Anybody still use nightcrawlers?

[hunteatsleep]

Todays thunderstorms brought them about by the gobbs tonight. i got over 3 dozen in 30 minutes. I hardly ever fish with them anymore other than to catch blugills to use for bait.

[nitrox28]

I use them for cats and panfish on farm ponds.

[moosehead rollins]

Pepper sells about 100 dozen a day. I would say yes

[wademup]

On some days they are still the best catfish bait there is.

Wademup

[ClayDog]

On some days they are still the best catfish bait there is.

Wademup

AGREE 100% After a good rain they will catch big Flats when the live bait aint.

[aceoky]

Often, IMHO one of the best live baits to have on hand..... :)

[Chief Huntum]

When I fish smallmouth in Lake Ontario, I rig a tube bait, then slide a nightcrawler up the hook and into the tube. I only leave about a 1/4-inch hanging out. Works great because the bass can't get at the worm, but the scent and taste (if they tase worms?) entices them to hit.

[Hallal]

I almost never go fishing without a tub of night crawlers. If nothing else is going right you can always fall back on fishing for bluegills!

[Duster]

I don't think there is a freshwater fish that swims that won't eat a night crawler if it's in front of its face.

I wish I had them around my place but the soil is not good for them.

Back in the early 70's when I first moved north to work I made a lot of extra money catching them and selling them to a local bait shop for 25 cents a dozen. My goal each night I hunted them was 100 dozen and I very seldom failed reach that goal. The bait shop furnished the cups and lids and I would crawl around and catch them place a dozen in each cup, snap a lid on and the wife would follow and pick up the cups and put a bit of moss in. That was in the day when $25 was not bad for a few hours of getting slimed....:D

[BunnyBuster]

I still use them. I usually only bankfish early on in the year for catfish and perch (drum). They are great for that. I live right on the Ohio River and my yard is full of them. My son is 8 and loves to catch them so I usually have a bucket of them from March thru June.

Try tipping a jig and grub combo with a piece about the size of an M and M for Sauger!!! Talk about getting them to hold on when they are short striking.

[grouser68]

I use crawlers alot on Erie, sometimes go through 4-6 dozen a day.Use them with a worm harness for walleyes. Many get stolen by drum, perch, white bass, etc.

[hunteatsleep]

I still use them. I usually only bankfish early on in the year for catfish and perch (drum). They are great for that. I live right on the Ohio River and my yard is full of them. My son is 8 and loves to catch them so I usually have a bucket of them from March thru June.

Try tipping a jig and grub combo with a piece about the size of an M and M for Sauger!!! Talk about getting them to hold on when they are short striking.

I fish the Ohio a lot for cats and drums, where abouts are you on the river? maybe we could get together and do some catfishing this summer. I only bankfish too.

[BunnyBuster]

I fish the Ohio a lot for cats and drums, where abouts are you on the river? maybe we could get together and do some catfishing this summer. I only bankfish too.


I don't do much catfishing in the summer. I just fish for them in the early spring. I mostly get into angling for bass and sauger after March and early April.

I live in Lewis Co. There is alot of bank fishing opportunity around here. About anybody will let you fish on their property. There is public access also.

[hunteatsleep]

I don't do much catfishing in the summer. I just fish for them in the early spring. I mostly get into angling for bass and sauger after March and early April.

I live in Lewis Co. There is alot of bank fishing opportunity around here. About anybody will let you fish on their property. There is public access also.

I usually don't go after them until after turkey season. I fish the Concorde area quite a bit. Where is the public access you are talking about? Is it the Lewis WMA?

[BunnyBuster]

Yes there and also there is an old Dam near the Concord Area. If you go in off of Rt. 8 in Vanceburg, when you cross the RR tracks there is a ballfield and school bus shop. That is the old Dam. I believe it is still public accessible.

[hunteatsleep]

Thanks for the info buster, i will have to check it out.