bait lures for trout The Mook Lure The THKFISH spinner fishing lure is designed to sink faster than conventional metal lures of the same size Leland Trout Magnet Crank Brown

Alternatively, if you already have a 6 or 7ft medium action spinning rod (3/8 - 1oz lures) or similar sitting in the garage at home, just rig it up with a sliding egg sinker weight with a bead to stop the lead from hitting the hook (see photo below)

Minnow: Great Lakes Finesse Dropkick Shad Minnow baits are popular these days

Shimano has owned G.Loomis for more than 20 years, but the two companies have never matched a top-drawer G.Loomis rod with a Shimano reel, like the combo that will match a Shimano Bantam MGL reel with a G.Loomis IMX-PRO 863C JWR rod

Start with a mix, investing in premium lures for your primary presentations and using mid range models for backup and experimental colors

When it was overcast, they ate green pumpkin really well and then, I felt like with the sunup, they wanted something with a little bit of color and the peanut butter and jelly looks very crawdaddy. Mah caught all his day one fish put to work was the Fighting Craw in green pumpkin also by Big Bite Baits in green pumpkin and he sprinkled in a Missile Craw

These are best rigged simply with a large "worm" hook and retrieved like a wounded minnow would swim