Quote Originally Posted by mrbasser View Post
I just prefer to fool them with the lure as to catching them with bait... just the basser in me I guess?

I understand. There are definitely some days when I prefer to toss artificials. You should try the small jigs. Bass Pro sells them (in their fly shop) and several guys on here sell them. They will catch anything.


Quote Originally Posted by mrbasser View Post
NEVER tried or even seen maggots for sale as bait.

I'm not surprised. In the US, they're mostly used for ice fishing, but they work anywhere. I learned about maggots from an Englishman. They're the #1 bait in Europe. In England, you can walk into any tackle shop and buy a gallon of maggots for about what you'd pay for a couple of tubes of crickets here.