The Spoonpluggers Forum

Kevin and Jim, check out the Twili for wire. Many Spoonpluggers use 'em and like 'em a lot. I bought one but haven't used it yet. http://www.fishusa.com/Twili-Tip-Wire-Line-Guide_p.html

Koz you made the right move! Don't neglect the DVDs that John Bales and Stephen Gillian produced, http://spoonpluggerfilms.com/ . They are a goldmine of information. You will feel like you are right in the boat with John; e.g. he speaks into the camera in first person as though he is talking to you....

Koz,
I know it's not real close to you, but a Spoonplugger named Barry Johnson lives over in Brenham; (409)834-2527. You might give him a call. Looks like Conroe is about half way between you two. Maybe you can hook up with him(no pun intended).

My curiosity got the best of me, so I pulled up DVL on Navionics. First impression: "That is one big, deep pond!" :shock: But...there are feeder creeks and submerged road beds all over the place. The arm that Bryan-AZ shows in his posting has a creek bed and a road bed running from the sou...

Here's a stab at a lake-of-the-week. I'm going to this lake the last week in May. It's a "Class A" muskie lake in N WI, ergo no motor trolling. The lake is reputed to have a good bass and a good muskie population, but it's tea stained. The weedy areas are indicated in green. Using Spoonplu...

Now there's a fine example of good seamanship!

First thing I did was look for an up-to-date map. That DNR map is from June 1965 and hydrographic mapping has made a few improvements in the past 48 years. The Navionics map looks like a better representation. Given: "Class A" musky lake, ergo motor trolling is prohibited. Bill said it's f...

You're right Jim. Excellent article. Thanks for posting it.

Prespawn. Because the depth of the weedline isn't given, I'm going to make an assumption that it is about 10' and work from there. From ice-out I would fancast the deep hole until the water temperature approached 50 deg. At that time I would start watching to see if they were moving up on the inside...

First thing that jumps out is that 34' hole in the NE corner; looks mighty inviting at ice-out! Followed by the 22' and the 26' holes.

Thanks for your effort Jim.

Billy Boy,
The seminar is just one day, but you'll have plenty of time to meet a lot of Spoonpluggers. See the announcement I posted, 11th Annual Winter Seminar, under the National Spoonpluggers of America Outings forum.

Welcome aboard Billy Boy. If you are looking to come to the midwest to work with a CSI, John Bales is the best of 'em. You might want to give some thought to the Illinois Spoonplugger Club winter seminar in March. It is a gathering of about 50 to 60 Spoonpluggers from all over the country.

Welcome aboard Billy Boy. If you're looking to come to the midwest to work with a CSI, John Bales is the best of 'em. You might want to give some thought to the Illinois Spoonplugger Club winter seminar in March. It is a gathering of about 50 to 60 Spoonpluggers from all over the country.

I can still hear Buck saying, "They're called 'CRAPPIE', not 'CROPPIE' as some people think it's more sophisticated to call 'em"