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Trout Magnets have a panfish kit that has a bunch of new colors Ive never fished with before. I was just wondering if anyone else has used these lures. The purple and pink combo looks great and so does the black and gold. Nothing beats the black and green combo. On a slow day the 1/64 oz trout magnet in black and green will catch just about anything in the lake and is deadly on the bream.
I've just been using the plain black. I have a bunch of other colors, but black works so well, I never get around to using the others.
Are you guys using them as is, or tipping with bait or crappie nibbles? I tried some Trout Magnets (including the black and green) untipped early season without success when I was able to catch a few on marabou jigs below a float.
Where can you buy them, or do they just sell online?
Walmart carries them. I think Bass Pro does, too. You can also order them online from Leland's Lures. Just Google "trout magnet", and you'll find the site.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackhawk19
I started off tipping with a waxworm. Then, I started using them plain and caught just as many fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by split handle
You can shad dart jig heads, they are the same thing.
I like the jig heads they sell at Trout Magnet. They really go well with the trout magnets. Started using them this spring for panfish and was amazed. There were times when I dropped in a foot or so of water when I was messing with my line and still got hits. They have a winner.
I helped select the colors for that kit. The dark colors work best for Gills. The "Purple Redemption" was not out at the time but it is a very good color. I have never had to tip the Trout Magnet with anything. It is one deadly Bluegill bait. While the hook could be sharper on their head it is balanced for the Trout Magnet body to fall more horizontally and slower than with another jig head hook. I have tried 1/64 shad dart heads with a sickle hook but it throws the balance off and when the Gills are not that aggressive the bite slows way down. IMHO it is the best Gill bait out there.
Regards
Hello, first post to the group. Within the past year a black/chartruse magnet has become my go to bait. It is a versatile bait and with the right set-up can easily be fished in 20ft of water with a 1/24oz head.
Welcome to the forumQuote:
Originally Posted by skeetered
Never used the Trout Magnet. Friend gave me some Crappie Magnets in black/chartreuse. Put them on a 1/16 oz chartreuse jig head and hold on. Those things are the bomb on crappie and gills.
I have a kit but really have not tried it. I need to break that thing out.
What #lbline do you guys use? I normally use 4. Maybe they fish better on #2?
How do you guys keep the body up on the jig head?
I use a "true" 4# (about .17mm) or 2#, depending on the cover.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smoltz
You could use a drop of super glue, but I never do. I just accept the fact that the body will move occasionally. Usually, the body moves because a bluegill has hit it, so that's a good problem to have. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by no luck
Sweet!!!!!!!!
I fish them on 6# nan o fil with a 6# flouro leader. Doesn't bother the fish.
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I bounce between 2lb Nano and 4lb Fireline Crystal. Tried with and without a leader. A fluorocarbon leader will make a positive difference. Glue works but can still catch at least 10-15 without. I like to my deck littered with gnarled magnets. Reminder of a good day.
Use the Crappie Magnet double cross jig head and the body will stay in place.Quote:
Originally Posted by no luck
Since I've started using this jig head its what I use with my other plastics. I do not miss the glue.
Its the only lure I use now. Crappie/Trout magnet catches everything that swims. I have personally caught(catfish, crappie, bowfin, chain pickerel, bass, warmouth, swamp fiers, all subspecies of bream). I buy other lures now only to use in comparison. Trout magnet colors I use for South GA (Tanic waters) White, Mealworm Gold, Black & Green(Catalpa worm pattern), Purple Redemption. Crappie Magnet Color Black/Chartreuse, Midnight blue, Bison, Blake's Glow. Their double-cross jig heads just simply work. You really have to tug to remove lure for color changes. Use the crappie magnet if you aim to catch quality size bluegill as the smaller ones generally can't fit it in their mouth. I use the smallest diameter 1inch cigar float I can find for any jig head 1/32 oz and smaller. I don't recommend using that size float with the 1/16 oz head and larger crappie magnet body as it is already under 75% of the float and hard to see strikes even with good eyesight. They take it under without a problem and tend to hold on longer for a better hook up ratio.
IMO nothing will outcast 2lb Nanofil. Not pushing it because the jury is still out on it but at .002dia nothing compares. It is a pain to tie. If I am going to fish water where bigger fish live, 4# Fireline Crystal is hands down the strongest line I have ever seen. Try breaking it with your hands. A 2lb or4lb SOS leader I all I need. If I break off, figure it was the fishes lucky day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smoltz
Ever try a steelhead float??? Works great.Quote:
Originally Posted by trojanrb28
If you don't mind sharing, what is your set up for fishing deep water?Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetered
I tried fishing a bison colored trout magnet today for the first time. It is the most boring bait I have ever used to try and catch bluegill. It went like this........1 cast 1 fish, 1 cast 1 fish, 1 cast 1 fish on and on for over an hour.:yikes
I was so bored, or maybe I had all that I wanted to clean of the "watch banders" 8.5 to 9.5 inch. This bait kicked my eyes wide open!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:biggrin What a hoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!I may have to go back out tomorrow and add a few more to the freezer. No worm dirt on my hands, JUST fish slime.:twocents
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Originally Posted by OnDaHill
I am sure he will share his thoughts on this but I have been doing this for quite a while so will give you some ideas. The Trout Magnet was never designed to fish deep water. However since it is just about the only lure I use I wanted to figure out how to make it work in deeper water for Gills...and anything else down there that wants it. So I ordered some jig heads in 1/24...1/16 with an #8 hook. I also have some 3/32 jig heads with a #6 hook....and just recently started using the ThunderHawk Micro Dancer 1/8 ounce jig head with a #6 hook with the Trout Magnet. Now Gills are no longer able to evade me in waters up to 30 feet deep. I cast and count down...vertical jig.....or I will slow drift along weeded points....rocky points, and catch Gills that are holding at about 16-18 feet deep. They kill it....but you do have to find them first. I usually use my sonar in the di mode or I will just drift across places I think they may be. If I catch one in a location I will do the same drift the other way and fish the area until I no longer am catching fish. I am sure there are other ways to do this but this is how I do it. What really excites me about this is I am going to really give this method of fishing the TM a lot of work at Dale Hollow this summer. After catching Gills up there I don't want to go anyplace else.....but of course will. You never hear of anyone fishing Dale Hollow for Gills in the summer. They do go deep, and it is a deep reservoir...but they have to eat. I will be trying this out for the first time up there this Tuesday with my son. This method also works very well around the mooring cells above and below dams. If you are counting down in 20 feet of water with a 1/24 you will be waiting a long time. The 3/32 works much better for this. I use the 1/24 in about 7-8 feet of water....the 1/16 in about 9-13 feet of water and the 3/32 for anything deeper. For drift fishing the TM I use the 3/32 and the 1/8 Micro Dancer head. Those last two jig heads have the #6 hook and are readily available.
Regards
Thanks for the valuable info!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
I have a rod with that style of slip float, but not that specific one. I use it to quickly adjust depth when out fishing deeper bodies of water which isn't very often in this area of GA.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetered
Stradic FJ1000/2# Nanofil/MajorCraft KGLights AJING-S762 7'6" 2pd EX.FAST. Alphahawk turned me on to this sweet set-up and how to fish deeper water with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by OnDaHill