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Title: Best retrieve for iron candy spoons
Post by: Alf03 on March 17, 2016, 12:56:24 PM

Hi guys.

Could anyone give me some advice on retrieving iron candy spoons. I have had some but not too much success with them. They cast a mile but they don't seem to have much action.
Thanks

Title: Re: Best retrieve for iron candy spoons
Post by: CLS on March 17, 2016, 01:25:28 PM

If its the Couta ones then wind as fast as possible. If you go on the Basil Manning website they have clips on what is best to do.

Title: Re: Best retrieve for iron candy spoons
Post by: Alf03 on March 17, 2016, 01:38:11 PM

Great thanks for the advice!  I will check it out.

Title: Re: Best retrieve for iron candy spoons
Post by: Kent on March 17, 2016, 03:20:03 PM

 w;k ..Check this thread out..Riekert/steenie uses iron candies all the time...




http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=19189.0 (http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=19189.0)

Title: Re: Best retrieve for iron candy spoons
Post by: Alf03 on March 17, 2016, 03:53:17 PM

Very interesting read. Thanks

Title: Re: Best retrieve for iron candy spoons
Post by: Kent on March 17, 2016, 04:26:18 PM

 :hnthnt: Also Alf....IF you fishing along the coast From Port Alfred to Kei Mouth....fast retrieve spoons will get you into shad and when the leeries are around...what you want are nice S bend spoons , then you have options of getting kob , shad , leeries , poensies AND IF your have some perseverance , you might just hook into a piggy.....those bullet style spoons are very well suited to KZN where they have FAST fish all year round.....

Title: Re: Best retrieve for iron candy spoons
Post by: Kent on March 17, 2016, 04:30:29 PM

 :-) ..NOW...with some 1oz to 2,5oz S shape spoons you will get a nice wobble/swimming action on them and you can retrieve slow....medium and fairly quick and still maintain a good action from the spoon , whereas those bullet spoons are splash n dash type spoons.....


Should you be keen to try kob on spoon , check this thread out....


http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=20582.0 (http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=20582.0)


 :tite

Title: Re: Best retrieve for iron candy spoons
Post by: Alf03 on March 17, 2016, 06:14:03 PM

Thanks again for all the advice!

Title: Re: Best retrieve for iron candy spoons
Post by: Steenie on March 20, 2016, 09:15:18 PM

Various retrieve styles are possible with the couta casting spoons. Rod tip position plays a big role. For example, with the rod tip facing upward at a 45 degree angle to the sea the spoon action is different to that when the rod tip is kept low facing the sea. With the rod tip up at 45 degrees angle a very slow retrieve actually produces lots of action with the couta casting spoon.

Then you can also start retrieving the spoon very fast even before it hits the surface (by flicking the bail arm of reel over with spoon still in the air) to keep it splashing on the surface for the first part of your retrieve. Or you can first let it sink to the bottom before starting a very quick retrieve. I fooled a big garfish on the latter retrieve style this morning. Usually they take the spoon when it splashes on the surface, but not this morning.

Then you can also allow the spoon to drop to the bottom and then retrieve the spoon at slow or medium speed with a jigging action, flicking the rod tip up and down during the retrieve. The kingies love this style, especially when it is still quite dark and you are using the glow color range of couta casting spoons.

The couta casting spoon is extremely versatile. I don't go anywhere without my pink and green glow couta casting no 1 and no 2 spoons!

Title: Re: Best retrieve for iron candy spoons
Post by: Alf03 on March 20, 2016, 10:45:29 PM

Thanks for the great information!