Thread: The A-B-C's of Maggot Fishing

Originally Posted by Cartman

How many maggots are there in a cup?

There are about 4,000 in a pint, so that would be about 2,000 per cup.

Originally Posted by Cartman

If someone were to buy some maggots at the fishing store like they were buying waxworms, how many do you suppose they would have in the container?

Henry's Bait Shop in Chicago sells a box of 60 and a bigger box of 1,000. I'm sure you could also buy a box of 500.

Originally Posted by Cartman

Waxworms are usually packed in saw dust. What about maggots? What do they come packed in that keeps them from drying out?

They always come to me in sawdust. I immediately change the bedding to yellow corn meal. Corn meal is no better than sawdust. It's just easier for me to find corn meal than sawdust.