. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 34 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Tlie chief consideration in any spoon is its shape to govern its motion in the water. Although the spoons are of polished silver plating or brass to attract salmon by their shining, it is their action in the water resembling a swimming sardine that is most important. Some spoons are designed to spin in the water with a wriggling motion. Most spoons zigzag Avhile constantly tipping from side to side so that
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 34 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Tlie chief consideration in any spoon is its shape to govern its motion in the water. Although the spoons are of polished silver plating or brass to attract salmon by their shining, it is their action in the water resembling a swimming sardine that is most important. Some spoons are designed to spin in the water with a wriggling motion. Most spoons zigzag Avhile constantly tipping from side to side so that the broad shining surface is displayed as often as possible. The Dubrow spoon for instance is curved to give a zigzag motion when trolled slowly and the tails are curved propeller fashion to spin the spoon when moving more rapidly. The McMahon spoon was the most popular at Fort Bragg during the 1920 season. This spoon tips rapidly from side to side when trolled and follows a fairly straight course. This tipping is continued even when the speed is greatly slowed down and the Mc^rahcn's popularity is largely due to the fact that it can be trolled slower than most other spoons. The Stewart and Wilson spoons tip less from side to side but follow a more zigzag course. Fishermen w-ho have used Dubrow, "Wilson, Stewart and McMahon spoons almost equally throughout a season claim to have had equal success with all four spoons but favor the Mc^Iahon because it is successful at a slower speed. There are quite a few home-made spoons in use, the spoon being cut from a sheet of plated brass. A successful home-made spoon is made on the Dubrow plan by riveting in a No. 11 or No. 12 long- shanked eye hook. Home-made spoons of the Kewell-Stewart type are most frequently used and are more easily made than the other types. The Wilson type is also seen frequently and is comparatively easy to HAnflY M'MAHON *» 7 o. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images t
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