Thread: #1 Gill/Cracker Bait

Those big ol cockaroaches ya see down there at yer favorite, dimly lit, smoke filled waterin hole just might catch ya the biggest gills out of that nest.

Cheers.

Popcorn shrimp users: Do you try to find it uncooked? Wife looked yesterday at the store and could only find cooked.

I'd imagine that since those would be kind of a pain to process by yourself that most chain grocery stores wouldn't stock them. I bought some larger ones 60-80 per pound and just cut them and soaked them in salt water... I left some big ones for catfishing. The bluegills and shellcrackers around here love the shrimp pieces. So do turtles unfortunately...

Originally Posted by dnchance

I'd imagine that since those would be kind of a pain to process by yourself that most chain grocery stores wouldn't stock them. I bought some larger ones 60-80 per pound and just cut them and soaked them in salt water... I left some big ones for catfishing. The bluegills and shellcrackers around here love the shrimp pieces. So do turtles unfortunately...

Are the ones you using cooked or uncooked?

Uncooked... I bought them in what little seafood section walmart has. they are kind of a medium sized shrimp and I get about 5 peices out of each one. I did the same soaking in saltwater thing that I saw mentioned here and they hold up reasonably well.

Originally Posted by Big Ridge Brewer

Are the ones you using cooked or uncooked?

Mine were the cooked small salad shrimp. These came from kroger and were frozen. The fish liked these.

Hello Everyone

A Bream Killer below a Miss Prissy (popping bug). I catch 5-1 on the bream killer. I ofter just fish the Bream Killer with a strike indicator.

My favorite live bait would have to be crickets; however, I feel I catch larger fish on the bugs.

Grits

Solder body ants with black hackle have been working pretty good for me lately.Yellow with a couple gulp waxies under a bobber.