DIY (Do it yourself) floating trout rig as demonstrated by Craig Wood. Using this rig with Berkley Power Bait when trout is suspended and if fishing 2 rods use a standard Shelton Quick Out Hook with a TadPole™ snagless weight on one rig while using Craig's floating rig equipped with a pen float, Shelton Quick Out Hook with Berkley Power Bait on the other rod. This way you catch both bottom cruisers as well as suspended fish near the surface. Starting at the top is a ting 3 hole plastic slider then a small bead, then the line goes through the bottom of the pen float leading to a snap swivel. To this a Shelton Quick Out Hook rig is attached with 2 ting ball weights clipped near the top loop of the rig. Near the Shelton Quick Out Hook sleeve attach another ball weight by hand so you don't pinch the line. This tiny ball weight needs to slide when you pull the sleeve to release the fish.
How the self-releasing trout catfish bass bait hook works. How the self-releasing quick out trout catfish bass bait hook works. To find out how the amazing self releasing hook works and to see the animation of release action go to To find out more about my advanced fishing invention go to To see my video movie theater with a incredible list of how to and action fishing video go to To see a video of the TadPole snagless weights go to There were two hook mortality study done with them in the Eastern Sierras and sponsored by US Forest service and local business men in Mono and Inyo Counties that proof the mortality rate was equal to or less than fly fishing mortality. Since you aren't breaking off hooks in fish and with the TadPole snagless weights, not breaking off in rocks, you get in more fishing time because you are not down re-rigging so that gives you more time with your bait in the water and you improve your catch. This is especially important when you have kids, as you will not spend all of your time re-rigging them. It is especially a good feeling seeing them swim away. Berkley Power Bait and these hooks and TadPole make one of the most effective trout bait rig there is. Catch and keep, no problem, you get the hook out instantly, and catch and release couldn't be easier. Regarding self-releasing hooks. They are design to release fish without touching them. Basically how they work is the eye of the hook is at the bend of the hook and the leader line goes through a flexible plastic sleeve that goes over leader line and when the sleeve is slid down over the shank of the hook it is set and fish just like a regular fishhook. The sleeve has a second line tied to the top of this and parallels the main leader line and is attach by a sliding 3 turn uniknot tied with thread. When you slid the red knot up by pinching it or using a pocket comb it slides the sleeve up and the hook rotates and self releases. To find out about other fantastic products such as for salmon, trout, stripers and halibut trolling and trout fishing go to A hot new lures SBR™, Shad Bullet Rotator™ and MBR™ Minnow Bullet Rotator™ for trout, stripers and mackinaw. Trout are great fighting, jumping and aerobatics fish. The fantastic trout catching rig. We had most action by trolling near shore early and deeper after sun came up. To see a testimonial on the fantastic SBR™ go to To see pictures go to To see how to bait up the MBR™ Minnow Bullet Rotator using a Shasta Tackle Paddletail rubber bait go to howtobaitHighspeed.mov To see a movie on catching a bass on that rig go to To see how to use the a SFD™ Shelton Fish Descender™ go to Fish that have their air bladder inflate and float can be kill by birds and other predators. Using a SFD™ inline with standard fishing gear gets the fish back down and lets the water pressure recompress their air bladder. Do this with minimum loss in fishing time. So if you are a fly-fish fisherman person or angler that wants to try lunker and hawg big fish action trout fishing with Berkley powerbait using dough bait for trout and learn secret trout bait fishing and learn how to bait tips and rig and rigging for trout or trolling for trout that make some trout jump, fight and bust tackle, including line rods and reels. Using Shelton quick out self releasing hook and Tadpole snagless weights in rocky condition or trolling for trout using SBR, FBR, MBR and SBD and bait threader or seeing rigging examples and how to go to
