still use live bait?

[mellowyellow]

have used: crawlers, minnows, crayfish, leeches, <br />frogs, perch, brill, & prob more can't remember.<br />have caught MY fair share on artificials, but do<br />you guys still use the "old fashioned" live bait?<br />is fun watchin a 12" sucker pull a big bobber all<br />around the place <br />cabin fever,<br />M.Y.

 

[LadyFish]

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I love using live bait for saltwater fishing; shrimp, squid, finger mullet, mud minnows, piggy perch, shiners, and even baby crab, the ling love 'em. <br /><br />Sorry about the cabin fever MY,

<br />it won't before long before your walking on all fours again.

 

[mellowyellow]

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piggy perch?

 

[LadyFish]

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That's what I've been told they're called. Baby perch we catch right off our dock and you can't kill 'em. They stay alive forever. The shiners die really quick so its nice to have something that won't.

 

[mellowyellow]

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hook shiners below dorsal fin and they won't die<br />so quick piggy perch... I mean lady fish. LOL

 

[LadyFish]

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[Fly Rod]

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In salt water ya just can't beat live lining & chum. Excellent combo!!! <br /><br />I know I asked once before and can't find it.<br /><br /> Where do you find the extra Graemlins ??? <br />thanx!!!

 

[LadyFish]

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Fly Rod, I steal them from other sites. I am planning on creating my own smile site soon.

 

[mellowyellow]

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4 salt, we used to go to Catalina all the time<br />when I lived in Cali, at night with a bright light<br />and small hooks, we would catch smelt/hering and<br />use them for live/dead bait. one night we caught<br />2 lobsters and 2 morey eels over 6' long...ewww!<br />

 

[mellowyellow]

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here's a gremlin site: http://www.binaryrhyme.com/ubbicons/ <br /><br />

 

[FLATHEAD]

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Nope never use it.

 

[gonfishn]

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Spring time 8 to 12" suckers and its killn to agree with Mellowyellow. I normally will let it free lance around and hope some female gator will take a likn to its slim shape and take a bite.<br /><br />Piggy Perch Ladyfish???? I should have known you would come up with a female version of the perch. Remember she was the one that said my gator lures would make nice ear hangers..

 

[LadyFish]

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eh hemmmm................ Piggy Perch

 

[neumanns]

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Ya we use a lot of live bait here also. I think live bait is more widley used than believed due to tournements. There are no sponsers for live bait.<br /><br />Those of you who are not familiar with piggy perch there is imense satisfaction in using them for bait. They are the bait stealingist little sonofaguns you ever wanna meet. It feels real good to stick a hook in them and turn the tables so to speak. I dont know how they can take a shrimp off the hook only leaving the skull behind, not only that but they lick it clean and always avoid the hook.Grrrr...

 

[gonfishn]

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Nevermind...No since in getting this thread poofed..As usual its the women who is always right,right...

 

[LadyFish]

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[JB]

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Does it count if you dangle a few toes in the water in musky country? <br /><br />Or would that be considered chumming?

 

[ratherbefishin]

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I can see trhe day when annimal rights group will lobby for a ban on using live bait- they'll probably use the ''fair chase'' rules....laugh if you want but don't say it can't happen either.The protest industry- because that's what it is, needs new ''issues'' to keep the donation money coming in

 

[rolmops]

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My favourite is 12 to 16 inch eel for night time striper fishing in the rips of race point.

 

[roscoe]

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JB, don't you need a permit to put those in the water?