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pylodictis
10-01-2006, 06:48 AM
is spooning still done in ok
i've seen videos of it and it looks pretty intense. my grandfather is from seminole and used to spoon for cats with his cousins. one of them lost a good part of his calf to a pectoral barb. ouch.
mtrimble
10-01-2006, 08:58 PM
What is spooning?
Love Them Cats
10-02-2006, 02:51 AM
What is spooning?
I was wondering that also?
I think he might mean snagging for Spoonbill, but I'm not sure?
If this is what your talking about, yes, they still do it around Miami OK.
If I'm wrong, please let me know?
Ken
Flintman
10-02-2006, 01:06 PM
Yes We Do Still Snag For Spoonbill, Below Kaw Dam, In Ponca City, Is A Great Place To Snag. I Saw A 96# Come Out
Of There A Couple Years Ago.
Keystone Lake In Tulsa, Neosho River From Grand Lake
North, And In Grand River Below Grand Lake.
If You've Never Snagged You Are Missin Some Good
Fishin.
KansasKatter
10-02-2006, 01:17 PM
I do a lot of "spoonin" but only with my wife, and only if she shaves her legs! :lol:
mtrimble
10-02-2006, 08:38 PM
Brian are you talking about noodling? Or snagging?
mtrimble
10-12-2006, 10:00 PM
I sure would like to know what this spooning is. Im always interested in new fishing methods. I have seen a guy below canton lake dam catching flatheads on a large spoon.
catman george
10-13-2006, 07:18 PM
UUUUUUHHHHHHHHH KansasKatter........ I don't think I want to touch your comment with a 40 foot pole! LOL,LOL
catman george
skeetermagnet
10-25-2006, 01:28 AM
Boy I sure wish someone would let us know for sure what spooning is! I've been losing sleep, slacking off at work, eating poorly, drinking too much of the wrong things.....and I've been wondering about spooning for catfish, too! :wink:
mtrimble
10-26-2006, 02:43 AM
Boy I sure wish someone would let us know for sure what spooning is! I've been losing sleep, slacking off at work, eating poorly, drinking too much of the wrong things.....and I've been wondering about spooning for catfish, too! :wink:
That's funny:lol: The reason Im up right now is because I was wondering about it.:big_smile:
Spooning=handfishing,grabbin,noodling,etc....
buddah
10-26-2006, 08:58 AM
I thought you were talkin about trolling spoons. Never heard that method being referred to as "spoonong" though.
Flintman
10-31-2006, 04:39 PM
:smile2: I've snagged a lot of spoonbills in my day, but i'll leave the other "spooning"
to the imagenation. As for the snagging part, a 30# bill on the end of a 15' rod is a lot of fun
Flint
Pastor E
11-02-2006, 12:23 AM
I wanta try that fish that is:lol:
capt theory
11-02-2006, 08:10 AM
i saw a comment there about keystone. if your talking about snagging below keystone dam all the way to the i 44 bridge, its highly illegal. im gonna interpret spooning as throwing spoon lures. thats a wicked bad way of nailing flatheads when their feeding. i dont know about dropping a spoon into a log jam or anything because they sure will get stuck.
Flintman
11-02-2006, 11:14 AM
No Josh, you can snag spoon bill at the uper end of the lake all the way up the Arkansas to Kaw Dam. Its fun too you should try it.
capt theory
11-02-2006, 11:58 AM
oh yeah ive got some big ones on the arkansas but a few miles below the 44 bridge. the biggest ive gotten was 55 pounds and ill tell you its no small feat tail hookin a hawg like that. funny thing too, a fishing buddy hooked that same fish not even five minutes after i caught and released it. but he just dragged it right in because she was exhausted. sucked for her but it was good times.
pylodictis
11-03-2006, 03:59 PM
Spooning=handfishing,grabbin,noodling,etc....
i'm glad somebody knew what i was talking about. my grandfather's from seminole, ok. and he told me about it. he's in his nineties and i guess that term is no longer in use, but it is noodling. i didn't mean to stir up such contraversy, lol. i was just wondering how common it is anymore.
mtrimble
11-04-2006, 02:59 AM
fairly common. there is a thread on it in the local oklahoma talk. see that fish in my avatar.
mack5522
11-04-2006, 10:02 PM
noddling has gotta be what hes talking about
pylodictis
11-06-2006, 09:09 PM
noddling has gotta be what hes talking about
yeah, that's it. i talked to my grandfather and he said they called it spooning because standing above them, the flatheads looked like spoons sitting in dishwater.
