Trout on tip-ups, need advice

[Hatandboots]

I am going for some trout this weekend, probably Splake and Tiger being my target species. I have a good handle on jigging for them, but what would you guys use for a Jaw-Jacker style tip up?

I am thinking a jig and a minnow could work if they aren't too small, else a mealworm and tungsten jig if they are.

[ran7ger]

I usually run small minnow on tiny jig and about 2ft up tie in a treble hook with trout dough.  Just don't forget about the treble if a fish takes the minnow, easy to stick yourself.

 Where are you headed?

[Hatandboots]

I usually run small minnow on tiny jig and about 2ft up tie in a treble hook with trout dough.  Just don't forget about the treble if a fish takes the minnow, easy to stick yourself.

 Where are you headed?

Checking out probably a couple different lakes in the Narrow Hills park. When you say a treble 2ft up do you mean just with a dropper loop?

[ran7ger]

I use a small snap tied in to attach the treble

[Hatandboots]

I use a small snap tied in to attach the treble

Awesome Thanks Ran7ger. I've heard splake and tiger are great eaters, hope I can get some into the pan.

[Lonestarsask]

I usually run small minnow on tiny jig and about 2ft up tie in a treble hook with trout dough.  Just don't forget about the treble if a fish takes the minnow, easy to stick yourself.

 Be careful using a 2nd inline hook with trout. If you hook a good fish on bottom hook it's very easy to  snag the top hook at bottom of hole and loose the fish.

[lundin-loading]

1/32oz jig with a 1" piece of nightcrawler hooked wacky is my go-to trout dead stick bait. If your gonna run minnows on a jaw jacker i tie up mini quick strike rig on 8lb flouro with a pair of octopus hooks, one goes in the head and one goes in the tail of the minnow.

[Lonestarsask]

This beauty came on a jaw jacker.  I've used both auto fisher and jaw jacker. Nothing beats the jaw jackers trigger system

[missoulafish]

Power Bait 

[splaker]

For my set lines I use a small imitation roe hook with a single piece of corn about 12-16” above a small
Flashy spoon that has powerbait or a tiny minnow on it. Often the flashy lower presentation is the enticer and the small roe hook is the finisher

[Seige]

Do those hook set ups work on Rainbow too? I'm gonna give Diefenbaker another shot soon I hope.

[Hatandboots]

Those Dief rainbows get pretty big so I bet it would work even better.

[sandman66]

For my set lines I use a small imitation roe hook with a single piece of corn about 12-16” above a small
Flashy spoon that has powerbait or a tiny minnow on it. Often the flashy lower presentation is the enticer and the small roe hook is the finisher

Splaker where did you find those lures?

[splaker]

Fishin hole in Saskatoon has them and a lot of other little hooks on a display right beside the till

[canada]

nice trout!

[Hatandboots]

Thanks for the great advice, landed my first splake off the jaw jacker!

I did have a lot of issues with the tension and the triggers freezing up throughout the day. The trigger froze on this one, so I set it off myself and there was a fish on it! I have some low temp grease for reels with me, I could try that. Any tricks to stop the mechanism from freezing?

[Lonestarsask]

Make sure you don't get any water on the trigger  system . Keep it dry and you will be fine.