Well for me, it's my name sake, The GROUSE FLY...lol. You could find them in a few stores if you knew where to look. You can find them in my bream box 24/7....lol. ALL HANDMADE AND MAN ARE THOSE GROUSE TASTY!!!!!!!!![]()
Ok, I've seen tons of ideas like the norm worms, crickets, maggots, meal worms, wax worms, night crawlers, corn, etc, etc, etc, I'm looking for the top 10 best store-bought artificial baits. Stuff that you've used and tested, and have bought from a commercial entity [or someone from here who still sales :D]. I've seen tons of info on live bait, and there has been some very interesting things, but I'm looking strictly for your top 10 artificial bates for bream. Thanks for all, I look forward to some interesting and insightful posts as usual.
-Bill
Insane Panfisherman - Panfish & Crappie are my fish of choice
Favorite LOCAL lake: Guist Creek Lake
Home: Louisville, KY
WRHaynes
http://www.SecurityConcept.org
Well for me, it's my name sake, The GROUSE FLY...lol. You could find them in a few stores if you knew where to look. You can find them in my bream box 24/7....lol. ALL HANDMADE AND MAN ARE THOSE GROUSE TASTY!!!!!!!!![]()
Well that's definitely not 10, but it's a great start. Surely that's not the only thing you ever use? Thanks for the tip, definitely a help.
Insane Panfisherman - Panfish & Crappie are my fish of choice
Favorite LOCAL lake: Guist Creek Lake
Home: Louisville, KY
WRHaynes
http://www.SecurityConcept.org
here's my custom bait from Brad at www.boudreauxsbaits.com
It's 1/124oz. I use them under a cork and usually the bigger fish hammer um!!!
Last edited by sac-a-lait; 09-27-2007 at 03:13 AM.
Here's 4 of my favorite colors and a dime in the picture for size reference.
Bill, I too use 1/64 & 1/124 oz. jigs. Using soime right now tied by Ship! Seem to be good Jigs!!
Good Fishin To Ya!! Dennis Dale Hollow Crappie www.dalehollowcrappie.4t.com
I have a few,
Spongespiders-black or white
My miny hair jigs 1/64 or 1/80 oz.
Guinea Jigs 1/64 or 1/80
Splittail jigs(trout magnet)
Crappie Days Micro Spoons tipped with a nibble,just started using these.
Tubes and twisters
Wooly Worm type fly I tie without the yarn tail usually in black.
HAVE A CRAPPIE DAY
Almost any small, dark jig or fly works well, like the RLD:
http://www.warmwaterflytyer.com/patterns6.asp?page=13
Outside of the spawn, though, I don't think any artificial can touch live bait.
Great, thanks for some great feedback, I've really been trying to spend a serious amount of time learning to catch fish with artificial bait as opposed to just live bait. Thanks for the great tips once again, I'll be picking up a few of these tommarrow to try out on a honey hole this weekend :D.
Insane Panfisherman - Panfish & Crappie are my fish of choice
Favorite LOCAL lake: Guist Creek Lake
Home: Louisville, KY
WRHaynes
http://www.SecurityConcept.org
I like small beetle spins(with whatever plastic bait you like), rooster tails, dry flies, a few wet flies, and my jigs I tie, 1/64th or 1/80th oz, either kiptail jigs or chenille body jigs, depending.