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What's the best bait to use for trout?

In the context of targeting trout, especially when bass fishing, various baits can be highly effective depending on the conditions and the behavior of the trout in your specific fishery. From the video contexts provided, it's clear that trout-imitating swimbaits are a popular choice. These swimbaits can come in various sizes and colors, and they mimic the appearance and movement of actual trout, which can be irresistible to large predatory bass.

For instance, in clear water conditions, as mentioned in the TacticalBassin video, a light trout color or a ghost trout pattern can be particularly effective because it's visible to the fish without being too intrusive. The ghost trout pattern from TW (Tackle Warehouse, presumably) is highlighted as an exclusive and effective color for clear water fisheries.

In the summer, as mentioned in another TacticalBassin video, a trout imitator like the Spro BBZ-1 floater, which is a wake bait, can be very effective. Despite its larger joints and rattles, which might seem counterintuitive, it has a tight, fast action that can trigger aggressive strikes from bass.

When fishing for trout directly, as seen in the Wired2Fish video, using jigs and heavy baits that can quickly reach the depths where trout are holding can be key. These baits should be able to dart and dive, mimicking the erratic movement of baitfish, which can provoke a reaction strike from trout.

It's important to note that using live trout as bait, as discussed in the Milliken Fishing video, is illegal in many states. Always check local regulations before using live fish as bait. In places where it's legal, live trout can be a very effective bait for catching large predatory fish like bass, muskie, and catfish because it presents a natural and struggling meal that's hard for predators to resist.

Overall, when selecting bait for trout, consider the water clarity, the time of year, and the natural forage in the area. Trout-imitating swimbaits, jigs, and live bait (where legal) are all effective options. Always tailor your bait choice to the conditions and the behavior of the fish you're targeting.

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Top 5 Baits For Early Spring Bass Fishing! by TacticalBassin → you know this light trout color doesn't really look like anything but the fish smash it and i think it's because they can see it you know recently i did a video on how to catch fish in ultra-clear water maybe you have ultra clear water and and take that advice this time of the year as we get those storms coming in you got the tributaries coming in the the rivers whatever feeds the fishery you're on typically muddies up the water or at least stains it and that is where those bright colors really come in so glide bait i like that light trout if you're on a clear water fishery go with go with some kind of ghosty color i know tw has an exclusive ghost trout that is awesome for clear water and uh go natural again like i said in that video but as i get to these other moving baits the square bills and lipless cranks and stuff we'll talk about throwing red because you guys know how important throwing red in the spring is but one and two the alabama rig and some kind of glide bait now you big bait fisherman you can jump it up you can throw your eight ten inch glide baits if you want but if you're trying to find the fish you're going to get more baits with a 168 sized glide bait now that was one and two i'm going to kind of

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Bass Fishing w/ LIVE Trout!!! --BEST Bait for Big Fish??? by Milliken Fishing → little tiny ponds they stock them in the fall and early early in the spring when the water is really cold and then one of two things happens one anglers go out and catch them which is awesome even get kids involved in stuff now they're not the best eating because they're stocker trout they've been eating pellets their whole life by the millions and little tiny ponds with thousands and thousands of other trout an option number two is when the water gets warmer I think somewhere in the 7280 degree range water gets into the 90s here in these lakes like this they die off so basically they're stocking meat further for you to catch and take home and eat or so they can die in the summer so that makes me feel much less terrible about keeping one or two of these trout that everyone's out here trying to catch today and use them as bait especially because there's giant fish in here big bass big muskie and even big catfish so hopefully I got my on my bobber over there we need to catch a second one so we can get this guy this rigging system put out there as soon as possible with to live trout that's why it's illegal to do in Nebraska check the regulations at your state I'm gonna try to get this rigged up it's taking me two hours and let's go catch a dog so here's the rig

