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Originally Posted by troutspin
Second question: I see enough posts to know that trout magnets are very popular with folks on the board. I'm a bit of a "die hard" spin fisherman. Many years ago, fly fished, and actually got fairly adept with it. But, I'm one of the wierdos who took up spinning after the fly, rather than vice versa. I just find something extremely enjoyable about it and will throw spinners even when I know that they are probably not the most effective technique, at that time under the circumstances. But, all of that to say, I have tried the TMs, both on the Caney and the Little Red in AR. I have yet to catch a trout on a TM (however, I tear crappie up with the crappie magnets). Am I missing something?
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Trout Magnets do work really well up there and are my fail safe to not get skunked. Fish them on spin gear 2lb test with 2lb fluorocarbon leader. With current under a float set to just above the bottom then let it drift without a lot of current or no current take the float off and reel slowly twitching along the bottom.
IF you want to get really "weird" but successful. Take your light line spinning reel and tie on a couple size 18 zebra midges in black then add a float with a small split shot to aid in casting. Drift that fly setup like you would on a fly rod. Benefits to this way is drag free drift = more strikes. I have caught tons this way when I didn't want to bring my fly rod.