Here lately I been using the dead crickets on the bottom of my cricket box instead of tossing them, anyone else use them.

If its not went to the soft mushy stage and will stay on the hook they work for me. Fresh live ones don't live long under the water so I figured whats the difference. I don't know how long it takes for a dead one to go to the soft stage so I been throwing them into the freezer when I find them until I'm ready to go fishing. They seem to be in good shape when thawed out.