I had never used a spoon until today, and it was my first time trout fishing too. It worked out pretty well for me, I caught a handful of fish just straight retrieving it.
I watch a lot of fishing videos on TH-cam, but yours are my favorites-full of common sense information that works, that I can easily digest and use, and you are entertaining too. PS) As a fellow "Mainah", I know that I can use your techniques immediately and they will deliver results.
I used the Everett spoons this summer catching trout in Iowa. Spoons are so versatile. I have a huge spoon collection. Over spring break I used the trout worms and caught the shy elusive Guadalupe Bass down here in Texas.
The driftless region in Iowa is a very hidden gem. We have mostly small feeder creeks and streams but there are some good fish to be had if you put the work in! 🎣
You can. I like to tie right to the spoon. That way you’re checking your knot every so often and snipping off a few inches of bad line. I don’t like the snaps, they just add to the profile of the spoon of your trying to make it a more natural presentation.
Just placed an order with you - enjoy your site and have learned a few things along the way. Keep it up - really like how you set up your spinners and spoons - will be ordering more in time. Also like your baby brook trout! Good colors, hooks etc. doing it right and better than the big shops.
Not a guy, but I watch 100s of videos to learn more. BEST VIDEO ever on spoons and techniques. I am goign to downsize my spoons and tie them on instead of snap swivel. Thank you!
I fish in Ventura County California. Mostly in the ocean but sometimes in freshwater for catfish or bass or panfish. I love jigging spoons or other things while my kayak drifts. I looked at your website and before I knew what I was doing I bought 4 spoons. I even grabbed a 1/4 glow in the dark spoon for the ocean...... That will be interesting, I can charge it on my kayak from the sun easily, then run it on a Carolina style rig for trolling. If the glowing thing works it will catch some very strange fish...... I love being creative and using lures in strange ways. Thanks for the video and my newest spoons.
My favorite spoon is the Thomas Ruff Ryder i custom paint them and they come out freaking gorgeous ya can't even tell it's aftermarket. Plus as the paint eventually wears off you get brand new gold and silver shining thru.. Destroys Kastmasters.
Just caught my first trout on a rainbow trout colored spoon it was a brown betweeen 15-17 inches my biggest is 18 so thanks to you I almost caught my pb brown
I picked up some little Cleo’s and wow, they were on fire! But the line twist was terrible. Will be adding swivels and single hooks asap. Thanks for the great tips.
Never had an issue with cast masters needing barrel swivels and when I've used anything of the sorts if flutter spoons it just .makes them spin like mad.
I think you put your hooks on backwards, well compared to how I do it yours are backwards, spoons travel with the paint facing down unless they are spinning, having your hooks so the tip faces up gives you better chances of skimming over logs/weeds and other snags.
Slow enough to keep the spoon rocking back and forth and off the bottom. If it rises too high in the water, pause it or jerk and pause it so it drops down a little. Sometimes reel reel reel pause works well. If your spoon is turning over too much, add an inch of worm or power bait to the center hook; this will help lower the oscillation slightly. Plus, tipping a spoon makes them more effective.
@@mainetroutwhisperer currently throw 1/2s on a st croix 3-piece I bought in 2008, it's heavy with a flueger but I cast it well now, also use 1/4s 3/16s 1/6s 3/8s, mountain lakes so 8k elevation
All rods don’t feel the same so you’ll want to experiment. One company’s light rod might feel like a medium rod. I have a 7ft rod that’s supposed to be medium fast and feels like a medium light that works good for spoons and spinners. Agree w him on the rod length. 7ft-7ft2 is sweet spot for me as well. Tight lines 🤙🏽
I don’t understand the whole long rod thing? Especially when walking around trees and bush. I can cast spoons and lures just fine with a 5’ ultra light rod. Love the video though!
I like the longer rods for loading up on the fish. The shorter rods seem yo have less of a parabolic bend to them or just turn to the stiffer but section too quick. The longer rods (depending on action) can load up nicer and keep the fish pinned especially with single hooks.
I've never thought about switching the trebles over to single hooks. What is the benefit of this? Easier to release the fish without causing as much damage? Also, what size are the single hooks and what are those little rings called that the barrel swivels attach to?
