The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-06-16
SPOONS AND SPiNNERs.
My Dear Buck:

Aou "onuer Wnere the spoon get
its big drag with the fishermen: vel
old top, for trolling and casting, tn
old reliable spoon is probably NOR
generally used than any other kin
of lure. You can check this up 4
your memory book, it often get
the fish when other lures fail to Goa
the big fins out OF the wet
OF course the spoon don't look lik
any natural bait, nor does it appear t,
the beginner as particularly attrac
tive feed for a hungry fish, but 4
does the one thing necessary in tn,
fishing game, and that is, 1t attract!
the fish. After you have had a spoor
bent double by an over-zealous fish
trying to inhale 1t, you will realize
that 1t Is sure some attractor.
Accidental Discovery Of Spoon.
Way back in your A. B. C days, SO
piscatorial historians claim, an old
sour-dough was washing his one spoon
and plate after a repast Of johnny
cake and bacon, when by accident the
spoon Topped into the water and did
a salome down to the bottom. AS the
spoon zig-zagged down through the
water he noticed the quick, sharp
flashes Of light reflected from the
bowl Of the spoon, and at the same
time a lake trout getting the light
flashes, made a lunge for the spoon,
dulled his teeth on it and beat it.
Thanks to the old "hard-panner" and
his ability to assimilate an idea, we
have the legion Of spoon bats today.
He rescued the spoon, cut OF the
bowl, bored hole in each end, linked
a hook in one end and line in the
other, and ate fish for supper that
night.
The changes that have been made
In the old original spoon in shape,
size and decorations, runs up into the
hundreds. They are plain, futed,
grooved, hammered, corrugated, rib
bed, and whatnot, and as long
as they spin around in the wa
ter they get the fish. You can get
them in gold, silver, nickel, copper,
brass or enamel, and If you tried out
the whole kit, you'd be busy the rest
or the season without a layoff for
grub.
Great Stuff for Trolling.
For trolling the spoon hook will
hold its own any time. Bass, pickerel,
pike and muskie like to give it the
uncover as it glides through the wa
ter shooting its light shafts in all d.
rections. 1t can be seen for quite |
q distance under water and can be |
used either with plain hooks or with a |
teathered or buck-tailed treble hook. A
single hook with a minnow, sinner,
Irog or pork rind works we'll with a
spoon.
For bass, No. 3 tandem Hide
brandt Slim Eli or Standard shape or
Skinner No. F1uted Spoon
makes a selection that will help fill
he stringer, while pickerel and muskie
eQuire larger sized spoon, say a
70. to 10, for a single spoon, and
70. for the tandem spinner.
For casting you will need a No. 3
ingle spoon which you can use with
ut any other bait or with an eyed
y or natural bats. A strip of pork
ind cut to the shape of minnow and
sed with the No. 3 spoon makes a
ait that is a sure enough killer"
AS long as you keep it moving IN
he water, a spoon will turn around
nd you have chance at attracting
1e fish, but leaving it die a slow
cath, and merely come through the ,
alter without any action is a loss of
me to you. It's the movement and
le light shafts from the spoon that [
tract the fish, and it's up to you to t
eep the bait moving. 8
On its way to glory the little old I
'oon has even been COPIED by the c
out fisherman and on a dull day 9
small Colorado spinner can be seen f
,tter than the fly alone. Often when
70 trout fails to take the fly on tho 8
Irface, they will give it tho CLOSE b
}" II sunk to the depth where they .
}. with O spoon for helper. Early n
the season when the waters are s
gh and roily as well as clouded with Il
I'd, the spinner is an asset to the u
,ut fisherman. q
For after-dark fishing, which is the "
ne the big ones are generally on the n
II hunt for feed, the Pfueger-Tan- g.
N luminous spinner makes q good d
1t. This Is also fine for moon 9,
mt trolling. The luminous spinner
lst be exposed to the sunlight be-
q using at night, the same as the
ificial plugs used for night fishing. :"
When all other lures fail you can :,
lerally count on getting the fish =
you fall back on the spoon, either -
trolling or casting, and your tackle y"
is not complete, old man, unless -
are prepared for emergencies with AZ
election of single and tandem spoons '"
spinners in nickel, brass and cop =,
. Just remember this, however. A.
p them well polished and when you W.
them, keep EN- moving. pe
DIXIE. =.