Hi all,
Ive been reading messages for years but have just now come to post a subject.
I was going through some of my granpa's old fishing gear and came across 3 seattle six spoons. I have heard many stories of huge Kings taken on this lure in Elliot Bay back in grandpa's day, somewere between 1920-1960. upon looking at the lure I realized I had never asked how it was fished, bait chunks on hooks??
one is rigged with both hooks attached to the lure the outher with both hooks trailing behind.

does anybuddy know an old-timmer who has seen these used and could give me some form of explanation any help would be appreciated
Rattle

I don't have an answer for you, but that old stuff is really cool, isn't it? I have a couple of really old, unique jigs with spinner blades incorporated. My favorite old thing that I found in my dead uncle's tackle box is a glass tube filled with liquid (formaldehyde?) and a rolled up piece of catgut. It's probably of no value, but it is cool, and the lable is still perfectly readable. Enjoy!

About 7 or 8 years ago I bought a tackle box at a garage sale from an older gentleman who had to give up fishing because of a broken hip (He was 80), in it was a large variety of spoons that he had used/collected over the years. Some had patent dates of 1915/16/17 stamped on them. The larger brass I will not fish and want to make a display case to go along with 3 lures that my Dad used in Puget Sound when He was growing up in the 30's. I do use one that there was quite a few of and have had good success with it, it is a #3 size "freak". Cool spoon, it is bent in a wavy pattern that makes an awesome flutter. Worked really well in Sekiu last September and I have caught some nice summer kings on it. Old tackle is cool to find!!
Good luck and tight lines, Jeff

Okay, I may not be an old timer, (I feel like one at times), but I'll try to decribe it to my best. Each end of the six spoon will have split rings and the top (Main line end) will be where you read the six logo right side up. Now on the mainline end of the spoon, put a good size snap swivel on to the spoon it self not on the split ring and tie your mainline to the swivel. For the leader, they would tie 2 treble hooks spaced approx. just a little shorter than the spoon length, leader length is about twice the length of the spoon. Tie the leader to the swivel, then get the bottom treble and use the bottom spoon split ring, open it a little and slide the leader into it just to hold the line but not go all the way thru. Now the bottom of the treble will juusst hang on the bottom of the spoon and look attached to the ring but will pop right off if a fish would get on it. Then the other treble would go against the spoon, the leader slipped on to the upper split ring, just like the bottom, and excess leader also. Now the upper treble would be about half way of the length of the spoon and the bottom treble just hanging off the bottom of the spoonWith 4-6 ounces of lead or more, one would motor mooch with this set up when the dogfish would get really bad and produce some nice fish. So when the salmon come along and take a swipe at the spoon, the trebles would get a hold of fish, then pop off of the split rings, then the spoon rides up high flopping around while you've got fish on the trebles. Thus the "THE SEATTLE SIX" described to its best by me told to me by an old timer, Mr. Horne (used to own a boat house where salty resides at now), who past away last year at a good old age of 89, past on many secrets and stories of the bay to my brother in law and I. Wish I had my digital cam back so you could see it in better details and show you the different spoons avail.

Robert

thanks big8bigfish that sounds like the one that is rigged looks like

maybe I'll see ya on the water if they open the bay for a day this year.

I used to dip herring off the rocks next to salty's then row out by the sailboat that was ancored just west of there never got a true hog but lots of 10-15's haven't seen the bay from that side in over 10 years now.

Since it looks like you already got the answer to your question, I'd like to ask one about an old(?) spoon I have. It is a large abalone (mother of pearl) teardrop shaped spoon with a red dot painted on the inside. I think it may be Japanese. Has anyone seen or used on of these? I have severel but have not used them.

juggernaut, the lure you're describing is a salmon lure called the pearl wobbler. They were popular quite awhile back. Don't know if anyone still fishes them, but when I sold collectible tackle, I sold everyone of them I put in the display case. I priced them at $3-$5, depending on condition. That's about what today's popular lures cost. Any old lure with the original packaging will be worth more.

well rattle, this might be the banner year cause now they're letting us keep 2 fish so it might be worth the trip, although quite of few fisher people didn't do to well. Course this is the forecast but it could change. Got alot of my friends telling me I should take up trolling and that mooching is too much work, what the heck, its been working great for me and I'm a die-hard to it or hard-headed

Robert