Japan style trout spoons

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by JB in SC » Wed Feb 28, 2018 6:33 am

BRONZEBACK32 wrote:I ordered about 6 of them last night....

So far they are excellent :big grin:
Curious as to which weight micro spoons you ordered...there's a lot to choose from for sure.

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:22 pm

JB in SC wrote:
BRONZEBACK32 wrote:I ordered about 6 of them last night....

So far they are excellent :big grin:
Curious as to which weight micro spoons you ordered...there's a lot to choose from for sure.
Most of the ones I ordered are 3.5grams

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by adam lancia » Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:36 am

Good man, way to step up! I think they might cost me money regardless of your success with them, they look awesome.

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by adam lancia » Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:48 am

What are you using to store your small and tiny trout spoons in? I feel like having them banging assigns in a normal tackle tray isn't ideal... Ideas and suggestions welcome, thanks!

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by CM_Stewart » Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:08 am

Daiwa makes some nice spoon wallets.

Daiwa Presso Lure Wallet - Small
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Daiwa Presso Lure Wallet - Medium
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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by JB in SC » Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:45 am

CM_Stewart wrote:Daiwa makes some nice spoon wallets.

Daiwa Presso Lure Wallet - Small
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Daiwa Presso Lure Wallet - Medium
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I need one of those, next order :mrgreen:

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by adam lancia » Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:55 pm

Those are really nice! Are there similar, more economical options...?

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:00 pm

Got some Forest Mui spoons in..
I will be testing them out tomorrow...

3.5, 3.8, 4.2 and 8 grams

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:07 pm

I'm gonna use snaps so I removed the split ring.

I use Evergreen E.G. Wide snaps.

For Jerkbaits I use the Decoy V snaps.

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by Houndfish » Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:39 am

adam lancia wrote:Those are really nice! Are there similar, more economical options...?
I have an Altoids tin that I glued a small piece of closed cell foam into, it works great to store small inline spinners and other tiny hard baits.

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by Dalleinf » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:59 am

Have any of you tried japan style trout spoons from aliexpress? When I look at the spoons on aliexpress, many of them look like the JP brand ones.
I plan on trying some in 2.5-5 g (mostly 3.5) this summer for sea run browns.

I guess that spinners, minnows, and jerkbaits are more difficult to copy than spoons due to the many elements where quality materials and connections are needed. A spoon is “just” a slab of metal - split rings and hooks can be changed.

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by uljersey » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:30 am

Dalleinf wrote:Have any of you tried japan style trout spoons from aliexpress? When I look at the spoons on aliexpress, many of them look like the JP brand ones.
I plan on trying some in 2.5-5 g (mostly 3.5) this summer for sea run browns.

I guess that spinners, minnows, and jerkbaits are more difficult to copy than spoons due to the many elements where quality materials and connections are needed. A spoon is “just” a slab of metal - split rings and hooks can be changed.
I've bought blade baits from Alie - the hardware was crap (no surprise there) and the finish wasn't as durable as I'd hoped but the action was fine. After removing the stock hardware I applied a coat of Sally Hansen "Hard As Nails" clear acrylic nail polish to them before installing good hardware ... clear epoxy is another option also. I use them in some of my pike infested waters where the chance of loss is greater. As long as the action is good I'm fine with doing this, I'll save my better baits for other lakes.

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by Dalleinf » Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:18 am

uljersey wrote:
Dalleinf wrote:Have any of you tried japan style trout spoons from aliexpress? When I look at the spoons on aliexpress, many of them look like the JP brand ones.
I plan on trying some in 2.5-5 g (mostly 3.5) this summer for sea run browns.

I guess that spinners, minnows, and jerkbaits are more difficult to copy than spoons due to the many elements where quality materials and connections are needed. A spoon is “just” a slab of metal - split rings and hooks can be changed.
I've bought blade baits from Alie - the hardware was crap (no surprise there) and the finish wasn't as durable as I'd hoped but the action was fine. After removing the stock hardware I applied a coat of Sally Hansen "Hard As Nails" clear acrylic nail polish to them before installing good hardware ... clear epoxy is another option also. I use them in some of my pike infested waters where the chance of loss is greater. As long as the action is good I'm fine with doing this, I'll save my better baits for other lakes.
Good advice :D
Where I live, a lot of trout are caught on unpainted spoons from various Danish brands. The unpainted spoons are cheaper and seem to catch just as well as the painted ones - depending on the situation I guess. Still, I like the color options...

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Mon Mar 12, 2018 1:42 am

I caught a 4lb rainbow today on these spoon :big grin:

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Re: Japan style trout spoons

Post by Dalleinf » Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:30 am

BRONZEBACK32 wrote:I caught a 4lb rainbow today on these spoon :big grin:
Picture. Or it didn’t happen :lol:

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