Nightcrawlers

[Fishinglarry]

Years ago as a young boy we fished with hook, bobber and a worm. Seemed to catch a lot of blue gill and crappie. I don’t see anyone commenting on using worms. Is that a thing of the past?

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Moved to the main forum for more exposure and possible replies. Than said, welcome and blessings from SE Ohi.

[catchNgrease]

Welcome to the forum from N. Alabama. For bream and shell cracker earthworms and wiglers are my go to. Definitely caught some good crappie letting it pendulum the slopes looking for beds. Trout magnets are definitely a good option if you tired of the squishy things.

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[shipahoy41]

Welcome from Alabama. There are lots of threads on worms, red wigglers and nightcrawlers and other options in the live bait forum here on Crappie.com. Here is the link. Click on this. https://www.crappie.com/crappie/live-bait/


Mike

[Ketchn]

the panfish forum is the place for seeing stuff on panfish baits ,like nightcrawlers , crappie will eat worms without a doubt , but more often than not , minnows and jigs are the bait of choice for them .
welcome to the forum

[keeferfish]

Don't use because it's disgusting.

[DockShootinJack]

Have caught some on worms. Especially when fishing a swollen creek after a rain.

[silverside]

Many bait shops have gone out business forcing a change to artificial. The further away you get from large public waters the harder it gets to find bait.

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[DockShootinJack]

At least here most Walmarts have a selection of night crawlers, waxies, mealworms, red wigglers, and honey worms.

[Central Minn]

Night Crawlers will catch anything that swims in the lake up here, bobber fishing,lindy rigs,slow death rigs,bottom bouncers,slip sinker rigs,spinner rigs...all walleye rigs...but you catch a bunch of none target fish using them too.