{"product_id":"spoon-hook-and-soft-plastic-lures","title":"Soft plastic lures with spoon hooks","description":"\u003cp\u003ePackage includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 x 40 gram spoon hooks: Make the soft plastic or squid strip sway like a lure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 x 7\/0 HD short shank stinger hooks: Set one back in the soft plastic tail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 x 9 inch 2-tone soft plastics with eye; 5 bait fish type, 5 bleeding gills type\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery included in Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e20 pieces total\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI don't need to tell readers just how great soft plastic lures are. Anyone who was around when they first took off in Australia will never forget how deadly they proved, on flathead. And they are now such an important part of fishing in this country that a tackle shop owning friend told me that without them, he’d be out of business. For him they’re a close second to fresh bait, in sales importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBig SPs are deadly on kingfish too. But they are hard to cast and slow to sink. That can be a pain when the nor easters are blowing hard in the middle of kingie season. So when our primary supplier offered us some nine inch SPs at a good price I asked him to include some 40 gram spoon hooks too:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Downrigger Shop spoon hook\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1940\/1341\/files\/spoon_hook_large.jpg?v=1540255879\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are rigged with the SP head through the spoon hook then a 7\/0 short shank stinger hook set back in the SP. That hooks short striking fish:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Soft plastics rigged with spoon hook and short shank stinger hook\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1940\/1341\/files\/spoon_hook_and_soft_plastic_lures_rigged_3_large.jpg?v=1540255879\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn even deadlier option can be to replace the soft plastic lure with a California squid. In this case the stinger hook goes through the squid head:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Rigging a Squid with a spoon hook and stinger hook is a deadly combo\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1940\/1341\/files\/squid_rigged_with_spoon_hook_large.jpg?v=1540255880\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooks good, doesn’t it? Effective too. If you don’t have whole squid cut strip works just fine:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"You can rig a strip of squid to save bait\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1940\/1341\/files\/spoon_hook_and_soft_plastic_lures_squid_strip_large.jpg?v=1540255880\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere’s two videos showing live hookups on this setup off Sydney’s South Head in 2014:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7g88Ay8HETw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this one you can hear the rubber band snap at the 30 second mark:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oKxG8pTEMYI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo when our first tester samples arrived I was busting to get out there and give them a try in Sydney Harbour. I rigged one with a small stinger treble which we don’t do anymore because kingfish often hook it up deep in the throat or gill rakers, and removing it causes too much damage:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Pre rigged Downrigger Shop Soft Plastics on spoon hooks\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1940\/1341\/files\/spoon_hook_and_soft_plastic_lures_rigged_2_large.jpg?v=1540255879\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst stop was the famous Tripod, off Nielsen Park. This is arguably the best kingfish spot in Sydney Harbour:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"One of the best Kingfish spots in Sydney Harbour the Tripod off Nielsen Park\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1940\/1341\/files\/tripod_nielson_park_fishing_spot_large.jpg?v=1540255881\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStraight into them! Mev hooked up first, on the white SP:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mev catching Kingfish on Soft Plastics at the Tripod in Sydney Harbour\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1940\/1341\/files\/mev_with_kingfish_on_soft_plastic_large.jpg?v=1540255879\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Ed scored a tiny Kingfish on the orange one:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Ed catching a tiny Kingfish off the Tripod in Sydney Harbour on Soft Plastics\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1940\/1341\/files\/ed_catching_kingfish_on_soft_plastics_large.jpg?v=1540255880\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo biggies found but I was pleased as punch because it was the middle of a bright sunny day in the busiest harbor in Australia with other boats fishing the same spot and doing no good at all. So why do they work so well? Firstly, the spoon hook gives the soft plastic lure a fantastic action. Check this out:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dmPaXjwBY58\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou cannot replicate that, just using your rod tip. Here’s one more, showing a moderately fast troll:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5DKeIU-LqlM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow good is that? Another big benefit is that the spoon hook increases casting range. That’s important, because in summertime with the nor’ easter blowing you can drift away from your intended marks so quickly. Lastly, the 40 grams of lead accelerates the sink rate. That’s a benefit too because if you mark kings on the sounder (for instance, around Harbour structure) they are almost always half way down. So, at the Tripod (in 16 metres) they usually show up 7 or 8 metres down – on the tide side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere’s the deal:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 x 40 gram spoon hooks: make the SP or squid strip sway like a lure;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 x 7\/0 HD short shank stinger hooks: set one back in the SP tail;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 x 9 inch 2-tone SPs with eye; 5 baitfish type, 5 bleeding gills type;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e$26 for pick up or $34, including delivery anywhere in Australia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat’s for the full package, 20 pieces in all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere’s one of mine rigged on 80 mono:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Andy rigging a Soft Plastic on a Spoon Hook with 80 pound Mono\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1940\/1341\/files\/spoon_hook_and_soft_plastic_lures_rigged_large.jpg?v=1540255879\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd here's how to rig them:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/72YKVZ_e6l0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"DRShop-paragraph shared_content\" data-content-guid=\"u67321-137_64_content\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/downriggershop.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"The Downrigger Shop contact page\"\u003eSend me an email\u003c\/a\u003e if you need more info,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"DRShop-paragraph shared_content\" data-content-guid=\"u67321-137_65_content\"\u003eor click the Paypal button if you’d like to try an order?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"DRShop-paragraph shared_content\" data-content-guid=\"u67321-137_68_content\"\u003eAnd don’t forget to send me a pic or two of your success for the Facebook page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheers, Andy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Downriggershop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7443551780913,"sku":"","price":34.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1940\/1341\/products\/spoon_hook_and_soft_plastic_lures_rigged.jpg?v=1540256066","url":"https:\/\/downriggershop.com\/fr\/products\/spoon-hook-and-soft-plastic-lures","provider":"Downriggershop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}