July 1 On The Upper End With A Guest

[moodyfour]

My Grandfather in-law would wash crawlers and we would take them in water with ice in it. No mess an they were always lively!

[powerdive]

Yup. I just put a couple inches of non-chlorinated ice in a bait cooler or coffee can, rinse the crawlers in the lake, and toss 'em into the ice. Keeps 'em lively, and they toughen up and get that nice leathery feel. Doesn't seem to hurt 'em--the leftovers can go right back into the dirt at the end of the day.

But I'd still rather pull cranks.

[5bites]

BTW, I want a good jigging spoon bite this year. That is just plain fun.

I assume this means they weren't there?

[kjackson]

I'm probably done using crawlers, at least after I finish the box I have in the fridge. I picked up Berkley's Gulp! Spinner Crawlers and caught fish and didn't feel that I was missing fish because they weren't the real thing. While the Gulp crawlers look expensive, I've found that they stay on better than the real thing, especially around spots as those nasty bass seem unable to resist a crawler. On two trips I've used maybe six or so and caught around 20 fish (but only three walleyes).

The Gulp version attracts fish even when not moving, so it's not just a matter of the movement. And the best thing is that I don't have to make a special trip to get crawlers on the night before an early trip as the bottle stays in the boat.

[rps]

I assume this means they weren't there?

Not yet.

[rps]

I'm probably done using crawlers, at least after I finish the box I have in the fridge. I picked up Berkley's Gulp! Spinner Crawlers and caught fish and didn't feel that I was missing fish because they weren't the real thing. While the Gulp crawlers look expensive, I've found that they stay on better than the real thing, especially around spots as those nasty bass seem unable to resist a crawler. On two trips I've used maybe six or so and caught around 20 fish (but only three walleyes).

The Gulp version attracts fish even when not moving, so it's not just a matter of the movement. And the best thing is that I don't have to make a special trip to get crawlers on the night before an early trip as the bottle stays in the boat.

I may have to try those.

[Feathers and Fins]

Just looked them up $20.00 ??? wow.

[Champ188]

Just looked them up $20.00 ??? wow.

There are 21 in a bucket and they're reusable. Doesn't seem so bad.

[Ron Burgundy]

I believe TAnderson use these almost exclusively....maybe he will chime in.

[Feathers and Fins]

20 for 21 aint bad especially if you can catch two or three per bait. I may have to look in to them.