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So those spoonplugs are the real deal huh? Does bobcats carry them? After getting my boat up and running again and seeing reports like this I am getting a hankering to go fishing.
I have trolled in the past using bombers and rooster tails. Do you do the same thing but just use the spoonplugs to get the rooster tail down?
Thanks for the report
I hope to get out there soon.
H20, we trollin with outboard. 2.4-2.8MPH(GPS)
So when you are using a plug and rooster tail you rig the the same as the spoonplug and rooster tail? It just seems like they will get tangled easy. I was wondering if you had tried tying the rooster tail to the back hook of the plug? Or would that get hung up too much?
Thanks for any info!
The average lure is marketed for 2- to 3-years. Yet, the productive Spoonplug has remained on the market for more than five decades.
Spoonplugs are bent pieces of metal looking like altered shoehorns that combine the diving abilities of a crank bait with the flash of a metal spoon. The Spoonplug uses different sizes to cover various depths, and is ideal when trolled.
The Spoonplug was invented in 1946 by Elwood L. "Buck" Perry, then a physics and math teacher in Hickory, N.C. Perry combined science with a logical approach to fishing to create a "total fishing system."
Fishing clubs such as the Wisconsin Fishing Club, Walleyes Unlimited and the Okauchee Fishing Club have long used Perry's techniques.
Known as the father of structure fishing, Perry was born July 10, 1915 and currently lives in Taylorville, N.C., with his wife of 25 years, Geraldine.
Perry's father, Robert, was an avid angler, and soon his son got the same fever. While fishing toward shore, as was the custom, with his dad in March of 1928, Perry proclaimed that deep water was the home of big fish.
"We're not only fishing wrong, we're fishing in the wrong place," he said.
These were obscure thoughts, and his dad threatened to throw him in the lake if he didn't stop making crazy statements.
Perry spent many hours studying where fish were and were not. He began learning how fish move from deep-water sanctuaries into shallow water.
After studying science, math, physics and chemistry and graduating from Lenoir College in Hickory, N.C., Buck went to North Carolina State University for graduate work.
In World War II, Perry served as an Army Lieutenant Colonel in Europe. Returning home in 1946, he spent his life teaching fishing. He studied fish schooling, locations, the weather, depths, water colors and formulated what is called structure fishing.
The Spoonplug is born
Perry wanted a lure that dived to a fixed depth and maintained that depth at any trolling speed. He spent hours with a tin snips, a pair of pliers, and flat pieces of metal to design a combination spoon and a diving plug. This was the birth of the Spoonplug.
Before locators were available, Perry used hydrographic maps to find likely fish holding locations, and he used Spoonplugs to locate structure and eliminate unproductive water.
When Spoonplugging, anglers troll shallow to deep in search of active fish. They learn about changes in depth called break lines - plus water clarity, structure, and deep water and its sanctuary. The goal is for fishermen to look at a body of water and have a firm understanding of how to start fishing.
With a good map and an electric locator, anglers can find underwater points, submerged islands, inside turns and where bottom makeup changes.
Next, focus on water that attracts fish.
Start looking for active fish in single-digit depths. Troll with the smallest Spoonplug, size 500, which runs 2- to 4-feet down and use a stiff fishing rod. Perry liked the 5-foot length.
Helpful hints
In shallow water, if you snag weeds, jerk the rod tip to remove the plants. Have your Spoonplug run barely above the weeds and along the weed lines. If the Spoonplug stops wobbling, suspect snagged weeds. Set the hook in case a fish has grabbed the bait while swimming toward you.
Where weeds aren't thick, bouncing the lure on the bottom attracts fish with sound, vibration, erratic action and puffs of silt.
Should no strikes occur, move deeper and try a larger Spoonplug. The size 400 runs 4- to 6-feet deep, size 250 runs 6- to 9-feet deep, size 200 trolls at 14- to 15-feet and sizes 700 and 800 run at 25 feet deep.
Once a fish strikes, gently lower your anchor in the vicinity of the action. Spoonplugs are ideal for casting. Toss to the feeding school.
Use a non-stretch line, such as Fireline, Spider Wire or Perry's No-Bo. You'll feel the lure and the strikes.
Perry's book, "Spoonplugging - Your Guide To Lunker Catches," costs $17.95 and can be ordered from his web site, http://www.buckperry.com .Found this and thought it would help some.Thanks for all the good infromation you guys put on here.DRY and FD for sure.
