I'm 71 now. When I was about 8 my Dad would take me out on a nearby lake in the 14' Wolverine wooden boat with a Johnson SeaHorse 10 hp motor and we would troll. We caught our share of trout on...ready?...Al's Goldfish! Funny, the tackle shops in those days sold 2 types, one with a red eye and one plain. It was more than just the painted eye, though - there was a slight bend or something different between the two. Trout loved the red eye one, ignored the plain. Years later the Goldfish was impossible to find in either type, then later the plain showed up again. I think Al died. Then I started to see the plain available. Whenever I'd ask for the "eye", I was told "Just paint an eye on it!", but it was not the same. I tracked them down on the Internet and spoke to the owner who said they had purchased the dies and started making them again. I told him the story of the red eye, and he had no clue. So I was very interested when I heard you say that yours had a red eye!
: } i was at cabela's and got some nice small size dardevle spoons, like 2/32 oz. and buch of gret colors. this size is great for trout, crappies, panfish and perch.they are the weight of a nickel.
Just started to fish spoons and my favorite is the Acme Little Cleo red and gold. First time using it I caught so many fish on every cast and from that day on I rarely use spinners now. Only ones I use are Thomas Ep Spinners but I am a Spooner now lol
I grew up on the East Coast always casting metal jigs or spoons for several reasons. Bluefish will chew up and destroy swimming plugs and bucktails. Metal jigs like Hopkins hammered stainless never wear out, and can be dressed up with rubber surgical tube or bucktails flashing on the hook. Metal casts much further than plugs or other artificial lures. When I came out West, I expected to see everyone fishing dry flies or streamers, but was surprised to see metal spinners which to me look so incredibly artificial and comical as to not be worthy of casting. Spinners create artificial drag on the line which becomes multiplied when fishing in the rivers, so again, I don't understand spinners. Might be good for Muskie or Lake Trout, but spinners have no place IMO in the Gallatin, Madison, Yellowstone, Ruby, Jefferson or other Mountain West rivers
Drifting worms is deadly effective, but would consider that a "bait" as opposed to a lure. In certain cases Spoons will outfish worms too - but theres no doubt worms are universally amazing for catching trout and much more.
@@lucasholmgren7266 I fly fish now. Bait/scent is cheating. Doesn't matter if legal lol. I learn the natural diet of trout and not just pull up to a spot with my power bait to catch all the fish in one spot. You can do the same with a fly but requires knowledge on entomology.
I'm 71 now. When I was about 8 my Dad would take me out on a nearby lake in the 14' Wolverine wooden boat with a Johnson SeaHorse 10 hp motor and we would troll. We caught our share of trout on...ready?...Al's Goldfish! Funny, the tackle shops in those days sold 2 types, one with a red eye and one plain. It was more than just the painted eye, though - there was a slight bend or something different between the two. Trout loved the red eye one, ignored the plain.
Years later the Goldfish was impossible to find in either type, then later the plain showed up again. I think Al died. Then I started to see the plain available. Whenever I'd ask for the "eye", I was told "Just paint an eye on it!", but it was not the same.
I tracked them down on the Internet and spoke to the owner who said they had purchased the dies and started making them again. I told him the story of the red eye, and he had no clue.
So I was very interested when I heard you say that yours had a red eye!
That is great to hear! I believe it helps!!
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i was at cabela's and got some nice small size dardevle spoons, like 2/32 oz. and buch of gret colors. this size is great for trout, crappies, panfish and perch.they are the weight of a nickel.
Beautiful river , beautiful fish and beautiful natura !!!! Hello from Ukraine !!!!! 👍👍👍🇺🇦✌
Just started to fish spoons and my favorite is the Acme Little Cleo red and gold. First time using it I caught so many fish on every cast and from that day on I rarely use spinners now. Only ones I use are Thomas Ep Spinners but I am a Spooner now lol
right on! that ones deadly
blue and silver kastmaster with a white-tail on the end. Catch Browns,Native brookies and Salmon here in Maine
Ive had a 3lb rainbow swallow a 1/8 oz kastmaster. 😆
Once a spooner, always a spooner
😂😂😂 i like that.
True that
I grew up on the East Coast always casting metal jigs or spoons for several reasons. Bluefish will chew up and destroy swimming plugs and bucktails. Metal jigs like Hopkins hammered stainless never wear out, and can be dressed up with rubber surgical tube or bucktails flashing on the hook. Metal casts much further than plugs or other artificial lures. When I came out West, I expected to see everyone fishing dry flies or streamers, but was surprised to see metal spinners which to me look so incredibly artificial and comical as to not be worthy of casting. Spinners create artificial drag on the line which becomes multiplied when fishing in the rivers, so again, I don't understand spinners. Might be good for Muskie or Lake Trout, but spinners have no place IMO in the Gallatin, Madison, Yellowstone, Ruby, Jefferson or other Mountain West rivers
Just replace the treble hook with a single #10
why not just drift worms ???
Drifting worms is deadly effective, but would consider that a "bait" as opposed to a lure. In certain cases Spoons will outfish worms too - but theres no doubt worms are universally amazing for catching trout and much more.
Lures require more skill. Bait is kind of cheating, but i use both lol. Sometimes they wont eat lures, so ill use bait to avoid skunking.
@@flyguy4515 nothing wrong if it's legal.
@@lucasholmgren7266 I fly fish now. Bait/scent is cheating. Doesn't matter if legal lol. I learn the natural diet of trout and not just pull up to a spot with my power bait to catch all the fish in one spot. You can do the same with a fly but requires knowledge on entomology.
Worms are for folks who can't fish. Fight me.