I've not personally used or seen spoons used behind a 360, but they would definitely work. You can put just about anything behind a 360 with good results - spinners, hootchie, bait, spinfish, superbait, etc. The key, typically, when using a 360 is you want a small presentation (lure or bait) so the 360 can work properly and impart action on your gear.

There was a recent episode on the Addicted Youtube channel where they smashed the kings using 360s/spinners fishing the jaws of the Rogue.

 

I would think a Coho Killer would work behind a 360. I know it works in Sitka, Ak

 

Silver Horde makes both coho killers and 2.0 kingfisher spoons. As far as colors are concerned.... GO NUTS! There's about a billion colors to try.

 

I have used coho killers behind 360s with success on the Columbia and Willamette. I can't say they've been any more or less successful than 3.5 spinners or Brad's mini-cut plugs or spin fish, but they do work. They are small and do not impede the action of the flasher. I use them on a relatively short leader (~24") so the flasher whips them around some. Good luck.

 

Oh yes. For sure. They're very effective just not commonly used because they're not the 'next best thing'. Many of the 'old school' tricks didn't stop working they were just abandoned for the new shiny objects like spinfish. When combined they work very well.

 

I use 360 flashers with 3.5 and 4.0 Kingfisher spoons when trolling with current on large ebbs and high current locations in Puget Sound. The ability to roll over fully at low speed relative to current speed seems to produce better than Hotspots, Obi etc.

 

Now that someone brought it up, expect to see Short Bus spoons in about a month.

 

360 & coho killers work in the estuary this year.....

 

360 flashers and spoons work well together. Coyote spoons are my go to in Puget Sound with 360's. Army Truck is my favorite followed by Cop Car and Irish Cream. I have others but might as well give them away since they never seem to hit the water.

 

Ward, I will take the ones that never hit the water and give them the attention they deserve.............

 

Triangle flashers or 360s don’t matter. Trusting your electronics and getting your rigs where there are fish is what I am most concerned about while in the estuary. Don’t get too caught up in what you are using but rather where you are. Otherwise you are spending money that could be spent elsewhere. I don’t see why putting a spoon behind a 360 wouldn’t work. Heck just fish spoons naked.


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As stated most anything will work, needs to be relatively small and light, and keep the leader, 360 to lure, relatively short, 30" max

 

My dad caught a few fish on a 4” coyote spoon behind a 360 last year

 

Thanks for all of the replies, gives me a few more tricks to hide up my sleeves! Maybe I'll get lucky and land a few more fish before I change focus for deer season.

 

I don’t think you need all this fancy stuff in Gold Beach. The traditional rig always used to be an anchovy spinner (long leader, like 5’; green or chartreuse blade), no flasher, 2 - 2 1/2 oz weight on a short sliding dropper fished right on the bottom. I foresee a lot of tangles if half the people are fishing 360s and heavy weights these days.


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I did catch a nice chinook above the 101 bridge at Gold Beach a few years ago on a 360 and anchovy rig. I wouldn’t try a 360 below the bridge in current, wind, and traffic.

 

These days almost every guide boat out there are fishing 360s from the mouth to Indian Creek. And it looks like at least half of the private boats are running 360s as well. It amazes me that you don't see any tangles out there, especially when there for 40+ boats congregating around the mouth with 70% of them running 360s.

 

Count me among the 360/spoon fans... my faves are NPN's and CK's

 

eyeFISH, I know this is an old thread but how do you rig those coho killers and coyotes with is that braid and a single hook? I know there's a hoochie in all that but I like the rigging. Please explain?

 

Those were rigged with stiff 2-ply FIRELINE. Over time they eventually soften, but good enough for 4-5 days of trolling.

https://www.ifish.net/threads/hangback-spoon.1210594/?post_id=12128050#post-12128050

Good old mono still makes the very best hangback material for spoons.

 

Man you take nice pics. And don't under estimate the effectiveness of the hoochie addition! Gibbs has some cool colors in there Skinny G series.