Rainbow Trout at Upper Tawa Pond

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PowerBait on a Bottom Rig

Local AnglerUntested locally

Bait

Floating PowerBait dough, chartreuse or rainbow

Rig / setup

Sliding sinker rig: 1/4 oz egg sinker, swivel, 18 in. leader, size 10 hook

How: Cast 20–40 ft out, let it settle on the bottom, tighten your line and wait. Re-bait every 15 minutes.

Top strategy: PowerBait on a Bottom Rig

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