http://www.aguidetofishing.com/2010/02/some-types-of-fishing-rigs/ Fishing Tactics & Techniques, Tips, and Tricks, Fishing Lure Reviews. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:59:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aguidetofishing.com/2010/02/some-types-of-fishing-rigs/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 Fishing lure master Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:48:01 +0000 http://www.aguidetofishing.com/?p=104#comment-1632 Some great info. I’ll add my perspective and a few lures I use when I’m not fly fishing. Agree, trout like smaller presentations. You can certainly catch them with bass gear but most largemouth lures will be a waste of time. For example, you can leave the spinnerbaits at home but they will take a small crankbait and it’s actually quite a good tactic. They like to feed on the surface at times, but don’t use anything you would for bass on the surface. Buzzbaits, poppers, etc will just spook trout. When using spinning tackle, it’s best to use below-water presentations unless you’re at some fish farm where they eat pellets. Anything texas-rigged is a bad idea. The large hook and being buried in the worm are not good trout tactics. A small finesse worm or curlytail grub on a 1/16 jighead is the closest thing they will take. Your best lure is probably going to be an inline spinner like a panther martin or rooster tail. Use 1/16 to 1/6 oz sizes with 1/8 oz about perfect for most situations. Hair jigs resembling minnows in silver/black/white or resembling crayfish or sculpins in brown/olive will work well in streams over 3′ deep. Lastly, I agree with the casting bubble – you can put a lot of nymphs or even some streamers like wooly buggers on them and just let them drift with the current. Use whatever fly selection the local fly fishermen are using and put a small split shot 18" above the fly to get it down quickly. Use 4 or 6 lb test line and a very light spinning outfit. Some great info. I’ll add my perspective and a few lures I use when I’m not fly fishing. Agree, trout like smaller presentations. You can certainly catch them with bass gear but most largemouth lures will be a waste of time. For example, you can leave the spinnerbaits at home but they will take a small crankbait and it’s actually quite a good tactic. They like to feed on the surface at times, but don’t use anything you would for bass on the surface. Buzzbaits, poppers, etc will just spook trout. When using spinning tackle, it’s best to use below-water presentations unless you’re at some fish farm where they eat pellets. Anything texas-rigged is a bad idea. The large hook and being buried in the worm are not good trout tactics. A small finesse worm or curlytail grub on a 1/16 jighead is the closest thing they will take. Your best lure is probably going to be an inline spinner like a panther martin or rooster tail. Use 1/16 to 1/6 oz sizes with 1/8 oz about perfect for most situations. Hair jigs resembling minnows in silver/black/white or resembling crayfish or sculpins in brown/olive will work well in streams over 3′ deep. Lastly, I agree with the casting bubble – you can put a lot of nymphs or even some streamers like wooly buggers on them and just let them drift with the current. Use whatever fly selection the local fly fishermen are using and put a small split shot 18″ above the fly to get it down quickly. Use 4 or 6 lb test line and a very light spinning outfit.

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