Catching Large Fish with a Teaspoon
Teaspoons may be made into alluring trolling spoon hooks, of a size suitable for catching large fish, by the addition of hooks, as shown in the sketch.
Drill ¹⁄₈-in. holes near the end of the spoon handle, the tip of the bowl, and near the handle of the latter.
Procure three sets of triple hooks, a line swivel, and a strip of lead, about 1 in. long. Rivet one end of the swivel and the loop of one of the triple hooks into the hole of the handle. Wire the lower end of this triple hook to the handle and with the same piece of copper wire secure a second triple hook at the thin part of the handle. Drill a hole through the lead strip and rivet it, together with a third triple hook, into the upper hole of the bowl. Fix the lower end of this hook by binding it with copper wire, through the hole near the tip of the bowl.
Once a Fish has Struck This Bait, It Is Seldom Able to Escape
This hook has been tested in the waters of Puget Sound and is a deadly lure for rock cod, and other fish weighing up to 12 lb. The famous barracuda and rock bass of the Catalina Islands have also been caught with it. By permitting the lure to sink to the bottom and bringing it up a yard or two with a quick jerk, it acts as a “jig” bait. It may also be used in trolling. Once a fish has struck, it is seldom able to escape.—Contributed by O. P. Avery, Los Angeles, Cal.