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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Best artificial bait. Anyone try dried worms (pet reptile food) for bait? |
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03/30/2017 01:03AM (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
We are normally use leeches if they are available, but I'm planning a longer trip this year and would love to know if anyone has used these or something similar to catch fish. I've tried Gulp with only ok results. Just curious if there is anything you have found successful. I realize nothing beats live bait.
03/31/2017 08:42AM
A couple guides on lake vermilion were using pork crawlers with good success last summer. Never tried them, but for a longer BWCA trip they might be worth a try?
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Uncle_Josh_Pork_Meat_Night_Crawler_7/descpage-UJMNC.html
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Uncle_Josh_Pork_Meat_Night_Crawler_7/descpage-UJMNC.html
"Two paths diverged in a wood, and I took the least traveled route, and that has made all the difference"
03/31/2017 09:21AM
My issue with live bait in the BWCA/Quetico is that it is not a very good search option. If you like putting a rod in a holder from camp or you have spots already found then I would say that it is the best. If you use a bottom bouncer and go faster I think you are eliciting more of a reaction bite anyway so you might as well use Gulp. In the Spring for walleye it's hard to beat pitching plastics in current or rocky points. In the Fall, when they are deeper, I use blade baits around edges of deep humps or points. I troll crankbaits from one jigging spot to the next.
Jerk baits are fun at night or on wind swept points and shorelines.
Jerk baits are fun at night or on wind swept points and shorelines.
03/31/2017 10:09AM
quote fishtales: "A couple guides on lake vermilion were using pork crawlers with good success last summer. Never tried them, but for a longer BWCA trip they might be worth a try?
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Uncle_Josh_Pork_Meat_Night_Crawler_7/descpage-UJMNC.html"
I have used these successfully for a couple of years. They are very realistic and you can can catch multiple fish before they need to be replaced. The only downside is that they stink and they make your hands stink too.
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