In this video I show you how I trout fish my local streams mainly using a Rapala Ultralight Minnow. I really hope this video is informative and useful for anyone wanting to catch some trout on spinning tackle.
I haven't really tried the countdowns for trout. I like the smaller profile of the ultralight minnows but I'll have to give the countdowns a shot and maybe change my mind
@geezersbassin2567 try the CD01 series and cast down a creek's "rapids"... rainbow will hit like brown and 9 times outta 10 they'll be jumping out the water. Can't recommend Rapala Countdowns enough.
The one thing I really appreciate from Anglers and others like yourself is the you show the hang ups we all go through unlike theses TV fishing shows . Good and bad times we all have when fishing. I enjoyed learning how to use the floater minnow thank you so much.
Polarized glasses are a must for fishing/wading through rivers and streams. You can see the fish, but more importantly you can really see where you’re walking so you’re not tripping over big rocks and hidden logs. I’ve fished without them and feel lost. One of the biggest must-haves for wade fishing!
Nice job Kevin! This is one of your better videos! Great demonstration and explanation. Sinking rapala is key for those under cuts. Tight lines from R & J Bass Fishing
Thank you for this vidéo! the original countdown is the best to have.You can fish in all situations with it!In this small river a one inch size should be perfect!
You're welcome! For some reason I have avoided using the countdown Rapala my entire life. I've owned a few and used the original floater many times when I was younger. I still consider buying the countdown often but never actually buy it. I'll have to give a shot this year and maybe make a video with just using that lure. Thanks for the comment!
I really enjoyed this, shows the ups and downs with fishing with rapalas in general. I've yet to have a rod break like that! The true struggle! Hopefully you bought 2 when you went out. I always seem to hook a tree or my own shirt when using a rapala haha, BUT always catch a fish on these lures. I always bring atleast 3 rapala floaters/UL minnows with me cause you just never know whats gonna happen. GOTTA LOVE IT. Good fishin!
Thanks! I usually keep one in the box in my pocket because a lot of them get left in trees and brush on the other side of the creeks I fish. But they do work so the cost of losing one is usually worth it.
Just picked up on this video. Live in Pa and fish Rappies very similar to your method. Nice setup. Late summer those brownies start to get the spawning urge and I fish the big cricks ( creeks) down stream , early am or pm and catch nice fish. Sometimes use a Floating rappie, sometimes a CD and sometimes a ultra light. Mostly 2"-4" brown trout color. At night I attack with 5" or larger. The night shift bite , at times is shocking to say the least. Great technique, nice equipment, you got it. Tight lines to you.
Thanks for the comment. Night time trout fishing is something I haven't done enough of. I have thrown some larger rapalas on bigger streams and rivers and caught some big ones that way.
Also an UL rapala fishing die hard. I also love the little 4, 6, 8 x-raps. Same game. The x-raps come down stream a little nicer because of the tail resistance most likely. Love both lures. Almost to the point of obsession. The rainbow color and brownies are my two go to colors. Great little video. Thanks 🤘🏼🐵🤘🏼
Thanks for the comment. I also try the small x-raps sometimes but they are lighter so my rod and line is a little heavy so my casting distance suffers. They do get bit though. I probably jerk them too hard for their size because they blow out more often than the UL minnows for me. Good luck out there!
Beautiful creek, thanks for sharing your location. It reminds me of my favorite Creek in the Eastern Sierras. I’ll have to try that Rapala, I generally use luckycraft and TD Minnow jerkbaits for larger browns
Great vid thought i was the only one who fishes like this lol.. btw i have well over 100 rapala ul minnows. Size 6 in brown trout. Defect for sure. Especially in winter ughhhh
Great tips, covered all the good points. I don't know about you but I think rod length it important. I've been using a 6'6 and I'm finding it too long. I usually fish a 7'6 for salt water so I'm a big long rod fan (even have a 9ft UL).
I like using a 6'6" most of the time to help with casting distance and hooksets. Sometimes I wish for a 9' rod to help reach out around snags and brush along the stream edge. I don't usually wish for a shorter rod unless I'm walking through a thick area along the stream.
