Now that gills have sen crickets and worms of 3 months what bait do you use?
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Now that gills have sen crickets and worms of 3 months what bait do you use?
the ones that seen my baits are not there to tell the others brother ( lol):scratchhead . keep on using the same thing .:popcorn
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.
I use a teardrop lure tipped with a waxworm fished with a slip float.Quote:
Originally Posted by no luck
I never match the hatch and only use the bait pictured:
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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.
1/64 oz jig with Berkley Gulp Alive minnows, from ice out to freeze up. Check out my latest video, (Billbob commercial), on the home page to see how I rig and use it.
I like to use waxworms or butter worms fished under a slip bobber. Big bluegill love butter worms, they can't help themselves. Attachment 136489
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. :)
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by ezgoing
Where do you order them?Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
I'm gonna have to try shrimp pieces!
I have been doing real good with my Mealworm Pupa.Quote:
Originally Posted by no luck
1/64 oz hair jigs under a bobber have been working for us lately.
Fly rod, popping bug and bream killer!!!!
for the most part i resisted fishing live baits because it was messing and always required way too much effort to deal with. and from what i can tell i could do crappie and bass just fine without love bait. i can do catfish on stuff that can sit in the fridge. bit the bluegills want live bait. and they really want crickets. I would rather use a piece of worm but all i get is small fish. even on big night crawlers it's still smaller fish. as soon as i toss out a cricket i start get bigger bluegills and the are a lot quicker to bite. the fresher the cricket the better. and while the will bite on other baits they just seen to bite a lot better on crickets. and I still ge the occasional bass or catfish.
Wax Worms are my goto bait for big gills.
my go to is a rebel crick hopper twitched on top, they attack it like a bass
I use wax worms all summer in up state ny and just pound them. Tried them several times here in florida, no bites. bought a grass shrimp net a while back but have not tried it yet.
Wax worms get my vote
For big Bluegills it's hard to beat a night crawlers hooked in the middle with ends wiggling !
I guess my go to bait would be, a wax worm on a black or pink ant under a spring slip bobber.
Red worms
My "Go To" bait would be Berkley's PowerBait Minnow. I've have major success with them at different ponds. You can never go wrong with a beetle spin or the Rebel Crickhopper Ultra Light Crankbait. I will always carry worms to my destination because bream cannot resist them.
I will be trying the Crappie Nibbles out for the first time this year. I know I know, I've been missing out. I did some research and will pick up a jar or two.
I tried the preserved crickets before... I gave the jar away. Lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by DrJohn
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Agreed. Especially handy when you get on a hot bed and don't have to re-bait every time you catch a fish. Also, find I have fewer missed fish when using worms. I suspect the fish takes the hook better because the worm is harder to pull of off the hook?Quote:
Originally Posted by killum
I haven't used the shrimp yet, cause I always eat them myself.
But I have just started an European worm farm. I'll use the worms mostly.
I have gotten tons of nibbles on bacon, but i think my pieces are too large. I'll try bacon pieces again next summer.
I can not believe nobody has mentioned the keystone minnow.
It might be mentioned here:Quote:
Originally Posted by crappieseeker
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/showt...orked-for-you)
... or here:
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/showt...l-Cracker-Bait
Mealworms for me , easy to raise and hook them wacky style
I think it would get expensive to go to Europe every time you needed some fish bait.:crazy:
i like large white worms you get at Petsmart. Next up is beetle spins. But if you want too keep the little ones happy happy happy red worms are number one.
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Originally Posted by Badgerloader
I was wondering if their passport was up to date?:Rofl
I like worms and shrimp.
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Originally Posted by no luck
I would not hesitate to use any of my handcrafted teardrops tipped with a wax worm. That is my #1 go to bait fished beneath a slip float. My choice of color depends on the weather and the water clarity.
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Yes shipahoy41's teardrop are very effective,especially tipped with a wax worm or maggot. Also they help put smiles on the grand kids faces.