Dazzlers are awesome spoons, they work great July through September for hogs.Just picked up this Vintage No.6 Gibbs Dazzler spoon yesterday.
Tip: after a great day of catching, tie the two with red beads on and fly them from your rod tips while you dock and clean all your fish. Then offer them for sale because you have so many there that will do better.Interested in tips of when and why to go to some of these classics.View attachment 108936
Haha yes, I am skeptical of those ones. Have never bothered to swim them. They, like a lot of these, came in a used tackle lot I bought on marketplace a few years back when I was starting out.Tip: after a great day of catching, tie the two with red beads on and fly them from your rod tips while you dock and clean all your fish. Then offer them for sale because you have so many there that will do better.
Some beauties in that catch.
Here are the before and after pictures of some very old spoons that I plan on trying out in the tyee pool next year. They cleaned up very well ... now some new hooks and I am set
That one on the far right almst looks like a proto-type for an Apex.These are some prototypes from an oldtimer I met. All appear to be stainless steel. He told me that they all caught him fish including trout and salmon. He shared his ideas with a few local makers many, many years ago. He said even Ed Palister had a look, but said no one seemed very interested in what he had. He told me that was his venture into tackle making and stopped pursuing his dream and only made them for himself and a few friends. I didn't have the heart to say never quit, always keep going. I did however enjoy a great cup of tea and had some very good conversation and thanked him with the highest of gratitude. Super nice guy.
In person, it looks even closer to an Apex. I don't know which came first?That one on the far right almst looks like a proto-type for an Apex.