Tip Up Setup For Lake Trout

Sometimes bait can even be more productive the lures.

Tip up setup for lake trout. I use the large spooled tip-ups and spool them with 20 plastic coated tip-up lineadd a snap swivel and tie on a 4 10 to 14 mono leader and a hook of your choice. The main factor in catching more fish is the ability to fish deeper and cover more water. The fun aspect of fishing is relaxing and enjoying a lazy day.

2017-12-30 A video on how I set up my ice fishing traps for trout. The deflection occurs because with a shallow line the minnow will flop around giving the hole away. When trouts see the hole they will avoid the minnow and swim deeper departing from the tip-up.

Be sure to tie the line to the spool using an arbor knot the same way you would to spool a spinning reel. Then we would bait mealworms waxworms marshmallows corn etc them and run them to the bottom in anywhere from 10-15 of water to 40 or so in front the reservoir dams. But while focusing on catching trout do not forget to have some fun.

The best setup for trout fishing is an ultralight to light power rod with a fast action paired with an ultralight spinning reel and monofilament line in the 2lb to 6lb range. Now this is obviously the simplified version of bait fishing. If youre using a multi-bladed dodger you should try and keep your speed closer to 15 mph to prevent loading your tackle up with too much tension.

Watch as we go after em and pluck a few. Start by lining the spool with 50 to 65 pound test braided tip up line. Suckers or large golden shiners as bait.

Take a moment to relax and enjoy the day. Now let us move to our lake trout fishing tips to help you learn how to fish for lake trout. 2014-12-08 We would polomar knot three hooks tween the weight and 18 or so above the weight.