Secret Spoon Hack That Will Help You Catch More Fish

Spoons, weedless or not, are a vital part of an angler’s spring tackle box.
Spoons, however, are a reaction bait.
Fish tend to strike spoons more aggressively than other soft plastic lures.
Because spoons are metal, fish know right away that they’ve bitten down on something other than a baitfish.
This is where FishBites came in.
FishBites come in strips that you can piece out to use and they even catch fish themselves if rigged just on a hook.
But, there is a secret hack to using FishBites with spoons to ensure the spoon retains its desired presentation.
Check it out!
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[@Saltstrong]

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[@Florida.Caveman]

Thanks for the tip, I think you could of just cut the square a few MM longer and just cut it into 3 strips and Miminalize your fishbites waste.

[@tomcampbell4294]

Agree. I said pretty much the same thing above. Although geometry may not be my strength.😎

[@AtmosphERIC35]

Lol, I was just about to say that too 😆

[@FreedomYak]

I’ve used this with jigs mostly but will try it with spoon. I cut it diagonally in thin strips, that way you still get a streamlined piece instead of a block and there’s no waste. Thanks for sharing what works.

[@davidsanders81]

I've used small soft plastics for speck as a trailer and done quite well. Bet this works really good too. Seen people shorten the wire on the spoon and bend the hook up a little and rig it weedless with a rubber worm also. Thanks for the tip.🎣

[@Saltstrong]

Awesome! 💪Good Info!

[@chrissewell1608]

Great idea! Even for any hard baits and spinner baits, to add some scent. Even lead head jigs!

[@Saltstrong]

🔥💪🔥

[@Charsept]

I came up with the exact same technique a year or two ago. Little narrow teasers. So cool to have my trick validated by the pros.

[@anthonymannarino3376]

Lol.

[@Saltstrong]

Awesome! 💪

[@michaelgilbert7160]

Will be trying it this week on Florida east coast!

[@anthonymannarino3376]

Where in east coast Mike

[@michaelgilbert7160]

@@anthonymannarino3376 Cocoa beach area. Probably end up beach fishing but may try to sneak over to inshore and wade or something. Going to try fish bites with spoon but also other stuff.

[@anthonymannarino3376]

Good idea 👍 Saltstrong needs to hit south FL. It would be nice to live on the Indian river lagoon or more north but we don’t lol. It’s a different fishery up there. Palm beach FL to Miami Fl area. Thanks guys

[@frankiev-tech4630]

I live here in Miami and I've caught plenty of fish in Biscayne all the way down to the Keys with that Gold Spoon. So it doesn't matter what location you're at.

[@anthonymannarino3376]

@@frankiev-tech4630 yeah it’s pretty easy to catch fish in the keys I used to guide out of papa Joe’s. I wanted to see if anyone in Palm Beach or Broward county do any videos or are successful in South FL besides the keys. Do any videos in Key Biscayne Frankie?

[@frankiev-tech4630]

@@anthonymannarino3376 I don't need to show you videos to prove it works. I went to the Rickenbacker Causeway Bridge plenty of times in the past catching Spanish Macakerel and Blue Runners using it. There's plenty KZbin videos that are pretty old that you can research that helps you understand how they work.

[@nicholaslovett6248]

Anthony - I hear you. I lived in Boynton Beach for 10 years and moved to Indian River County last summer. The saltwater fishery is 10x up here. Tbh, your best bet down there is probably peacock bass and exotics unless you get a boat.

[@anthonymannarino3376]

@@frankiev-tech4630 ok lol. There's no fish left in key biscane anyways. no reds or nice trout you need to go to the space coast or indian River to make videos on the east coast. I’m not arguing with you Frank lol. I just want anglers to admit that the inshore fishery sucks in Palm Beach and browerd County. comon, I'll take you out this afternoon on my skiff. Will catch some big snook my treat. I appreciate what you guys do

[@timgreer7440]

Really? Why cut a thin strip out of the middle at an angle when you could cut it slightly longer and have 4 strips instead of one with all that waste? I get what you are saying, but the execution is all wrong.

[@cathysandersmusic]

I agree; don’t waste a bit of those fish bites!

[@kevinshort5468]

Carolina here we always used a pork trailer on a Johnson spoon for large mouth bass. Since way back

[@anthonymannarino3376]

The other guy said it was his idea lol.

[@jenniferswicegood4455]

Hey Richard, thanks for the helpful video. Please advise when it is best to use a gold spoon versus a white spoon (or other colors) since you showed both in your video. Keep up the good work.

[@Saltstrong]

Good question! We will see if we can get that done for you. 💪

[@seanbibby3898]

Wow you could do that with one cut

[@comfortablynumb9342]

FishBites makes a pretty good bucktail trailer too, or I use a soft plastic trailer and a little bit of FishBites.

[@Saltstrong]

Good call!

[@jelly_fishing]

Nice tip Richard !!

[@tomcampbell4294]

I guess I'm missing something. Cutting the square this way to come up with is basically an oblong strip seems wasteful. Why not just cut 2 or 3 oblong strips from the square strip or from a slightly longer oblong strip

[@anthonymannarino3376]

The spoon would lose is It’s action if the pieces are too large

[@tomcampbell4294]

@@anthonymannarino3376 Understood. You can just cut the pieces to a proper size without all that waste.

[@anthonymannarino3376]

@@tomcampbell4294 tru

[@cesarmeza1849]

I've been doing this for a while now I prefer using regular fish bite strips were the ones I cut myself. I also I use the shrimp flavor the pre-cut strips seemed to melt away a lot faster.

[@Saltstrong]

💪💪

[@calebrabion]

I've never even gotten a bite on a spoon.

[@oldhardrock2542]

I got a lady fish last week on Banana River.

[@anthonymannarino3376]

The banana river is an amazing fishery🤙. Not as good as it used to be but. Hey did you see much seagrass on the flats or is it still patchy

[@oldhardrock2542]

@@anthonymannarino3376 patchy.

[@larrycarr6545]

Me either

[@miguelgoizueta7103]

How long Fish Byte last on the lure?

[@edwardegnor9641]

Just a lil common sense here why are you cutting it in squares and not in thin strips seems a bit dumb to waist that much lol

[@eugenegress5896]

That is probably the most unknown, untried; researched ,application to spoon Lures. How much actually inpeads action, or should it be used at all. spoon Mfg, should state, " Can or cannot be tipped with bait or artificial, but Manufacturers lack Common Sense. Thanks for the Info. Over 50 yrs ago, half a crawler pinned to the rear hook of a ," LAZY IKE Lure", was a Walleye fishermans trick. Maby a skinny piece of that would do the same. Good Luck to all ,fishing this year, escape the madness of Woke and hit the Water, lol.

[@Saltstrong]

Thanks!

[@wk.7348]

Z man makes these split tail trailers that are murder on a Johnson Silver Minnow. They don't affect the wobble and you'll catch 2 to 1 over a spoon without a trailer. They slay on reds and surprisingly largemouth bass will go nuts for them too

[@Saltstrong]

Thanks for the info!

[@lmb25315]

Do you rig it like you would a trailer on a spinner bait?

[@tolpacourt]

I got a Reese Witherspewn.

[@stasylumbassist1]

Y cut it diagonally liken that? Economics tells me this is being wasteful... Geometry is telling me this is idiotic...

[@Saltstrong]

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[@daveengstrom9250]

What a waste of time. Never say in 10 words when you can instead use 10,000.

[@calallen8786]

Fishbite is okay. Not really successful for me