Berkley's Power Eggs...best thing since apple pie!!!

[troutmasta]

Very cool! Thank you

 

[Trav]

I use a size 8, sometimes 6, eagle claw egg hook. About 3' of 4-lb. leader connected to a barrel swivel. Above the swivel is a bead. Above the bead is a sliding / slip sinker (barrel shaped). And with 2 Power Eggs, it always floats. My main line, btw, is usually 6 pound test.

I have also used small (size 12 or 14) treble hooks with two Power Eggs too. And it still floats.

I'm not sure, minnowmagnet, why your rig isn't floating for you.

I run the same rig. Carolina set up with #8 hooks, two eggs.. they float just fine. They'll also spin and agitate the the fish if you do a medium to slow retrieve with them or a decent length of leader under a bobber on a windy day. There is more to the eggs than letting them sit on the bottom. Play around with them and see what you can come up with!

 

[troutdude]

Very true. Had a large bow follow a very fast retrieve once; and take the bait right at my feet!

 

[Trav]

Gotta love the power eggs! Had some nibbles doing the retrieve method at this spot I've been chasing a whopper at. Time was short so had to move to get some fish for the freezer. Killed em on orange and chartreuse two egg combo over by ramp C at Hagg lake. Picked up some half clear yellow and half solid orange ones at the Lake Stop store, plan to give them a try this weekend.

 

[Lancep51]

Its been over a year since this thread was last posted on. I am mainly a fly fisherman but with this up coming competition against my buddy where we switch rods I found this thread very very helpful in choosing what I could fish with to win this silly competition. I will invest in some of these eggs and a few other things. Its just amazing on how cheap spinning rod stuff is so cheap compared to fly fishing stuff. I just spent $6 on one fly the other day, plus a rod that ran me $600 and a reel for $200. I catch and release except when I am deep sea fishing so I am afraid that using a treble hook will hurt the fish or increase its morality rate too much on some of the spinners I have been looking at. How do brookies and cutts like power eggs?

 

[Netstar1]

Anyone tried fishing the power eggs with crawler?

 

[troutdude]

No idea how brookies and cutties, like the Power Eggs. But cutties DO like worms (so use them, IF bait is legal). Bobber and a worm, is all it takes.

Eggs and a worm? Personally, I see no need. Unless you use multiple hook set ups.

 

[NKlamerus]

I grew up using the "crappie nibbles" which I guess are a precursor to the eggs?

Never ever been a fan of the dough, that stuff is a wreck! Especially in the Florida sun!

I picked up some pink eggs when I very first moved here, maybe I should break them out again, I just can't sit still

My go-to is the Powerbait WORMS! So much better than a real worm, they last 3-4 fish, stand up straight off the bottom, come in more colors, and no mess!

 

[troutdude]

Berkley's Mice Tails are something that you can toss and retrieve.

 

[NKlamerus]

I think I've got some of those too! Pink/white

For awhile i was pinching off the head/egg and just throwing the worm half lol

 

[troutdude]

@NKlamerus yep; there are many different color combinations. But something that I learned in the 80's, from Jed Davis's book Spinner Fishing for Steelhead, Salmon, and Trout highly recommended 2 contrasting colors. With any OFFering that you toss for fish. Because it triggers strikes. So personally I would not remove the heads of them.

 

[Cedonulli]

Berkley's Power Eggs are AWESOME! They taste the same as Power Bait to the fish.

You must have listened to the same study group of fish! I hear the next fish review is going to be Starbucks vs Dutch Bros, LOL How many fish did you interview?

 

[Julialisa]

I was slaying them yesterday with PowerEggs. 2white/pink eggs on a size 8. 2 pinch weights Cast and jig

Where

 

[troutdude]

@Cedonulli ?
@Julialisa if you tag a member in this fashion, it will send them a message. Hopefully he will see my tag and reply to your question. Welcome to OFF!