much I wouldn’t do to get my blinker back from a bush or rock.
And it isn’t just me. Any of my fishing buddies who also use them will go to enormous lengths to make sure the spoon ends up back in the tackle box. It’s always humorous in a canoe with a buddy when someone snags an EGB spoon because both people go super nuts to get the lure back.
On a recent canoe trip to a few small trout lakes, my friend Ryan and I hit a few snags and they were nasty.
The conditions were windy with big gusts. We were fishing a lake with plenty of old birch and pine trees fallen over in the water or hanging over at various heights.
One snagged caused us both to get out of the canoe and wrestle down a huge branch to put the lure back in our possession. It was a scene.
I’ve used all kinds of lures and techniques for ice-out trout, but the EGB blinkers have always worked for me and my fishing/canoe partners. They have accounted for plenty of speckled trout.
They are easy to use. Cast and retrieve at a steady pace or troll at a steady pace. I found there is no need to tip one of these presentations (with a worm or minnow) because it affects its movement.
The EGB spoons are also highly effective on bass and pike and lake trout and throughout both the open water and hard water seasons.
Give them a try, but just be prepared to go bonkers to save your blinker if you ever get it snagged in a bad spot.