Williamvan1
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| 02 Sep 2010 11:30 AM |
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Worm farm. Easy to make and maintain. |
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salmonking
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| 04 Sep 2010 01:20 PM |
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Lemoore has changed a lot, even since the first time we were stationed here. The river is over fished, water is very high and cold due to the amount of run off this year. Sure wish I was back in Washington right now.... |
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| Jeremy Binz a.k.a. Cletus NAHC LM, NAFC LM, NRA LM U.S. Navy - Go Navy, Beat Army! |
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the_original_Fishaholic
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| 04 Oct 2010 06:12 AM |
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Personally, I don't use live bait anymore, but when I did I harvested my own nightcrawlers. It's not hard to do and if you condition them like they way they do in "Lunkers Love Nightcrawlers" they'll catch more fish for you than if you don't condition them.
Why pay for a resource that's available for free? |
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| Roaming the banks of the Kankakee River and anywhere else fish may lurk... |
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Dennis1022
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| 05 Oct 2010 07:10 AM |
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Posted By the_original_Fishaholic on 04 Oct 2010 07:12 AM
Personally, I don't use live bait anymore, but when I did I harvested my own nightcrawlers. It's not hard to do and if you condition them like they way they do in "Lunkers Love Nightcrawlers" they'll catch more fish for you than if you don't condition them.
Why pay for a resource that's available for free? That is right, why pay for things you can get for free and raise them and even sell them yourself. But artificial lures are getting so expensive. The companies are making these lures in other countries and making a killing on the fishing persons. If they are selling lures for $4.99 and up to $15.99. Then you have the line outrages and then you have Rods & Reels. I'm not rich and can't just go out and buy $400.00 rod & $500.00 reel. When will they realize the economy isn't the same as it was several years ago! Sorry got little side tracked Dennis |
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| Always Practice Everyday> Catch, Weigh, Measure, Photograph and Release !!
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Pegsguy
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| 05 Oct 2010 09:48 AM |
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The comments have been interesting. I would like to point out that not everyone has the opportunity to harvest worms. The soil in my yard is a clay-gravel-sand mix that is difficult to dig in and poor worm habitat. I had to bring in black dirt to grow a vegetable garden! I still won't pay $6 for a dozen crawlers. Tom |
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| Lifer in NE Illinois Gen. 1:28 I didn't rise to the top of the food chain to become a vegitarian! |
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vweeks
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| 05 Oct 2010 08:12 PM |
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Whoa, I thought night crawlers for $3.50 a dozen was pricey  |
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| Fishing.. one of the few things in life that keep me sane. |
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domkaaj
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| 06 Oct 2010 10:39 AM |
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we just paid $40 for a flat ( about 500 nightcrawlers) including buss bedding.
a way to go, and get them for around 35 if you take them in dirt.
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rjstreets
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| 08 Oct 2010 03:02 PM |
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The price of live bait has made me reconsider using live bait. Someone mentioned above about the price of rods/reels, lures and lines and now bait. Factored in the price of live bait versus gulp and like products. Catching 5 to 10 fish per gulp minnow (crappie) and catching one fish for every 3 minnows, which is the better trade off. I also like the fact your not feeding the fish you haven't caught with your left over bait. Nightcrawlers, I can pick out of my yard and farm. As some other people said their yards don't support the wigglers or worse they live in an apartment. So are gulp nightcrawlers the better buy? Since I just started using the gulp 'crawlers I don't have any solid data on cost effectiveness vs live. A buddy buys about 2-3 dozen nightcrawlers before the end of open water season and sets up a farm for the winter. Come spring he has double the amount of 'crawlers and usually keep them going deep into summer. But he gets fishing alot and fishes out his supply. |
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fisherfanatic
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| 08 Oct 2010 03:08 PM |
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Posted By rjstreets on 08 Oct 2010 04:02 PM
The price of live bait has made me reconsider using live bait. Someone mentioned above about the price of rods/reels, lures and lines and now bait. Factored in the price of live bait versus gulp and like products. Catching 5 to 10 fish per gulp minnow (crappie) and catching one fish for every 3 minnows, which is the better trade off. I also like the fact your not feeding the fish you haven't caught with your left over bait. Nightcrawlers, I can pick out of my yard and farm. As some other people said their yards don't support the wigglers or worse they live in an apartment. So are gulp nightcrawlers the better buy? Since I just started using the gulp 'crawlers I don't have any solid data on cost effectiveness vs live. A buddy buys about 2-3 dozen nightcrawlers before the end of open water season and sets up a farm for the winter. Come spring he has double the amount of 'crawlers and usually keep them going deep into summer. But he gets fishing alot and fishes out his supply. As I've said before in other forums, I don't use live bait a whole lot. It'll cost you a bundle of money over time.  |
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fisherfanatic
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| 10 Oct 2010 06:30 PM |
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Today was one of the rare times I've bought live bait. They cost $3.69 at a gas station near where I live. |
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| "I may be physically at my computer right now, but my mind has gone fishing!" --Avid angler from MI and member since 2009-- |
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memphisfish
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| 11 Oct 2010 02:03 PM |
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I have a friend who sells them for $ 3.00 for 1.5 dozen. One shop in my town sells the same thing for about $5.00. |
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| No matter what you say or do, it won't stop me from going fishing! |
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dhanes
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| 11 Oct 2010 05:46 PM |
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Still &2.00 a dozen or less around here in the midohio valley dave |
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nonobaddog
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| 05 Nov 2010 08:48 PM |
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For those who have commented that their yards won't support crawlers, go and ask at your local golf courses, most will let you come in at night as long as you don't tear up the greens, they have no problem with it. When I become too old and feeble to catch my own, I believe I will give up fishing. |
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