By the RMA Crew
Every fisherman has a character. The guy who shows up at the launch at 4 AM with three rods already rigged. The one who insists on a specific spoon color even when nothing's biting. The one who's been fishing the same stretch of Lake Michigan for 30 years and knows things about the fish that no sonar can tell you.
The Great Lakes Characters spoon series is named for those people — and for the fish, the legends, and the lore that make Great Lakes salmon fishing unlike anything else in the world.
Steelie Dan is the OG. Our original top-selling spoon, and the one that started proving what RMA jigging spoons could do on the Great Lakes. Named for the steelhead angler — not the band, though we respect the band — the Steelie Dan was built for the obsessive, early-rising, stands-in-40-degree-water-for-hours type of fisherman. It works vertically for Great Lakes steelhead and kings, and it's a pier casting weapon during spring runs. If you've only ever fished one RMA spoon, it was probably this one.
Sturgeon Simpson is the one that's been blowing up lately — and for good reason. Named for the prehistoric giant that still roams the Great Lakes, the Sturgeon Simpson UV Double Glow 2 oz Jigging Spoon has a color profile built for deep water kings and lake trout. The double glow formula hits hard in low light and deep water. We named it after the sturgeon because, like the fish, this spoon has been around long enough to know what it's doing. If you've been searching for the Sturgeon Simpson — welcome. You found us.
Cornelius's Dream is named for Yukon Cornelius — the prospector from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer who spent his whole life searching for what he loved most. We felt that. Every RMA spoon starts as someone's dream of the perfect color, the perfect flash, the perfect drop. Cornelius's Dream is the spoon that came closest to that ideal — a versatile, deep-water producer that's been reported catching kings, coho, lake trout, and walleye. Cornelius would approve.
Chumphrey's McGee is named for the chum salmon — the underdog of the Pacific salmon world — and for the kind of fisherman who roots for the underdog. This spoon has a color profile that works across the salmon family. Great Lakes kings, coho, PNW chum and chinook — Chumphrey's McGee doesn't discriminate.
Skamstein carries two names in one. It's part skamania — the summer-run steelhead strain that pushes into Great Lakes tributaries when everyone else has packed up — and part Rammstein, because this spoon hits hard. The Skamstein UV Glow spoon is built for summer-run fish and for the anglers who chase them when the crowds are gone. Heavy, UV-reactive, and built to drop fast to where the fish are holding.
These spoons were designed by Great Lakes fishermen, for Great Lakes fishermen. But they work wherever salmon and trout swim. If you're fishing the PNW, the Atlantic coast, or anywhere in between, the Great Lakes Characters have something for you.
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