Always wondered if they would work, don't see why they wouldn't just never tried them.
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 (used to get them off those types of trees in front of my house) ... but, don't remember if I caught anything on them (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.
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.
Chance
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