Saw a video of a guy tearin up channels with this technique.....any advice?

You may have to try different depths until you find them biting....no bites in 30 minutes move down to another spot

I have a hard time keeping punch bait on the hook, tried using a stick, pliers and latex gloves to get it on the hook but just seems to fall off more than anything....

Get a piece of aluminum 1/8 inch by 1 1/2 by 12 inches. Push hook into bait, pack bait around hook, use paddle to push bait around hook and pull hook out.

Do treble hooks with springs on the help any?

#6 treble hooks is what I used when using punch bait. The springs didnt make much difference to me

Just grab the bait with your hands. It's not a bait that's meant to stay on for long periods of time. If you cast it once it should be good for a while. But re casting a few times will make it come off. Seriously, just grab a chunk and mend it onto the treble hook. Springs will work. But just a regular treble hook is fine.

Thanks guys

I grabbed one of my wife's weeders to use as a poker. Filed down the sharp edges and points.

The thinner the device is that you use in punch bait, the more you cut it up and makes it thinner in the hot months

Rebait every twenty minutes or so

Good point......lol

I know it probably isn't the best day to try but I'm going to Eagle Mountain for a little while this afternoon....any advice?

Just get a good stick off the ground that has blunt end, if your bait is too thin and keeps falling off your hook then you can add flour to your bait to harden it a little, when casting with punch bait and bobber i like to pitch my baits rather than cast, for me i dont want the bait to have a hard impact that will cause the bait to loosen on the hook. Like mentioned before rebait periodically and keep moving until you find fish. When i fish for channels punch bait and slip cork is the way i like to fish 90% of the time.

You can't pack the bait on with a stick near as well as a paddle or paint stir stick. If you pack sure shot in the hook you can't throw it off