Q: I live in Texas and fish mostly for bass, but when I’m fishing streamers for trout, I feel like I need a way to "trigger" strikes. Can you help?
—Chad, TX (via the Ask MidCurrent form)
A: There are lots of different ways to strip streamers, and talking to a bunch of anglers about their favorite retrieves might yield a variety of different answers. Since you specifically asked about stripping retrieves, we will leave dead-drifting and swinging—both effective techniques under certain conditions—aside for the moment. But it’s important to note that there’s no “secret” stripping method that always works; experimenting with different retrieves is the best way to figure out which one triggers strikes that day.
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