The cool thing about using scuds is that big trout are being caught, mostly rainbows, but also an occasional brown. And all the trophies, 20-inches or better, are released after a pic and measurement.
I asked Guide Bill Babler Sunday whether to use night crawlers or scuds to take some friends fishing Monday morning. He said he’s been fishing with the scud rig under a float for weeks because it’s out catching worms by far.
Our Monday morning crew actually did pretty well drifting night crawlers from our place to down past Cooper Creek. There are also reports of yellow Berkley Power Eggs drifted on the bottom working well, too. We used the 1/8th-ounce drift rig to get on the bottom. It seemed to be the perfect weight.