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    Question whats the best bait for bream, bluegill, ect


    hey
    s'pose 2 go fishin in east texas tomorrow. can anyone tell me a good bait for bream, bluegill, ect. Also the weather not lookin so good does bream, bluegill, ect. bite during bad weather??????????

    thanks,
    aka_sam
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    Maggots (a/k/a spikes) are an incredible bait. I started using them about ten years ago and haven't touched a cricket since. Both Vados and Grubco sell them.

    Sometimes I will use a larger bait like meal worms or a chunk of crawler.

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    I fish with meal worms alot but can also give a vote for maggots. Will use worms or crickets occasionally but prefer meal worms/maggots mostly.

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    Smile Gill Bait

    I have fished off our dock and watched the bluegill, sometimes
    they wont touch crickets, or worms, but put a waxworm in their
    area and they kill it. Just my 2 cents.

    Chef

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    night crawlers are good bait they stay on for a long time and you can catch more fish per worm

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    if ya fishi in East Texas is gonna be rainin and the bream not really started yet, maybe in some farm ponds, my opimion worms work very good and stay on longer than crickets

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    Suns out ought to be good round banks, I like meal worms.

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    Thumbs up

    If your having trouble catching gils on waxies, downsize your hook size to a 16 or smaller,and just use a small part of the waxie.You will be surprised at how they will start biting again..The wife and I have been doing this for years.
    mr crappie hunter





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    I agree with Glen. I usually use a #14 hook but will drop down to a 16 or 18 if the fishing's tough.

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    Default Best Bream Bait

    I used to order 2000 spikes every spring, they beat anything else -bar none!-
    put 4-5 on a # 8 or 10 cricket hook and keep throwin it back till there aint nuthin but a skin left!! (don't you think thats too small a hook, you'll catch some hefty white pearch and bass on em)
    HOWEVER----LAST YEAR I bought Berkley's Honey Worm and gave em a try-
    fellas you wont believe this but they fished neck n neck with the spikes. I cut them half into crossways and threaded them on past the throat, dont need to try to cover the point. they come white, red, and yellow, white seemed to be a little better. keep rethreadin it on till it won't stay on anymore, then get another
    here is cabelas link to honey worms:

    http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...h-results1.jsp
    Last edited by dmann436; 03-25-2006 at 07:31 AM.

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