Dave Koonce

Angler Profile

The One “Go To” Rapala Lure: Tingler Spoon

Dave Koonce has been fishing the Mississippi River backwaters since the 1960‘s, when jiggle-sticks and cup-augers were the modern tools ice-anglers wielded. As his fishing evolved, so too did his technology, with Dave getting the very most from the highly matched components that make up his backwaters system. With nearly 5 decades of river-system fishing in his blood, Dave is a mastermind of the patterns and techniques used to catch current and flow-oriented river species.