the way I love to fish a Johnson Silver Spoon is to first put split ring on the front of it to tie to, then I put a white or blue or black Zoom Super Chunk on the it as a trailer and I throw it in the grass, around wood, and fish it just fast enough to see it under the water, when I clear the cover, I kill it to a two count and then start it again in the open water, you can also go parallel with the bank in front of grass and it looks like a lady of the evening selling her wares walking down the street!! I have had a lot of luck with it all times of the year, just vary the retrieve speed to see what the fish want...Good Luck and Happy Catchin!!