Thread: Need some advice

In my experience, nothing beats bait.

However, Jim Hatch over at FAOL (www.flyanglersonline.com) is very successful with a scud imitation. If you don't fly fish, you can always fish it under a float.

When you want to refridgerate them, do NOT use tap water! Use distilled water or rain water, chlorine kills them. You can also pack them in news paper soaked in water, pack them so they can just barely move. Make the paper in layers with the worms in between and the paper real damp but not dripping. When they soak overnight they become really big and tasty looking to a big bluegill or crappie. I cast them out (no bobber) and reel them back real slow. When I see the line "twitch" I drop the rod freeline and count to ten then set the hook. I usually catch em in the lips or corner of the mouth.

.......mac

San Juan Worm on a small hook #18 to 12