Travis is spot on about the "cadence". We call it twitching. You have to find out the depth of the fish. If you start a retrieve on a Trout Magnet as soon as it hits the water it will stay only about 6 inches under the surface. It is certainly not the Holly Grail of fishing lures....but if crappie...Gills....white bass....smallies.....and trout are around, it will catch lots of them....especially this time of year. My nephew was a full time smallie and crappie guide for several years.....and good at it. He poo pooed the TM for years.....wouldn't try it. Well now that he has started using it after I took him to Nickajack he won't put it down. Been sending me texts with pics of crappie and shell cracker for a week now. It is not for everyone....a lot of folks can't make the move to 2# test line. If you fish for largemouth it does not catch them like dozens of other baits do. If you fish for Striper it certainly is no good there with 2# test line. It is just another tool to use to catch certain fish....and it is very good at catching those fish. It is the only lure that is readily available for spin fisherman that is that small....unless you go to a fly shop...at least that I know about. If anyone knows of a great UL bait tell me....I want to try it. I have some Wooly Bugs that were made by a fly shop out west. They are tied on a tungsten bead and only weigh about 1/48 of an ounce. They catch the fire out of fish....but I guard them like gold. They cost me a buck fifty each! So I cant be buying a lot of them as much as I fish. I am constantly buying UL baits and trying them. I just bought 60 bucks worth of UL cranks. So I will keep trying baits and when I fish an UL bait that outperforms the Trout Magnet I will quit fishing it....but I have been looking for years and have not found that bait yet. I have given away a lot of Trout Magnets....and Crappie Magnets. I paid for 95% of them. It is only recently I was given samples to give out. I just like to see people catch fish. So if you see me out and want to try a color I may have I will be more than happy to help you out....or help you in any way I can. Hey...until it gets hot...which it is here I think....I carry a 20,000 yard of 2# test line in my car in the cooler and will fill up someone's reel with it if they want to try it....but that is the only fill up they get. Sore Lip'Em All! I'm going to try to sore lip some crappie tomorrow.
Regards
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