Substitute for Crickets

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Originally Posted by Charlie K.

I've been catching some nice bream in 24 to 30 ft. of water using crickets. I'm looking for something easier than re-hooking a cricket or a red worm every 2 seconds. What kind of artificial baits could anyone recommend. I tried the cocktail shrimp and didn't have much success. I might be just stuck with these stinky crickets.
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Hey Charlie,
you do not need meat at all.
Get yourself some small jigs like some of the jig tiers are saying.
I kicked the meat habit a decade ago and my fishing success got way better.
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tell you what, every time i have gone out this year. spring through now, the berkley nymph has been my number one producer of larger gills. Second to the nymph has been the 2" senko. I rig both on a 1/80 or 1/64th jig head. I sometimes tip the nymph with a tiny bit of worm or fish meat. I never tip the senko. I do noy rig the senko Wacky style on the jig head....just rig it straight as you would any plastic on a jig head.

Nano's and Nano jr's are panfish candy

our small and mini spoons work very well, just wish we had big brim in our lake but spotted bass and striper just eat em
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Originally Posted by NJcrappie

Nano's and Nano jr's are panfish candy

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What are Nano's and Nano jrs. and where do you get them?Thanks

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Originally Posted by bassnbrian

tell you what, every time i have gone out this year. spring through now, the berkley nymph has been my number one producer of larger gills. Second to the nymph has been the 2" senko. I rig both on a 1/80 or 1/64th jig head. I sometimes tip the nymph with a tiny bit of worm or fish meat. I never tip the senko. I do noy rig the senko Wacky style on the jig head....just rig it straight as you would any plastic on a jig head.

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Caught a few on the nymphs.Where do you find 2" Senkos?I like the 4"Senkos for Bass.Thanks.

use a can of whole kernel corn just rinse them off but in a ziplock bag and there ready to go. the bream just eat them up

Nice gill crappiekeith,

and sticko, I'm definitely going to have to try the corn thing, I've never even heard of that.

I have better luck keeping meal worms on if you hook them rear end first and then run the hook half way through the section with the legs, because that part of it is tougher. Wax worms seem to have to be replaced more often than meal worms, in my fishing experience.

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Originally Posted by Baxter1

What are Nano's and Nano jrs. and where do you get them?Thanks

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Nano's are 2" and the nano jr is 1" I use them with 1/64oz dart heads
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These work really well during the cold months in NJ. 1.5" paddle tail grub. I use them with a float and let the wind and chop works its magic. On calm days I will twitch it very slow and with long pauses.
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I just added these to my product line 1.5"
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Originally Posted by Baxter1

Caught a few on the nymphs.Where do you find 2" Senkos?I like the 4"Senkos for Bass.Thanks.

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Glad to here you found some success on the nymphs. I have found Toad to be the best producing color around here. Those little lures have really treated me well while fishing for crappie and gills. Often out producing live bait!

Anyway...I have only found the 2" senko's at cabela's online store
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