KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



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wide end and cut incision on 

 dotted lines, as illustrated. You 

 can make these to suit any size 

 hook or fish. 



A SPOON MINNOW BAIT 



BY W. HUGH SAWYER 

 Did you ever use an artificial 

 minnow of the treble hook style 

 with a small spoon attached in 

 front of bait instead of spinner? 

 If you never have, here is a kink 



are not hung so tight as in some 

 other baits I have used. 



As for the spoons, I find the 

 Hildebrandt Idaho size C the 

 best. It works easily, is light, 

 does not foul readily and is easy 

 to attach and detach. Of course 

 the tail spinner must be off of 

 the bait, and the bait should be 

 reeled slowly. 



This makes a bait that will cast 

 easily and still not be so heavy, 

 and bass seem to hit it when no 



that may help some on your next 

 season's outing. I will try to ex- 

 plain how to do this and what 

 baits I find it works best with ; 

 also the best time of year and 

 weather conditions. 



The bait I think best for this 

 use is the Shakespeare nine-point 

 bait with the solid red for bright 

 days and clear water, especially 

 in August, September and Oc- 

 tober, when all the rest of the 

 fellows have quit the artificial bait 

 and taken to the live minnow 

 game, which I never follow. 



I like the Shakespeare baits 

 best for this purpose, because 

 they are a smaller bait and run 

 better in the water, and the hooks 



other bait will get results. A lit- 

 tle dipsy sinker fastened to the 

 tie loop of the spoon helps some 

 on a bright, still day, when they 

 are not feeding on top and you 

 don't get them with the regular 

 under-water bait. 



In fact, I have found that on 

 bright days, when they were not 

 inshore feeding and all other 

 baits failed and most people had 

 got discouraged, then I would get 

 out to the deep and put out the 

 freak spoon bait with a sinker 

 attached and make long casts to 

 the edge of the offset and reel 

 very slowly with an occasional 

 quick jerk of the rod which makes 

 the bait go in small jumps as 



