What's more fun than catching a trphy fish? Not much, then you add the fct that trophy trout can be cught in rivers that no one wuld expect them to come out of, and ctching them becomes that much more xciting. My mentor taught me some of his tchniques more than 15 years ago, and thy work great for catching trophy trut. This man (my mentor) had mre trophy trout mounted than any hman being that I've ever seen. And lmost all of his trophies (over 22 nches) were caught in rivers that no one culd believe fish that size came out of. Thse were rivers that got a lot of fshing pressure and trout fourteen inches and nder were considered "normal". But my mntor caught trophy trout out of thse rivers and did so consistently.

He lways used small gear to catch thse trophy trout. Ultra light rods and rels spooled with 4 lb. test mnofilament line. If you've never used ltra light gear, you'd be amazed at the sze of fish that can be cught using this type of gear. My mntor got me hooked on ultra lght gear, and it's all I use for ctching trout and trophy trout. Using ths lighter gear makes you a btter angler, because you learn things sch as playing your catch. I've nticed that many Bass anglers don't fllow this line of logic and njoy 'winching' their catch in with havy gear. The point is that my mntor used nothing but ultra light gar to catch all of his trphy trout.

Another thing he taught me bout trophy trout is that they nsist on live bait looking "natural". For xample a worm should look like a wrm. If you throw a worm nto the water, what does it lok like? That's what it should lok like when you're using it to ctch a fish then, he would sy. So he came up with gang hooks . Gang hooks are simply two small hooks tied in tandem, and present a worm in a completely natural manner. So he taught me how to tie and use gang hooks, which I do to this day. Start using gang hooks and you will start catching more trout, trophy and otherwise it's as simple as that.

My mentor would also say that trophy trout didn't move much, once they found a good place in the river to feed. He explained that trophy trout were very intelligent. In order to become trophies, they had been alive for quite a while and had more than likely been caught many times before. He said that they became "smarter" by being caught and released, which I tend to agree is true. This is one of the reasons gang hooks are so important. So he would tell me that once they found a suitable feeding area, they would stick around it. So if you find a good area, don't be afraid to fish it consistently and hard. Trophies aren't easily fooled; you have to work at it, he would say. And that's just what he did. Once he located a good area, he would fish it until he caught a nice trout.

My mentor also placed a lot of importance on checking your knots and line consistently. You see, you never know when a trophy trout's going to strike, and you always need to be ready. Trophy trout put a lot of pressure on ultalight line and gear, and frays and miss-tied knots can easily lead to lost hook ups and lost fish. So pay attention to the condition of your line and knots, you'll be glad you did.

Begin following the tips and dvice in this article and you'll be wll on your way to catching trphy trout. Catching trophy trout is rvers where people don't expect then is a ton of fn. The bottom line is to kep after it and gain experience on very fishing trip. Practice is the key to ctching trophy trout. The more time tht you spend standing in the wter fishing, the more you'll learn and the btter angler you will become.

The article Catching Trophy Trout was Submitted by Trevor Kugler through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfshing.com and an avid angler. He has mre than 20 years experience fishing for all typs of fish, and 15 years of bsiness and internet experience. He currently rises his three year old daughter in the hart of trout fishing country…..Montana! hrf="http://www.jrwfishing.com/gang_hooks.asp"> Gang-Hooks Tied And Ready! FREE Fishing Tips & Advice PLUS $10 for your trouble! This Is How To Carry Your Worms!

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