I've been wondering if anyone else had messed around with these before. The ones I got were a bit different and flashed red, green, white, and blue. I've been calling them "disco spoons" since then. Here's a link to the ones I used.
https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Fish-Saltwater...&sr=1-5I'd
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riginally picked them up last year and tossed them aside because I thought the flashing was a bit extreme. After getting skunked on my first few ice fishing trips this year, I brought them along with my fish finder to see if they actually attracted fish or not.
I think I tried them on Panguitch lake first. By themselves, they were way too big for a fish to hit. What really surprised me was how the fish suddenly swarmed to the area. After trying about 20 different combinations, I found that tying them to my main line as a sort of sinker with a little 1.75" tube jig around 3" below worked extremely well.
I suspect it gives a similar presentation to a moving spinner blade or flasher/dodger setup without actually having to move it. For trout, they've been amazing, but I haven't tried them much on any other species. I've even used them in the lower Provo river with success. Rigged differently for that though.
For rivers, attach one split ring to a sinker slider, then another to some kind of drop shot/bass sinker to keep it stationary. Add a bead, swivel and about 6-12" of leader to a floating jig head stuffed inside a 2.5-4" tube jig. Larger ones would require some additional materials to float. Packing foam and a long light wire hook or two will work if your flig isn't buoyant enough. Let the current and the waves move it around while you fish with your other pole or just kick back and wait for the bite. I took a new personal best rainbow from the lower Provo on this setup.
I know it seems overly complicated to some, but I think it's worth trying if you're running two poles with the intent of putting food on the table. Those disco spoons have allowed me to limit out on the berry and other good trout waters in an hour or less. I'm looking forward to trolling with them later this year and experimenting on other species. In terms of numbers, my catch rate with them is about 63% better vs just using the little tube jig alone for rainbows. I plan to keep track of the same type of data for other species over the summer if anyone is interested.
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