Hey all, it's been about 5 years since I went fishing last, and I finally decided to get back to it. I'm going out to a pretty quiet lake this weekend, I've heard it has bass and trout. I'm wondering if this setup will be alright? Not looking to get anything big or even necessarily catch anything, just wanting to get back on the lake with whatever I've got in the box for now.
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No, please remove snap swivel and weights. Tie directly to jig and float under a bobber
Anything will get you back out in the game, that set-up included. To make it more effective, tie your line directly to the jighead, and remove the extra weights. If you want a better approach, try a worm under a bobber
My friend. Please learn to tie a palomar knot. With a jig that small it’s not advisable to use a clip and swivel. Looks way too unnatural. If you were a fish, would you bite that? Try to make it as natural looking as possible. Palomar knot for the win! … Or use an improved clinch knot. Whatever you prefer.
You dont need the swivel or clip, probably not the shot either. If you need more weight put the split shot 6in from the bait.
Personally this is pretty cluttered for my taste. This is also a steelhead jig. A trout may certainly eat it though! I would remove the split shot and snap swivel. Cut it all off. For the sake of simplicity I would just tie your line straight to the jig and then put the 2 split shot about 12” above the jig.
These are also meant to be fished under a bobber. That isn’t necessary but that is their intended use. The swivel isn’t necessary because this jig shouldn’t cause your line to twist.
The other option is removing the split shot, taking the jig off but leaving the snap swivel on, and just attaching a spoon to it if you have one. The chances of a trout eating a spoon are higher than that jig imo.
Thats a simplified breakdown of what I would do.
Get a UL 7ft rod and spool 8lb flouro and cast that jig by itself. Look at your local regs and tip it with minnows or berkley minnow plastic depending on your regulations. If you need that much weight to cast it then you’re running too heavy of a setup
Lose the swivel, tie directly to the jig. Put a small pencil float anywhere from 18”-36” above the lure, or use a slip float with a bobber stopper if you want to fish deeper. Use one split shot about halfway between float and lure if desired. Boom. Classic crappie rig. Fish it around timber and dropoffs, let it sit a few seconds and reel it in about 6” at a time.
What lb line are you using? Honestly if I were you I’d spend a few dollars to get a Panther Martin spinner. Ditch the weights since the panther is lightly weighted. You can use the swivel with a spinner and still catch lots of fish.
I’m guessing you’re fishing for steelhead. I’m not really familiar with them or this setup, but to me your setup looks wrong. Luckily there’s some videos on the net. [Here’s one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMkMHPvyoAg) I found on how to fish these types of lures.