crawlers

[danny berg]

Cleaning out the fridge the other day and found a dozen crawlers in the back of it. I thought oh no, but when opened, the crawlers were still alive and kicking. Has anyone used crawlers for ice fishing? I bet they would work good. Guess I will find out when I get home from my winter fishing trip, in Montana.

[Piker]

I've thought that too, I wonder if they'd get too cold and just curl up and die. I bet they'd still work.

[Gissert]

Margie Gunderson's husband was going ice fishing with crawlers in the movie "Fargo".....

[Guest]

The same thing happened to me a few years ago except I had a box of Red Worms left over in the fridge. I tried them out Perch fishing and they worked just as good as bugs.

[SpringerGuy]

I've tried them maybe a dozen of times over the last few years. Could not buy a bite on them. I thought that they would work great with the scent and all. I'm sure if they worked in the winter bait shops would be caring them all year. But then I got a tackle box full of things that I can't catch a fish on.

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Tom Miller
Tournament Director
Minnesota Walleye Trail
www.polebender.com

[Guest]

My neighbor works at gas station he brought me 6 dozen crawlers home the other day(they were throwing them out still good though). I to had good luck with the perch and blugills. I accidently kick them over and 3-4 swam to the bottom and after a while a walleye came and sucked all of them off the bottom.So I put one on plain hook and let it sit completly on the botttom and sure enough one come and scooped it up. Could not get nothing while on jig. The only thing, I was fishing there before and knew the fish were around I dont think I would let one sit on bottom if I was searching for fish. But if your on some fish give it a try on your lake it worked on mine. GOODLUCK THE FISH ARE BITING

[jt24]

Last year I was out fishing for mainly crappies and the bite had kinda slowed so i decided to try a crawler and boy i am glad i did. Wasnt long and i brought up a slab that was unbelievable. 15 1/4 long and about 21/2in thick on its back. Was gonna hang it on the wall but decided not to spend the $100 or so. From now on all biggins go back. This lake usually kicks out pretty good numbers of 13-15 inch fish so i am sure theres one thats a 3# in there. The crappies are almost impossible to catch in the summer so the only time i am able to locate them is winter. I was brought up to keep almost everything you catch and two years ago 4 of us limited out on 12-13"crappies. Last year i said thats not rite and way to much work cleaning so we only kept enough for a meal. I want my kids to be able to have fun just as i have!

[Kingfisher]

My fishing partner has tried crawlers several times up at LOW with no success.

[Guest]

jt24
Glad to see more of us are releasing what we dont need for a meal. I too have kids and want them to enjoy hunting and fishing sa much as I do.

Last winter I caught a big walleye 9#+ and asked my little boy if we should keep it,he said no let her go,so I let him slide her down the hole,put a smile on both of us.
We dont keep any walleyes over 3 pounds,and only keep enough of any type of fish for a meal.

See ya on the hard water, Friend