Thread: Meal Worms for crappie?

Originally Posted by spotrunnin

Never have used em around here, but have read they use em up north, and have read that maggots are a natural meal for crappie.

I read an article in Field & Stream a couple years back about putting rice in a paper bag with a few small rocks and tieing a string around the top and then lowering the bag down into fish holding structure such as rocks and or brush piles(condos too). After the bag has had time to soften up jerk on the string and the bag tears open releasing the rice into the water. The article said this will usually turn on fish (crappie) that aren't biting. I guess the rice imitates maggots? I have never tried it but it sounds like it might work if Crappie like maggots.

Kellog

Yep, Kellog what you have read is pretty well correct. I use a chum bag at nite, and along with that chum I add in a box of (instant) rice. The reason to use instant is that it will swell quickley and not float up to the top but float around like a big swarm of maggots, before if finally settles to the bottom. Ibelieve this method could be possibly used if you do not have a way to make real chum. Take a box of instant rice place into a mesh bag with holes small enough to let some of the rice escape. The key to this is a person could mix in or spray some kind of attracnt on the rice and let it absorb into the irce before deloying he bag. I would say let it soak in at least an hour or so before puttting into the water. I use to use ALOT of rice baits back in my carp fishing days, and it will soak up about anything!!! Just remember to use instant rice!!! Have not tried this with crappie yet, but you can bet your sweet a$$ I am gonna!!!!! It is strange what a man can jar out of his head when someone else just gives it a rattle ever now and then!!! If anybody else tries this let us know how it worked for you!! Thanks and tight lines to all!!!

What are you doing home in the middle of a Tuesday spot, why ain't you at work

The rice is interesting. never tried it but will. A note note for the cat fishermen. I buy shrimp at the coast and always buy them with the heads on. Most of the time they are fresher and much cheaper. I freeze the heads and use them for chum bags. Works great.

Originally Posted by SEA DANCER

The rice is interesting. never tried it but will. A note note for the cat fishermen. I buy shrimp at the coast and always buy them with the heads on. Most of the time they are fresher and much cheaper. I freeze the heads and use them for chum bags. Works great.

You ever tried to soak em down with WD-40? Works pretty good.

BUZZZZ

Originally Posted by spotrunnin

The reason to use instant is that it will swell quickley and not float up to the top but float around like a big swarm of maggots, before if finally settles to the bottom.

I eat rice... and A LOT of it, I've never seen a grain of rice that floats

But cooked rice does make a pretty dance as it drifts away into the deep, done this plenty for bluegills

Anyone know if there is anywhere near Blewett Falls to get minnows? Haven't been in a couple of years, and used to get them in Rockingham at The Ram. Don't know if the shop on 74 has live bait or not. Anyone know??

hey xpress the bait shop right on 74 where u turn to go to dam is open and has minnows. usually gives you more than you pay for.