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[Dr. Backlash]

I'm making some spoons to use in the lower Fraser over the next few weeks and I was wondering how big is "too big" of a spoon to use when casting for pinks and cohos (weight and/or length)? 

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

[TheChumWhisperer]

I use Crocs almost exclusively.  3/16 and 1/4 oz.
I love the action.  Perfect for pinks as you can reel in quite slow.

[mr.p]

I too use crocs most of the time.
Great action on those things.  1/8-3/8oz.

[Sinaran]

crocs are great I too agree.  on faster water, i found Koho/kitimat worked better..

[Hooks_of_Fury]

i think the your only to big if the spoon wont give action on a slow retrieve, or if the water is gin clear go smaller

[Every Day]

For coho I always use a very large blue/silver kitimat spoon.
I have walked into a backwash and while setting up my rod the guy next to me will tell me not to use my spoon b.c it will spook the fish.
1st cast I landed a 8 pnd hatch coho while others that had been there for 2 hrs hadnt had a hit.
I find that one spoon outfishes anything and it is huge, I can hardley believe the coho can fit their mouths around it sometimes.
So I would say no spoon is too big, just change it up and see what happens.

[Dr. Backlash]

For coho I always use a very large blue/silver kitimat spoon.
I have walked into a backwash and while setting up my rod the guy next to me will tell me not to use my spoon b.c it will spook the fish.
1st cast I landed a 8 pnd hatch coho while others that had been there for 2 hrs hadnt had a hit.
I find that one spoon outfishes anything and it is huge, I can hardley believe the coho can fit their mouths around it sometimes.
So I would say no spoon is too big, just change it up and see what happens.

that's kind of what I thought - thanks for the insight!

I ordered a bulk pack of a variety of spoon blanks in different sizes and I just wasn't sure if I should bother using some of the larger blanks because I wasn't sure if a salmon would try to attack something that doesn't appear to be able to fit into their mouths; but fishing the tidal fraser I know its best to sometimes use something a little larger so the fish can see the spoon from farther away

by the way, what's a "backwash"?

[captainzippy]

I tried using a pink apex for the pinks and couldn't keep em off my line - that was 2 years ago. I haven't tried for them yet this year

[Gaffer]

Pink anything for Pinks and unlike some other times --- here size don't matter---- Tight lines/sharp hooks

[Every Day]

Backwash, backeddy.
Its pretty much a large pool that forms off of the main channel with a whirlpool like current.