one of his two boats. He talked about selling it this spring but said he would sell it if anyone is inter...

Just putting this out there for anyone thinking about a great spoonplugging rig. Denny Coulardot (my best buddy), the nicest guy on the planet, and the best spoonplugger I know is getting rid of one of his two boats. He talked about selling it this spring but said he would sell it if anyone is inter...

I ran Frans system on his Ranger for a week and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The torque can be helped when planed out by trimming the motor up once you get up to speed. Yes you can take your hand off the tiller and it won't move but for me, it is not a fair trade for a sore shoulder at the end...

Phil, I was one who for years got distracted with many different ways of catching a fish besides just the basics of spoonplugging. I realize you were right though because I still feel like I have not reached my full potential, however every single day on the water, I feel like I am getting a little ...

Those are some fatties. Good Job. John

Looks nice, now show me the pics of the fish you got from doing this. John

There are reasons why we don't interpret some things, especially when there is a heavy weedline to deal with. Imagine this. We use the outside weedline to troll and draw a picture of the shape of what we are fishing. Trolling or following the base of the weedline will show us this. In my lake there ...

This is your first year. We all struggled at first. You are not supposed to get it fast. It will only come from years of experience. Hang in there and it will come. John