turnip
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| 03 Jan 2009 01:01 PM |
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Last spring I started buying up painted spoon blanks in an effort to discover a combination that would work well for lake trout, salmon, brown trout, rainbow trout and anything else that would hit a spoon that is trolled. So this is what I taped up for this past spring: 
The black & red ones turned out to be winners for lake trout and pike. The following is what I taped up this year (2009) and will field test this spring: .jpg)
Wish me luck!! LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif |
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| Lifer since 2005, "Bushwacker" deputy sherif, S. E. Pa |
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AZAllen
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| 03 Jan 2009 02:12 PM |
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Much luck for you and those who accompany you. And the spoons look great. Have you ever tried dressing the hooks on the spoons, or not enough advantage for the extra work? |
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turnip
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| 03 Jan 2009 07:46 PM |
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I have never thought of dressing one of these...Spoons that have trebles I do. I may have to experiment this year! LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif |
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Bassbum
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| 03 Jan 2009 08:17 PM |
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The spoons look great. Have you ever tried adding a blade just below the spoon for more action on the free fall? Lifer! |
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turnip
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| 04 Jan 2009 11:36 AM |
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Do you mean attached to the split ring with a clevis? Or just attached to the split ring? LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif |
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turnip
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| 05 Jan 2009 12:04 PM |
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Here are two more I will try... 
Any comments? LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif |
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ERABBIT
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| 05 Jan 2009 02:02 PM |
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You already know what I think about those colors!!!!!!  |
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turnip
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| 30 Jan 2009 06:48 PM |
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Here are three new ones... 
I am excited about trying all the new ones  ...Except for the white ones!  Comments? LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif |
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| 30 Jan 2009 07:22 PM |
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I dont know for sure Pete as I very rarely use a spoon, But I think the white ones will work OK too because that bars pattern is "baby bass" I like the one on the right. 
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turnip
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| 21 Feb 2009 11:12 AM |
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This is my latest creation... 
This is a heavy spoon. It would make a good casting spoon as well as for trolling. It is all silver and I put the green tape on it. LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif
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wellsley
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| 22 Feb 2009 04:20 AM |
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Keep this up and your going to have to open your own tackle shop. Do you mark these in any way? So that 10 years from now someone can identify that they were made by you and they could say they own an original turnip spoon. (Worth hundreds$$)  Lifemember and Bushwacker SMF upstate NY
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turnip
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| 22 Feb 2009 06:31 PM |
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I made these today. The spoons are Lucky Strike (Canada) Wobblers; silver on one side and copper on the other. Three of them are 31/2" long and the other is 3" long... 
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zaugrishak5150
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| 05 Mar 2009 12:25 AM |
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They look awesome, man! Where do you buy the blanks?
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turnip
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| 05 Mar 2009 07:43 PM |
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The painted spoon blanks I purchased on eBay, in lots of 25pcs. The silver ones came in different tackle boxes I have purchased on eBay over the last couple of years. I then just added the tape. LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif
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turnip
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| 10 Mar 2009 04:50 AM |
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My new tape order came in and so I just had to make a couple more! 
I will be taking these to Seneca this year for a trial run... LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif
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davesett2000
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| 10 Mar 2009 02:18 PM |
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Hope Ed let's ya put some of them in the water 'bro   At this rate....you should ALMOST have as many as I've collected from Ebay boxes too. I'll try to take a pic here soon  The thing about spoons is that if you don't EVER have any luck with a color combo...you can strip / paint / tape them to be just about anything  Life Member David BB Linkmeister
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turnip
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| 23 Mar 2009 06:01 PM |
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I received my nickle plated spoon blanks today. These are also flutter spoons. This is what I came up with... 
I will try these out in NY also! LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif
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Bassbum
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| 23 Mar 2009 06:55 PM |
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These are looking great, as usual. Lifer! Fred NKy |
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turnip
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| 02 Apr 2009 06:02 PM |
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Here are three more I made up a couple of weeks ago... 
These will be tested at Seneca and Harveys lake. LM since 2005 Bushwacker Deputy Sherif
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