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A sample of well-hooked live bait.
We will concentrate on live bait you can readily obtain
year-round, starting with the universal nightcrawler.
You do not need to put an entire nightcrawler on your
hook; pull or cut it into 1- or 2-inch pieces. To attach a
nightcrawler to the hook, thread the piece onto the hook,
leaving some dangling, so it wiggles in the water. Do not
roll the worm into a ball. Remember, you want the panfish
to take the bait and hook.
Minnows, including Fathead Minnows
and Emerald Shiners, are favorites of
crappies, perch, Green Sunfish, and Rock
Bass. There is more than one way to rig
a minnow. Depending on the action you
want the minnow to impart, hook the prey
through its lips, lightly through its back
between the dorsal fin and tail (for more
active swimming under a bobber), or upside
down (for erratic movement).
Maggots are my go-to bait when fishing for
sunfish, with or without a float. One or two
maggots may be added to the tip of a jighead
or used to add smell to a plastic trailer on a jig.
Since a maggot is shorter than 1/2-inch, pierce
the maggot mid-body and string a couple on
the rounded portion of the hook.
Perch and sunfish also like a single
waxworm on a small hook or small jig.
Waxworms are slightly fatter and longer than
maggots. Puncture it near its center, letting
both ends dangle. This technique is often
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Notice the small dimensions of the mouths on both the Pumpkinseed (top) and
Bluegill (bottom).
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used when ice fishing, but it is also effective during the
open water months.
In the summer, Bluegills and Pumpkinseeds love
mealworms. Load just one mealworm on a drop shot rig by
putting the hook through its body near the head, allowing
the rest to swing. Then, drop it on a deep point or ledge.
You will not have to wait long for a strike.

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