More About Spoons-w/Pics

[Dogbreath]

Been thinking about the whole Spoon issue and since I have some stripped of paint in anticipation of being coated with coloured Glo pigment.

When looking @ stripped Spoons what a person sees first is the shape and one thing Coyote</u> has is the 'recurve' that others don't.

A commercial spoon like the one shown below an old Needle</u> is relatively flat with a pronounced cup toward the hook end.

Next there's a Luhr Jensen Diamond King</u> again flatter and with less cup I often wondered why these didn't work better.

Now there's a generic spoon blank much like those produced by Worth, this one is from Luremaking.com, quite flat and some cup.

Below see all 4 units hard to see what has what which is what you see in a package.

Obverse view showing more detail

 

[Dogbreath]

So as not to put too many pics in one post here are some alternatives to Coyotes that should be easily available to BC anglers

First off the GibbsNortac Gypsy</u> very similar shape and some OK colours don't like the hooks though never did.

Radiant Devil's Tail</u> a poor picture too much red in the display for me to see WTH the thing looks like maybe it's just how my eyes work.

Lucky Dog</u> from Buzz Bomb Zzinger a few interesting colours

Titan</u> Spoons from O'ki colours look great much wider than the Coyote though more like the Tomic spoons.

Best for last,Tomic Spoons</u> a different kind of product altogether.

Any comments?
Anyone have experience with the O'ki or BuzzBomb products at all?

 

[Last Chance]

Gibbs Gypsy is much heavier and thicker then the good old Coyote spoon, you need to go faster for the same action. Just my $0.02

 

[scott craven]

I have used Tomic spoons and had good luck with the 4" purple
on winter springs.
They are a little wider than a coyote and produce a broader side to side wobble.

 

[frayedknot]

i use the tomic spoons also and have very good luck with them .

 

[rln]

Gibbs Gypsy spoons do not fish the same when trolled behind a flasher. Different bend on the metal plus the heavier guage makes then not work the same. Coyotes will always be available ,just not all the colors that are on the market now.

 

[Cornfed]

Does anyone ever reverse the direction that the hook lays? Most of the spoons are set up so that the curve of the hook lines up with the curve of the spoon. I personally have never tried this. Any thoughts on this?

 

[fish god]

nice