Power bait secrets......send it

[RC]

I've never had much luck with it.  A small spoon usually out fishes it 5 to 1.
 

There are some folks that shape there power bait into a spoon shape.
Fish power bait like a spoon , don't fish on the bottom.
I tried it , didn't work for me. But I have heard about it.

Don't fish for trout much anymore, but when I was younger, we would troll using this method all the time.  Was extremely effective for us and was a fun way to fish as well, since they would either slam it, or they would chew on it and you would have to wait for the rod to load before setting the hook.

[metlhead]

My Dad's secret was to wipe his hands clean on the same nasty PB striped towel that been layin on the boat floor all season. He got his fish

[Bullkllr]

Longer lighter leader often seems best. Slip sinker for sure. About a  #6 if using a single hook. Add a marshmallow or corkie if you need more floatation. A guy I knew swore by rolling the bait in extra glitter - claimed it would gradually fall off and attract fish. I've done it and caught fish, but hard to say if it was a difference maker.

[Twispriver]

 
A garlic marshmallow below the bait on a slip sinker rig with about 30" of leader was our setup when we had to use soak baits