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Eppinger Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons

The classic Dardevle Spoon remains the one of the most popular and among the most effective all-around fishing lures on the market today. Cast or trolled, this spoon sports a unique wiggling-and-wobbling action that is absolutely irresistible to pike, walleye, bass, and all hungry other game fish species.
Average Customer Rating:
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54 of 55(98%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Review 1 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Great lure

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May 14, 2012
By Marylandbassfisher
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"I only got to use this lure for two casts because on the second cast i hooked a nice bass which proceeded to take it into sawgrass and tangle itself up. I got in to try and get it but when I got there I pulled it and the line snapped, releasing the fish with the lure in its mouth.... Great lure with awesome action though!"
Review 2 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

1/32 oz Dardevels

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April 26, 2012
By Norske
from ND
Advantages: Performs well
Disadvantages: few stores sell them.
"The ones I recently ordered from Bass Pro were to replace the little spoons I've lost in years past. These spoons are among the most effective lures I've ever used on white bass, and they are light enough to be cast with a fly rod using a short leader. Great fun!"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 4
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 3 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

One of the best

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March 26, 2012
By Aceshigh15
from Ontario, Canada
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Quality
Disadvantages: can be expensive you dont wanna lose too many
"While doing a little research online for a good, simple pike lure, I found a lot of people recommending this one. At $7 a pop I was a little hesitant to make the purchase but decided to give it a shot... and wow!
My first cast ever with this lure landed a 4lbs pike.
Between my buddy and I fishing this same lure, we landed 5 pike and 2 largemouth in about 20 mins.
We were using the red/white lure.
Definatly check this baby out."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 4
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 4 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

awesome spoon

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December 27, 2011
By aflsdaflkajglakgdjlkadgsl
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality, bass chaser
"this lure has been in my family for more than 10 years. and its constantly catching bass and making good times and memories."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 5 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Dardevle Spoon

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October 28, 2011
By Habaal
from Lake Michigan
Advantages: Style/Design, Performs well, Quality
"These spoons are great. Although, they are expensive, these are the only spoons I use. I think they outlast and outfish any other spoon on the market, and their paint job lasts the longest. I think the best colors are the hammered nickel/blue. On Lake Michigan, I will use the same spoon to catch Yellow Perch and Steelhead. Also, spawning King Salmon can't resist."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 6 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

AMAZING

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August 4, 2011
By brennan2352
from Guernsey lake, WY
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Quality
Disadvantages: price
"I always start out using a worm, wasn't catching much just some sunfish. after an our of sunfish, through out the black with white stripe, reeled in kinda fast. Caught 5 walleye in ten minutes. All pretty decent sized but i threw them back, they were fun to catch! BUY NOW!!!"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 2
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? No
Review 7 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

daredevils lures

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August 3, 2011
By idputters1
from tenn
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"i have used this lures for ever since i was 12 year old i am going to min. for a fishing trilp and plan on using these on walleyes aqnd pike. i will let you know if i am catching fish jim hart"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? Less than 1
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 8 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Eppinger makes the best spoons

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May 31, 2011
By LarrythePikeHunter
from North Carolina
Advantages: Performs well
"I go to Northern Canada every July in search of a 50" Pike. The largest so far is a 48" Pike (caught and released). I'm still looking for the big one. Since there is a 50 lb. weigh restriction on your luggage, I only take what I know will caught big fish, and the only spoons that go with me are Dardevles."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? Less than 1
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 9 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

must have

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May 28, 2011
By Quinn16
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"this lure is a must have in every tackel box. you can also catch bass and muskie not just pike."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 10 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Best all around

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May 28, 2011
By Anonymous
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"Day or night no matter what if nothing is biting tie one of these on and i'm hookin up..loved um since the day I started fishin 20 somethin years ago"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 11 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

