| If you're reading this article, you must be a trout | | | | When trout fishing the next thing to keep in mind |
| angler; otherwise you obviously wouldn't read an | | | | is the type of bait you use. My mentor's favorite |
| article titled The Most Effective Trout Rig, right? | | | | bait was the good old American worm, which is |
| Well, in this article I'm going to outline the trout rig | | | | the bait used in the technique I'm going outline in |
| I've been using to catch trout (and other fish) for | | | | this article. Live worms work great, but in all |
| more than 20 years. The rig and technique were | | | | honesty so do Berkley Power worms and Gulp |
| taught to me many years ago by my fishing | | | | Night crawlers. If you prefer these synthetic |
| mentor, who has since passed on, and was the | | | | worms, this rig will work exactly the same. The |
| best trout angler I've since known. This man was | | | | point is that worms are extremely effective trout |
| able to catch trophy trout from rivers and | | | | bait, whether those worms are real or synthetic. |
| streams that no one believed that trout that size | | | | Let's get down to the business of the most |
| swam in. | | | | effective trout rig, shall we? Let me start by |
| And guess what rig he used to catch these | | | | adding that this rig is most effectively used in the |
| monster trout? Yep you guessed it, the one that | | | | flowing water of either a river or stream. The rig |
| you're going to learn in this article. I'm also going | | | | can be easily modified for lake fishing, but for the |
| to provide you with a couple of other tidbits that | | | | purposes of this article, the rig is all about river |
| should help you catch more trout on your next | | | | and stream fishing. Start by grabbing the end of |
| fishing excursion. All in all, after reading this quick | | | | your line and tying on a small barrel swivel (size 10 |
| article you will have the most effective trout rig | | | | or 12). Now tie on a set of prepared gang hooks. |
| along with a couple of tips and tricks that will | | | | Now split shot sinkers are added for weight |
| make you a better angler. Not bad for a couple | | | | above the swivel. The number and size of the |
| minutes of reading. | | | | split shot will vary with current conditions. |
| The most important thing to keep in mind when | | | | The goal with this technique is to have your |
| using the most effective trout rig is to make sure | | | | offering bounce along the bottom as it flows |
| that you're using line that's as light as possible. My | | | | naturally with the current. Don't worry, getting |
| mentor used four-pound test monofilament, which | | | | snagged is simply a part of effectively fishing this |
| is what I still use to this day. The point is that | | | | trout rig. As my mentor used to say, "if you're |
| trout have very keen eyesight and can detect | | | | not getting snagged, you're not fishing in the right |
| your line under the water if it's too heavy. I | | | | place." Don't worry, with practice you will be able |
| personally believe that four-pound test should be | | | | to easily distinguish between the bottom and bites. |
| the maximum, but you can usually get away with | | | | The bottom line is that this article outlines the |
| six-pound test as well. The bottom line is that you | | | | most effective trout rig. Give it a try sooner, |
| want to use line that's as light as you can get | | | | rather than later and you can find out for yourself |
| away with when trout fishing. | | | | just how effective a trout rig it is. |