Thread: Shrimp rated number one bait in university study

I cant see it outfishing wax worms for me,,becouse I cant bring myself to use it,,,shrimp is for eating not fishing...
PJ

Some guys use shrimp(salt water shrimp) for Bullheads up here in freshwater and do pretty good with them.

I like shrimp for channel cats.

As far as the maggots go, I read an article about a English guy named Mick Thill who uses them on a #16 hook and super ultra-light tackle. It said he absolutely slays the panfish when no one else is catching anything.

Originally Posted by smoothlures

It's a great bait for lots of stuff, as long as you either cure it with salt or keep it on ice...if you wouldn't eat it, don't fish with it.

So your saying you eat minnows and crappie nibbles not to mention worms and crickets.

Originally Posted by garrick

... a English guy named Mick Thill ...

... taught me everything I know.

And he's not English. He's American (born in Chicago). He just grew up in England.

I Know this my be a crazy question, but what is Maggots? It sounds like fish is being caught and I would really like to know""

Maggots are fly larva. The maggots sold in the US are blue bottle fly larva. Both Grubco and Vados Bait sell them. They're also called spikes.

Thanks deathb4disco, I had no idea, but I will be ordering some, if it caught panfish I got to have some in my bag.