Trout Tip: Dont have a worm blower?? - California Fishing

DementedFish · 03-01-2004, 05:00 PM

I came across this tip a few days ago. If you dont have a worm blower, forget it, or just dont wanna buy one, you dont have to blow up your worms to make them float. If you take a mini marshmallow, put it right above the eye of the hook, your worm will float off the bottom. Not only does this act as a floater, but this can be bait too. Trout also like to eat marshmallows.

I have never tried this before, but i am definitley going to try this when i go trout fishing next.

Wahoo! · 03-01-2004, 05:09 PM

Good tip DementedFish. I've used this trick before and it works pretty well.

BanginBob · 03-02-2004, 07:05 AM

banginbob on the wire:

definitely a good tactic for the sierras. I know some guys at sarl use this idea too...

Bryan · 03-02-2004, 07:30 AM

Thanks for the tip!!!

Indo-angler · 03-02-2004, 12:55 PM

"If you take a mini marshmallow,"
And if one doesn't float the crawler use two, and ......!

GlobalFisher · 03-08-2004, 06:57 PM

Never heard of that.... We use popcorn here for some huge bows and dolly varden. Only when we want to play around with the fish...

bluehunter · 03-09-2004, 07:31 PM

Marshmellow and night crawlers is definitely the thing to do. As a matter of fact, this is one of the first baits that I used for trout during High School when I was fishing Irvine and Sarl back in 88 and 89. I have always caught trout on this hook up and still do at Irvine. It does make the crawler float and also is a great additive with the marshmellows. I like to use the anise flavor, white ones, and the garlic, yellow ones. I use a medium size crawler and slide it threw the hook and up the line, then I place a mellow on a size 6 single hook, then I slide the worm back down to the hook, cast out, and it works just as good if not better then my plain inflated crawlers.

I have caught a 9, a 8.7, a 11.9, and a host of 5-6 pounders on this set up at Irvine in the past using nightcrawlers and mellows. Give it a shot!

GlobalFisher · 03-10-2004, 03:11 PM

I will have to try that marshmellow thing sometime. Maybe it will do really good on the big fish...?!

Fishinhopeful · 12-18-2004, 06:48 PM

TRY USING THE BERKLEY POWER EGGS, ITS A KILLER

Eric · 12-18-2004, 11:36 PM

I'll second the use of the berkley power eggs.(red one's). its a great combo with worms..
Eric

Fishinhopeful · 12-19-2004, 12:18 AM

I like using the white or chartreuse color, even using them plain on the hook with a power worm has gotten me a limit when nobody else was, that was my secret setup for a while!!!!!!!!!!!