It's a classic for a reason...it delivers

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May 26, 2011
By MaxFish
Advantages: Ease of use, Performs well, Quality
"Not much to say here. This lure just flat out works. Primary species is Northern Pike for me and over the years I've learned to do much more than just cast it & retrieve. One mistake I commonly see is to retrieve too fast which causes the spoon to spin. For best results it should wobble and not spin. Try trailers & even changing to a single hook (better for banging on rocks to trigger strikes)"
Review 12 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

great spoon

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April 22, 2011
By Stoneycreek
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"Bought those last year for pike fishung but first time used them for last two trips and im greatly surprised!!!!I know they are best pike lures but last week I cought 5 largemouth bass in 30 min. with five of diamonds in 3/4 oz size.Went out today and caught another 8 largemouth with same spoon and 4 of them where more than 15 inch long.First I was using rapala x rap today and got two smaller bass but then with daredevle first three casts three basses it was crazy!!!Never knew they are working great on bass"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 4
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 13 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
4 out of 5

Old Faithful

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March 14, 2011
By Irish69
from Salem, S.C.
Advantages: Ease of use, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"Still the standard. Used for brown trout trolling on mountain lake"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 3
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 14 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Absolute Northern Classic

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March 8, 2011
By TheMagnet
from Waukee Iowa
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"To me the sign of a truly great lure is one that you can tie on, having never used it before, and get bit immediately. Thirty years ago I did just that. Went to Canada for my first time and at 8 years old, was able to cast this spoon like a dream and be rewarded with hundreds of northern pike during an unforgettable week. I'm certain many colors would work, but for me there is just something special about that classic red and white stripe! They also are quite durable...thirty years and I still have my originals with their original hooks. Try a couple of them in Canada and you will be pleased with the results."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? Yes
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 15 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Works Great on All Species of Fish

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January 2, 2011
By rustybagel
from Harrisburg, PA
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"These are some very special lures. All the colors and sizes produce numerous numbers of fish. I like to use the smaller ones for trout. You'll catch a limit with these lures in no time :)"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 16 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Classic for good reason!

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September 19, 2010
By Tyeeman
from Pasadena, CA
Advantages: Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"The original Dardevle spoons have becomes classics because they work; they catch fish. It's that simple. For me the Red & White, Black & White, 5 of Diamonds (red or black diamonds) are tackle box mainstays for Northern Pikes, Walleye and Lake Trout."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? Less than 1
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 17 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Spoon Fishin'

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September 2, 2010
By BigDaddyjtr
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Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Value for money, Quality
"I have found the Eppinger Original Daredevil Spoons to be very productive, especially the trout colored one. I have caught trout, bass, striper and salmon on this particular spoon. Great product."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 2
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 18 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Good northern pike/muskie lure

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August 29, 2010
By getthenet1
Advantages: Ease of use, Quality
"Nice lure for lots of species. Best colors are Red/white and Perch."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Review 19 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

awesome lure

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June 26, 2010
By Bassmaster225
from IN
Advantages: Ease of use, Style/Design, Performs well, Quality
Disadvantages: price
"i have expreimented with many different brands of spoons, and ive noticed that none of them even compare to the daredevil. the best colors for me are red/white, black/white, and yellow/red diamonds. i get those colors the 3/4 oz size . they are so many different techniques to fish it, and they usually all work. i caught tons of fish on these classic lures. usually pike and big bass. even stripers,crappie, and the occasional catfish. I would highly recommend this bait . the only problem is that theyre a little pricey for a spoon."
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
Review 20 for Eppinger® Original Dardevle® Spoons
Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
5 out of 5

Best Spoons on Market

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April 18, 2010
By JimTheUrbanAngler
from MILWAUKEE, WI
Advantages: Style/Design, Performs well, Quality
"These are my Dads favorite spoons, especially the red/white spoon 3/4 - 1 oz., he catches plenty of Nothern Pike on this color and from what I can tell, they have the best action compared to other spoons. Don't go cheap on spoons because these ones catch the most fish! My Dad inspired me to start using them so I ordered a couple different sizes and colors!"
What is your favorite type of fishing? Freshwater
How many times a month do you fish on average? 5+
Do you own a boat? No
Would you recommend this product as a gift? Yes
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