Quote Originally Posted by foolfishin View Post
Lunkers love night crawlers (for those of you that remember the book). Use to condition crawlers until they were hard as a rock. Hooked them in the middle on a #6 aberdeen and the smallest split shot you could get by with. Deadly on smallmouth in the creeks and rivers. Worked well on gills also. Technology overrules simplicity.
I own an original copy of "Lunkers Love Nightcrawlers" - if you're gonna hand harvest 'em, you would do well to read the pamphlet and "condition" your crawlers.