Trout baits?

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by CM_Stewart » Wed Oct 11, 2017 5:51 am

I've caught a more trout with spoons than any other lure.
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A Daiwa Presso Step Dart is catching up, though
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Re: Trout baits?

Post by LowRange » Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:22 pm

I love the Conquest BFS and Finetail pairing. It has a traditional yet modern appearance.

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by timsford » Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:42 am

If you like minnow imitations the smallest size yo zuri pins minnow and floating rapala minnow both catch the heck out of stocked browns. The rainbows seem to like inline spinners better in my experience though

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by Schlag » Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:25 am

Nice pics Chris! There's nothing better than catching big brown trout in the river with light casting gear. That Conquest BFS looks classy on that rod.

Here's some more inspiration LowRange. Caught these guys on a bigger suspending jerkbait. While the jerkbait was suspending, I would get to see the brown trout circle the lure, like a shark, before attacking.

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by LowRange » Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:03 pm

Is that a presso on a presso? Nice. Trout, IPA, presso and kayak. That's a good day on the water

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by CM_Stewart » Fri Oct 13, 2017 5:32 am

LowRange wrote:I love the Conquest BFS and Finetail pairing. It has a traditional yet modern appearance.
The rod is a Tenryu Rayz RZ53UL-BC.
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The rod looks pretty good with an Aldebaran BFS, too!
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Re: Trout baits?

Post by Schlag » Fri Oct 13, 2017 7:14 am

LowRange wrote:Is that a presso on a presso? Nice. Trout, IPA, presso and kayak. That's a good day on the water
Presso on a Pixy.

Yes, I like to bring a selection of beer on my river floats. There's also a brewery at the take out point.

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by LowRange » Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:32 pm

I'm 0/2 today on fishing rod identification. I think I need a drink.

Here's a pixy on a kuying leadership 76L. This thing is similar in taper to a volkey bfs UL and will launch baits waaaay out there. I'll be using this one after ice out to bank fish the tout pond. I'm not confortabe being out in cold water in a small watercraft.

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by southpaw619 » Fri Oct 13, 2017 5:31 pm

If the fish are far out a simple bait that works well here for trout and casts great is the Bitsy minnow. Shad or firetiger work well here.

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by Fishinfanatic115 » Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:07 pm

I've caught my better sized browns on Vision OneTens (Yes, the full sized version). In muddy water I use the brighter, reaction colors, and in the clear water I use the more natural colors. Not many bites, but they're good ones! I guess their carnivorous nature takes 'em over. :lol:

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by LowRange » Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:56 pm

southpaw619 wrote:If the fish are far out a simple bait that works well here for trout and casts great is the Bitsy minnow. Shad or firetiger work well here.
This thread lacks southpaw619 pics. I know you've got some nice ones on the STC-63UL. Post pics. All my STC-63UL has under it's belt are dink bass and bluegill.

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by Dalleinf » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:53 am

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These trout are approx 50-72 cm and 2-3.8kg.
I release most of the trout that I catch including the bigger ones on the photos above.

Mepps (Aglia og Comet), Mapso/Lukris (Reder or Ory) and Ilba Tondo — they just beat any other lure when we talk trout.

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by Dalleinf » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:58 am

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Naturally, jerkbaits and crankbaits also work - but they are not in league with spinners IMO :-)
Still, in some specific situations I use them.

The one in the photo is a 50 USD handmade Norwegian lure, which I find beautiful... cheaper rapalas work fine though.

Edit: I take many photos of the fish in the water before I release the fish - such as the one in this post. However, the fish normally end up looking quite small. The one in the photo was about 62 cm...

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by Dalleinf » Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:14 am

Just a few more mug shots...

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Re: Trout baits?

Post by southpaw619 » Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:46 am

[/quote] This thread lacks southpaw619 pics. I know you've got some nice ones on the STC-63UL. Post pics. All my STC-63UL has under it's belt are dink bass and bluegill.[/quote]
I'm terrible saving pics lol, found one. Finished last season mainly with my Fenwick Aces 63CL J. This season I plan to use the Trickster a ton as I have an Aldebaran BFS away being dressed and painted for the rod. Putting on a ZPI pentagram star drag and hope to get some one handed trout fishing in!
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