best bait for bluegill

**Ralph Cordell** · 03-13-2007, 12:05 PM

A number of folks consider crickets to be the best bait. I tend to agree but they are hard to keep on the hook. One technique I learned as a little kid (40+ years ago) is to hook them right through the middle of the head - right between their eyes. It is hard and a tad difficult to get a hook through there but can be done if you wiggle it a bit. Hook them under the collar, run the hook out the other end and it'll be peeled off in less than a minute. Hook them through the head and you can fish for much longer. The brim have a tough time getting the head off. I've caught multiple fish on the same cricket head. They'll keep nipping at it as long as there is something on the hook. I caught my first bass on a hook that was baited with only a hopper head.

**twodogs** · 03-13-2007, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by Songdog

Home grown red worms and wigglers I've got two bath tubs that I raise mine in and I really beleive the flavor of the bait is diff I fished right along side people with commercial bait and wore them out mostly feed them coffee grounds with a little soapy water the other tub I use all left over veggies no meats

Does anybody know of a source to buy red wigglers or red worm?.I had a neighbor that raised them and we would just tear up the bream......that was 35 yrs ago though..would love to find a place to buy some ..in order to raise a few for fishing any info will be appreciated.....

**blankace** · 03-16-2007, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by twodogs

Does anybody know of a source to buy red wigglers or red worm?.I had a neighbor that raised them and we would just tear up the bream......that was 35 yrs ago though..would love to find a place to buy some ..in order to raise a few for fishing any info will be appreciated.....

I bought my worms from Hall's Wormery (325-743-2355). Two others are Rabbit Hill Farm (903-872-1488) and Pats Worm Ranch (210-922-1592). All three are in Texas. Good Luck

**DemolitionMan** · 03-17-2007, 08:18 AM

Do a google search on "Worm Bins and raising composting worms"....I started me a wormbed yesterday....Hopefully, by the time warm weather settles in, I'll have some....Red wigglers are "composting worms"...If you live next to a woodlot of some kind, alls you gotta do is put some feed around the leaves and keep it watered....If the food/moisture is there, the worms will come.....DemoMan

**twodogs** · 03-18-2007, 08:38 AM

Thanks guys for the info. I will be checking these sites out and will be working on a bin or bins for these critters....really cant wait to get these guys going ....I have a nephew who is almost 4 yrs old and I cant wait to get him into fishing, because I know it will be a lifetime passion once he gets started ...

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