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12-17-2000, 07:29 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: kalamazoo, mi, usa
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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.
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12-17-2000, 08:22 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: MI
Posts: 264
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I mainly use waxworms and spikes. If I am after specks I will try minnows. Chad.
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12-17-2000, 08:33 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Crystal River FL / Newaygo MI
Posts: 800
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Mousies for me. 
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12-17-2000, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Blissfield
Posts: 141
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spikes and wigglers seem to work best for me.
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12-17-2000, 10:09 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: GR
Posts: 1,599
Photos: 44
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I like spikes and waxworms, and when I can get them, reds. Wigglers work great at times, there just not very "durable".
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12-17-2000, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Montana
Posts: 4,343
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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.
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12-17-2000, 04:51 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Paw Paw Michigan
Posts: 186
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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.
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12-17-2000, 09:12 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Potterville, MI
Posts: 9
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waxmorms on a gold teardrop works good.
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12-18-2000, 08:34 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: portland michigan usa
Posts: 84
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spikes best winter bluegill bait around use 2 to a hook..
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12-18-2000, 01:29 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Oscoda,MI USA
Posts: 29
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The Perch in the waters around Oscoda seem to prefer the wigglers over any other bait in my opinion.
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12-18-2000, 05:39 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: St. Clair mi
Posts: 290
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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
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12-19-2000, 09:30 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: New Baltimore Michigan
Posts: 6,628
Photos: 18
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For all panfish I use a mousie between two spikes. Works well for perch, crappie and gills. <----<<<
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12-22-2000, 02:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Port Huron MI
Posts: 54
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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 Pretty cool, I may give it a try. Be safe.........
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12-22-2000, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: grattan
Posts: 346
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went out today. tried spikes, and wax worms. wax seemed to work alot better. nice gill dinner. FISH ON!
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12-23-2000, 01:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Custer, Mich. U.S.A.
Posts: 838
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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
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