For some odd reason a weedless johnsons gold spoon looked appealing to me today in the tackle shop, I suppose someone has mentioned in the past it is a good drum lure. So I picked one up without any knowledge about em beyond that. So how do you guys work these spoons for drum? Just a slow steady wobble? Occasional fall? Use a trailer or no? Help a fella out that is waking up from a two lure coma, lol.

Well, I'm sure Breadman can give you the low down on the Gold Spoons but I can tell you they do work for Red Drum. Simple to use since you just cast out and retiree it back. When we seen Drum we just casted past them and reeled the lure to the fish and they would hit it. The last few Red Drum trips that I went on we only used two lures. Top water and Gold Spoon.

Tim C

 

I saw those Johnson spoons but the hook looks like it would rust in two after 1 trip to the salt. I did pick up a Mepps 1/2 oz gold spoon with a saltwater treble on it but the thing has no swivel so its line twist city. Is it just common knowledge to tie a small swivel 12 inches in front of the spoon or what??

 

I saw those Johnson spoons but the hook looks like it would rust in two after 1 trip to the salt.

A good rinse with freshwater immediately after getting home goes a long ways in keeping your lures from rusting. I have Johnson spoons that are several years old with countless trips under their belt.

 

I used johnson spoons down in florida for years and never had any issue with them rusting out... I've caught many a redfish and snook on them. We always used them with snap swivels directly attached to the spoon.

 

Mine don't last long no matter what brand. After fishing them and catching a few days, the finish starts coming off of the Johnsons. H@H, the hook dulls after 20 or so fish and starts to rust a little on the tip, and the weed guard comes off those after a few fish. I don't use trailers or swivels.

 

thanks guys, i'll fish it naked with a loop knot and vary speed till it works, simple enough for even me I'll try it in place of the DOA on the next trip and see if it suits my lazy style

 

I got one tied on from yesterday. Good lure. Time tested, but definitely not the sturdiest. Work it like a shallow crank, I throw it right up in the grass and steadily retrieve.

 

The only time I fished with a spoon was on a recent guided trip and I was lead to believe that the correct way to fish them was to fish it like a jerk bait. Pop up off the bottom and wait for the spoon to fall while keeping a tight line.



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The are like any bait have to find what the fish want that particular day. I usually start out with a slow steady retrieve and then adjust as needed. Speed up, slow down, let it fall to bottom and jerk it just have to keep changing until you find what they want. No trailer is more productive for me as I feel the trailer messes up the action of the spoon.

I always have a rod with one tied on and it is my go to search bait or when nothing else seems to be working.

 

Excellent, thanks, sounds a lot like fishing a Hopkins from the surf, not really a wrong way to do it.........

 

Hopkins, Kastmaster & Johnson spoons all make the surf trip.
When it's calm & your missing Reds on a Hopkins, try a Johnson (3/4 & 1 oz.).
It's fluttering, suspending action will get eaten. ........ ICM

 

Great info. I've fished Johnson spoons just a little with no success, but didn't give them a good chance. They should be easy to fish in the marshes.