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Summer Swimbait Fishing - Everything You Need To Know! by TacticalBassin → one rat so depending on what's in your fishery what you think your master targeting you just make it simple these are the baits that we've been the most consistent with we've had work over and over and over and over again that's why we picked them cuz it's I've literally got boxes the bait I mean a bunch right in the boat with us right now and just pulled a handful of baits out I went with the baits that work most often in the most places baits these are gonna work cross-country so trout imitator literally the only hard bait trout imitator that I throw during the summer at all is aspro bbz floater only the floater it's a wake bait when you first look at this thing like the joint placement is gigantic debates allowed it has a rattle in it it's all the things the swim bait shouldn't to be on the surface but get some it has this amazing fast tight action almost triple trout like but if you speed it up and kill it it'll it'll turn it'll run and turn and with that rattle in there makes such a ruckus they come unglued largemouth smallmouth and spots they all come unglued on that one bait if you're gonna go that route it's literally the one bait that I would throw during the summer what about that do you start interrupts no it's fine do you like six-inch version personally

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How to Catch BIG Trout Using Jigs and MEGA Live Imaging by Wired2Fish → spoons and drop shots and things but what i've learned is that trout are actually really aggressive um you know they like to eat bigger bait fish that's how they get big they don't get big just by eating flies i think we're doing something pretty unique and different especially for this body of water i've just never seen anybody trout fish like this out here having the ability to get a bait down to them quick seems to be important because they're moving around so much you got to be able to get that bait right in front of their face get them to where they see it and they react and you know i mean this bait's 7 8 of an ounce i believe so it's nearly an ounce it's pretty heavy and it just shoots down there like a rocket and that that seems to catch their attention right they think it's a bait fish just flying down away from them you get them to react and then i'm actually able to make that bait dart and dive and you know it's kind of like a episode of dodgeball dodge dip dive all those words that's exactly what it's doing and we're doing it even like on suspended fish making a cast out there and working it into the fish being able to see exactly what depth your bait is at oh you see him come flying up 40 foot he's on it i got it

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The 4 Best Baits For Finding Bass In Spring by TacticalBassin → throw bold colors but if I can only have one it's going to be something like that Aurora black something with a little bit of shine but still a natural color so that I can get the best of both worlds between that clean water and as you move into pockets in the springtime a lot of times getting murkier with that incoming water so I have one bait that I can go from clean Maine lake water all the way up into that pocket without any transition while I'm quickly searching for those finish and trying to get a reaction yeah my go-to bait for those same circumstances is gonna be a slaw small glide bait you guys have heard us talk about the 168 for years my absolute favorite is a light trout it doesn't look like a trout it doesn't look like anything just a good fish catching color they just eat it but for the same reasons you're looking for these fish either pre spawn post spawn just springtime right you're trying to figure out where these schools are at the drawing power of a glide bait is like nothing else really and you can slow down you know Matt he's fishing the rip bait fast you can crank this fast you could slow down you could twitch you can make it reactive just like the rip bait but for me the glide bait seems to have more drawing power and even if they

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Bass Fishing w/ LIVE Trout!!! --BEST Bait for Big Fish??? by Milliken Fishing → warning using live trout for bait is illegal in many states check your state's fishing regulations before duplicating the techniques used in this video what is up in mappers freaking Jack for today's video if you guys remember last year I did a little bit of an experiment use some live trout for bait I put some on the bottom of the lake with the weight I put some on a float at the Bob with pornstache and had some actual freaking giant bites well guess what it's November it's late in here it's that time of year again when our lakes here in Nebraska get cold enough that the game and park stocks trout and are like so naturally of course I'm gonna go try to do it again if you guys watch my channel you know I like to throw big nasty swim bait route looking baits they look like these guys right here we got eight-inch Huddleston ten a half-inch to fifty slide summer and I love to use big old nasty rods we got my melech and fishing rod packed up my swim bait around the 7ix Jeffie which handles the five to seven ounce bait plenty good but these stocker trout are like 10 to 13 inches so we're gonna need a little bit extra beef packing the big stick today we've got the big trench 300 on there thirty pound fluorocarbon line I'm freaking excited to see what the hell we

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