11-16-2006, 12:22 PM
[cool][#0000ff]The heavy lead jigging spoons can be used in either fresh or salt water. I always have a few in the smaller sizes whenever I go afloat in water over about 10 feet deep. And, when the fish are hugging the bottom in 30 feet or more, they are great for getting down fast and providing enough weight to help you maintain "touch" when vertical jigging.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]While they are designed for jigging, they can be used for casting or trolling too. As heavy as they are, you can cast them a long ways. And, they will run deeper than most lures that do not have a "diving lip". There are two secrets to making them work on a retrieve or while dragging them behind a boat. 1. put a slight bend in them. The soft lead can be bent between fingers or using pliers (with some padding to avoid damaging the paint...or before painting). 2. Fast retrieve or troll. If you don't zip them through the water they plunge to the bottom. Sometimes a FAST retrieve can wake up inactive or neutral fish. Other times they simply respond better to a faster retrieve with less wiggle.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Lead spoons are definitely not suited for bottom bouncing down the current in a river. Much better to use a lighter "flutter spoon" that will wiggle and jiggle while the current pushes it downstream, above the rocks. Spinners also work well for upstream or cross-current casts.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]While they are designed for jigging, they can be used for casting or trolling too. As heavy as they are, you can cast them a long ways. And, they will run deeper than most lures that do not have a "diving lip". There are two secrets to making them work on a retrieve or while dragging them behind a boat. 1. put a slight bend in them. The soft lead can be bent between fingers or using pliers (with some padding to avoid damaging the paint...or before painting). 2. Fast retrieve or troll. If you don't zip them through the water they plunge to the bottom. Sometimes a FAST retrieve can wake up inactive or neutral fish. Other times they simply respond better to a faster retrieve with less wiggle.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Lead spoons are definitely not suited for bottom bouncing down the current in a river. Much better to use a lighter "flutter spoon" that will wiggle and jiggle while the current pushes it downstream, above the rocks. Spinners also work well for upstream or cross-current casts.[/#0000ff]
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