I use 8 & 6 lb. Jbraid line with 4 & 5 lb. Sunline as my leader. It cast effortlessly and far! The braid line allows me to feel everything on the bottom and every trout tapping on the jerkbait.
Love Rapalas but at 7 bucks each I have been losing them like crazy. Decided to make myself a lure retriever with 3 giant dulled saltwater hooks and some 50lb Monofilament line. Hooked the iine to the hooks with a big swivel. Hook it on your line and slide down to your lure.
I still use live minnows but I find many Rapala jerk baits in the Yellow Breeches. Couldn't get my kayak over to a branch last wk to get a lure off a tree but my wife ran into the line across the water and it pulled the lure out of the tree so I got it.
Please wet your hands before you pick up a trout if you are going to release it. The slime on the trout protects it from a number of things and if you remove it the fish could possibly die. Good video though ✌🏻✌🏻
I was talking with an old timer at the local fishing lake and we talked about Rapalas. Great way to catch trout, but he as someone who said he fishes 100 days a year said the trout caught on a double treble hook have a very high mortality rate. Got me thinking, changed to two single clamp on hooks and have caught just as many fish and it’s way easier to release, also the second hook doesn’t end up in the gill or eye. Anyways just a suggestion to hopefully give the ones you release a better chance of survival.
I appreciate the advice. I've thought of doing that and have had other people mention it but I keep forget to try it on a few lures and see how I like it. Thanks for reminding me.
If you catch and release always wet your hands before touching the trout. Trout are very delicate fish and they have a coat of slime on their body which protects them from a number of things including some deadly bacterial infections. Other than that great video. I love catching trout on rapala’s. Sucks when you lose a $10 lure though lol
I've tried to do a better job wetting my hands first. Sometimes fishing from the bank there isn't a way to get to the waters edge but I'm trying. Losing those Rapalas is never fun but you know it is going to happen when you fish rivers. Worth the cost though. Thanks for the comment.
Not really, but in small, clear streams with light lures I would suggest using the lightest line that you feel comfortable with the risk of losing a big fish if you catch one. I personally use 5 lb, yes 5 lb, fluorocarbon made by Sunline. On bigger rivers throwing bigger Rapalas I often use 8 lb fluoro. 6 lb fluoro or mono is a good all around trout size line. If you feel comfortable with 2 lb, go for it. But if you go much heavier than 8 or 10 lb line with the little Rapalas you will start to struggle with casting and likely less fish catches.
I usually just cast across or downstream a little and then as I'm reeling in I'll throw in a couple quick and short jerks, reel a bit more, jerk, and repeat. If I can see a big rock or log I'll try to let it drift right to it and then jerk without reeling 5 or 6 times to try to get a trout to shoot out and strike. If nothing bites I may try that 3 or 4 times to be sure before moving on.
Nice video, casting your lure upstream and the lure swimming along the seam is natural for the fish and the fish will take it, the lure choice was a problem here, try throwing a small but streamlined metal lure such as a Kastmaster or a jig or a blade bait, instead of twitching jig the way to you , also crank-baits with large lips will sometimes hold their place ! The idea is to mimic a small baitfish that is struggling with the current and is getting blown away by the current from the head of the pool downwards.
@@geezersbassin2567 I used to fishing only down stream but when I discovered up stream method that completely changed my entire angling. I became less visibible for fish catch more and much bigger trouts. I AM still learning and trying twiching method or reeling and move my rod🙂 My river is shallow so wobblers need to be dedicated to waters like that. Sinking or suspending wobblers are better to fish up stream and should be little bit heavier. Thanks for Ask me those questions. Maybe you have a good wobblers for trouts?Up stream obviously 🙂
Or you can just come visit me and I’ll put you on some monsters only a 2 hour drive I live in northeast PA go to my Fishbrain page same name just getting back into trout but when you know where they are it’s just like riding a bike bud.
If the water is too fast you will have trouble with them swimming correctly and you may have to try a variety of styles or brands to get one that works for your stream. Also look for eddies and slower current areas to try them in like slack water behind rocks or boulders.
