Wife was giving me a hard time at the bait shop the other day for not being able to make up my mind on what to buy; I walked out with leeches, night crawlers, crappie minnows, and fatheads. I just laughed and said you never know what's gonna do the job.
My question is, what is your go to live bait for a good weekend on the water?
I am in need of some help. There are all sorts of ideas on this subject, but I could use info I could trust.
In August I bought a flat of worms. Due to a number of unrelated events, randomly strung together, I still about half of them left.
What would be the best way to store them for the winter?
Any details or thoughts would be helpful.
BK
On the Madison Chain I never leave home without jumbo red worms. I usually bring some crawlers too, and heck even minnows, but if I have to choose one it's large red worms. I have caught almost everything that swims in the Madison chain on them. Lots of bluegills and perch, which is what I fish for most often, but I've caught tons of bass and walleye on them too.
Live bait is the best 90% of the time, but the type depends on what your fishing for. On Minnetonka for Bass medium suckers and bigger fat heads and river mix or leeches will catch fish. For Pike or Muskie BIG suckers (8-12 inch), My biggest Muskie hit on a 2-4 LB Large mouth I was reeling in that I caught on an 8 inch sucker minnow (that's when I realized I needed to use bigger bait). Crappie minnows and Fat heads catch bigger pan fish in the summer in deeper water.
The big question is what artificial baits will catch the fish your going to target, so you know which tackle box to carry!
