diemai Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Hi there , folks , Early this , or even last year , I've purchased a few used 1 ounce "Hofschneider Red Eye Spoons" off US Ebay , ......by that time I had mounted new hooks(rear only) , splitrings and attachement swivels to them . http://mama.indstate.edu/users/eudyptes/fishing/fishing_pics/redeye.jpg Today I've made a couple of dozens of casts with one of them , .......fishing was once more dead slow due to unsuitable weather , ....so no catches occured . This spoon model must have some kind of catching appeal , since it has been around for so many decades in the USA and Canada , .......if it wasn't so, the lure would have vanished from the market pretty fast , ...... I'm sure ! Here in central Europe(Germany)this spoon model is rather unknown . But still I'm wondering about the swimming action of this lure , ......unlike the famous "Eppinger Daredevles" or the wellknown German "Effzett Spoon" it gets to spin around it's lengthwise axis very easy , also swims with it's reverse side downward just to only flutter up and down , .......not wobble along like the two previously mentioned spoon examples . Only on a very , very slow pace of retrieve it kinda cants from one side to the other and wobbles along without turning over or spin , ....but to me it's very hard to keep this slow pace , especially when the lure approaches shallower waters near the bank I'm standing on , .......could get to snag up quite easy at this stage . I'm not used to spoons having such an action like the "Red Eye Wiggler" or "Red Eye Spoon" , ...... can anybody out there give me some confidence in this lure , .......do you catch pike and muskie on them , ...and if so , ....how do you retrieve them ? Would be glad about any "Red Eye Spoon" experiences being shared in here , ........thanks a lot , .............greetz , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Looks like nobody is able to share any experiences , .......obviously hardly any pike(and muskie)spoon casters like myself in here ! Anyway , ....just came across this one , .....to me really providing more confidence in the above mentioned lure model or at least in a spinning spoon action , ........not so much in obviously cheapo , shop-bought , wire leaders , ........I'd rather make my own , and they never failed this way . Tight lines , ....diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
