Originally Posted by
ThreeLions
This past Tuesday I had the chance to get out on the water locally. I just went ten minutes away and spent four hours on Jacobson Park. After chatting with a few people I became aware that the lake had just been restocked with 4000 rainbow trout.
I didn't really have a whole lot with which to chase trout with me, a few old waxworms and a couple of popeye jigs was about it.
Suffice to say I skunked out again but the guy next to me, about 20 yards away, was hauling them in like they were going out of fashion. He was sitting with a woman, probably his wife, and had already pulled in five trout. I wandered over and asked what rig he was using. It was so simple it was almost unreal.
He was using the deadsticking method with a small bullet weight above a large piece of shot about 12-15" above the hook. The hook itself was an octopus circle #10 loaded with 2-3 pieces of corn and a piece of Powerbait trout nugget.
After chatting a little more and seeing his setup in action close up I figured I'd give it a try this weekend. I spent about $10 on tackle. If successful, I'll report back with how I found using the rig.
I was wondering what setups others use at this time of year and if anyone else has had success using the deadsticking method?
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