I have an arborvitae tree loaded with these grubs that are about the size of two large waxworms end to end, has anybody ever tried these for crappie or bluegill with good results?
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I have an arborvitae tree loaded with these grubs that are about the size of two large waxworms end to end, has anybody ever tried these for crappie or bluegill with good results?
Always wondered if they would work, don't see why they wouldn't just never tried them.
I've used "bag worms" before, maybe 55-60yrs ago :biggrin (used to get them off those types of trees in front of my house) ... but, don't remember if I caught anything on them :Doh: (my memory of those days is pretty faded). But, that being said ... like dbowling says, I don't see any reason why they wouldn't work. I don't know about Crappie biting them, but I'm pretty sure most members of the Sunfish & Catfish families would.
I used to use stalk borer grubs, that we cut from the stalks of Giant Ragweed plants, for Bluegills & Longear Sunfish. And about this time of year, too. So, yeah ... if you've got a good number of them readily available, I say give them a try. :ThumbsUp
Going out tomorrow afternoon so I will bring some with me and report back soon
If what you are calling Bag Worms are what we in the South call Catapala Worms, i can guarantee you that they are great panfish bait.
Tom
he's referring to a actual worm called a bagworm, they make a spider web like tent on a limb which they stay inside of and proceed to eat all the leaves off your tree..
We have Catalpa worms here and I'm assuming Illinois also and they are pretty much good anything bait, catfish love them as doing about any panfish.
I used the bagworms back in the Stone Age (as I tell the Grandkids). I took them to a farm pond and caught quite a few BIG dark bull bluegills and a large snapper. The snapper was coming up to get my fish stringer. Bagworms do catch fish, or they did 45-50 years ago. I need to find some around here.
No, T_om .... "Bagworms" are a moth larvae that build 'cocoons' on Evergreen trees :Quote:
Originally Posted by T_om
Cocoons look like this :
https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/...06/bagworm.jpg
And the grub (larvae) looks like this :
http://entoweb.okstate.edu/ddd/IMAGES/Bagworm2.jpg
CrappiePappy maybe I'm thinking of tent caterpillars now that you showed the picture, I remember picking those worms your showing off my Grandmas evergreens when I was a kid
You know what .... after re-reading your description, I believe you were talking about Tent Caterpillars. :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by dbowling
That's OK ... we're just giving the OP lots of other "options" for Bluegill bait !!
CrappiePappy got the bagworms right. Here are the tent caterpillars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_caterpillar
I've carried wasp nest and fished with the larva and the nest and have done good on pond bream. Carry bag and tent worms to watch my float sit still.
In this part of the world, the Eastern Tent Caterpillar has been the cause of death for many foals. Here's a short quote that explains how that happens :Quote:
Originally Posted by canebreaker
"It is not often that people should be afraid of a small insect like the E-Tent Caterpillar, but horse owners should be. In Kentucky, these tent caterpillars are responsible for the death's of hundreds of thoroughbred foals. According to Lee Townsend, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky (in an article from Bloodhorse.com), researchers have conducted studies that revealed horses inadvertently eat the caterpillars. When they eat them, the hairs on the caterpillar get embedded into the lining of the horse's alimentary tract, which causes the protective barrier to be breached. Normal alimentary tract bacteria may gain access to and reproduce in sites with reduced immunity, such as the fetus and placenta. Eastern tent caterpillars are black with a white stripe and build their nests in the crotches of trees, preferably in places the sunshine hits. Its cousins, the forest tent caterpillars, look similar to the eastern but have "key hole" shapes on their backs and adults have blue stripes on their sides. The caterpillars mostly prefer the Black Cherry, Choke Cherry and Scrub Apple trees. The black cherry trees and choke cherry trees, should be removed from fence lines, because of the caterpillars and the damaged leaves produce cyanide."
The Eastern Tent Caterpillar -
https://www.louisvilletreeservice.bi...aterpillar.jpg