ice fishing bait?

[walldoggie]

I have a 2 part question?

1) What in the world are mousees, and how come I have never seen them before(seen plastic versions but never real)Does anybody around use them.

2)What is your favorite bait of choice?

[deepportage01]

Oh ya, they are I donno kind of like a grub with a 1/4-1/2 inch tail, they word good when fish are sick of the plain grubs.They are at times hard to find and there not realy "comon" to see on the shelf only the real bait shops have them.

My fav bait is 2 1/2-3 inch river shiner

[Ralph Wiggum]

I think Mousees are also known at euros and maggots. A little bit different than your typical waxworm, and yes, they work just fine.

[harvey lee]

They are a maggot with a tail.

I personally use Silver wigglers also know as spikes and eurolarvae.I like these because they are a smaller presentation and if the fish want a bigger one just put on 2-4.They also seem to be a littler tougher and will catch more fish before you rebait.They also come in 5-6 different colors.

Each winter I buy a 1000 bag bulk order.Mixed colors.

[tomevee]

i agree with the spikes,put on 2 reds and a white.

last longer on the hook and in the fridge.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

just wondering where you guys get these tried to find them last year and could;t only could find wax worms.

[harvey lee]

Google Vados Bait.They have them and will ship to your door and I have always recieved good ones.Thier price is right.

[deepportage01]

Any bait shop that orders grubs and spikes should be able to get them in, if you are in with the bait shop guy he should be able to get them for you if ya ask nicely.

I get them at mikes bait on 8 in forest lake

[Matt Johnson]

Vados will have mousies and they will ship them to you. Prices are very reasonable too. I usually start the season with a 1,000 count of maggots and store them in a Strikemaster Bait-puck 2 in the back of the fridge. They last a long time. And when I want to take some out for fishing, I'll put some in the Strikemaster Bait-puck 1 for easier transporting and use.

I try to avoid bait if possible, and oftentimes you can experience just as good of a bite by using only plastics under the ice. This can not only weed out smaller fish, but allow you to be more productive on the ice and fish more aggressively...

[chris63]

I agree that Vados is the place for bait.They have most kinds of "bugs"as we call them.(waxes,euro,mousee's ect,ect......)oh yeah check out the albino minnows they sometimes have.cool..........c63

[walldoggie]

Well i might have jumped the gun but ordered 1000 mousees today, shipped they were only 16 bucks and change. seemed to be a good deal. But the ice seems to be hopefully right around the corner. If i am correct i can just store these in my fridge just like waxies correct?

[deepportage01]

They keep well, I had a can of them in my bibs from late season last year they were still alive when I through them out on opening fishing,the bibs were indoors.

I just keep them on the floor at the back door and have had no problems with dead bugs.[my wife won't let any bugs in the fridge]

[HarryG]

Question about worms, euro larva and maggots. I have used them with little success. I have cought fish, but the size is very small. Also they don't keep very well; It seems the cold gets to them no matter what I do. Even if I keep them warm, they still die. I have not had a lot of succes with them, but I see that many still do use them, so they must work. Any advice?

[deepportage01]

Man it just sounds like your geting bad or old bait from the store to me...

Wax worms keep very well for me,just pick the dead ones out[that goes for all bugs]i just try to mach the as close as posible to the bugs in the lake..like on leech we use shrimp and ML wax or mouses... I'm sorry I can't help out more I have never really had a problems catching fish on bugs...Sorry man,

I'm sure someone else will chime in to help you out.

[Tyler Holm]

The link below might give a little more insight to the original question.

Live vs Fake Bait(s)