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But I just bought every sturgeon hook they had instead.
Good advice on what water to fish from Kodiak. Spinners work best on moving fish. After all a moving fish is an active fish. Fish those deepish 3' to 6' riffles. Just want to add one thing. In higher flows a lot of times fish will hit your spinner as it completes its swing. The worst thing you can do in terms of presentation is start reeling it in quickly as it completes its arc. Let it linger for a second or two and don't be surprised if wham! fish on!
I have to disagree that spoons naturally ride higher in the water column. In fact, most people use spoons in high and fast water because they get deeper faster.
Just like spinners, it depends upon how the blade/ spoon is made. A Little Cleo/Daredevle will ride much higher in the water column than a Pixee because of their shape.
Just like a willow leaf spinner that hugs the spinner body like Panther Martin/RoosterTail will go much deeper than a Blue Fox or Mepps with a French blade in faster, deeper water.
I agree. You pretty much summed it up.
I like to just let my spoon bang across the bottom of deep holes, and let it spoon through the middle of the water column when fishin' classic drift runs. But what do I know. I've only caught one fish on a spoon.