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Topic: Spoonplugs?  (Read 783 times)

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Eric B

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Picked up a few boxes of lures from a yardsale today and yestrerday...  Rattle Traps, Rapalas, and Wiggle/Wee Warts, mostly, which I am familiar with already. 

But I picked up a few of something called Bucks Spoonplugs, just out of curiosity, as I had never seen one.  From what I have read they are known as pike lures, but was wondering if anyone has fished them out here.  A few of them are rather large and I was thinking they might be ok for rockfish.


mickfish

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Eric I have a few of those also they were trolling lures made to reach a certain depth the bigger they are the deeper they dive. I used to have some smaller ones that worked well for trout, but never tried the bigger ones still in the box brand 50years new.

250 Series: 1/2 oz; 2.5”; trolling depth 6-9 ft
200 Series: 5/8 oz; 3.0”; trolling depth 9-12 ft
100 Series: 3/4 oz; 3.5”; trolling depth 12-15 ft
700 Series: 1 oz; 4.0”; trolling depth 15-20 ft
800 Series: 1.5oz; 5”; trolling depth 20-25 ft
« Last Edit: October 18, 2015, 05:38:18 PM by mickfish »
Group IQ is inversely proportional to the size of the group.

A Steelhead always knows where he is going, but a Man seldom does.


mickfish

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Eric if you got any of the Wee Warts with the yellow packaging guard them with your life. What did you say your address was? :smt006
Group IQ is inversely proportional to the size of the group.

A Steelhead always knows where he is going, but a Man seldom does.


Eric B

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Thanks, Mike.  One is a 804 and another is a 904, new in box like yours.

Only got a couple Warts, and they are well used, no boxes.  It was all we used to catch LMB when I first started fishing and they were deadly.  I was dismayed to see they are no longer available a few years ago.


mickfish

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They started making them again but changed them not as fishy. Brads are closer to the old WW.

http://basseast.com/wiggle-warts-old-vs-new/
Group IQ is inversely proportional to the size of the group.

A Steelhead always knows where he is going, but a Man seldom does.


NowhereMan

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Picked up a few boxes of lures from a yardsale today and yestrerday...  Rattle Traps, Rapalas, and Wiggle/Wee Warts, mostly, which I am familiar with already. 

But I picked up a few of something called Bucks Spoonplugs, just out of curiosity, as I had never seen one.  From what I have read they are known as pike lures, but was wondering if anyone has fished them out here.  A few of them are rather large and I was thinking they might be ok for rockfish.

I remember having some of those spoonplugs when I was a kid. It would be interesting to try them for RF/lingcod...
There's always money in the banana stand.
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AlexB

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Those spoonplugs are interesting indeed. They look like they might have an action similar to an Apex. Maybe a salmon would eat it (just gotta swap out the hooks).