So weird, right where I paused to type this comment and then when I resumed playback you literally talked about the hook size and where to order the packs...lol
@@mainetroutwhisperer Dude, they'll eat anything. Red and white classic Dardevle doesn't exactly look like a brown trout minnow, yet trout attack them.
Aren't some spoons like Thomas Buoyants specifically intended to wobble back and forth instead of spinning? I put swivels on my Buoyants and it just killed the action. Then I removed the swivels, tied direct and they wobbled fine with no line twist.
Yeah it depends. If you’re just doing a straight retrieve. I fish mine pretty aggressively with pops and different kinds of retrieves. Spoons aren’t that bad, but if you fish them all day long, you’ll probably get some twists. You can always put a swivel 1-2ft above the spoon so you can tie directly to the spoon still.
uhh I have, you just gotta have the right color and action - where I'm at it's orange painted black or pink gold etc. something about the black I'm on private lakes
I want a scientific study on the effectiveness of swivels. I fished spinners for years with all kinds of swivels and snap swivels and never saw a difference in line twist. Another thing you want to do on that single hook is sharpen it. Dull hooks miss fish. Sharp hooks catch fish you may have missed.
What kind of swivels do you use? Cheap ones don’t spin very well so you’ll still get line twist, but better quality ones definitely make a big difference for line twist. Ball bearing swivels spin the best but are a little heavy for using straight to a spoon
I'm outdoorsy but I'm much better at small game hunting than fishing. I'm a poorly performing fisherman and I'm working on it. I only have decent luck deep in the wilderness in lakes with pistol pete flies. I once watched a guy who claimed to pull up to 30 trout in an hour off this. Mark Baca. I thought he was exaggerating cause people do but I timed him. I swear that almost every cast was a hook. He caught 27 trout at monastery lake in Pecos,NM. He had to keep throwing trout back because I believe at the time it was a limit of 5. All this in an hour. Our politics were way too different though to be friends. Btw that was all in one hour!! I remember driving back to his place to fry the fish and all the while I was in a surreal state marveling at the phenomenon I just witnessed. People at the lake were in AWE! He got alot of hate. Some guy was saying he should leave fish for the kids but at any time he only had 5 in the stringer basket .He used the larger green pistol petes with a mealworm in the hook on the leader and an eagle claw bubble he filled with water on the main line. It was the mid size one and he filled it all the way. I'm trying to learn jigs, softbaits, spoons,spinners etc. because what if you don't have pistol petes?! My specialty is navigation. I'm a master there especially celestial navigation
I just caught the first brown trout in North America for the 2025 new year on a spoon. 2 a.m. style. Great vid!
I had never used a spoon until today, and it was my first time trout fishing too. It worked out pretty well for me, I caught a handful of fish just straight retrieving it.
Same here in the uk!
I watch a lot of fishing videos on TH-cam, but yours are my favorites-full of common sense information that works, that I can easily digest and use, and you are entertaining too. PS) As a fellow "Mainah", I know that I can use your techniques immediately and they will deliver results.
Everett spoons ftw!
I used the Everett spoons this summer catching trout in Iowa. Spoons are so versatile. I have a huge spoon collection. Over spring break I used the trout worms and caught the shy elusive Guadalupe Bass down here in Texas.
The driftless region in Iowa is a very hidden gem. We have mostly small feeder creeks and streams but there are some good fish to be had if you put the work in! 🎣
Yeh bub, spoonin leads to forkin
Could I use a snap swivel instead of a barrel swivel at the spoon? That would make switching out spoons so easy.
You can. I like to tie right to the spoon. That way you’re checking your knot every so often and snipping off a few inches of bad line. I don’t like the snaps, they just add to the profile of the spoon of your trying to make it a more natural presentation.
Yes as long as the snap has a swivel. Some don't so make sure
Super Duper. One of my most favorite lures of all time. Flo Red, Flo Pink is my go to for it
Just placed an order with you - enjoy your site and have learned a few things along the way. Keep it up - really like how you set up your spinners and spoons - will be ordering more in time. Also like your baby brook trout! Good colors, hooks etc. doing it right and better than the big shops.
Great video. Cx premium is my preference but K9 florocarbon and yo-zuri hybrid are awesome lines you may want to try.
Great info on reading a stream and spoon techniques. Good video production too. Thanks.
Not a guy, but I watch 100s of videos to learn more. BEST VIDEO ever on spoons and techniques. I am goign to downsize my spoons and tie them on instead of snap swivel. Thank you!
