[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"learn-card-powerbait-stillwater-setup":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"applyCta":6,"authorId":9,"body":10,"cardType":78,"description":79,"difficulty":80,"discipline":81,"editorId":9,"extension":83,"glossaryRefs":84,"hook":89,"meta":90,"navigation":91,"path":92,"publishedAt":93,"readingSeconds":94,"regionTags":95,"relatedCards":96,"safetyDisclaimerRequired":91,"seo":99,"status":100,"stem":101,"track":102,"updatedAt":93,"version":80,"__hash__":103},"learn_cards\u002Flearn\u002Fcards\u002Fpowerbait-stillwater-setup.md","The PowerBait Stillwater Setup",{"label":7,"action":8},"Find a stocked lake","open_planner",null,{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":74},"minimark",[13,22,25,57,60,71],[14,15,16,17,21],"p",{},"This card is for stocked rainbow trout in lakes and ponds. Stockers come from a hatchery where they ate floating pellet food; PowerBait's scent and floating buoyancy hit the same triggers. ",[18,19,20],"strong",{},"Wild trout don't fall for this"," — match your tactics to the fishery.",[14,23,24],{},"The slip-sinker rig:",[26,27,28,36,43,50],"ol",{},[29,30,31,32,35],"li",{},"Slide a ",[18,33,34],{},"1\u002F2 oz egg sinker"," onto your main line.",[29,37,38,39,42],{},"Tie on a small ",[18,40,41],{},"barrel swivel"," to stop the sinker from sliding to the hook.",[29,44,45,46,49],{},"Add a ",[18,47,48],{},"24-36 inch leader"," of 4-6 lb fluorocarbon.",[29,51,52,53,56],{},"Finish with a ",[18,54,55],{},"size 14 or 16 treble hook",".",[14,58,59],{},"Mold a marble-sized ball of dough onto the treble — completely cover the hook. Cast 30-60 feet out from shore (most stockers cruise that zone), let it sink. The egg sinker hits bottom; the buoyant dough floats the hook up off the bottom by however long your leader is.",[14,61,62,63,66,67,70],{},"Tighten until the rod just bows, set it in a rod holder, and ",[18,64,65],{},"leave a foot of slack"," out of the reel. Stockers eat without urgency. When the line starts feeding out, ",[18,68,69],{},"wait two seconds",", then close the bail and lift smoothly. No need to swing.",[14,72,73],{},"Bring a paper towel — your hands will smell like cheese for two days.",{"title":75,"searchDepth":76,"depth":76,"links":77},"",2,[],"technique","This card is for stocked rainbow trout in lakes and ponds. Stockers come from a hatchery where they ate floating pellet food; PowerBait's scent and floating buoyancy hit the same triggers. Wild trout don't fall for this — match your tactics to the fishery.","1",[82],"bait","md",[85,86,87,88],"powerbait","leader","hookset","structure","The reliable way to put a stocked rainbow in a creel. A simple slip-sinker rig with a small treble, set off bottom and forgotten about.",{},true,"\u002Flearn\u002Fcards\u002Fpowerbait-stillwater-setup","2026-05-18","140",[],[97,98],"the-slip-bobber-rig","worm-rigging-for-trout",{"title":5,"description":79},"published","learn\u002Fcards\u002Fpowerbait-stillwater-setup","first-cast","ZcGW5oQ_NQLvr9NuYsd9xmGiojfJyy8LsKFiIRUmrf0"]