The Slab Spoon is a go-to lure for Anglers and Fishing Guides for Freshwater Striper in Texas. The Striper Slab has been around for a very long time and they flat out catch fish! The Slab is a very versatile lure and can be fished year-round from California to New York!
Check out our Lake Texoma Fishing Guide Page and find out which slabs the pros use to put trophy Striper in the net! The Slab can fish in 5 feet to 100 feet of water and is the number one lure for more Striper Guides in Texas!
Striper Fishing Lures-Slab Spoon Colors
Chartreuse is the king’s color of Slab Spoon Lures! Most freshwater Striper Lures will be chartreuse or green. Why is chartreuse such a good color for Striped Bass Lures? Most of the lakes that hold Hybrid Striper, White Bass, and Striper in the southwest have stained water. The colors chartreuse shows up very well in dirty water and Striper can find the lure easier! We like to fish natural colors in the very clear water and bright chartreuse when the water is stained and murky. If the sun is out we like to use chrome and on cloudy days chartreuse will show up better for Striper.
Slabs-Multi Colors
Some lure manufacturers will give you the best of both worlds with a chartreuse base color and flashy silver holographic decal. The silver holographic Slab Spoon Striper Lure is a Favorite for all Lake Tawakoni Fishing Guides! Here are the top Striper Slab Colors. We have lots of Slab pictures on Instagram.
- Chartreuse
- Glow White
- Chrome Silver
- Blue Shad
- Green
Slab Spoon Shapes
The shape of your striper slab will influence the fall rate and wobble of your lure. A good Striper Slab will have a slow fall rate and a strike inducing wobble on the fall and retrieve. The long butter knife shape slab will spin to the left and right on the fall and yo-yo on the retrieve. A more round slab spoon with a flat side will fall very slow and wobble on the fall! Striper like a slow and natural fall rate and a tight wobble on the retrieve.
Flat Slab Spoon
The Prune Picker Slab is the most popular lure for Striped Bass! The fall rate is slow and the wobble induces strikes! You will also find a very popular shape looks like a threadfin shad. Shad shaped striper slab spoons will flat out, put big fish in the net!
Striper Slab Weights
Anglers will need to make sure you are using enough weight to reach your desired water depth, and stay light enough to make your slab spoon look natural. Take into consideration the wind speed and the depth the Striper are feeding. If you are fishing with a Lake Tawakoni Fishing Guide, they will make sure you are reaching your target depth. Most Striper Fishing Lures will come in the following weights: 1/2oz, 3/4oz, 1oz, 1.5oz, and 2oz.
Carry Multiple Weights
You will find striper slab spoons follow these same weights! Your typical water depth for Texas Striper will be 20-25 feet. If the wind is big, you might want to try a 1.5oz Slab Spoon and make sure you are bouncing on the bottom.
2oz Slabs for Texoma Striper
The 2oz Striper Slab Spoon is very popular fishing deep water for all Lake Texoma Fishing Guides! If the wind is light, try a 3/4oz slab spoon to make the lure look natural on the fall. The other important aspect of choosing a slab spoon is Match the Hatch. If Striper
Big Slabs Catch Big Striper
The treble hook on a Striper Slab Spoon should be at least the same quality of a 4X Eagle Claw 774 or better! We like to use a size 2 on slab spoons of 1oz, 1.5oz, and 2oz. We like a smaller size 4 hook for 1/2oz and 3/4oz slab spoons. Don’t lose a lake record Striper because you used a cheap hook. For more information please follow Striper Fishing Lures.
Striper Fishing Lures include slab spoons
