"DMHenrie" wrote in message
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I bought some of that trout power bait, the gooey stuff you roll up and
place around the hook.
How do I fish this stuff. Let it float?, sink it down? Drag it around?

Dave

I've never used PB other than from shore. I find it can work very well for
stocked
"the truck was here last week" trout. But depends on the waters.
Fish it as you would a worm but don't expect little nibbles. Trout won't
play with it.
It's usually a nothing is happening at all or the fish has swallowed it and
is taking off scenario.
Use the sinking kind under a bobber. Use the floating kind with a split
shot.
If the fish are skittish, make a sliding sinker rig with an egg sinker.
Bear in mind that if you are casting from shore into fairly shallow water,
say 5-7 ft
depth, you might as well as fish it off the bottom since it'll float up.
Plus the wind
won't mess with your bobber. PB holds better if you can use a treble hook,
the
way some carp fishermen might with their doughballs. But check the
regulations
of your state if that's permitted.