Trout Magnet Fishing Lures are manufactured by Leland Lures. The Trout Magnet is a jig head fishing lure with a unique conical head and a small twin tail grub body. As I fish primarily in West Virginia and our trout are generally on the small side, I selected the Size 8, 1/64 ounce variety for my test of these lures. While many colors are available, I selected white as I have always had success with plain white and I knew that I had some small grubs in white to fish against the Trout Magnets.
I tested the Trout Magnets at Cedar Creek State Park near Glenville WV. Cedar Creek State Park has three small lakes (actually ponds) that provide ample shoreline to fish. The lakes at Cedar Creek are stocked with trout and also hold bass, bluegill, and other game fish. The day of the test was in the high 40’s to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The sky was overcast, it was windy creating a choppy lake surface, and a slight drizzle fell off and on throughout the day. See my Content Producer Page for a review of Cedar Creek State Park. All poles used were identical Zebco 11 Ultralights, a great small trout rod / reel for those who like to fish simply.
My son and I hit the water at about 3:30 in the afternoon. I tied on a Trout Magnet for him and I used a similar size white twist tail grub. A third pole was rigged with corn Power Bait. On the first cast my son complained that the Trout Magnet was too light to cast. He then added a small split shot a foot or so above the lure and recast catching a bluegill. For the next hour he would catch more bluegill while the standard jig and grub and the Power Bait were untouched.
I finally switched my lure to the Trout Magnet and also began to catch fish. Two nice largemouth bass in the 13-14 inch range were caught on the Trout Magnet along with some bluegill. At the end of the day the Trout Magnet had caught all of the fish. Although we were targeting trout we did not manage to catch any. The other fisherman that we could see all appeared to be bait fishing and weren’t catching anything either.
The Trout Magnet did not appear impressive in the water, as the small tails on the grubs did not appear to move and it looked like a large pill being pulled through the water. In any case, the fish hit them and left the other lures alone. As I prefer to catch fish than to not, I will certainly use the Trout Magnets again. I will be interested to see how they work in streams as opposed to a lake.
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