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Hi I'm new to this forum and i have a few questions, I heard from allot of people that trout magnets are like Crack for trout. Meaning they work really good, so i went out and bought them, and i haven't caught a trout yet. For some reason i caught a couple bass and some pan fish.... but no trout. My question is " Are theses just a gimmick"
By the way, i live in Philadelphia PA and the closest trout stream is Pennypack.
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Hey Willfish. I use Trout Magnets a lot and have never caught a trout on them. I fish for pan fish, mostly. The little lake I fish most of the time has some trout in it, but they do not seem to be where I am. I do really like the TM for the crappies and other small panfish. If you go to their website they have some very good tutorials on useing the TM I just do not have any water that looks like what they fish.
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It totally depends on the type of water. I don't know your area but I know people who use them to catch grayling and trout up here.
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In my cruise Dinnermy family prefer to have trout its my most favorite fish. Am also so many time catch on my lake. [fishin]
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I realize that I'm quite late in replying here, but I just signed up.
I've had a lot of luck with these kinds of presentations over the years.
The most effective thing about Trout Magnets is the presentation used to fished them, namely a micro-jig presented horizontally under a float.
The Trout Magnet is just another option in a method that's been around. Before Trout Magnets appeared, the same kind of fishing was done with small marabou and hackle jigs. It's effective for trout, salmon, panfish and more.
The best way to fish them is as follows:
1. Run your mainline through the smallest float you can get away with. The floats sold by Trout Magnet are good, but there are also a lot of other options, including using strike indicators designed for fly fishing.
2. Attach a length of fluorocarbon line to your mainline as a leader. The blood knot works well here. You can find out how to tie that by doing a quick search on Google. For trout, I typically use 2 to 4 pound test fluoro.
3. Tie either the Trout Magnet jig head or another collarless jig head (size 1/120 to 1/64 depending on the situation) to the end of your leader using an improved clinch knot. Thread your Trout Magnet or other small soft plastic onto the hook.
4. Pinch 1 - 3 micro split shot onto your leader, evenly spaced about two inches apart. Don't run these too close to either the jig or the float. These will help your jig get into the strike zone quickly, and keep it there for the duration of your drift.
5. Peg your float high enough that your lure will ride in the strike zone, typically somewhere between halfway down the water column and the bottom. For example, if you're fishing in 24 inches of water, your jig should ride about 18-20 inches down from your float in most scenarios.
6. Quarter your casts upstream, well ahead of any visible fish or suspected holding areas. Dead drift the lure and keep an eye on the float for any subtle takes. Maintaining a drag free drift is of vital importance. What this means is that your bait should float naturally with the current. Watch your float, if it drags slower than the current or shoots ahead of it, you have a problem you need to address. Sometimes it means lifting your line off the water, sometimes it means changing the length of your leader to keep it from hitting the bottom, sometimes it means changing the weight of your jighead.
Some colors seem to constantly outperform others. Pink has always been best for me, followed by white, yellow, natural, black and chartreuse.
In my opinion and experience, Berkley trout worms are a lot more effective that Trout Magnets. And since they can be trimmed to the size of a Trout Magnet or fished in the larger sizes they come in, they are also more versatile.
I used to fish hair jigs of the same size, but I've been using the soft plastics a lot more in recent years and having as much, if not more, success.
Attached is an average sized brown trout caught this spring on a brown Berkley trout worm (still in its mouth). It's not unusual for me to catch a dozen or two fish like this on any given outing.
for more tips on this and other methods.
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