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Trout Catching Techniques
Author: Trevor Kugler
Article:
The time of the year for the beginning of trout season is upon
us my friends, and I figured an article about a few great trout
catching techniques was in order. Many times the simplest things
can help you catch more trout, especially in the beginning of
the trout season. In many areas of the country, the government
stock trout, and those stocked trout usually aren't too tough to
catch. The first technique that I'm going to discuss, is a
simple one that works great on for catching these stocked
trout.
1) A Set Of Gang Hooks - When still fishing from shore,
as many anglers do in the opening part of trout season, a set of
gang hooks is a great idea. If you use Powerbait or comparable
synthetic bait and a set of gang hooks, you're effectively
doubling your chances of hooking up. In a normal situation, you
would have one ball of Powerbait floating off of the bottom, but
with a set of gang hooks, you have 2 balls of Powerbait floating
off of the bottom. Gang hooks will help you catch more trout.
2) Use Light Line - Trout are a very intelligent species
of fish, although freshly stocked trout don't live up to this
rule on many occasions. Their vision is quite good, and if your
line is too heavy, you won't get nearly as many bites, it's as
simple as that. I personally suggest 2 or 4 pound test for all
of your trout fishing, but 6 pound test wouldn't kill anyone. If
you are using fishing line heavier than 6 pound test to fish for
trout you shouldn't be able to disgrace a trout by catching it!
3) Use Small Hooks - As I said, you should be using gang
hooks, but in any case, when fishing for trout any hook over
size 6 is overkill. I personally use size 10 gang hooks for all
of my trout fishing, whether that is in a lake or river. The
bottom line is that when fishing for trout, the smaller the hook
the better. And don't worry, very large trout can be hooked and
landed using very small hooks, I promise.
4) Be Organized - The more time that you can spend with
your offering in the water, the better, therefore the less time
that you have to spend fumbling around for gear and bait the
better. In other words, get organized before you go fishing.
Employing strategies such as the JRW Bait bag is a great idea
and using retractors to hold your most used gear is another.
These simple techniques will enable you to catch more trout. As
I mentioned earlier, many times the simplest things make the
biggest difference. Never forget what Steven Wright Said about
fishing, There's a fine line between fishing and just
standing on the shore like an idiot." A very fine line, if I
do say so myself.
About the author:
Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing.com. He has more than
15 years of business experience and 25 years of fishing
experience. He currently raises his 3 year old daughter in the
heart of trout fishing country.....Montana.
Gang Hooks Ready To Go!!!
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