Man, yeah! When I'm out fishing and don't want to talk to anyone at the boat dock. When they ask what bait I use.
I say, "Maggots. I grow them."
Man, they start walking backward real quick. Mission accomplished. I didn't have to talk to anyone, lol. You can call them casters, larvae, gubs or anything, but you mention maggots and people start back peddling and half-stepping. That's fine with me that's what separates fishermen from sportsmen. Sportsmen playing at fishing. Fishermen are feeding their families.
Exactly! I've had wildlife officers get squeamish when they see me fishing with maggots. They see all kinds of dead bodies all the time. mention maggots and even they get sqeamish.
Techno2000 LIKED above post
How do the superworms compare to other live bait in terms of success? Our local petco sells them, and it happens to be located pretty close to one of my favorite bank spots.
funbun LIKED above post
Compared to other baits, it all depends on what you mean by success. For I rank them in this order:
1. black soldier fly larvae
2. superworms
3. European nightcrawlers
I like black soldier larvae the best because they totally raise and take care of themselves. The down side is they don't run during the winter. Thy love hot weather, so keeping the alive during summer's heat is easy. They have a thick, tough skin, and I often catch several fish one one maggot.
European nightcrawlers are my #3 choice. (I know someone else will jump in and yell and scream because I didn't list their favorite bait at #1. Please grow up, and understand that people have differing opinions.) Euros are great, but they can't take the heat of summer like my soljas! I've never had luck in raising them. They always escape no matter how well prepared the living environment. They just leave.
Superworms are my #2 because they somewhat sit in the middle of my list here. They have a much thick hid than euros, but not at thick as soljas. They are much bigger than mealworms and about twice as long as my soljas. Where as I would have to use two soljas, I only need one superworm. Breeding them is more involved, but because they won't escape, I can breed them inside and year round.