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One of the toughest problems fishing for trout using herring for bait, is finding the trout then getting them to hit..Looks like u doing ok on 1st two problems..Next how to hook em, then how to land em...We had same problems years ago and then started using strike guards on our rods..These gizmos allow u to keep bail open and place then in the strike guard and add or decrease pressure on the line depending on size of bait and weight used..If u have some extra cash the way to go is with bait runner reels, these have a setting that keeps bail closed but can adjust tension on the line to keep from flowing off,when u turn the handle it sets the normal drag in place..The rest is in the hands of the fish gods, browns are finicky creatures may run forever and never eat the bait, may sit in 1 spot and never eat the bait, have to get enough hits to predict their moods..Soft tip 81/2' steelhead rods proved best for me and my friends, keep drag tite but not too tite and be prepared to adjust as fight progress..Great sport chasing dem browns..Can see why they call it fishing not catching when u chase em..Good luck & Tite lines.......Slider