Johnson Silver Minnow Tips: How To | Bass Fishing

Thanks for breaking down how to fish these. I've seen them in the stores and now you've set us up to make them catch fish.

I just bought a couple and will be putting a zoom fat Albert chartreuse pearl grub behind it.

I have found a lot of those fishing gave some of them a way I have 1/8/ oz Johnson Silver never used it trout with it once maybe I remember I didn't catch so back in went in my box

I tried it right after I saw your video. I got em. 👍

I hate to let this one out 😬😆. 1/2 ounce spoon , trailer hook . Just put the trailer hook on the spoon hook and add a small piece of the tubing in the package with the hooks above the trailer hook between it and spoon barb . The trailer hook will swing freely and not get hung up , but when they hit it they are double buttoned up ! Add a Zoom (split tailed) swimming chunk to the spoon hook like you did the grub. The trailer hook rides between the chunks legs .

You really know what you're talking about. I've been catching 5 to 8lb bass on ledges with big worms here in south ga but everybody throws worms on this lake and the fish are tired of seeing them. Out fishing this morning I thought of the Johnson spoon. I'm an old guy who as you said has gotten away from using them but I'll have one tied on tomorrow.
Jim

1/4 ounce gold Johnson spoon with a white skirt can't be beat, especially in pads and thick weeds..
Biggest I got was 15 3/4 pounds in a central Florida lake on the spoon and many fish 7 to 11 pounds on the same.. It never gets old

I have found over the years,this bait works well with a loop knot exclusively. Back in the mid 80's till mid 90's that bait was Okeechobees #1 search bait….very informative, keep them silver minnows alive,thanks for the video.

Thank you for what you do

What white skirt is that? Send link of it thanks

Been throwing those a long time. Great video

Great vid! Really good info! Will be trying this ?

I came back from serving in the military back in the 80's and caught a lot of bass on this lure, then like he said , got involved in throwing other lures over the years, found and old tackle box at an estate sale last year, and it had an old silver minnow spoon in it, I cleaned up this lure and caught 21 bass in one day , throwing the old silver minnow spoon !!!!

A spoon is designed to imitate an injured fish and you will get better action without that swivel

The most frustrating thing about bass fishing is having only two arms… With two arms, I can wield one rod, with one bait… What are the odds that I'm going to have the optimal bait from my box tied on for that exact moment? Not very good….

Fished it a lot in 60’s&70’s .caught good channel catfish with it and uncle josh pork frog (in the jar). Still have two of them (silver and blueish one).

They have been catching bass since Virgil Ward days.

My favorite trailer for the Johnson Spoon was a white, Uncle Josh pork strip, when I was a kid. Shame they don't make them anymore. Just so much more soft and supple than any soft plastics today. Had great action combined with the Silver Minnow.

Great tips. I’ve only caught pike on mine.

Loved watching this video. This was one of the first Bass lures I purchased for my tackle box back in the 80's. I used to put a while or chartreuse Uncle Josh split tail trailer on the back. The big Chain Pickerel loved it haha. Now I have to find this in my boxes of tackle and start using it again. Thanks for reminding me. I have a bunch of old time lures that I am sure the Bass will love. Hope you do more videos like this on nostalgic lures that can still catch good quality bass today. I also used the Mepps Timber Doodle, with Mr twister grub I actually liked this better than the Johnson silver minnow. To grab her another piece of soft plastic would make it weedless instead of that metal Bar.

Well presented sir!

Great video we do forget about the lures we once used thanks

Put a white skirt up top ,. !!! Killer bait gold in FLA espesaely !!!! Great lure . 😎