07-01-2008, 07:03 PM
First, I will add the caveat that some baits work better than others depending on where and when. I like to have baits and lures that do not die in my tackle bag so I always carry about a dozen of my favorite trout spinners and spoons. Next, I always have power bait paste that I use with an eagle claw size 12 pre-tied hook and a piece of split shot. I use enough paste to cover the hook or about the same size of a piece of corn or the size of a salmon egg. I have caught hundreds of trout and steelhead with power bait and lures.
But..... my "go to" bait is plain old garden worms. I just turn over some leaves somewhere on my property and find plenty. They are cheap ( I just spend about a half hour looking) and they work. I use the same #12 eagle claw hook w/ a piece of split shot. Sometimes I don't use the split shot! They really are that efficient depending on the circumstances and about all species of fish like worms.
So, when I trout fish I always take:
1) lures
2) power bait
3) worms
sometimes I take
1) corn
2) wax worms
3) meal worms
KISS
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But..... my "go to" bait is plain old garden worms. I just turn over some leaves somewhere on my property and find plenty. They are cheap ( I just spend about a half hour looking) and they work. I use the same #12 eagle claw hook w/ a piece of split shot. Sometimes I don't use the split shot! They really are that efficient depending on the circumstances and about all species of fish like worms.
So, when I trout fish I always take:
1) lures
2) power bait
3) worms
sometimes I take
1) corn
2) wax worms
3) meal worms
KISS
[signature]