Wanaque river Crappie
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North American spoon chuckers Discussions (38)
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Bluegill Spoon ConnectionSpoon Types Today’s spoon manufacturers offer an array of spoons that are suitable for panfish, and are also available in a variety of… Started by Bill "Musky" ModicaLatest Reply |
In-Fisherman TV airing Spooning technique 1st week of January 2012I received word today from Doug Stange......available on the sportsmans channel, this segment will run 4 times during the first week of Jan… Started by Bill "Musky" ModicaLatest Reply |
Deep water spoon bite officially begins 8-6-11On a large clear natural lake in Southeastern Wi.... friends and I contacted large concentrations of nice sized gills suspending deep over… Started by Bill "Musky" ModicaLatest Reply |
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Using a small spoon for Blue GillsI had a chance to get out to ice fish yesterday and I was catching small Blue Gills until I switched to a Prism Chartreuse Swedish Pimple. … Started by Phil Fors |
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Oct 23, 2016 Reply by carl hendrix |
Bluegill Spoon ConnectionSpoon Types Today’s spoon manufacturers offer an array of spoons that are suitable for panfish, and are also available in a variety of… Started by Bill "Musky" Modica |
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May 3, 2014 Reply by Bill "Musky" Modica |
Back to the abyss 7-12-13Rod Lee and I ventured into the gin clear waters of Lake Geneva's abyss last weekend....in search of post-spawn bulls. We found them using… Started by Bill "Musky" Modica |
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Jul 15, 2013 Reply by Jim Gronaw |
spoon chucking envyhave been reading and reading the info on here after picking up my old issue of IF panfish and reading about using them. Went and got some… Started by tom modin jr |
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Jul 13, 2013 Reply by John Sheehan |
Late ice, deep water spoon fishingBright sunny skies, and gin clear water pushed big blue gill deep today.....We used 1/16 oz Bluefox spoons tipped with horizontally rigged… Started by Bill "Musky" Modica |
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Mar 22, 2013 Reply by Doug Sawyer |
More deep water spoon actionAs the summer progresses, unusually warm conditions have pushed bluegills and sunfish deeper, and deeper....normally during this phase of t… Started by Bill "Musky" Modica |
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Deep water spoon bite is on!The big bite is on.....surface temps are in the upper 70's to low 80's....fish are deep, and smacking the spoons more than 6 fathoms deep!… Started by Bill "Musky" Modica |
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Best Day Yet on the SpoonGot to slip away for a few hours this evening at a 'new' pond. Started using the 1/8 oz RF blue neon spoon and picked up a few big gills bu… Started by Jim Gronaw |
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May 2, 2012 Reply by David, aka, "McScruff" |
Spoon HooksThis is the Mustad straight shank, open eye Siwash hook in size 8, and size 6.....almost identical to the Eagle Claw L210's...they are avai… Started by Bill "Musky" Modica |
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May 2, 2012 Reply by Bill "Musky" Modica |
First Spoon Fishing Seminar Rocks the Windy City!The seminar at the Cabela's store in Chicago was a big hit. Quite a few inquisitive individuals attended......and it was a pleasure to meet… Started by Bill "Musky" Modica |
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