SuCoTraveler
11-09-2006, 02:07 PM
Hold it, I believe he's talking about snagging for spoonbill, use large trebel hook with no barbs, cast out, pull back on pole hard, then reel to make pole horizontal,then repeat.
I believe you have to get a permit or there a season that you can snag for spoonbill, well I know there is a limit, if you get caught with more then one large fines and jail time. these fish have "caviare" (not sure on spelling) and it is big money.
I think you are thinking of sturgeon for caviar but Brian was referring to noodling as spooning.
I apologise, Spoonbill fish eggs are used as caviar. I found this:
"Russian caviar can cost as much as $100 an ounce, so it's no wonder it's oftentimes substituted with lumpfish roe, a bogus caviar that is dyed with a synthetic black azo dye only approved for lumpfish. This is a condiment worth avoiding. But since it is indistinguishable from the real thing by only the most experienced caviar connoisseur, it is the roe most likely presented on a fancy buffet table.
A better substitute for Russian caviar than lumpfish can be found close to home in the lakes and rivers of Arkansas. Arkansas caviar is harvested from the spoonbill or paddlefish members of the sturgeon family. Their berries are smoky-colored, not black, and they sell for an economical $20 per ounce. Some reports rate this caviar as good as, if not better, than Russian caviar."
TDawgNOk
11-09-2006, 03:15 PM
I apologise, Spoonbill fish eggs are used as caviar. I found this:
"Russian caviar can cost as much as $100 an ounce, so it's no wonder it's oftentimes substituted with lumpfish roe, a bogus caviar that is dyed with a synthetic black azo dye only approved for lumpfish. This is a condiment worth avoiding. But since it is indistinguishable from the real thing by only the most experienced caviar connoisseur, it is the roe most likely presented on a fancy buffet table.
A better substitute for Russian caviar than lumpfish can be found close to home in the lakes and rivers of Arkansas. Arkansas caviar is harvested from the spoonbill or paddlefish members of the sturgeon family. Their berries are smoky-colored, not black, and they sell for an economical $20 per ounce. Some reports rate this caviar as good as, if not better, than Russian caviar."
Yep, I had it. One of our memebers made some last year.
years ago my sister ate what they call southern oklahoma cavair that was made of frying fish eggs that were caught and had cavair and eggs for breakfast and said she loved it dont know never tried itmight be good GOD BLESS ALL
CJSCASTER
12-07-2006, 04:35 PM
You bet we noodle (spoon) around here. I won't do it but alot of guys do. It's legal in lakes, rivers etc... but there are some restrictions. I don't personally know what could drive a sane person to stick their hand into a hole under water but some brave souls do:crazy: . I think Mtrimble does it some and to look at the flathead on his picture, he's aparently pretty good at it.
Good Luck!
Paul
Cutshad
12-15-2006, 04:29 PM
You bet we noodle (spoon) around here. I won't do it but alot of guys do. It's legal in lakes, rivers etc... but there are some restrictions. I don't personally know what could drive a sane person to stick their hand into a hole under water but some brave souls do:crazy: . I think Mtrimble does it some and to look at the flathead on his picture, he's aparently pretty good at it.
Good Luck!
Paul
Did anybody here SEE him catch it? NO, I didn't think so. Looks like that fish in his avatar has been dead for three or four days. Probably found it belly up in Arcadia. Hit by a prop or one of them sea doos. :tounge_out: :cool2:
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