I was killing it with the hookset on this trip to the local pond, but boy, did I have to try a lot of different baits to catch the trout I did. They were unwilling to take the same thing at any point, so I ended up witching out baits pretty frequently. The results speak for themselves.

The local pond was playing hard to get with the Trout on this particular morning. While I was able to catch three trout, three others managed to spit the hook before I could get them to shore. At least I had an amazing sunrise to watch while doing something I love.

I was all alone on this fishing trip, and if my struggles were the standard, I can understand why. It took over an hour to hook into my first fish. Another 20 minutes for the second, and over an hour and a half for the third. However, by the end, I found the combo that proved most successful. With a real red worm threaded onto a trout magnet jighead and a slow retrieve, I caught three more fish in the time it took me to catch the first.