I'll at least third the wedding ring and worm tipped rig vote. I just use a medium split shot and swivel to 20" 4lb test leader. Kills 'em every time. Dick Nites and Triple Teazers(sp) work also in 50/50 or white and red.
I am not a fan of Flat Fish at all. I have wasted too many hours dragging them around.
I agree the xerox fish are dumb and hungry. If you can find a place where they are schooled up Power Bait beats trolling, but it is not as exciting.
Just my .02
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In the legend of King Arthur, the Fisher King was a renowned angler whose errant ways caused him to be struck dumb in the presence of the sacred chalice. I am no great fisherman, and a steelhead is not the covenant of Christ, but with each of these fish I am rendered speechless.