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I've never used spoons that much and when I do its a Johnson 1/2 ounce gold. I would like to increase my aresenal. Any suggestions.

And don't say they don't work and give any to me and I will dispose of them......Birdog.

catchin1 wrote:And don't say they don't work and give any to me and I will dispose of them......Birdog.

Well, I never...

They'll all work, some work better than others. I prefer a 1/4 oz. spoon.

Capt. Mike's spoons work well!
I use a short titanium leader with a good swivel in front of them mainly because I have a tendency to fish them too fast and cause excessive line twist and the few inches (4-6) of titanium wire takes the beating that normally be to the line.

http://affinitytackle.com/tab0/store/products.html

I never use them,if I did I would use the pretty ones' I sneaked out of BIRDDOGs' tackle bag.

Jumptrout51 wrote:I never use them,if I did I would use the pretty ones' I sneaked out of BIRDDOGs' tackle bag.

Yukon loves "Silver and Gold".

Jumptrout51 wrote:I never use them,if I did I would use the pretty ones' I sneaked out of BIRDDOGs' tackle bag.

Look out now.

A 1 and a 2 and a 3..................

Silver and Gold Silver and Gold make the best spoons,thats' what I'm told.
Second verse same as the first.

Well, Jumptrout's obviously lost his last marble. Watch out for the men in white coats.

Pardon the ignorance, and repeat of material if covered previously, but was wondering how to work (i.e. slow/fast retrieve, retrieve/hesitate, all the above, etc..).

I like a little of all of those types of retrieves. Most spoon purists will say that you don't want the spoon to spin, you want it to wobble. In my experience the redfish doesn't care if its wobbling or spinning. If he's hungry and thinks he can catch it, He'll eat it.

When I'm looking for reds, I want to cover the water as quickly as possible. I use a 7:1 gear ratio reel. I'll slow the retrieve down when I feel I'm in the "zone". However I've had reds grab my spoon when I was burning in line to make another cast. Just experiment with it and find what suits you. Me, I want to hit the high spots and move on to another redfishy looking spot.

I've been using Capt. Mike Hakala's, http://www.floridaysfishing.com, spoons for the last few years, with great success mind you. The rootbeer and chartuese colored seem to work best.

Thanks BD/Ratred. Don't have the experience of many of the folks on this forum, but I've always liked slower retrieves....feel like I've got better control/feel.

BD: "Move on to another redfishy looking spot." Probably a topic for another thread, but your comment presents a whole nother set of questions as to what to look for when in search of redfish (at least for me).

Ron

Johnson's gold spoon is the most consistent for me -- either 1/4 or 1/2.
But I've also had good luck with spinnerbaits, wobble rite, and other off-brand things that were gold and wobbled or spinned. If you find 'em and they're biting, you're gonna have a good time with any of these.

I prefer the cheapest weedlees gold spon ( 1/2 oz) Walmart has to offer... or S.A.... never liked the silver much......
im gonna try a red/white one soon....

Ron Wilson wrote:BD: "Move on to another redfishy looking spot." Probably a topic for another thread, but your comment presents a whole nother set of questions as to what to look for when in search of redfish (at least for me).

Ron

Ron, Think like a bass fisherman when you are looking for redfish and it won't take long to figure them out.