best bait

[BSfisher]

I am looking around for the best bait. what I want to know is you favorite bait and how to use it thanks!

[gregsayers2000]

For crappie, my go-to bait is minnows. I have caught them on jigs, worms, and crank baits too.

[gurnie]

In my opinion, the very best bait you can use is maggots. Most tend to think of them as nasty creatures but crappie don't seem to think so. Real easy to acquire too, I typically just go hot and catch a nice sized carp or catfish, or lots of small carp if I can't get ahold of a good one; usually gut him and then dig a shallow grave. Throw it in, cover it up and check back in a short amount of time. The maggots will start to grow on there, then you just collect and stick them in cornmeal and toss in the fridge. Stay good for a couple weeks ussually

[flfisherman]

grass shrimp,,,,I use every trip,everything hits them,I even get 4 times more shellcrackers on shrimp then I do on worms,all of my crappie are on shrimp

[BuckeyeKdog]

For Crappie, minners would be my choice but I seem to do just as well with tied jigs or tubes.
For blue gill, red worms and crickets
Catfish, cut bait - Shad
Everything is night crawlers lots of time only use 1/2 - 1/3 of a crawler

[Takeum]

Wish I Coukd get some grass shrimp around these parts,mm great bait for trout too!

[kickingback]

minnows and waxworms. Always good to tip your jigs to entice better bites.

[That'sABingo]

fathead minnows. hands down my favorite bait for crappie and panfish fishing.