Bevis, Thanks!
CS, Love those stream trout. As a young lad, i could hardly stand fishing in the Lake and wouldn't do so by choice unless i got to fish with my Dad or Grandfather. We'd camp on the Lake but you could find me up on some creek, boulder to boulder, seeking out the refuge of Big Browns and the occasional oversized native Rainbow. I'd take the planters too, some days they would fill up the limit. Other days though, i'd more than make a pig of myself catching monster, for our waters, browns and bows, the likes of which astounded both my parents and the older snowbird campers back at the campground.
My catch was won over with a variety of baits. A large night crawler with a size 6 buried in its head and little or no weight worked wonders behind boulders in the deeper holes. Mepps spinners took their share, size 0 and 1 in gold being the most fished. Then a few years later when Panther Martin introduced their spinners, a better bait could not be had. Also, i learned that even in fairly small creeks, If it held good sized Browns, broken back Rebels and later Rapalas cast and retrieved across good water would cause those big fish to un-nerve themselves, frantically trying to catch up to the bait and scare the crap out of me when they smashed into and took that big bait right at my feet.
Talk about a rush!! Anyway, i envy you in teaching those kids of yours the way of the water. Fishing and hunting, mostly fishing, was probably the best quality time i ever spent with my Dad.
Paul, Thank you! You got me there with the mooching, i've long heard about the craft but have not done it unless maybe unknowingly in some fresh water fashion. Never heard of a Hoochie Mamma either other than the Elk call so i Google'd it up and found this??
Is this what they look like?
Anyway, thanks for the post and yes, i too fish that Power bait from time to time. I rarely use Pautskies red eggs anymore as that PB has proved to me better in most cases and it's just too handy.
Where is the love for the Kastmaster? Awesome bait!
Joey