subject: Trout Fishing Bait - Catch More Trout With These Simple Tips [print this page] There is a popular belief among fishermen that one kind of bait works for all types of trout. You may have heard tall tales of fishermen catching trout with just a line and hook. That is just what these stories are, tall-tales. There is no truth to them and I have never heard or seen it done by myself or anyone I knew.
If you follow this understanding, then you will soon learn that this is very far from the truth. Trout are smart fish that won't just take any object or bait as a meal. You have to understand each species of trout intimately or learn from someone that understands them and can share their information with you.
Why is this important? Well if you want to be consistent in your fishing technique and have consistently good fishing days, then it takes practice. Along with any good learned skill, requires someone to teach this skill. Just like anything else, trout bait is a learned skill.
There two ways to go about learning about bait. You can take the more expensive route and pay a veteran fisherman to take you out to a stream or lake once a week and teach you everything he/she knows. This will likely cost upwards of a few thousands of dollars. Skilled veterans do not part with their information cheaply. Or you can find a good e-class, book or other publication. I won't lie to you; it will take a little longer than to have an expert sitting next to you, yet you will still learn the same skill. The positive points of a book or e-class are you get the same expert advice at a much lower cost. Both ways are great to learn, you get the same exact skill set and with practice you can easily become an expert in a matter of a few weeks.
When choosing bait, you can get lucky and choose the right bait the very first time. When this happens you are catching trout all day long while the other person down the stream is scratching his head trying to figure out why they aren't biting. The odds of this happening are just a little better than getting hit by lightning twice. So if luck doesn't work so well, what does?
Follow these few steps below and you will find that with a little practice and dedication, your fishing outing will be more and more successful each time. If by chance you do not understand the fishing jargon below, simply print out this article and take it with you to your local sporting goods store and they will be able to easily help you out.
Starting out with the right gear:
1) Fishing rods - With rods you want to start out with something light. A very light duty spinning cast reel and a pole of no longer than five feet should do just fine. If you need shorter rod, than by all means choose a shorter pole. Normally if you going after trout in areas that are a little tight to cast your line, a shorter pole is always recommended.
2) Fishing line - a four to six pound test line is all that you need to reel in a feisty trout.
3) Fishing hooks - fit your line with bronze #10 or #14 hooks.
Now you are starting to look like an expert, but we aren't just done just yet. You still need bait!
Bait:
Start off with Nightcrawler bait. They are easy to cast and trout love them. Some alternatives are insect larva and small minnows. Yet, based on my experience and other trout experts, nothing beats using Nightcrawlers!
