mark poulson Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) That trout will be the ticket in the late winter. Look for where San Diego Water and Power drops off their replacement power poles, and steal one to throw that bait! And stop by Mission Bay and pick up an Accurate two speed reel to mount on it. Maybe you can make a deal for a used setup from a sword fish guy. Seriously, I made a 12" surface trout that weighs well over six ounces (it's the five piece trout in the gallery), and it's all I can do to throw it with my 8' Shimano Crucial extra heavy swimbait rod. I'm good for about a half hour of that, and then it's back to the "featherweight" 10", four ounce swimbaits. I don't even through trout lures after May, because they stop stocking, and the bass get onto the shad bite, so they ignore the trout unless you hit them on the head. I have gotten bit on 6" crappie and bluegill swimbaits, but that gets slow, too, when the bass are on the shad and crawdads in the summer and early fall. Now late fall is a different story......... Edited August 13, 2008 by mark poulson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I have a trebuchet design, might work for the trout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajan Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Awsome lures Ma' what do you catch with the Trout, offshore here they use 9" lures for ling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitlures Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 man, that trout is amazing! But, how do you make it turn 180 degrees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpholeo Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 You just jerk it like you would with a zara spook,only the trout has so much momentum that it keeps turning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitlures Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snax Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Absolutely sick actions on your swimbits!!! Love them both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
