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Old 09-27-2013, 02:40 PM
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I bet you get a lot of herring with bite marks halfway up.

When you get those short strikes, use less weight and drift/troll slow enought to get down to the bottom or thermocline. Try 1/8-1/6oz. Especially for browns and rainbows. They don't inhale herring like bass...They tear at them and spit them out if something isn't right. A small weight allows the herring to swim more freely and won't feel unnatural, so the bait and hook have a chance of getting into the trout's mouth.

When you get a strike, don't set the hook until it starts to run. And, for some reason I can't explain, small hooks (#8 mosquito) typically get a solid hookset in the jaw.

Sometimes you get 14" trout trying to swallow 6" herring. You can't fix that.

And lakers are usually more aggressive.
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Old 09-27-2013, 07:13 PM
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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
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Old 09-28-2013, 08:34 AM
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Thanks for all of the great info guys! Sounds like were doing a lot of what everyone is saying! As far as the uglysticks we fish 4-7foot rods med light action and love em! Been doing the steelhead rod thing for a while to and that's been great, only ours are a little longer so they act like planner boards as well. We were going to invest in bait runners this year but its expensive to switch over 6 rods (yeah we troll 6 to 7 rods at once) so maybe next year. I found some great smaller shimano bait runners that are only available in Europe supposedly check amazon. As far as fishing Merrill buddy just get out there and fish and put your time in for the browns. Go mid-week and stay away from weekends. The trout there are never as deep as you think and those fish will piss you off to no end LOL.. GOOD LUCK!
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Old 09-29-2013, 12:45 PM
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You definitely want a nice soft rod to eat up the shock from any quick burst. Keep in mind trout have soft mouths and you really don't want to put much pressure on them, just let them do what they are gonna do (especially out in open water where snags are not an issue). Also, I'm not a big fan of real big baits when trout fishing and in regard to how you hook them, I go through the nose.
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