Euros or waxies?

[NoodleSalad]

I like euros. Stay on longer and you can mix it up.

[Nels]

I have had better luck with euros. Plus, they seem to live longer for me.

[Guest]

When I'm on the ice, there's about a 99% chance I have both. They're not that expensive and when I get out on the ice I want to have whichever bait is working better on that spot at that time.

[NoodleSalad]

Which one do you start with? That's the answer. Generally- -NS-

[Deitz Dittrich]

I usually have both along also...If I am after Perch or Crappie, I usually start with wax worms... if I am after sunfish, I'll start with Euro.

[Guest]

Okay, this is going to sound stupid, but what is Euro larvae? I've heard all of you guys talking about them, but I'm wondering if they are what bait shops in my area call "spikes" (which look like regular housefly maggots to me and are available in both natural and a pink or reddish color).

[Cyberfish]

Fargin, euoro larvae is just a user friendly word for "Maggot". They have been a favorite live bait in europe for a long time. So that is how they marketed them over here. European larva hahaha. They get all the different colors by feedin' them dyed meat. yummmm.
I like waxies, but "maggies" are cheaper. I use both for panfish.

Cyb

[Cyberfish]

I remember when "eurolarvea" first came out, I bought a tin of em for icefishin'. They worked good, but I only used half of them. I didn't yet know what they were at the time. I forgot to take em out of my pocket and found em a week later and they were all brown and dry. I figured they were dead and tossed em in the garbage can in my room.
Well a few days later we had these huge houseflies buzzin' around the house and my mother askin' where they came from! : :

Cyb

[Guest]

Cyberfish, I had a similar experience happen with the flies a few years back. I tossed the dead larvae out in the garbage in the garage and soon I had flies all over the place. I was trying to figure out how the heck these flies got here during the winter. Then a buddy of mine asked where I throw my dead maggots and sure enough that was the case.

Good Fishin, Matt.

[Guest]

I always have both with me...But haven't opened a box of waxies in 2 years...So that pretty much tells ya.........

PCG

[Guest]

Euro Larvae is my preferred choice. Closer resembles natural forage. Last longer on the hook. I've used both but have more success with euro's.

Good Fishin, Matt.

[Guest]

Which one do ya start with ? ? ?
C'mon guys it's winter we can use two lines now. Ya start with one of each and when it becomes obvious which is outfishin' the other . . .

[Guest]

I usually start with spikes (reds if I can find them), but I always have waxies with me. Cornborers are supposed to be good, I've never had much luck with them.

Mike

[Guest]

Thanks for the explanation, Cyberfish! I figured it was just a fancy name for maggots, but like I said, everyone around here calls them spikes. I notice the dyed ones don't seem to live nearly as long as the natural-colored ones. They are about the same price as waxies around here, and I usually have both when I go out. The spikes stay on the hook better, but sometimes I can't buy a bite on them and other times it's vice versa. We try to have plenty of minnies (for crappies and perch) and wigglers onhand too. Ever have a 28"+ northern pike hit a waxie on a tiny panfish rod spooled with 1-lb mono? Now THAT'S FUN! Clear the shanty and make sure your drag is set right!!!

[Guest]

I usually start with euro's. If I'm fishing two holes I'll deadstick a minnow in one and jig maggots in the other.

Good Fishin, Matt.

[Guest]

I usually start with 2-3 spikes on my hook with one of them being red. If the fish seem finicky and want a slower/fatter presentation, then I will switch to a waxie that I hook like a twister tail jig so it hangs horizontal (if you use a fatboy or other horizontal jig). The presentation is juicier and falls slower due to the size of the waxie. Sometimes that waxie will significantly out fish the spikes. One nice thing about the spikes is that they will wiggle for a long time whereas the waxie normally dies off pretty quick, especially the way that I hook it.