Brian C Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 I picked up a S-Waver 120 on my last tackle warehouse order because i have been having a hard time catching any decent size trout with conventional trout gear. I had been seeing a bunch of videos and pictures on Instagram that had big brows with other smaller stocker trout down their throat and it got me thinking, if I throw swimbaits for bass why wouldn't I do it for big trout too. Well after a week or so of throwing the waver around on and off I finally got one to eat. My PB brown trout at 25 1/2". Also it was dark and rainy so the picture is kinda grainy. hrry1, bpm2000, BittyRanger and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schocktrauma Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 Sweet. Chasing big browns is what got me into swimbait fishing. It was until years later that I actually put in effort to catch bass on them. Great catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 Cool catch! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian C Posted May 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 14 hours ago, Schocktrauma said: Sweet. Chasing big browns is what got me into swimbait fishing. It was until years later that I actually put in effort to catch bass on them. Great catch. So how big of swimbaits did you find to be effective for browns? I was thinking maybe a 6" bait but don't know when they start getting a little too big to get consistent hookups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basssavage24/7 Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 I caught one on a 11-in Gladiator it was only 22 and a half inches long. Gotten a few bites on a 12-in top trout I've been waiting for the river to go back down right now. It's blown out, but I'm going to try to stick one on a wild beat and the Gara Gara. My buddy gotten a few rainbows on a 10 inch mag. I think it's safe to say biggest fish in the river eats whatever it wants. It's a lot easier fishing a small bait then throwing 10 to 11 oz baits. kookfarmer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schocktrauma Posted May 29, 2023 Report Share Posted May 29, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Brian C said: So how big of swimbaits did you find to be effective for browns? I was thinking maybe a 6" bait but don't know when they start getting a little too big to get consistent hookups? I threw a lot of 5-6 inch swimbaits but I have a buddy who trolls 8 inch crankdowns for them. I was fishing a lot of mountain creek and rivers back then. I did have a decent brown swirl on an 8 inch bait while I wasfishing for stripers last year. The CL8 bait clacker is a great bait for trout. I’m pretty sure he originally made the 5 inch version with brown trout in mind. Edited May 29, 2023 by Schocktrauma Brian C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted May 29, 2023 Report Share Posted May 29, 2023 Great fish! Browns have just the right attitude to make the good swimbait targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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