RE: emeralds verses goldens
2009/09/30 15:18:08
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Rollcaster,
It depends on conditions. Low and clear, I'll use an 18 or 20. If the water has some color, I'll go as big as 14 sometimes. Either way though, I just hook 'em through the lips. I prefer a little bigger hook when I can get away with it. Seem to get better hookups that way.
In deeper runs, I'll drift them under a float with a little bit of shot just like an egg or any other bait. In fast runs when I can see the fish, I'll often lose the float, adjust the shot and try to watch 'em take it.
Never used fatheads in Erie, but shiners are by far my favorite bait for steelhead. I'd imagine the fatheads work just as well though. I've just always used shiners.