- 1). Select a 6- to 6.5-foot, medium-action spinning rod. Attach to it a spinning reel spooled with 4-pound test monofilament line.
- 2). Tie a live-bait rig to the end of the line. The rig consists, in order, of a split shot weight or two attached to the line about 6 inches above a size 10-14 hook. Place a night crawler on the hook. If you have a second rod, tie to it a spinner ranging in size from 1/16-ounce to 1/4-ounce. Another good bait is a 1/16-ounce jig and 2-inch grub.
- 3). Make a short cast and let the night crawler float downstream, through likely areas such as eddies, pools and undercut banks. Keep the spool of the reel open so the night crawler can pull line off as the bait floats downstream.
- 4). Cast spinners, jigs and grubs to likely areas. Rather than let them float downstream, cast them out and reel them back near the bottom of the stream. Cast the lures to areas like sunken logs and timber, or undercut banks, and reel them so they swim right past the cover.
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