Bait shop with crickets

[Moskeeter]

Thanks for the info, most Walmarts carry crickets. Fifty in a carton, will pick some up in Springfield or Republic before I head down.

[Moskeeter]

Check the cartons before you buy, we opened eight cartons and only had about 50 live crickets. They only charged me for one carton.

[abkeenan]

I'm normally pretty skeptical of gadgets but by gosh I like the looks of this. I've spent $15 on far worse things. Probably gonna give this a try.

WE have one and it works. Trying to get a cricket out of the cage/basket and thread it onto a hook is a major PITA. When you have finally slayed Goliath and loaded your frickin hook with one and drop it down only to be picked off within 3 seconds by a 2" gill and have to reload.....ummm yeah.....the TNT is almost slipped over the side at that point instead of a split shot and gold eagle claw hook with another cricket.

[Champ188]

WE have one and it works. Trying to get a cricket out of the cage/basket and thread it onto a hook is a major PITA. When you have finally slayed Goliath and loaded your frickin hook with one and drop it down only to be picked off within 3 seconds by a 2" gill and have to reload.....ummm yeah.....the TNT is almost slipped over the side at that point instead of a split shot and gold eagle claw hook with another cricket.

That does it. I'm gettin' a Rocket! I'm thinking it might double as a holder for my Ned rigs while the superglue dries. And don't tell me you've never laid one down immediately after glueing and had it end up stuck to your boat carpet!

[abkeenan]

That does it. I'm gettin' a Rocket! I'm thinking it might double as a holder for my Ned rigs while the superglue dries. And don't tell me you've never laid one down immediately after glueing and had it end up stuck to your boat carpet!

I can honestly say I've never done that. But, I won't speak as to how I have glued them to my fingers.

[two old poops fishing]

speaking of bluegill and crickets thought i would chime in and maybe be of some help to some locating knee bream (pronounced brim down south) will explain knee brim later. 19 to 22 ft allmost any gravel main lake runout take your ned rig or a c rig with fish doctor or similar bait and slowly troll it (strolling) untillyou get that rat a tat tat bite from mr brim feelsike they pick it up and gargle it and spit it out then do it again all in the blink of an eye these are the ones you want. watch your locator thet will show up like long blobs with streaks coming up usually abouy one to two feet of the bottom. throw out the marker and wail on them. bait crickets are to fragile and to many escapees in the boat knee brim usually take yhem very light and one little hit and that little bug is gone. red worms YES tough no escapees stand a lot of abuse from mr brim put 10 or so in a cleaned out butter tub inch of water and two or three ice cubes no mess lively and tough rigging like c rig 6lb main kine 1/4 ounce slip sinker swivel two or four pd drop line 12 to 14 inch small circle hook drop to bottom crank up two turns wait for bite knee brim are what you want on toledo bend these are gills when you catch them my hand from tip of my thumb to the tip of my flip you off finger is 7 inch if i cannot hold mr brim with one hand and take out the hook with other i have to hold himm between my knees thus a knee brim

[Champ188]

We called them "titty bream" in Hot Springs coz you had to hold them against your chest to unhook 'em.

Very nice report with lots of detail. Thanks for posting it.

[rps]

Once every two or three years I stumble into multiple large bream looking for walleye and keep them. Every time, I regret the trouble they are to clean, and every time I wonder why I don't keep them more often as I eat them.

[Hunter91]

Bull bream or government bream. What we use to call them in Louisiana. Going to give them a try tomorrow.

[MOPanfisher]

I wish I had a stringer of them right now. Cleaning them don't bother me none, I can peel their delicious flesh off in pretty short order, and have eaten more than a few in years past that were scaled, heads cut off and pan fried whole. Crispy tails are like dessert.