panfish bait?

[hoytshooter]

Just curious what everyone's preferred bait is. I seem to have the best luck with moussies, but will use waxworms, wigglers, and minnows from time to time.

[Chad]

I mainly use waxworms and spikes. If I am after specks I will try minnows. Chad.

[Neapolis]

Mousies for me. ;)


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[lindser]

spikes and wigglers seem to work best for me.

[Mike]

I like spikes and waxworms, and when I can get them, reds. Wigglers work great at times, there just not very "durable".

[trout]

Once when I ran out of bait I took a piece of RED yarn out of my sweater. It worked like magic! The yarn grabbed the teeth and helped it the hook set too.
Now when I do go out( have not been in three years tho :( ) I carry a little red yarn too.

[Canuck]

I think wigglers are the best bait for bluegills but the only trouble with them they are very easy for the fish to strip off of the hook. Mousies are a close second and then wax worms. Thats been my best.

[tcolles]

waxmorms on a gold teardrop works good.

[mikefde]

spikes best winter bluegill bait around use 2 to a hook..

[HUNT'NUF2]

The Perch in the waters around Oscoda seem to prefer the wigglers over any other bait in my opinion.

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[Johnr]

I used to use mousies and spikes a lot. But It seems to me waxies cath bigger fish. Where Im at around lake St.clair just about any panfish likes waxies. Johnr

[Joe Archer]

For all panfish I use a mousie between two spikes. Works well for perch, crappie and gills. <----<<<

[RemFire]

I mostly use maggots/spikes. Minnows are ok at times. I just recently found an interesting website for getting live bait. It's www.wholesalebait.com (http://www.wholesalebait.com) Pretty cool, I may give it a try. Be safe.........

[MOMS]

went out today. tried spikes, and wax worms. wax seemed to work alot better. nice gill dinner. FISH ON!

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[fishctchr]

You can't beat spikes around my neck of the woods for bluegills. But when they get finicky wigglers or reedamites will catch them.
p.s. checked out the wholesale bait site and find them to be very high priced, I paid $5.00 a thousand for my spikes by ordering ten thousand at a time through Vado express bait.
fishctchr

[Jeff C]

Wow 10,000 that is a ton of bait hope you fish alot!!! Just Kidding well as much as I remember you cant go wrong with any of them at Four Mile lake but if you want to try something new try a bag of fronen corn works well also......

[Hydro]

Here is a sleeper idea... go out in the field and cut some Goldenrod that have the round bulbs in the top. Cut them open and get the bug out. It is a little late for them so you may have to go through a few of them to find some. They outfish anything 2-1. They are actually a small wasp that stings the plant and lays several eggs. The plant has a chemical reaction and the bulb forms. It is a very sweet grub that gills die for. Good picking and fishing.

Use a can of pea's...
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Go to the grocery store and buy a can of Green Giant pea's
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Open the can and toss a few pea's in the hole
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Line the outside of the hole with some of the pea's
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When a fish comes up to 'take a pea', hit 'em in the head!
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Sorry, I couldn't resist re-telling this old joke.

[HemlockNailer]

I fish Saginaw Bay a lot,for Perch you cant beat a real fish eye on a barbless Russian Hook.Using two rods in shallow water you can ice a lot of yellowbellies in a short time and never get your hands wet. I also use Jack Hooks with a red or pearl colored bead.

I use spikes,If the fish want a bigger bait
like a waxworm,I just put a few more spikes on my jig .

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