hooks on spoons: fixed or free?

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DB731

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Does one arrangement offer any advantages over the other? For example, Silver Minnow or a Clarkspoon vs the Dardevle, but for the sake of fair comparison, let's say both have single hooks and neither one has a weed guard.

btw, why don't we ever see (at least I don't) fixed treble hooks on spoons?


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Given that I've never used a spoon that wasn't a len thompson, and I have seen many far older than myself, it makes sense to be able to replace the hook, so it seems to me it may just be tradition.
 
Sound might be another reason. The free swinging treble hook does make a slight clicking noise when retrieved whereas the fixed hook can't/won't.
 
I cant recall seeing a fixed treble on any lure , though there probably are . They are just made for different applications .
 
I noticed that the fixed hook designs gradually moved (I didn't say evolved) from the use of rivets and screws to soldering.
 
I'd have to go with the free swinging as I have loved the Daredevil spoons for ever!....Johnson silver minnow..not so much.
 
btw, check out the Bunker spoons. I thought Muskie spoons were the biggest, I was wrong.

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How would I look up the actual patent drawings for the Johnson Silver Minnow? I know it dates back to 1923, and that's it. I am curious as to the thickness of the spoon in the middle vs the edges.
 
Spoons can be very effective lures under the right conditions but they are seldom my "go to" bait. My spoon of choice for both freshwater and saltwater is the Kastmaster, chrome with bucktail teaser. It comes in a variety of colors and sizes that catch many different species and as the name implies casts like a dream. http://www.acmetackle.com/kastmaster-fishing-lure.html My other favorite for saltwater is a Clarkspoon, very effective for Spanish Mackerel http://www.acmetackle.com/kastmaster-fishing-lure.html I don't remember seeing a spoon with fixed treble hook.
 
fishiker said:
Spoons can be very effective lures under the right conditions but they are seldom my "go to" bait. My spoon of choice for both freshwater and saltwater is the Kastmaster, chrome with bucktail teaser. It comes in a variety of colors and sizes that catch many different species and as the name implies casts like a dream. http://www.acmetackle.com/kastmaster-fishing-lure.html My other favorite for saltwater is a Clarkspoon, very effective for Spanish Mackerel http://www.acmetackle.com/kastmaster-fishing-lure.html I don't remember seeing a spoon with fixed treble hook.
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...so we're talking noticeably improved distances over other spoons of equal weight? Must be that weight being forward.

PS it turns out I do have some smaller Kastmaster spoons in my box, so I will have to get reacquainted with them. :D I do seem to remember hooking some crappies..

It's nice to know that they go all the way up to 4 oz, and although not specifically listed, I bet pike do not say no to them.
 
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..or maybe it's not the weight being forward. I just learned about this design:

they sure splayed those rings putting the hooks on...:D

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DB731 said:
...so we're talking noticeably improved distances over other spoons of equal weight? Must be that weight being forward.

PS it turns out I do have some smaller Kastmaster spoons in my box, so I will have to get reacquainted with them. :D I do seem to remember hooking some crappies..

It's nice to know that they go all the way up to 4 oz, and although not specifically listed, I bet pike do not say no to them.
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Yes they will cast better than a traditional design spoon of the same weight. I will add a ring to the eye before using one. I'm not sure if it helps the action of the lure but it does help the line wear less where tied on. I love walking along the beach tossing a 1 or 2 oz one while covering some water.
 
One of my "go to" surf lures is a 2 oz Kastmaster with a single, buck tail dressed hook.

I haven't fished a spoon in freshwater in decades.... dedicated slop fisherman ;)

The full sized Johnson Silver Minnows were, IIRC, basically top water lures meant to be crawled among lilies and emergent vegetation.
With a pork rind trailer. A frog or strip.
 
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