I fish in Ventura County California. Mostly in the ocean but sometimes in freshwater for catfish or bass or panfish. I love jigging spoons or other things while my kayak drifts. I looked at your website and before I knew what I was doing I bought 4 spoons. I even grabbed a 1/4 glow in the dark spoon for the ocean...... That will be interesting, I can charge it on my kayak from the sun easily, then run it on a Carolina style rig for trolling. If the glowing thing works it will catch some very strange fish...... I love being creative and using lures in strange ways. Thanks for the video and my newest spoons.
always get wind knot with mono specially on lighter lines and the memory of the line. only gotten knot with braid once on a spinning reel.
Just the opposite for me. Weird
Likely from line twist, not wind.
Thank you got my order today they are great quality can’t wait to see them work I was the one from ct 👍👍👍
Very informative! I like to use spoon for trout too.
Do you ever add split shot to get deeper or do you think that affects the action of the spoon?
i do if im on a deep lake and u need the depth.
Awesome video! Haven't had a lot of luck with spoons yet but Im going to keep trying them this spring.
Excellent video - what size barrel swivel would you attach to the split ring of a tassie devil 12.5 g spoon? Cheers from Australia!
My favorite spoon is the Thomas Ruff Ryder i custom paint them and they come out freaking gorgeous ya can't even tell it's aftermarket. Plus as the paint eventually wears off you get brand new gold and silver shining thru.. Destroys Kastmasters.
Yep, I'm going to pick some up.
Just caught my first trout on a rainbow trout colored spoon it was a brown betweeen 15-17 inches my biggest is 18 so thanks to you I almost caught my pb brown
I picked up some little Cleo’s and wow, they were on fire! But the line twist was terrible. Will be adding swivels and single hooks asap. Thanks for the great tips.
Just by Trout Whisperer Tackle spoons.. problem solved 😎
@@mainetroutwhisperer surfing your website now. Prices are definitely fair when factoring in the hook and swivel already swapped out.
Never had an issue with cast masters needing barrel swivels and when I've used anything of the sorts if flutter spoons it just .makes them spin like mad.
Hey the thing that puts me off mono above about 3lb is the memory....do you think higher quality mono has less line twist?
Absolutely! Try the stuff I linked in description.
I think you put your hooks on backwards, well compared to how I do it yours are backwards, spoons travel with the paint facing down unless they are spinning, having your hooks so the tip faces up gives you better chances of skimming over logs/weeds and other snags.
Great video thanks for the info, also you got a new subscriber!!
Yo without specific spot burning can you recommend some good rivers and streams/ lakes to hit up in sothern maine?
NorCal here. Looking for a good retrieve technique for a Cleo Spoon
Slow enough to keep the spoon rocking back and forth and off the bottom. If it rises too high in the water, pause it or jerk and pause it so it drops down a little. Sometimes reel reel reel pause works well. If your spoon is turning over too much, add an inch of worm or power bait to the center hook; this will help lower the oscillation slightly. Plus, tipping a spoon makes them more effective.
Would love to order a few spoons, how would I be able to do so???
Link in the description
so you can't throw a half ounce spoon on this setup?
Yeah you could. Would be better on a heavier rod probably
@@mainetroutwhisperer currently throw 1/2s on a st croix 3-piece I bought in 2008, it's heavy with a flueger but I cast it well now, also use 1/4s 3/16s 1/6s 3/8s, mountain lakes so 8k elevation
All rods don’t feel the same so you’ll want to experiment. One company’s light rod might feel like a medium rod. I have a 7ft rod that’s supposed to be medium fast and feels like a medium light that works good for spoons and spinners. Agree w him on the rod length. 7ft-7ft2 is sweet spot for me as well. Tight lines 🤙🏽
Insightful!
Do you use power bait on those.?
I don’t
Nice video, thanks!
I will go fishing for first time in long time the line come say 4.0 0.320 mm 10.30 Kg , is this good for fingers lakes?
Can you show me where I can get good single hooks, for spoons?
Just cut the botton 1 treble off. Or two if you'd like. Save $, and have 2 hook heads, but with the 'bottom' hook gone it won't snag as much.
I don’t understand the whole long rod thing? Especially when walking around trees and bush. I can cast spoons and lures just fine with a 5’ ultra light rod. Love the video though!
