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    One Eye Mepps Syclops a Titan of Spoons

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Zachary Scott with a striper caught he caught on a Mepps SyclopsIn Greek mythology, the Cyclops was a one eyed being.  The three sons of Uranus and Gaea were said to have been Cyclopes.  Each son was a titan, meaning that they were of phenomenal size and strength.  Their names were Brontes, which means thunderer; Arges, which means bright; and Steropes meaning lightner, which translates to lightning.  All together, they were the producers of Zeus’s thunderbolt and lightning.  Just like the Greek Cyclopes, the Mepps Syclops sports just one eye and produces bright light flashes and thunderous results. 

    Mepps Syclops Lite spoons

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    Pimp Out Your Jigging Spoon

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Chris Young with a striper caught on a Bomber Slab Spoon

    In the realm of fishing lures, the jigging spoon may be the most underwritten about and unadvertised.  Expensive swimbaits and high tech lures dominate fishing magazines along with tackle store shelves.  The jigging spoon gets little fanfare and stuck deep, deep into an anglers tackle box, if they even have one at all.  The “catch” to jigging spoons is they produce fish year round but can be pimped out to increase bites.All four sizes of CC Spoon customized

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    Do-It Molds: Customize Your Casting or Jigging Spoons

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Do-It Molds products for building customized spoonsCustomized casting spoons

     

    In today’s world, it’s all about having your own theme or customizing everything. You can customize your Xbox 360, your Chris Young shows there is nothing more exciting than catching big stripers on your own customized spoondesktop, even your iPhone.  Why not customize your plain, dilapidated casting or jigging spoons.  Just look at them, spoons may be the most unappealing lure anglers fish with…for real, though they hardly look realistic.  Just think of how many more fish you could catch by customizing them.  Why not put scale pattern decals, 3-D eyes, or a feather dressed tail on them?  No doubt about it, the customized spoon will catch more fish. 

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    Do It Yourself Saucy Spoon

    Author: Brad Wiegmann

    Customized spoons with Do-It products
    They are hot!  Drop dead gorgeous with a sassy attitude that catches the eye of every angler and bass.  I mean what angler does not like to spoon?  The shoe horn shaped or flutter casting spoon brings to the table an uncanny ability to mimic a dying shad or fleeing prey fish. While the casting spoon have proven to be an efficient lure for anglers, the spoon also seems to be attracted to brush or other under water hang ups.  The majority of these spoons cost from $7 to $9 dollars or more.  They also come in a limited number of color patterns, such as, bar fish, green gizzard, or chartreuse shad.

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