Thread: Trout Magnets

A drop of mineral oil will keep plastics for ever in boxes or bags .

do u use black side up or gold side?

thanks

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

I’ve used nothing but Bison color for bluegill since about 2010. Here is a video of the TM in action. My channel is full of bluegill videos and Bison is used 99 percent of the time. I will usually only have 2 colors with me…..Bison and Sow Bug.

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Awesome Day....Abu Garcia Slow Taper Special...Trout Magnet - YouTube


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Originally Posted by flymoron

do u use black side up or gold side?

thanks

Yes I dabbled with that for a number of years. I found that it doesn't matter.

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Sorry guys, but K.I.S.S. seems to apply to this post.
Okay, so, Trout Magnets are good especially under a float, Crappie Magnets get bit just as often and by EVERYTHING that swims - not just gills. Using the larger lure allow me to use a bit large hook and slightly heavier jig for longer casts.

Color - Pretty much most Magnet colors catch fish regardless the time of year or water color. The magic of the design is in the split tails. Something about their quiver......

Strorage - I mix different shapes and colors of soft plastics together in the same storage areas - even in a plastic snack bags when in a hurry, and colors don't rub off between lures stored together.

Plastics are NOT affected by the sun or heat when it comes to softness. A few colors may fade a bit but that's it; most are colorfast. (I dip the faded ones in Spike-It dye.)

If a soft plastic lure becomes waterlogged having been left in the rain, I let it dry and it's back to normal.

If a lure becomes deformed by not keeping it straight during storage or right from the factory, I soak it in hot water for a minute and then lay it out straight on a flat surface. Rejunenates deformed lures every time.

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

Yes I dabbled with that for a number of years. I found that it doesn't matter.

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That has been my experience as well. I usually rig it black side up, but works both ways.
Bob

So do you use a larger jig head than the 1/64?
Thanks

Originally Posted by flymoron

So do you use a larger jig head than the 1/64?
Thanks

Most of the time I use a 1.5 gram jig head....sometimes going to a 2 gram. I have found over the years that anything over that and your catch rate goes down with a TM. Using a 1.5 gram jig head and a sinking polyester line I can fish down to 25 feet and keep it there.


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