Angel Eye's VS. Buck-Shot Rattle Spoon

[Guest]

Trying to get some in-put on these two {verticals} which one is prefered,use a whole minnow, just the head, just the tail? Bounce the bottom, any tips and ideas will be helpful
AYE,
fish on

[Guest]

angel eye can not be beat! Try the glow,in red.

[Rick]

I too will weigh-in on the Angel Eye side. I've used both and I'm definitely partial to the Angel Eye spoons.

The body, split rings and hooks working together on the Angel Eyes and Angel Eye Jrs. actually makes more noise then the buck shot when jigged. This is caused by the design of the blade and the type of metal it is constructed from. That added to the wounded minnow flutter can make it irrisistable to panfish and gamefish alike.

With perch and walleye definitely bang the Angel Eye on the bottom and even leave it lay there.

[This message has been edited by Rick (edited 12-02-2002).]

[curt quesnell]

We generally use just the head of the minnow
with a shorter jigging motion. Sometimes a
quick snap and sometime more subtle.

Interesting that you would mention these two
top of the line jigging spoons Because
for the last 2 years my ice fishing partner
has been using the Buckshot while I used
the AE and the AEjr and he beat me once out
of about 20 trips.

To be fair, we tied occasionally, we were
close some of the time and I thrashed him
soundly a time or two. He caught more with
the Buckshot only one time.

This new Glow Devil spoon is more along the
line of the Buckshot Rattle Spoon in that is
will fall straighter and faster.

Further, when in a group with lots of everything being used the Angel Eye is still
on top more than not. On a day when the
AE is obviously not the thing to use, I will
too often stay with it just because of the
confidence I have in it.

Its good to have lots of things in the water
to test the moods of the fish. The AE and
AEjr and now the Glow Devil will always be on
one of my ice rods.

Curt Quesnell

[This message has been edited by curt quesnell (edited 12-01-2002).]

[Guest]

We got some pretty muddy reservoirs here in Ohio. Whats the visibility on those lakes were the A.E. is good. Around here its maybe 1-2 foot max. Blades are common. I got A.E's and Glo Devils for this season and was wondering how they performed on low or no viz. reservoirs.

[Rick]

Where Curt is on Lake of the Woods is low visibility. They normally don't bother fishing it after dark because the lake is so stained and the fish just don't seem to bite because of the poor visibility.

[Northlander]

I think when the fish are less agresive the slow sideways fall of the A.E. is better, especially in shallower waters. When fishing deeper and you need the extra attraction of the rattle the buckshot is a good choice. Another spoon to try is the Blue Fox Tingler. Dont let the size scare you they flutter a lot like the A.E. I like to add some glow tape to them in dirtier water. They work great on L.O.W. and our St.Louis River in Duluth/Superior. Thats my 2 cents. Steve.