Well, I don't have any modification secrets that I make because I like to use baits that don't need any.

I have a secret about retrieves though. One thing I did with the Slammer this year is fish it faster than normal. Everybody knows that the Slammer is probably the best big bait out there for walking on the surface. Instead of the usual slow grind, I was cranking it super fast to get it down to 3 or 4ft and even bang it into stuff when possible. I've caught about 60% of my Slammer fish this way. Remember, a Slammer is basically just a big big crankbait. Fish it like one every now and then and it'll definitely produce.

I should say that most of the fish I caught this way were caught between July and October (yeah they eat trout in July :) ) Right now, they want it a little slower.