I've caught them on maribou jigs (1/16 oz I think) by doing a reel/pause retrieve in shallow water. Also caught them vertical jigging by pinching the "tail" off of a small tube jig and threading the body on a 1/32 oz jig head. I tip it with a wax worm or crappie bite. Also catch them on small beetle spin sometimes around by casting around shallow wood/rocks.

Most of the time I have a dozen night crawlers in the fridge. They live for a couple of weeks. I just use a 1/2" length of worm under a float. One chunk of worm is usually good for 1-3 fish so I get alot of mileage out of a dozen nightcrawlers.