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They're a very common bait to use on a bottom bouncer rig for walleye. Used a couple dozen of 'em this year doing that. Yep. Buddy and I have gone through over three flats so far this summer. What is a "flat" of nightcrawlers? Came in small tubs where I came from. Haven't fished in over a year, no water this year, some of the local ponds/reservoirs are dry or nearly so.
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In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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I always have some around. Crawlers, dillies, not so much trout worms, then I get into the maggot or larvae type stuff, but prefer Meal Worms in that application. Indispensable in ice fishing for bruiser rainbow trout in what is commonly called a “surf n turf” presentation - natural salmon egg(s) on an 8 or 6 hook with a Dillie threaded up on the shank and over the eye first. The way I rig it, I call it the “cock and ballz”: it produces trophies. I used a lot of combos when I used to fish planted trout. "Cocktails" we called them. Pictures of your "trophies" you get through the ice?
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In it is death and all you seek
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The thing with warm-water species, trophic, everyone of them is gonna crush the worm. That’s why it’s so good for using with kids and keeping the action hit and attention level there. But, it’s hard to catch a high quality bass, smallmouth or large, when the bait is getting marauded by absolutely anything else in the vicinity as soon as it hits the water. That’s the issue with. Worms. So, buy many, buy largest, and cast them in precarious places where the highest possibility of a BIG predator will find them first. It can be done. Blows a kids mind when they finally catch a 2.5 lb bronze back instead of .75 lb perch or Bluegill.
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Week or two ago with ‘taga (catalpa) worms.
Had several crops this year. More worms than leaves.
Planted 38 trees some far this summer. Hopefully couple years I’ll have more worms than i know what to do with. Years ago, reading Outdoor Life and Sports Afield, those were recommended as THE go to bait for big 'gills and sunnies. Is that what you're using them for Dave?
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I always have some around. Crawlers, dillies, not so much trout worms, then I get into the maggot or larvae type stuff, but prefer Meal Worms in that application. Indispensable in ice fishing for bruiser rainbow trout in what is commonly called a “surf n turf” presentation - natural salmon egg(s) on an 8 or 6 hook with a Dillie threaded up on the shank and over the eye first. The way I rig it, I call it the “cock and ballz”: it produces trophies. I used a lot of combos when I used to fish planted trout. "Cocktails" we called them. Pictures of your "trophies" you get through the ice? I’ll Send you a nice one right now via phone email. I don’t know how to post here. Give up the dig’s. I’m for real. And My face will be in it. Then, you can post it here if you like. Let’s do it.
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Old Town and Milford area.
About 20 miles north of Bangor
Winter 3rd or 4th week of November thru early mid april.
Then 1.5 months of mud season /spring.
Logging was good money as long as production was going good.
Truck load of tree length pulp wood back bring 850 to 1150 a load at the mill.
8 9 10 loads a day between 3 trucks doing runs staggered.
Big money..
Got a state job after high school working state highway dept
Survey crew doing road crowns for various construction and paving companies thru out the state.
Pulling survey string and doing verticle markings on stakes.
Was a basic entry level job for road surveyors.
Was making a little under 8 bucks an hour summer 81 to fall 82.
Grew bored.
No work in winters due to frozen ground.
Joined the Army in early 83
A poorly crowned road with piss poor slope drainage during bad rain storms ticked me off to this day.
Poorly crowned roads with standing water kill people.
No excuse for it IMO.
3 to 4 ° center outwards slope is not hard to do.
Some road contractors blow schitt off.
Or improperly roll hot top from center out which squishes a crown flat to the edge.
Outside to center is the way a road should be rolled...
LOL!!!
#Dontmiss4to7ftofsnoweachyear.
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Hell of a way to make ends meet Waiting in line at Academy, much better gig Oh hell yeah.... #homiedontmanuallabormuchanymore Dude have you been on that new stretch of road by park before going over the bridge in a bad rain. Fugging 2 inches of standing water for 100,s of yards across both lanes. Fancy raised sidewalks encapsulating it all. Fugging drains actually elevated above water level in places. Ridiculous......... 0 crown... Flat like mirror...... Engineers and state inspectors who submitted and signed off on that schit need a Johnny Knoxville. Just like the I 40 bridge inspectors. Pencil whipping schit......... Never noticed all the bullschitt on that stretch of road till today in the rain storm.
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the last time I fished with worms ? Last summer, late July . Took a lady friend on a halibut charter with ten other people on the boat 3 were Democrats .... ... ![[Linked Image from imagizer.imageshack.com]](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1775/VACILI.jpg)
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Old Town and Milford area.
About 20 miles north of Bangor
Winter 3rd or 4th week of November thru early mid april.
Then 1.5 months of mud season /spring.
Logging was good money as long as production was going good.
Truck load of tree length pulp wood back bring 850 to 1150 a load at the mill.
8 9 10 loads a day between 3 trucks doing runs staggered.
Big money..
Got a state job after high school working state highway dept
Survey crew doing road crowns for various construction and paving companies thru out the state.
Pulling survey string and doing verticle markings on stakes.
Was a basic entry level job for road surveyors.
Was making a little under 8 bucks an hour summer 81 to fall 82.
Grew bored.
No work in winters due to frozen ground.
Joined the Army in early 83
A poorly crowned road with piss poor slope drainage during bad rain storms ticked me off to this day.
Poorly crowned roads with standing water kill people.
No excuse for it IMO.
3 to 4 ° center outwards slope is not hard to do.
Some road contractors blow schitt off.
Or improperly roll hot top from center out which squishes a crown flat to the edge.
Outside to center is the way a road should be rolled...
LOL!!!
#Dontmiss4to7ftofsnoweachyear.
😁😁😁😁
Hell of a way to make ends meet Waiting in line at Academy, much better gig #9mmbarteringfool
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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I always have some around. Crawlers, dillies, not so much trout worms, then I get into the maggot or larvae type stuff, but prefer Meal Worms in that application. Indispensable in ice fishing for bruiser rainbow trout in what is commonly called a “surf n turf” presentation - natural salmon egg(s) on an 8 or 6 hook with a Dillie threaded up on the shank and over the eye first. The way I rig it, I call it the “cock and ballz”: it produces trophies. I used a lot of combos when I used to fish planted trout. "Cocktails" we called them. Pictures of your "trophies" you get through the ice? I’ll Send you a nice one right now via phone email. I don’t know how to post here. Give up the dig’s. I’m for real. And My face will be in it. Then, you can post it here if you like. Let’s do it. Just kinda kidding you Harry. As renegade says, Pics or it didn't happen, in a friendly way that is. I don't give out my # often........................Kingston cured me of that! 
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In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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A sucker you cut up for bait?
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In it is death and all you seek
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You catch bigger bows than that in New England I’d
Like to see them. 4lb. We don’t have steelies here.
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There's a keeper. Nice job there !!! And thanks, fish pics are always welcome around here.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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Sorry bout the first pic, that’s for mudsharking. But we were talking about worms and shcitt. lol. Still like that one though. For those who say you can’t do precision work with a Buck 119. Well I guess they don’t know to sharpen a knife. Or do precision work. That’s my official first shared pic on this place. Not even sure how I pulled it off. I prefer to keep a lower profile anyway.
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Maybe more in future. I like to shoot things as well.
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And take dumps on the ice, and off of tree stands
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And take dumps on the ice, and off of tree stands We have a new comedian! There's a whole thread dedicated to "pics or it didn't happen" It's EPIC. Should you decide to join us there, I'm sure you'd be a good fit. Pics of "dumps on the ice" not necessary. 
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