Great video buddy. Some lovely fish and i feel for you breaking your rod. Been there - done that 🥲🥲…. You do all the things i do ( snag up ,,loose lures and break rods ) and still catch the fish 🤣🤣… just means you have to buy more 😁😁😁. So what colour minnows do you recommend ???? 👍👍🎣🎣😀😀
Ha, thanks! I prefer the brown trout and rainbow trout patterns on these Ultralight Minnows more than the chrome colors. But I have caught fish on pretty much every color I've tried with them. Good luck out there.
Hey Kevin 🙋👍 new sub here from Scotland 😆 great video pal with some very good info 💯👌 ive never fished with Rapalas before as they are so expensive but i do fish with Abu Garcia Tormentors which still work really good and ive caught plenty of brownies on them but i want to try Rapals, i have a 5ft 6 ultralight rod and im gonna get a 6ft light rod, i need some advice if you have the time, my 1 and only Tackle shop is doing an offer at the end of this month, 2 Rapalas for the price of 1 so due to my budget i may have enough to buy 4 but with the offer i'll get 8 😀🙌 i was wondering if you could recomend some diffirent Rapala patterns and sizes to catch wild browns, the only Pattern i know of is the Rapala Countdown but thats it so im hoping you can tell me some others that will do the trick, thanks in advance 💙🎣 Tight lines ✌💙👍 from Scotland 🙋
Sorry for the late response. Sale is probably over now. A floating or countdown Rapala in gold/black would be a good start. I'm not sure what you have available at the store, but I would also consider a Rapala X-rap size 8 in gold/black or any of the trout patterns. If the streams are small I really like the Rapala Ultralight minnow size 6 in the brown trout pattern. Both the x-rap and Ultralight Minnow suspend which I like. I've never used the Tormentor but it looks like it should work alright. Whatever you use, just have fun and good luck.
Geezers Bassin Hi Kevin 🙋🏼♂️👍 the sale is next weekend so perfect timing 👍 I’ve noted down the ones you recommended the store has the ones you’ve mentioned so all good 💯👌 thanks for getting back to me btw much appreciated. Take it easy and Tight lines ♥️🎣 ✌️♥️👍 Craig 🙋🏼♂️
@@craigleith100 I'm glad I didn't reply to late. I'd love to read a comment sometime from you on what you bought and if they have helped you catch any fish. Good luck.
@@geezersbassin2567 Thanks Kevin i will deffo let you know what i get and i'll be doing some short vids, i havent got a Go pro so i have to use my phones camera but ive made a box typed holder for my phone that keeps it in place but i still need to find a way to fix it to my body, i already have a few vids of some decent brownies i caught in my local river but they are very short as ive had to start filming once ive hooked a fish then hold the phone and try n land the fish at the same time which is quite tricky 😞 Thanks again pal Take it easy n Tight lines ✌💙👍 Craig 👋
Any other videos you say fish with the current downstream with the current yet all the fish you’re catching in this video you are fishing against the current????????
I like the UL Minnows to I catch a lot of fish on them, have you ever used them with single hooks? If so does it swim as good? Just wondering, They have attendancey to crush these baits hard and I have killed a couple fish on accident.
@@geezersbassin2567 I can tell you that single hooks are deff the way to go on all lures. This time of year they stock a lot of smaller trout in the rivers so my go to lure is a X Rap Rainbow Color, and Brown Trout Color size XR-9 pretty versatile lure you can cast down stream when the water is running fast and it gets good action like the UL minnow but I buy Inline single hooks for them #1 and 1/0 for the bigger lures and 2#, and #4 for smaller lures, they work good you loose less fish with single hooks they don't get all tangled up in the loose treble hook. That's what I've found anyway's work really good when the fish are biting hard. If its a soft bite its touch and go but same thing with treble hooks. I'll give it a shot man!
@@petebradt Always do! All of my hooks are barbless! Wish more people fished the same. Especially if your gonna release the fish barbless hooks work just fine just gotta keep your lines tight!
Nice video. Might want to wet your hands before handling trout. Also, their jaws aren’t very strong to be held up by just the line. You caught some very nice fish. Congrats.
Thank you and thanks for the comment. I've been trying to get better at wetting my hands first. Not always easy when you are bank fishing though. I hadn't thought of the jaw strength of trout before but that is another thing I will consider and try to improve.
