Thread: Go to bait?

I've never seen them not bite crickets, but if I went artificial I'd stay with a beetle spin, grub, or hair jig tipped with a crappie nibble. Stay small 1/32 or even 1/64 oz. lure!

...also, my father in law used to do really well with meal worms

The best bait I have ever found for gills was called English Maggots at the marina at Lake Fork where I bought them. They were just regular maggots that had been kept in a dye solution to make them red, blue and green.

Gills could not resist them and you would catch two-three gills on each one before you had to re-bait. We used to fill a large ice chest using this bait every time we went to Lake Fork. Our elderly neighbor loved them and would ask us to bring back a chest full every time she saw us taking the boat out.

I now use pieces of uncooked hot dogs since I no longer trailer my boat since I am elderly myself now. So I don't go to Lake Fork any more and the local marina has never heard of English Maggots. (nor much of anything else other than night crawlers and minnows. )

The action is not as fast with pieces of hot dogs as it were with the English Maggots, as hot dogs don't have the wiggle that attracted the gills. But it is still fast enough to provide the action when the crappies are not cooperating.

Originally Posted by ezgoing

The best bait I have ever found for gills was called English Maggots at the marina at Lake Fork where I bought them. They were just regular maggots that had been kept in a dye solution to make them red, blue and green.

Gills could not resist them and you would catch two-three gills on each one before you had to re-bait.... So I don't go to Lake Fork any more and the local marina has never heard of English Maggots. (nor much of anything else other than night crawlers and minnows. )

One of the great mysteries of my fishing life is why maggots are not more popular. They are by far the best bait I have ever used. Like you say, though, most bait shops have never heard of them. I have to order mine.

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

One of the great mysteries of my fishing life is why maggots are not more popular. They are by far the best bait I have ever used. Like you say, though, most bait shops have never heard of them. I have to order mine.

Where do you order them?

Originally Posted by ezgoing

Where do you order them?

Vados Bait Express: Maggots - Live Bait Store - A Local Minnesota Live Bait Delivery Service Offering you live Leeches, Night Crawlers, Wax & Meal Worms, Mousees & Maggots

Grubco :: Grubco :: Fly Larvae

I'm gonna have to try shrimp pieces!

Originally Posted by no luck

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

I have been doing real good with my Mealworm Pupa.