hey everyone, i was wondering which one you would all prefer to throw, the 9" castaic trout or the 12"? the 12" inch looks so good and everytime i go into work it just stares at me all day, is it worth the money? i mostly fish osprey's, but i am looking to widen my arsenal of techniques. also do any of you add a split ring or some kind of snap to your castaic trouts or any other trout lure? i have seen it done a few times and am wondering if it will enhance the swimming action. any input would be greatly appriciated.
limit your kill, don't kill your limit
-scotty

Scotty, the 9" is hard to beat. Definately put a split ring on the front of the bait. Use either a #6 or #7 split ring. Good luck!

Kevin where's your avatar?

yeah, I made that special for him. Show some respect and set that up would ya ;)

Sorry guys, I totally forgot about that. So once I'm done here, I'm going to be sporting a killer rainbow. Thanks again Rob!

Sorry, i meant Butterfly. I must say that this avatar image fits me perfectly. Good job Brian #2 and Rob.

hahahahaha, classsic

In my last issue of In-Fisherman, there was a magazine that was an advertisement for Pure Fishing called Live to Fish. It definitely had a bias towards Pure Fishing brands, but there was some good info in it.

There was a graph showing most common size of prey fish consumed by bass of different lengths. It shows that the median size prey fish for 18" bass is 7" The median size for 22" bass is 9 inches. It goes off of the graph for 12" baits, but the trend as it goes off the graph infers that the median size prey for fish over 22" remains at about 9".

The chart indicates that 9" is probably best. Big bass hit big baits, but 12" is a larger than average meal even to a real hog.

Another way of looking at the graph indicates that bass most often prey on bait that is 40% of their body length.

I'm a statistician by trade, so I eat this junk up. If anybody out there disagrees, and swears by the 12", I won't argue. I'll never argue with real world experience!
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