View Full Version : Your one choice for jigging spoon?
eyeking
12-15-2006, 08:26 PM
If you could have only one brand/type of jigging spoon in your walleye arsenal... what would it be?
Old reliable Swedish Pimple.
eyedoktr
12-15-2006, 09:38 PM
I agree with ETT, swedish pimple.
Texeye UL
12-15-2006, 09:52 PM
3/4 oz. Hopkins - hammered silver.
Don't leave home without it.
Have a good one.
Texeye
Reels
12-15-2006, 10:13 PM
Rattle Snakies are a swedish pimple type store with rattles in them.
Been doing well with them on the Mississippi River.
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mworley
12-15-2006, 10:50 PM
Fle-Fly 1OZ cost about $2.00 each and will catch ANYTHING that swims.
Wahoo
12-16-2006, 01:09 AM
Bay de noc ~Do Jiggers!!!.Silver and green~Silver and orange~Gold and green....Awesome spoons with a nice slow fall.....Tip em' with a big shiner's head and its fish on!!!
chamookman
12-16-2006, 04:38 AM
Northlands Buckshot Rattle Spoon. Bob
mudpuppy
12-16-2006, 08:22 AM
Usually reach for a Hopkins first. Depending on the lake, hammered siver or gold.
Only reason being it's a "middle of the road" action. I believe they're stainless steel(abit lighter than lead), got a good tail kick out on the drop. But all the others mentioned have their day. Haven't tried the fle-fly, though. Might have to give 'em a try.
REELMAN
12-16-2006, 10:26 AM
T-n-T tackle's Lil Nitro
orchard frank
12-16-2006, 01:26 PM
For open water, I would give the nod to Fergie-Spoons from Reel-Baits. They look wierd, have a wire connector with a couple beads that clack. I loved spoon-jigging the reef edges on Lac Seul, did it a lot, and the Fergies would usually out-perform others. Truth is, I've never tried them on the ice, but after this post, I'm going to this winter. If you watch them in shallow water, they are a pretty aggresive presentation. Good Luck
Reels
12-16-2006, 02:22 PM
Lit'l Nitro is a kick a$$ bait. Caught a lot of fish this year of these blades.
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Draggin The Line
12-16-2006, 04:45 PM
Swedish Pimple
SUPERTROLLER
12-16-2006, 07:06 PM
I grab my Hopkins spoons first and most. I've tried other types but have caught more and seen more Walleyes caught on Hopkins spoons than all of the others combined. It's definetely the local favorite but it's the favorite because they work! We mostly use 1/2 or 3/4 oz. hammered silver. Somtimes they prefer the colored tape on them and then Chartreuse is the most popular here in West Michigan.
Buckeye
12-19-2006, 08:31 AM
I second the nomination for Do-Jiggers. Slow drop and lots of thump.
ezmarc
12-19-2006, 11:01 PM
I'll second the Rattle Snakie's but wouldn't leave home without Pimples, Kroks and Lil cleo's
Northland Buckshot...from crappies to lakers
Tomv
pwrfshn
01-02-2007, 11:51 AM
Fergie Spoon
http://www.reelbait.com/prod_list.php?parent=180&prod=199
Meat Hunter Unlogged
01-03-2007, 09:02 AM
What is that hook on the top of the spoon for? Can I take it off, or is it twisted wire?
Meat Hunter.
pwrfshn
01-03-2007, 10:03 AM
You can remove it if you want, but the top hook catches a lot of fish.
The latest saltwater craze which Shimano is capitalizing on as the "butterfly jig" has both free floating hooks at the top,not the bottom. If I was going to remove one of the hooks, it would be the bottom one. ;)
Good luck,