What size spoon?

[Rik]

One of the spoon questions for Willy Lures

[LivelyBaits]

I think pretty much all of mine are one-quarter.

[DaveR]

Yup.1/4
Hell, the fish I have been catching can't fit a half ouncer in their mouths!

[chipm]

3/8 0z - I believe that's what the larger Captn Mike's spoon is anyway. It doesn't sink as fast the smaller one, and I like to use them on very shallow flats with a lot of weeds.

[Trootin]

1/2oz Johnsons Sprite in gold is all I use. Ive had reds in 16" range get that thing in their mouth.

[LHolman]

Use both 1/4 and 1/2

Larry

[mauso1]

I usually use the Johnsons in 1/4 mostly in silver.
However on a recent trip to Orlando I picked up a few of these at BPS in both 1/4 and 1/2..they call them XPS Lazer Eye Weedless Spoon

Jury is still out on durability but the colors... oh the colors 8)

[no time]

Randy, I like those alot. You got them at Bass Pro? Any hook ups on them yet?

[LagoonAddict]

I've been using a Gator gold spoon with a gulp jerk shad hooked thru the lip and slid all the way up the slot in the middle of the spoon. It's weedless also. Unbelievable results.

I use a quarter ounce on the pole that I am going to hand work, slow reeling with a jerk now and again..reel too fast and it just skims along the top....(I think its the way this spoon is made)

I use the half ounce on the pole that I am trolling with while paddling...it stays closer to the bottom and I've had great results with reds that won't come up.

Once you hook this combination up...you won't believe the waving action it has....really cool !!!

Bob

[mauso1]

Randy, I like those alot. You got them at Bass Pro? Any hook ups on them yet?

Not yet...haven't caught a red for days
I only fished them once so far. The 1/4 slim profile casts like a bullet though. The wind doesn't catch it.

The 1/2 ounce ones are a little wider about the same width as a Johnson 1/4 just longer with a larger hook.

They will get another field test on Thurs hopefully.

This having a job stuff is really starting to suck.;

[paddlaroun]

I've been using a Gator gold spoon

Gator Gold Spoons Rock! Dan

[DRIFT-O-MATIC]

All mine are 1/2 oz. I like to get as much distance as possible; and I've found that the smaller fish will also eat them.

[saltwater_cowboy]

I use both 1/4 and 1/2 as well....use varies with water depth. Smaller spoon for deeper water...although I have to admit I've never done the "Pepsi Challenge" myself to see exactly how much faster a 1/4 ounce falls compared to a 1/2 so I could be using two different sizes for no reason. I know the 1/4 will by sheer physics will fall faster (smaller surface area) but if that descent rate is a huge difference or not I don't know for sure. Anyone actually conducted a real world test?

[Todd]

In theory you would use a larger spoon in shallow water. The larger surface area of the heavier spoon allows it to ride up higher in the water column.

I have tried it but I had to reel too fast for it to ride enough not to get in the weeds all the time so I stuck to the old stand by, a 1/4 oz.

[mikeB]

1/4 oz. gold, usually the Gator brand.

[mauso1]

I usually use the Johnsons in 1/4 mostly in silver.
However on a recent trip to Orlando I picked up a few of these at BPS in both 1/4 and 1/2..they call them XPS Lazer Eye Weedless Spoon

Jury is still out on durability but the colors... oh the colors

The duability is still in question but the reds, snook,trout and jacks eat 'em.
No hookup problems and as yet they have not tarnished nor show any signs of rust.

The 1/2 ounce seems a little heavier than a johnsons but the slim profile
of the 1/4 has some great action.

The #41 chartruse seems to catch more fish although I have caught fish on the #31.

I have purposely left a couple unwashed to see what happens with rusting/tarnish.