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by Cal Kellogg

The baits in vogue for bank fishing back then were night crawlers , salmon eggs and Velveeta Cheese . Those were the choices . We only used eggs in red . Those were the same eggs we used on Sierra streams . If they worked on mountain trout they had to be just the ticket for the truck trout in urban lakes and ponds . After all rainbows are rainbows , right ?

Getting baits to float up off the bottom was a fundamental problem . Worms were simple since you could shoot them full of air , but that approach didn ’ t fly for eggs or cheese . Once in a while an egg laying on the bottom might work , but for the best results you really need to get your bait to float up 12 to 24 inches …

What was the old timer ’ s secret for accomplishing this feat of floatation ? Marshmallows !

Back then you rarely if ever saw jars of “ fishing ” marshmallows in bait shops . We solved that problem by seeking out our marshmallow supply at the supermarket . Those white standard issue ‘ mallows rounded out our arsenals and provided buoyancy for our eggs and cheese . Heck we even figured out that you could use them to float chunks of worm . Why inflate a worm when you ’ re carrying a halfpound bag of mini-marshmallows around ?

These days the Atlas-Mike ’ s offers an extensive line of marshmallows and not those albino hot chocolate condiments we used back in the ‘ 80 ’ s . Atlas marshmallows come in a variety of different colors , with or without

added glitter and they are scented . Here ’ s how I use them …

Modern scented glitter ‘ mallows can be used in a variety of different ways . For example , I might add a Pink Shrimp flavored mallow or two with a red Mike ’ s shrimp flavored salmon egg . Can you say shrimp cocktail ? I can but the trout can ’ t . It ’ s dang hard to say anything with an Eagle Claw in your lip !

Since an egg and mallow combo has the super sexy name of Shasta Fly , you ’ re probably wondering what a mallow and worm combo is called ? Alas the letdown .

It ’ s just called a worm and marshmallow , but dang if it ’ s not deadly .

Add a chartreuse or orange mallow or two to that worm and you ’ re adding both scent and color . How can you miss ?

I advise still shooting a bit of air in the worm . If some floatation is good , more is always better .

Altlas-Mike ’ s in a premier provider of trout baits including Glitter ‘ Mallows , an array of salmon eggs , Zeke ’ s Sierra Gold floating dough bait and much more . Check them out online at atlasmikes . com

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