By the RMA Crew
There's a moment on every fishing trip when someone in the boat asks, "What are you using?" And when the answer is "Linkin Shark" or "Bass Sabbath," the conversation changes. That's kind of the point.
At RMA Tackle Co., we're a crew of Great Lakes salmon fishermen who also happen to have strong opinions about music. When we started designing our 2 oz UV jigging spoons, we knew two things: they needed to catch fish, and they needed names worthy of the dock talk they'd generate. The Rock & Roll Spoon series was born from both.
Linkin Shark was one of the first. The color profile — a dark, brooding blend built for low-light jigging — felt like it needed a name with some edge. We were listening to Hybrid Theory on the way out to the launch. It stuck. On the water, the Linkin Shark has become a go-to for early morning king salmon drops on Lake Michigan, where the light is still gray and the fish are holding deep.
Bass Sabbath came next, and it's exactly what it sounds like — heavy, dark, and built for the bottom. The UV glow on this one is dialed for deep water lake trout and kings. If you're jigging 80+ feet on Lake Ontario or Lake Superior, Bass Sabbath belongs in your box.
alestorm is named for the kind of weather that Great Lakes salmon fishermen fish through anyway. Bright, flashy, and UV-reactive — this one works as well casting off a pier for coho as it does vertical jigging for kings.
Van Whalen is our tribute to the greatest guitar riff in rock history and one of the most versatile spoons in the lineup. The color profile hits across species
Fleetwood Mackerel — yes, we went there. Named for the band and the baitfish, this one was designed specifically to imitate the profile of a fleeing mackerel.
Ice Nine Gills is built for cold water. The UV glow on this spoon was tuned for the deep, cold thermocline where lake trout stack in summer. The name is a nod to Ice Nine Kills and the nine gill slits of a primitive fish — the kind of deep cut only the RMA crew would make.
Shrimp Bizkit rounds out the crew. Pink, UV, and absolutely unhinged in the best way. This one gets used for everything — Great Lakes salmon, PNW coho, pier casting for bluefish. The name says fun. The fish count says serious.
The Rock & Roll Spoons aren't just a naming gimmick. Every color in this series was developed on the water by the RMA crew, tested on Great Lakes salmon and lake trout before it ever hit the store. The names just make them easier to remember when the fish are biting and you need to tell your buddy what to tie on.
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