Are Spoons Really the Best Pike Lures?
Fathers and sons are expected to have disagreements. In the last 15 years, since my son’s first fly-in trip, the most enduring disagreement Craig and I have had concerns which color spoon is most productive for pike. Understand, however, that we both chuck spoons as a lure of choice when fishing for pike. Our difference of opinion began when I first showed Craig how effective spoons were in catching pike that really did not want to be caught. As true with many other “tricks” I showed him, he has now outstripped me in skill. Perhaps I should simply adopt his preference for a red-and-white and give up the 5-of-diamonds. The nature of spoons A stop at any tackle shop in pike country will reveal the wide variety of spoons available. For someone outfitting a tackle box, the rub is they all work. Basically, spoons are hammered or stamped pieces of metal, concave on one side and convex on the other. This shape causes the spoon to wobble side-to-side. During retrieve, the concave side rides up
