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So I just bought some little rubber eggs for trout bait, and I was wondering if anyone knows the best way to put them on a hook? It seems to me any way that I rig it the hook isnt going to penetrate the rubber good enough to hook the trout. Has anyone ever used these?

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from ranger2 wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

Try using mesh material to build egg sacs- like people do for steelhead and such, and hook the sacka or tie them on to the hook.

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from ranger2 wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

sacks*

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from dplummer wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

run your hook all the way through an outer edge of the egg. Turn it so the hook is basically completely exposed except for the shaft being hidden by the edge of the egg. Drift fish it in fast waters where trout or steelhead have only a second to decide whether or not to eat it. Chances are they will! Those eggs look natural enough!

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from Moishe wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

I have always used Petzkes Salomon eggs for that! They don't cost much and work better.

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from Moishe wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

SALMON*** sheesh!

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from buckhunter wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

If legal a #18 treble hook holds the egg pretty good.

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from jordjohn44 wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

I use salmon eggs but basically the same concept. Just put the egg right past the barb and if its a fish worth catching, he'll get hooked.

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from MLH wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

It might be the hook itself. Look for egg hooks. Cabela's and Bass Pro carry them, as do fly fishing shops. Short wide gap hooks. Some even have a barb to hold the egg in place.

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from jestr1 wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago

I just slip on 2-3 or get a mesh sack to make a cluster.

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from DakotaMan wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago

I use fine threaded cheese cloth and use thread to tie a few eggs in little a "spawn sack". Then slip a bait keeper hook through a few threads of the cheesecloth. Drift it like a fly or use a weight to put it on the bottom. Trout make a living off of spawn sacks and really go for them.

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from Fluger wrote 2 weeks 4 days ago

These are very effective, if you get them on the hook good those trout will go for it. What I have done before is get my pocket knife (use one of the smaller blades) and I cut a little sliver in it. The hook will go through smoothly. How ever the egg do's come off after the trout is hooked, but if you have plenty, keep doing this.

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from dplummer wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

run your hook all the way through an outer edge of the egg. Turn it so the hook is basically completely exposed except for the shaft being hidden by the edge of the egg. Drift fish it in fast waters where trout or steelhead have only a second to decide whether or not to eat it. Chances are they will! Those eggs look natural enough!

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from jordjohn44 wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

I use salmon eggs but basically the same concept. Just put the egg right past the barb and if its a fish worth catching, he'll get hooked.

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from ranger2 wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

Try using mesh material to build egg sacs- like people do for steelhead and such, and hook the sacka or tie them on to the hook.

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from MLH wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

It might be the hook itself. Look for egg hooks. Cabela's and Bass Pro carry them, as do fly fishing shops. Short wide gap hooks. Some even have a barb to hold the egg in place.

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from jestr1 wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago

I just slip on 2-3 or get a mesh sack to make a cluster.

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from DakotaMan wrote 2 weeks 5 days ago

I use fine threaded cheese cloth and use thread to tie a few eggs in little a "spawn sack". Then slip a bait keeper hook through a few threads of the cheesecloth. Drift it like a fly or use a weight to put it on the bottom. Trout make a living off of spawn sacks and really go for them.

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from Fluger wrote 2 weeks 4 days ago

These are very effective, if you get them on the hook good those trout will go for it. What I have done before is get my pocket knife (use one of the smaller blades) and I cut a little sliver in it. The hook will go through smoothly. How ever the egg do's come off after the trout is hooked, but if you have plenty, keep doing this.

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from ranger2 wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

sacks*

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from Moishe wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

I have always used Petzkes Salomon eggs for that! They don't cost much and work better.

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from Moishe wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

SALMON*** sheesh!

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from buckhunter wrote 2 weeks 6 days ago

If legal a #18 treble hook holds the egg pretty good.

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