i bring a couple weights as well as jets/dipsys up there for trolling spoons and shallow cranks. the idea was to streamline the tackle box so that i could have a bunch of shallow stuff of all different colors that i could use on any lake at any time. that way i could save money and not have as many specialized baits... that plain failed.. miserably!

when it comes down to it, i have deep diving cranks on while trolling. between tail dancers, x raps and hot n tots, i have all the depths/actions/colors covered that i could possibly want to target, and its simple. no extra stuff hanging on the line.

i do admit though, the first time seeing the rod double over while dragging a 30 ft taildancer i was a little nervous.

To clarify my earlier post, by carrying two 2oz and one 3 oz weight, I can create the following. 2oz, 3oz, 4oz, 5oz, and 7oz. As Westwood pointed out, it is seldom necessary to go any deeper than 30-45'. These combos will cover that range.

Jimbo wrote on Mar 11^th, 2015 at 7:51pm:


Jimbo -- I googled "Sutton Featherlite Fishing Spoons" and couldn't find anything with "featherlite."  I did find reference to flutter trolling spoons. 

Puckster

Mine are pretty old.  "Featherlite" is what they were going by way back when.  I had to replace a some a couple years back and, yes, I noticed they are being called "flutter" spoons nowadays.  You can get them in  4 or 6 inches, silver or bronze, hammered or polished finishes, or even silver on one side & bronze on the other.  They weigh next-to-nothing and pack very efficiently (ie. I can store six or seven in a compartment that generally holds but 1 lure).

I've caught all the Big Four on these spoons.  I may occasionally put on a two oz clip-on but seldom more.  They really don't need to be trolled any deeper than 25-30 feet, even when LT are quite deep.  I've had big trout come up from 60-80 feet to hit them in 20-25 feet of water... the "flash" is that good (particularly silver on a sunny day).  Mostly I use them on lake trout when my Options # 1,2, & 3 fail to produce.  They seem to work really well when you know the lakers are hitting on Ciscoes.  I've also had big deep-water pike come up for them but then again what won't big pike hit? (Option #1 on big pike = old, rusty Schlitz can pierced by mega-hook; use 6oz sinker to counter-balance air bubbles in can).

Basically, I like them because they pack easy & are a good 2nd option, multi-species lure.

Jimbo   

Those Plazma spoons look identical to what I have at home.  I  couldn't find them through Sutton when I went to replace what I lost.  Eventually I found someone selling the Sutton "flutter" spoons on E-Bay, as I recall.  They were "new" & still in a package but who knows how old they really were.

They are by far the thinnest, lightest lures in my box.

I don't give a darn what they call them.   A rose by any other name....

Jimbo