Members KSPropbender Posted October 16, 2015 Members Posted October 16, 2015 Like the title says, I'm a trout virgin looking to get setup for my first trip to Taneycomo. I do a lot of black bass fishing so what I'm thinking of putting together is just a scaled down version of my finesse setups. 7' UL rod, 20lb braid with a 6' 4lb fluorocarbon leader. The braid and leader are nearly the same diameter, but braid is so much easier to deal with on a spinning reel. From there it will be either a Carolina or a Santee type rig to powerboat. Am I on the right track or way off base.
cnr Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Stop by Lilley's landing, they will have everything you need and great advice. Fish a jig, there's nothing better when handled properly. Seth 1
Seth Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 20# braid on an ultralight? I run 15# braid on a 7' medium action rod for bass!Are you trying to make due with tackle that you already own or are you buying something new? My personal preference is a 6-7' light actioon rod (I use a BPS Microlite graphite rod) with a small spinning reel (I use a Plueger President 6925) and 4# mono. If you're trying to just make due with what you have, just use your finesse spinning gear with the fluoro leader. It will work for drifting powerbait.
Ham Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 I think that is a doable set up. I think Nanofil throws a crap tonne better than braid, but whatevs. If you went Nanofil go 8 lb. If you don't have a rod in mind already or don't own that rod, I would suggest you take a look see at the rods Phil sells in his store. Phil is the Man on Taney and a heck of a jig fisherman. I would trust that those rods would get it done. Power Bait works. If you plan on keeping the fish, that's a cool deal. IF you are catch and releasing, Power Bait and Natural baits gut hook a lot of fish. I love to jig fish for trout. You can really catch em on jigs ESPECIALLY if they are running a little water. Good Luck! Seth and Old plug 2 Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Seth Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 I'm with Ham on the jigs. I nearly always catch more fish on jigs than I can drifting bait. The last time I was down this summer, I couldn't even catch a fish on power bait, but I caught them great on jigs as well as trout magnets and jerkbaits. White and orange/brown jigs in 3/32 and 1/8oz never let me down.
cnr Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Here's a video from Phil explaining how to fish a jig properly for trout on Taneycomo. Always remember that if you are not losing jigs then you are probably not fishing them properly (deep enough). You should always fish close to the bottom and you will occasionally hang them up and lose them.
mic Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Here is my two cents. I to started with two ultralights, but I felt like I lost fish because I could not get and keep a good hook set. I switched to a light action BassPro Extreme Spinning Rod and will never go back. I keep a reel with four pound test and another with six and swap them out depending on the situation. I use Berkley Smooth Casting line and caught many have never lost a trout.
Members KSPropbender Posted October 17, 2015 Author Members Posted October 17, 2015 20# braid on an ultralight? I run 15# braid on a 7' medium action rod for bass!Are you trying to make due with tackle that you already own or are you buying something new? My personal preference is a 6-7' light actioon rod (I use a BPS Microlite graphite rod) with a small spinning reel (I use a Plueger President 6925) and 4# mono. If you're trying to just make due with what you have, just use your finesse spinning gear with the fluoro leader. It will work for drifting powerbait. I won't be using the braid because it is 20lb test, I'm using it because I prefer braid out of a spinning reel and the 20lb is .01" larger than the 4lb flouro. Im not making due with what I have currently, I'm looking for a setup that I can then use as a crappie setup when we're done with the weekend. I plan on throwing some jigs, mepps, and some sculpin plastics I've had for years in addition to drifting powerbait. As far as hooks go what size should I be looking for? 4 or 6? I'm not trying to rewrite the book on something I don't know anything about, but it seems the techniques used for drifting for trout are almost the exact same that we use for drifting for blue and flathead cats. Do they make circle or octopus hooks small enough to trout fish with? Since we switched to octopus hooks we dropped our gut hooks down tremendously.
Ham Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Yes Sir. They make circle hooks small enough for trout. The Bass Pro in Little Rock had them down to size 6 (maybe smaller). I'm not sure about locations where you could buy them. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Members KSPropbender Posted October 17, 2015 Author Members Posted October 17, 2015 Do they work as well in a size 6 as well as they do in an 8/0?
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