Thread: Strangest bait on which you've caught a crappie

Originally Posted by FSH4FUN

When I was a kid I went camping in a tent with my Uncle at Phil's Landing at Saline and caught on Heddon Spin Fin with a bucktail (not made since the 60's I think?) which is the era we were there. But, that was the easy part, only had 2 between us and we had been dropped off for the trip so no wheels. Being desperate I took the top out of a soup can folded it in half and made an "S" shape out of it, then took a hammer and nail and made a hole in each end then took a treble hook and attached to the rear and my fishing line tied in front and actually caught a couple of slabs on it!!!! What ever it takes, right? <*{{{{<<

old saying.........."necessity is the mother of invention"........

Originally Posted by bleedingduck

My brother, gone fishing, caught one once on a roach he caught crawling around in the boat... I witnessed it from the back of the boat, failing to get them to even nibble on a tube jig!

actually, that is not strange to me.....back in the 50's....when I was a teenager....we actually bought roaches for bait....had to be the wingless kind tho......we would sometimes put out roach traps around the house and catch the ones that had wings....then my Dad would cut the wings off because the roach would not sink.....still worked....caught everything.....but boy, did they stink.....and when one got loose in the boat...look out....not fun when it crawls up your leg....but, all that was normal to us back then.....oh, we also used worms, crickets and shiners....

Originally Posted by prefers shiners

actually, that is not strange to me.....back in the 50's....when I was a teenager....we actually bought roaches for bait....had to be the wingless kind tho......we would sometimes put out roach traps around the house and catch the ones that had wings....then my Dad would cut the wings off because the roach would not sink.....still worked....caught everything.....but boy, did they stink.....and when one got loose in the boat...look out....not fun when it crawls up your leg....but, all that was normal to us back then.....oh, we also used worms, crickets and shiners....

And that's where I draw the line..... I'd fight wasp off their nest to get to the larva before I tangle with a roach....

Originally Posted by 20watt

And that's where I draw the line..... I'd fight wasp off their nest to get to the larva before I tangle with a roach....

these days, me too..........

Originally Posted by 20watt

And that's where I draw the line..... I'd fight wasp off their nest to get to the larva before I tangle with a roach....

x a million

I am not scared of anything...but a dang roach. I can't even step on them and if they are on the wall above about head level where they can fly at me, I am GONE!

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

x a million

I am not scared of anything...but a dang roach. I can't even step on them and if they are on the wall above about head level where they can fly at me, I am GONE!

bunch of wimps.....

Originally Posted by prefers shiners

bunch of wimps.....

if the only thing they are biting is cockroaches, then I ain't fishin

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

if the only thing they are biting is cockroaches, then I ain't fishin