The bait shops recommend putting a tater in with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by moswampy
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The bait shops recommend putting a tater in with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by moswampy
My wife informed me that I had the life span wrong and after thinking about it I know I was wrong. I have kept em alive longer than a week. Tried to find some info on em but have not found the right site yet.
when the gills are bedding, one thing you need to remember is this. They are not always feeding on what you are fishing with, so it does not matter sometimes whether it is dead or alive. What they are doing is moving the bait out of their bed and they move it with their mouth, thus at times you can catch them on dead crickets as well as almost anything else.
I think the life span of a cricket is 6-8 weeks. So, it depends on how mature the crickets are when you buy them. If they're full grown, they shouldn't last more than a week. If you buy them at say 1/2" or so, they will probably last 2-3 weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER
You can buy crickets online and have them shipped to you. They sell them in different sizes and it gives the life expectancy of each size.
Duckbill what is the site link to buy them on line?
There are tons of cricket farms. Just google "live crickets" and several will pop up. It's probably better to find them as close as possible. One of the most popular is "Flukers" (flukerfarms.com). You can also search for cricket farms in your area.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappieseeker
Most of their customers are folks with reptiles to feed, like iguanas.
well its confirmed. i froze some crickets to try them out and smoked the bluegill. caught close to 100 and cleaned 67. even caught several large mouth bass and catfish. when you freeze them and they thaw they keep the same consitency and larva as they do when they are alive. was much nicer than dealing w crickets bouncing around everywhere.
Kevin
You can also buy crickets/mealworms/waxworms etc. in bulk from Petco. They sell them in different life stages so you can keep them longer.
Looks like Berkly just came out with some Gulp Alive crickets that are reported to work well. I know i've had good results on the maggots.
Crickets Uncaged - MyOutdoorTV.com
you dont want to buy them from petco as they are 5-6 times more expensive than buying them direct and having them shipped in. cricks at petco are like 12-13 cents a pice or 133 dollars per 1000. you can buy them online and have them shipped direct to you house for about 24 dollars per thousand.