Got 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 but was missing alot of strikes. Scaled down to the 1/16 oz gold RF spoon and tipped it with a piece of Gulp earthworm on the single hook.

Gills and bass were actively feeding on an insect hatch at the surface. I caught most of my 18 gills within 3 feet of the surface as I would let the spoon fall on a tight line then give periodic, small 'lifts' of the rod tip. Missed many more than I hooked, but was happy with the 18 gills and 8 bass that took the spoon.

Despite the heavy feeding on the surface, the fish were not so selective as to ignore the spoon. I would often cast to a swirl. and get a strike from a fish almost as soon as it hit the water. Great fun and a great way to learn how to do the spoon thing with active, co-operative fish!