hey guys, i have heard of a spoon that coyote makes that is known as the cop car. What color is that? I have used the green and white with a fish flash and have had many fish on but no fish netted. Jeff Head was great Saturday. We lost around 10 fish before we boated any. Alot of fun.

Scott

The cop car Coyote is black and white.

Coyote's rock. I was sceptical of these at first but after seeing them produce I am sold. Blue chrome is also a great color.

The other one to try is the Sonic Edge spoon. Works like a charm.

The 'Yote is a great spoon, but I rarely use them anymore (for BM). I tie on a Sonic or Radiant spoon. Results are close to 3 to 1 over the 'Yote.

Remember that you catch 90% of your fish with what you use 90% of the time.

Has anyone tried the 3kingfisher by silver horde? Its green with green splotches and glitter. Another site recommended it for kings on the Nisqually and was wondering if it worked?

GP2,

Wholehearted agree with your statement...
I, for one, am not stuck on strictly using spoons- although they do put a lot of fish in my boat. I "match the hatch" with size and silhouette at a given time of year. So I may use a variety of lures.

I have been doing a ton of research over the last couple years. In my dealings with tackle manufactures they all agree that glow versions work better. Not necessarily because the lures are seen better, but because the luminescence provides a more natural setting (or environment) for Salmon [in particular]. E.g., Zooplankton and phytoplankton exhibit bioluminescence and continue to glow once the ultra-violet light source has been removed. This glow slowly fades and once no longer visible to the human eye after several seconds, minutes or hours, it is still detectable by salmon. This is why I choose lures that glow "all-round."

I have done some side-by-side experiments
with spoons (one side painted/silver) and all glow lures/baits. Although these experiments are not conclusive and need many more hours of testing, they do have my attention! All glow out produced 3 to 1.

Nothing against the 'Yote... they still a place in my boat under certain conditions.

DR.....where are you these days? I have been using some really large yet light spoons for Kings this summer. I bought them as a lark kind of from Cabelas and found one that just killed em at Neah Bay and Westport. Funny thing is the spoon is really thin and bends easy..I have caught close to 200 salmon (most released) with it without changing the leader or hook. I kind of bend it back to shape after each "hawg"...It has been a real blast on my GLoomis 1086C with the Shimano Calcutta reel, 20# Silver Thread Excalibur main line and Jinkai 30# leader.....Sounds like Roland Martin on the bass show!! Anyway I have used the 4" all chrome Coyote since it was introduced with great success both by itself and with the Hotspot flasher...I have almost every color and find the plain silver with fish scale decal to be the winner for overall catch rate.... The big spoon has a mylar and air brush paint job but that fell off after a couple of fish and all I had left was a hammered nickle plated spoon. No glow, no green just shiny silver with great action...

Fishing would not be as much fun without tons of gear would it?

By the way I have a PSA SnoKing hat set aside for you when you get back and go fishing with me.

Keep the bad guys in line and hurry home.

Coyotes are my #1 spoon when herring or 'chovies are the fare of the day, when it's candlefish I use the coho killer. I have had the luxury recently of having lots of rods in the boat and lots of fish to experiment on, and my latest favorite Coyote is one I doctor up myself, green glowmate on the top side, silver prism tape on the underside. This spoon was the clear winner on a recent 32 keeper and God-only-knows how many released day. I think what is so attractive is the contrast between the intense glow on one side and the reflected prism of natural light on the other - must catch their eye more than the other spoons I was using. Anyway, my $.015

Another good color is the army truck Coyote (green, red, and white).

So far this summer I have caught eight kings on the all silver with prizm tape Coyote.

GP,

Still floating around! 79 days to go! Boy if I ever sell my tackle on Ebay, I am surely a millionare and the wife would be happy! More horses for her.

Flutter spoons??? I have a dozen or so painted up in "super glow green" (Glow Mates). I like the 4 1/2". It's 5/8" wide and a perfect sand lance imitiation.

Don't get wrong here guys. I like the 'Yote's action and as a shallow water spoon on bright clear days. However, I fish deeper than many care to. It is uncommon for me to fish 180-200 feet- I need something I know fish will see. Might be a slight confidence factor involved, but I just looked through my journals (on CD-RWs) and I haven't seen more than 10 fish caught over 135 feet on a 'Yote.

Radiant's spoons are almost an exact stamp of the 'Yote' and are painted on both sides (glow versions)- barrel swivel and split rings included. All I have to do is switch the barrel swivel around... They also have a plain "Glo Below" spoon that I can custom air brush and/or take the pens to.

The Kingfisher spoons have recently gained popularity. The #2 or #3 work well behind a flasher. The number #4 will work, but dampens the rotation of the flashers slightly.
I have a couple of #2's set up behind an 8" flasher.

What out... Tomic has a new spoon on the market!