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Best Way to Catch Trout with Powerbait?

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Wе live іn thе Eastern Panhandle οf West Virginia. Whаt іѕ thе best method fοr using eggs fοr catching іn fаѕt moving . Wе hаνе tried bobbers аnd sinkers wіth nο luck. Anу іdеаѕ οr hеlр wουld bе welcomed. Thanks.

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7 Responses to "Best Way to Catch Trout with Powerbait?"

  • Dan B says:
    March 26, 2010 at 4:44 am
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    For the record, I don’t use the Power Eggs because I prefer the Berkley Power Baits….especially the floating baits. The problem with fishing Power Bait or Eggs from a float or bobber in a stream is that the current will carry the bait up from where the fish normally hang out so they are not as apt to see it. You have to get it down where they are most likely to be. I fish a system much like the walleye fishermen in the upper midwest use. They call it a "Lindy Rig" after the guys who supposedly created it. (Al & Ron Lindner of IN/Fisherman magazine and television fame.) I run my line through the eye of an egg sinker (shaped like an egg) and on the end of the line, I tie a swivel. (That keeps the sinker from sliding down to the hook.) Then I tie on an additional length of line to the swivel. On the line’s other end, I tie a hook small enough in size to completely conceal in a ball of Power Bait. Hooks known as egg hooks work well. The reason you want a small hook is because when using the floating Power Bait with a hook too large, the bait won’t float it up off the bottom. Also, if I am fishing in quiet lake water, I may only add about 12 to 18 inches above the weight, but if I am in a strong running sream, you may need to go a bit longer. Once I have baited up, I cast the rig to where I think the trout are most likely to be laying up. Any movement in the water creates motion in the bait offering and that motion paints a scent trail from the bait that trout find easy to detect and hard to resist. By tying on as I have described, the weight will hold the bait where you want it and yet the trout will not feel the resistance of the sliding sinker when they take the bait. They are tied directly to your rod tip and you will feel the bite much easier and quicker without the resistance of the lead weight. This is the VERY BEST way I have found to use Berkley Power Bait and I have used it often through out the western states and here in Alaska. In fact, I caught two rainbow trout two days ago using this very technique when other methods failed. I think you will find it works just as well for you. Good luck and good fishing.

  • THE MAN FROM IOWA says:
    March 26, 2010 at 4:44 am
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    .357 magnum gets em everytime

  • josh c says:
    March 26, 2010 at 4:44 am
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    Cast as far upstream with a bobber as you can and just keep doing that over and over. You can also try it with the smallest weight you can find and go upstream and let it bounce down stream. Rinse and repeat. In rapids i prefer a really slow moving very small rooster tail and since the rapids will spin the blade or a worm with no weight cast upstream. I have had the best luck with small spinners in rapids though becuase you have speed control.

  • redcore86 says:
    March 26, 2010 at 4:44 am
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    I would say fish upstream and you can control how fast you want to release the line by using your hand to slow down the line once it has been cast. Aim for the deeper pools, slower water, and undercut banks.

  • VariousRivers says:
    March 26, 2010 at 4:44 am
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    I’ve caught trout in streams by putting powerbait on the rear treble hook of a Rapala. Of course, it may be tough to release them this way without tearing the lip of the fish…

  • john m says:
    March 26, 2010 at 4:44 am
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    id wouldnt use power bait…but salmon eggs yeah…use a small little split shot, to help sank the bait, with a bobber and cast it up stream but in a diagonal angle so that you could slowly retrieve it while its returning…if the eggs dont work just increase the size of the hook and use a mini night crawler…and do the same thing…i prefer the worm over the eggs because i get bigger fish….

  • Nick Lacagnina says:
    May 12, 2011 at 4:48 pm
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    Try using very light line 4-7lbs flurocarbon or mono. Trout can see very well and dont use a bobber theyll see that and theyll leave your bait alone trust me.

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