Cool thing happened today at Dale Hollow.

[Daniel]

I've been trying to figure out how to catch fish on a jigging spoon and today I was in 35' or so water out in the middle of a secondary channel and marking lots of fish and bait. I dropped my spoon and watched it come in sight on my screen and as I watched it I seen a fish come from about 10' below it and head right at my spoon. Next time I went to stoke it up there was a fish on. I pulled it off at the boat. Not big but around 2.5-3lbs but that was fun! I even seen it swim back down to the bottom on my screen. I can see how this is a good way to catch those off-shore suspended fish. Did catch 11 fish on a jig today and lost 5 or so. Surface temp was 58 and fish were in secondary cuts.

[legal limit lures]

Was it the spoon you posted on here a couple of weeks ago daniel?

[fish]

LTBama on BFHP has been putting up alot of sonar pics and tips on fishing the spoon. It's something I have never really tried. I'll have to add it to the list on things I need to learn. (long list)

[Daniel]

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Yep, that has to be the coolest thing to watch. Even better than a topwater bite!

[dpage70]

I did that with a drop shot earlier in the year. It's really cool Now if I could actually catch another one on a drop shot I would think I knew what I was doing.

[flippindrew]

what kind of graph do you have on your bow?

[Adam H.]

Awesome, sounds a little like drop-shottin'.

[Daniel]

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It's just a Lorance X88. Nothing special. I read this article some time back and it helped. http://heartlandtackleservice.com/spooning.stm

[JC25]

did that in a cut on DH last year. I could see them under the boat slashing back and forth on my screen. Dropped a silver buddy down to the bottom one lift and wham a 20.5" brut, this was the only one I caught like that in the group though. After I landed that fish they where gone.

[fishinbrad]

Daniel, if you read in your article (good one by the way), he says NOT to use a swivel...

"The spoon I use most of the time is a 1/2oz Cabela's Real Image spoon in glow because I have confidence in it. I've practiced in a pool with all kinds, weights, and shapes. With most spoons a 1/2oz will give the best flutter - anything lighter is too small to displace enough water, anything heavier sinks too fast. I use a split ring but do not use a swivel! Swivels are meant to prevent line twist and keep a lure running true. That’s not what you want a spoon to do. Line twist will improve the action of a spoon."

[Paul8877]

Any pics from the trip Daniel?

[Daniel]

These are the 2 biggest. Not huge but pulled pretty good.

[Paul8877]

Awesome smallies bro! How long has it taken it you to be this successful of an angler? I've noticed in your pics you catch ALOT of quality fish.

[Daniel]

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I'm not. It's just that there are a lot of fish that size in Dale Hollow. There's a slot limit that makes people release fish between 16 and 21" and as a result it seem most fish are 3-4lbs. Lots of guys on here catch fish as good or better but they don't fool with taking picturesl like me.

[Ronboy]

Nice fish Daniel...Thanks for the info

[Rippinlip]

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I would like to point out that Daniel fully extends his arm during the picture taking process and is always catching 20 7/8" fish. No doubt....Daniel is the man.

Buck