Hello all,
I'm thinking about putting together some dodgers for Trout and Kokanee. I've come across Hagen's trolling spoon blanks which seem like a good place to start. The obvious candidates for blanks to start with are the Dakota Dodger (Looks like your 'classic' Dodger) and the Trolling Thin Spoon which is the 'sling blade' style and less wide towards one end. Beyond that, however there seem to be a number of other less conventional candidates:
  • Kach Moor (3.75" and 5.75")
  • Diamond Thin Spoon (3 3/8", perhaps a bit small)
  • Crow Spoon (4" Version)


Just wondering if anyone has any experience with using these spoon blanks (or the two I mentioned earlier) and has any incite on how well they they move, build quality, how well they take paint, etc. I wish that they did a "sample pack" to check different finishes, etc. but I know I'm not their key demographic :)