Trout Rigging: Powerbait Egg & Sliding Sinker Setup
How to set up the Powerbait egg & sliding sinker rig
If you're fishing in a lake that holds Rainbow Trout anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, this setup is as good as it gets. Berkley Powerbait & Gulp Eggs are durable on the hook and flavored to specifically drive stocker trout wild. They are also buoyant, so a light-wire hook will allow it to float just above the lakebed where cruising trout are looking for their next meal.
We really like the light-tackle setup that this rig has to offer, and a sinker on a slider allows the trout to pick up the bait before they even know it's attached to a fishing line! When fishing with this setup, you'll often see your mainline start to get pulled by the trout before you even see the trout bite in your rod tip.
Powerbait Egg & Sliding Sinker Gear List
We put this post together as a basic guide on how to rig a Powerbait egg & sliding sinker setup, including all the tackle needed to do it right. If you want to view our full selection of Trout fishing rods, reels and lures, please check out our Trout Page.
- Gamakatsu Octopus Hook Straight Eye, size 8-4
- Berkley Powerbait Egg
- P-Line CFX Premium leader, size: 4-6 pound, length: 30" to 48"
- Rolling Barrel Swivel, size: 10-7
- Plastic Bead, size 5mm
- Rolling Snap Swivel, size: 10-7
- Casting Sinker, size: 1/8 to 1/2 ounce
- P-Line CFX Premium mainline, strength 6-8 pound