1/4 oz bell sinker with swivel on the bottom of the line. Come up about 6 or 8 inches and tie off about a 2ft piece of some 2lb test. Tie on a little bitty hook and get a can of corn. I trout fished one time and found out they taste like carp...or crap (don't exactly remember but it was one or the other), so I quit. They are great fun to catch and some people can prepare them so they taste good.
Have fun and pay no attention to any of the above advice. The below is pics from a trip on the White.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPg1d0oi7oA
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