Trout Magnets

[Smead]

Here's their website:

http://troutmagnet.com/

Slayer:

http://troutmagnet.com/trout-magnet/trout-slayer.html

They have videos:

https://troutmagnet.com/index.php/news/ ... video.html

[Alphahawk]

Those minis are truly minis . I have the kit . I haven't used them enough to give a good opinion of them . I've only tried them under a float as a 1/200th jig is tough to cast . I've read they were created to be used as a dropper with a regular TM , like a nymph Flyfishing .
But i can say the gills , and LM bass seem to love the regular TM's . I'd like to give the Trout Slayers a try . Gillchaser

They catch fish. I have a lot of friends that use them......many use them as you describe. I have never used them as it is so small it is hard for me to tie. Trout Magnet sells a lure that is being discontinued after having it for a year...it is called the ThunderHawk Dancer. It was designed as a bass lure. I was even reluctant to try it but last spring I did so and took the designer of the lure to Dale Hollow Lake on a fishing trip with me. It is a great smallmouth lure but I was surprised to learn bluegill love the thing. I thought it would be too big but I was finding they would have the thing way down in the mouth when I hooked them.....which tells me they really want them. I use it in deep water. The jig head for it is called the Micro Dancer and it comes in several colors and 1/16 and 1/8 size with a #6 hook....of course you can use any jig head you like. The color Dancer I prefer is MidNight Blue. I have no clue as to why it is being discontinued......but when I found out it was being discontinued my nephew and I bought 300 dollars of the bodies and jig heads. I did not want to be without. The Trout Magnet is my go to lure...but when I am looking for a little more casting distance....fishing in deep water....the Dancer does the job very well.


Regards

[Houndfish]

The Trout Slayers were one of the first lures I stumbled upon when I got into fishing. I was mostly interested in panfish then, but ended up catching my first smallie on one.

Pulled this guy out of the C&O canal right in the middle of Washington DC. It about bent the hook straight when I lifted him out of the water and it broke the tip of my cheap UL rod. but it was worth it.

Ever sense I got bass-obsessed I haven't fished them, but I am going to start doing some panfish days this season and they are at the top of the lure list.

[earthworm77]

what is the size(length) of the Trout Slayer craw?

[Alphahawk]

what is the size(length) of the Trout Slayer craw?

1.5 inches.

Regards

[earthworm77]

My order arrived on Monday. They have some nice stuff and it is perfect for the slab gills in my pond in NC. I'll be giving them some hell soon.