Lelands Trout Magnets

DEADLY! tipped wit a mag will catch anything if u learn the wiggle

I prefer the Crappie Magnets, they're a little bigger than the Trout Magnet. I think the secret to them is the shad dart jig head, it gives an erratic descent. 

Especially good in streams in bigger pools when the trout are just sitting there and don't seem interested in much.  Rip it through the pool a few times and you'll get some reaction strikes. 
 
Love 'em in lakes fished about 3-4' under a float.  Great for trout, panfish and bass.  And you're right about the heads being good for Gulp Minnows. 

I thought you had to order them if you wanted just the jig heads because Wal-Mart only carries them as a set. I was in Dicks today and picked up an extra package of heads. I'm hoping they work good. Thanks rsquared. I was gonna ask you how deep under a float you usually fish them. I plan on fishing one of the lakes since it is more convenient for my niece. I have an assortment of colors. What colors work best for some of you?
 
P.S.  Dicks has their F&S Tec Lite rods on sale. They have micro guides. Does anyone use them. Doesn't seem like a bad rod for the money. I never paid attention to them before. Just wondering if anyone likes them.

White and pink are best or chartreuse IMO they all work

Love the Trout Magnets,splittails as I've always called them.Caught some trout in the lakes but never tried them in the stream.The Trout Magnets have some pretty neat colors too.

Watch out for Tackle unlimited, has a very bad experience there when they "repaired" my reel.
 
Trout magnet out awesome, they are my go to when I am not fly fishing, drift them under a bobber or jig them back in, both deadly. Buy the neon variety pack, you can't go wrong with them.

Powerbait tends to work for me in lakes and lakes only

How are you fishing it?  It's not my favorite thing in the world to use for trout, but I find it often works when nothing else does, especially chartreuse.
 
Fished on the bottom in a lake: size 14 or 16 hook with just enough to cover the hook.  Couple split shots 2' above the hook if fishing close to shore or 1/8 oz slip sinker with a small split shot stopper 2' above the hook if you need to get it out.
 
You can also fish it effectively under a bobber or small float - like a trout magnet float - in a lake or a stream.  Same hook size and amount as above.  Very small split shot - like a size BB2 or BB3 about 8" above the hook will keep it from floating.  In a lake, fish it about 4-6' below the surface.  In a stream, set your float so that the bait hangs just off the bottom as it drifts. 
 
 

I normaly use mini-foo jigs,but this year I switched to T.M. because of how bad mini-foos are being tied now,also it is cheaper as you can change colors by switching bodies instead of buy a new jig.A few tips that I like, I found that by bending out the hook to the side a little, has improved hook-ups also by cutting a little off of the head of the body & making sure that the hook protrudes between the legs instead of being imbedded in the body helps also.Make sure that the jigs sits horizonaly also you can snip off one leg to give it more action when the fish get finicky. I use meat when I normaly fish them.Jury is still out on whether they work better than mini-foos since I have caught almost everything that swims with the mini. I tried the S.O.S. line that they sell for Leylands, it felt like clothesline ,so I threw it away. They are not a miricale lure & sometimes the fish want hair(mini-foos) & sometimes they want something a little more subtle(plastic). As in all fishing just keep trying till you find something that works. Also we order the bodys from Leyland in packs of 50.  sam 

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I fish it just like you said. Either on the bottom with the split shot a couple feet up or under a float with the split shot 8"-10" above the bait like you said. The only difference I can see is that I use a size 10 hook with a ball of Powerbait about the size of a salmon egg. I only ever use chartreuse. I don't get into too many colors.

 
Well then I just must be a better fisherman than you
 
In all seriousness, that's just the way it goes sometimes.  Keep trying it.  One of these days it'll work when nothing else does.  It's usually a sure fire method for me to avoid a skunking when I'm trout fishing. 

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Them trout slayers they make work pretty good too. In some of the creeks I fish the trout usually have small crayfish in them

I used the Trout Magnets yesterday for the first time. I didn't catch anything on them but a lot of guys were. I was doing so good with butter worms that I didn't try them a lot.

Ive fished way down in wv with some dudes that put on an absolute clinic with trout magnets on stockies.  they jis it through a float while drifting it past rocks and fishy looking runs, etc.  recently i was turned on to the for crappie and bulls, and i have seen some basses caught on them too.  jigging them right through a float, very similar to the way i have seen them catch trouts.