argyll 0 Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I saw some of Andy Lush's stuff Budgie. Nice bloke but not exactly cheap. Its the copper spoons I'm after. I have a few but I need to stock up a bit. I've got a order for new boat deck hatches going into Cabelas after christmas, I'll take a look then at what they've got, although I seem to remember the copper spoons were all on the small side, but I'll probably grab a few Dardevles anyway. Thanks. [ 24. November 2004, 02:31 PM: Message edited by: argyll ] 'I've got a mind like a steel wassitsname' Link to post Share on other sites
Dick Dastardly 88 Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Gerry if I remember right the ones I have were brought when I actually visited Cabelas at their Sydney,Nebraska store.Dont know if they are in the catalogue,will check. And thats my "non indicative opinion"! Link to post Share on other sites
msutton 0 Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 Harris (www.harrisangling.co.uk) do copper/gold and silver spoons. I've just got hold of some lucky strikes and kuusamo professor's. Apparently they are awesome spoons. Postage is free too. Link to post Share on other sites
fenboy 0 Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 Just a tiny point here before everyone gets carried away with cataloguing their lure collections... Don't accept the standard advice that you have to fish deep to catch pike on lures in winter. That's nonsense. Pike usually look upwards. One very successful trick is to fish a floater-diver very slowly, so it is well off bottom, especially in coloured water when the silhoette of the plug against the light surface will provoke takes when all else fails. Yes, you will catch pike often by fishing deep and bumping bottom, but not always. Even if a pike is on the bottom, it will happily rise six feet to strike a slow-moving target. The biggest problem in lure fishing for some anglers is the mechanical, unthinking retrieving of baits. That leads to boredom. Try something unconventional, even in winter. And, by the way, I agree wholeheartedly about braid (invaluable) and shads (brilliant). And don't forget neutral-bouyancy baits, that will "suspend" if you stop the retrieve. Great fun, isn't it? That's why I haven't used a livebait for more than a decade. Fenboy Link to post Share on other sites
Newt 290 Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 How would you guess this lure in a 6" version would do for winter pike? And any thoughts on which colors might work best? " My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!" - Harry Truman, 33rd US President Link to post Share on other sites
Dick Dastardly 88 Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 Looks good to me Newt.So do all the colours.All much the same (judging by the picture) I would go for one dark and one light ie 02 and 06 maybe. And thats my "non indicative opinion"! Link to post Share on other sites
fenboy 0 Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 They sound ideal, Newt... exactly the sort of sink rate and action that works in winter, in my experience. Are they actually available in 6in - or even bigger? I want some! Fenboy Link to post Share on other sites
Newt 290 Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 6" is the largest but if you check the BassPro website and search for xps swim, they are certainly available in that size. There are larger swim baits available but most are quite a bit more expensive than the $6 for the 6" one in the BassPro XPS house brand. " My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!" - Harry Truman, 33rd US President Link to post Share on other sites
Vidar6 0 Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 argyll: I saw some of Andy Lush's stuff Budgie. Nice bloke but not exactly cheap. Its the copper spoons I'm after. I have a few but I need to stock up a bit. I've got a order for new boat deck hatches going into Cabelas after christmas, I'll take a look then at what they've got, although I seem to remember the copper spoons were all on the small side, but I'll probably grab a few Dardevles anyway. Thanks. This copper spoon is not a half bad alternative: http://www.sovereignsuperbaits.co.uk/Lures...dit_spoons.html Vidar Thomassen Link to post Share on other sites
argyll 0 Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 Thanks Vidar, just what I was looking for. See you on the 12th ? [ 29. November 2004, 11:02 AM: Message edited by: argyll ] 'I've got a mind like a steel wassitsname' Link to post Share on other sites
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