Thread: Panfish magnet VS trout magnet and methods

The only difference is in the jigheads that come with the kit .
The panfish jigheads have a longer hook .
I Target anything that will bite and I’ve caught a lot of different species on the TM .
Just make a long cast , retrieve slowly twitching the rod tip as you wind . Sometimes I’ll stop and let it drop for a second or two .

Thanks Gill! The baits are the same size? What's your favorite color?

Originally Posted by MCG1

Thanks Gill! The baits are the same size? What's your favorite color?

Yep , same size .
Sowbug ! It’s the white and grey one . But I use a Zoom chartreuse marker to tip the tail chartreuse. It’s caught everything from bluegills to hybrid bass . Second would probably be rootbeer float . A brown and white one that I tip the tail with the Zoom marker too .
The Zoom marker adds garlic scent to it too.
Head color is black or unpainted.

I constantly am twitching the rod tip. I have fished it that way for over 15 years. To say it has served me well is an understatement. Smallies….crappie…Spotted bass…..trout….bluegill and shell cracker. I’ve caught just about everything on it but those specie I’ve listed is what I target.


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Randy, do you let the bait sink to the bottom or countdown to a depth?

Originally Posted by MCG1

Randy, do you let the bait sink to the bottom or countdown to a depth?

I count it down to where the fish are. Of course if I’m fishing deep meaning 25 feet of water. I’ll use Ester line to help it sink. One thing I was taught by the owner, and inventor of Trout Magnet, is that your jig head can be too big. I have found 2 grams is the upper limit. The heavier jigs just take away the action. I spent years fishing below Pickwick Dam in 35 feet of water using 1/8 ounce jig heads…that just did not work out.

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I’ve always been a shallow water fishermen. Even when I’m in my boat I fish the drop offs in the summer . I fish shallow flats with deep water near by .
My depth finder, is just than , an Eagle Cuda with temp . Actually I have two of them , one transducer on the back of the boat and one on the trolling motor.
In most of the lakes I fish I rarely look at them . Except in the winter , I keep an eye on the water temps . I’ve fished them so much , I know where the flats and drop offs are at .

Originally Posted by MCG1

Thanks Gill! The baits are the same size? What's your favorite color?

Crappie and trout magnets are not the same size. Trout magnets are 1.25 while a crappie magnet is 1.5 long.