09-22-2014, 01:43 AM
For two big reasons, I have never used anchovies as cut bait on the Berry:
1. Anchovy is not the forage food that Strawberry trout consume. I think the main staple for them is chub.
2. Anchovy won't stay on a hook very well for very long. They seem to just fall apart. Chub on the other hand, stay on in one piece much better.
Granted, anchovy have a strong scent which attract feeding trout and while they are still on the hook would probably work good. But since chub are what those trout eat, stay on the hook much better, and are pretty much just as available to buy as are anchovy, I prefer the chub.
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1. Anchovy is not the forage food that Strawberry trout consume. I think the main staple for them is chub.
2. Anchovy won't stay on a hook very well for very long. They seem to just fall apart. Chub on the other hand, stay on in one piece much better.
Granted, anchovy have a strong scent which attract feeding trout and while they are still on the hook would probably work good. But since chub are what those trout eat, stay on the hook much better, and are pretty much just as available to buy as are anchovy, I prefer the chub.
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