Thread: Go to bait?

the ones that seen my baits are not there to tell the others brother ( lol) . keep on using the same thing .

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/panfi...cker-bait.html

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/panfi...orked-you.html

I always use red worms or a small piece of nightcrawler successfully. Crickets are great but I can catch 2 or 3 fish on a worm and usually it is 1 for 1 or less with crickets. Mealworms are good in some locations, mostly ponds for me.

Crickets always work for me up through late fall. Horse weed worms and catalpa worms make a nice change when available. If you're tired of live bait altogether, tie on a 1/32nd or 1/64th oz jig and reel very slowly just over the bottom or weed tops.

grass shrimp....I even catch more shell crackers on shrimp then worms...also more crappie on shrimp then minnows that's my bait of choice

Another vote for shrimp. Or beatle spins. Although I really like worms.

Originally Posted by no luck

Now that gills have sen crickets and worms of 3 months what bait do you use?

I use a teardrop lure tipped with a waxworm fished with a slip float.

I never match the hatch and only use the bait pictured:


Easy to pour and make in any size or shape. All species bite it and I use 1/64 - 1/8 oz jigheads/ no barb.