I like the longer rods for loading up on the fish. The shorter rods seem yo have less of a parabolic bend to them or just turn to the stiffer but section too quick. The longer rods (depending on action) can load up nicer and keep the fish pinned especially with single hooks.
I've never thought about switching the trebles over to single hooks. What is the benefit of this? Easier to release the fish without causing as much damage?
Also, what size are the single hooks and what are those little rings called that the barrel swivels attach to?
So weird, right where I paused to type this comment and then when I resumed playback you literally talked about the hook size and where to order the packs...lol
Do you replace the trebles on your rooster tails?
What size single hook do you recommend on your 1/4 oz spoons
Anyone got any recommendations on bodies of water or even specific spots in Maine to catch trout and salmon?
Check the stocking reports
Are those rods 1 or 2 pieces
The jt is 1pc
So I always see comments match the hatch. How do we know the hatch on a certain lake? Thanks
Sometimes it’s posted online for the lake surveys, ask locals, catch a fish that you keep and cut it open. Bunch of ways
@@mainetroutwhisperer Dude, they'll eat anything. Red and white classic Dardevle doesn't exactly look like a brown trout minnow, yet trout attack them.
Aren't some spoons like Thomas Buoyants specifically intended to wobble back and forth instead of spinning? I put swivels on my Buoyants and it just killed the action. Then I removed the swivels, tied direct and they wobbled fine with no line twist.
Yeah it depends. If you’re just doing a straight retrieve. I fish mine pretty aggressively with pops and different kinds of retrieves. Spoons aren’t that bad, but if you fish them all day long, you’ll probably get some twists. You can always put a swivel 1-2ft above the spoon so you can tie directly to the spoon still.
I've never had luck. Using spoons for trout but keep trying them.
uhh I have, you just gotta have the right color and action - where I'm at it's orange painted black or pink gold etc. something about the black I'm on private lakes
daredevil
In the begin Chris, that is a Stavah of a Brook Trout! Was that on a spoon? I don't mind the long video's preach the knowledge!
Where you gettin stradics for $50?
I’m not.
@@mainetroutwhisperer maybe i misheard something, but thought you were talkin bout hundred dollar setups and said you had one as the reel on yours.
@@mrtaterhead2779 I have a video I did on a cheap trout rod setup.it’s a cheaper shimano
Tried searching for that video on under $50 setup for trout. Would you be able to link that vid. Thanks!
I want a scientific study on the effectiveness of swivels. I fished spinners for years with all kinds of swivels and snap swivels and never saw a difference in line twist. Another thing you want to do on that single hook is sharpen it. Dull hooks miss fish. Sharp hooks catch fish you may have missed.
What kind of swivels do you use? Cheap ones don’t spin very well so you’ll still get line twist, but better quality ones definitely make a big difference for line twist. Ball bearing swivels spin the best but are a little heavy for using straight to a spoon
Yet another ADVERTISEMENT under the guise of a how to video......
More of an Advertisement for his business
nice subliminal commercial
I'm outdoorsy but I'm much better at small game hunting than fishing. I'm a poorly performing fisherman and I'm working on it. I only have decent luck deep in the wilderness in lakes with pistol pete flies. I once watched a guy who claimed to pull up to 30 trout in an hour off this. Mark Baca. I thought he was exaggerating cause people do but I timed him. I swear that almost every cast was a hook. He caught 27 trout at monastery lake in Pecos,NM. He had to keep throwing trout back because I believe at the time it was a limit of 5. All this in an hour. Our politics were way too different though to be friends. Btw that was all in one hour!! I remember driving back to his place to fry the fish and all the while I was in a surreal state marveling at the phenomenon I just witnessed. People at the lake were in AWE! He got alot of hate. Some guy was saying he should leave fish for the kids but at any time he only had 5 in the stringer basket .He used the larger green pistol petes with a mealworm in the hook on the leader and an eagle claw bubble he filled with water on the main line. It was the mid size one and he filled it all the way. I'm trying to learn jigs, softbaits, spoons,spinners etc. because what if you don't have pistol petes?! My specialty is navigation. I'm a master there especially celestial navigation
Pistol Petes will slay, but it was the meal worm that caught so many fish. He could have had that on just a hook and caught as many.