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large live Minnows 6 to 8 inches long work best for me ,but dead bait will also work
Do they prefer any specific type of minnow,(shiner,sucker,smelt, etc....)
a 10# pout fights like a 20# pike. They don't have teeth, so you don't need steel, but I wouldn't run less than a 10# mono leader for them. They have a flip top head, so you aren't going to find many jigs they can't handle. I have had a #7n pimple (2 3/4") with a fat head on a rod and had a 2# pout hammer it, taking the hook and minnow and another 3" of line into it's mouth. I have actually used saltwater jigs when fishing them. You don't want a hook with a lot of flex in it.