05-06-2003, 11:28 PM
[cool]They work especially well in the ocean. The combination of the flashing blade and the vibrations really call in predatory fish. The strikes on spinners and roadrunners are much harder than just bait alone.
I might toss this question to JapanRon. He has graciously volunteered to do some research on the matter. I seem to recall that he has had a measure of success on a couple of species.
I first tried them while float tubing the Sea of Cortez, at a remote fishing village at Cabo Tepoca. The fishing there is always good, and it is easy to catch a fish almost every cast, on a wide variety of lures. However, when I put a piece of cut fish meat on a big old white Roadrunner...with the hot red eye...I could see whole schools of bass and triggerfish rising up to meet the lure as the spinner twirled on the sink. I never felt the jigs hit bottom, and if I started reeling before getting a hit, the fish would almost take the rod out of my hands. I also seemed to catch more of the larger fish, of several species.
When I lived and fished in Southern Cal, I used small spoons and spinners a lot for inshore fishing. I caught tons of big surf perch and keeper halibut fishing parallel to shore at just the right depth. I have often wondered how well the deadly white Roadrunners would work on them. I think I know, but I will leave it up to you guys to prove it.
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Mixed catch from Sea of Cortez on Roadrunners
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I might toss this question to JapanRon. He has graciously volunteered to do some research on the matter. I seem to recall that he has had a measure of success on a couple of species.
I first tried them while float tubing the Sea of Cortez, at a remote fishing village at Cabo Tepoca. The fishing there is always good, and it is easy to catch a fish almost every cast, on a wide variety of lures. However, when I put a piece of cut fish meat on a big old white Roadrunner...with the hot red eye...I could see whole schools of bass and triggerfish rising up to meet the lure as the spinner twirled on the sink. I never felt the jigs hit bottom, and if I started reeling before getting a hit, the fish would almost take the rod out of my hands. I also seemed to catch more of the larger fish, of several species.
When I lived and fished in Southern Cal, I used small spoons and spinners a lot for inshore fishing. I caught tons of big surf perch and keeper halibut fishing parallel to shore at just the right depth. I have often wondered how well the deadly white Roadrunners would work on them. I think I know, but I will leave it up to you guys to prove it.
Mixed catch from Sea of Cortez on Roadrunners
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