Mousees vs. Waxies vs. Euro Larvea

[Burnham]

hahaha oh yea last year i left my package of real waxies on my dresser into the summer without even realizing it, and then one day i looked and they had all turned into whatever they turn into...they looked like moths

[sodajerk]

I prefer spikes. Never seen mousees anyplace, waxies are too squishy and wimpy on the hook, and no one around here seems to stock the colored eurolarvae anymore.

A buddy of mine was hammering perch on a teardrop and red worms a couple weeks ago. Just the regular small earth worms they sell as "trout worms" in the summer.

[Trytti]

I prefer minnows for crappies but when it gets tough I go as small as possible with a waxie. I will typically catch 3 or 4 before I have to re-bait. I actually double hook them. Go in just under the head then do a 180 and re-hook them. Seems like after I have caught 1 and there is a little bit the entrails and what not still hanging I get my better fish...

The other option I use is put a real waxie on first then put on a Gulp or Powerbait. They have to go through the artificial first to get to the real thing and usually I get to keep both and the fish.

[jcb42]

i've been hitting crappies with euro larvaes, hook on two blues with one white hook thru very end and have them dangle. i swear if you throw on 1 blue and 2 white it won't work, kidding, but 2-3 seems to work best.

[Cbreeze]

Nice post!

This has been fun to read... I am originally from SW Lower MI and grew up on a small lake there. When I was a kid we used mousies all the time! Waxies were a pain to keep on the hook and more expensive. I was just trying to explain to a buddy the other day about "mousies" Dejavu... Anyway, we caught a ton of fish with them. That being said, after moving here and not finding them here, I switched to euro's and they have been my go to bait. Now you guys are touting the new Gulp product. After reading everyone's posts one thing is clear...confidence...if you feel waxies are the ticket...you'll use'em...if you like euro's..you'll slap'em on...and now I'll have to go out and try some Gulp Waxies!!! Personally, I've always found that what works one day does not always insure success the next day. Have your fav's but be flexible and you'll put more fish on the ice!

Breeze

[rockman]

I have been using eurolarvae for years, and still do. I will use waxies for perch fishing,but only perch, and maybe the once in awhile walleye if the minnows don't get them.I always replace my bait on the hook after just about every fish I catch when using eurolarvae.I learned this from Dave Genz. Fresh,lively bait on the hook will produce more biters day in, day out.Eurolarvae aren't really all that expensive to get anyway,so replace the bait with fresh ones often, is my suggestion.

[evman07]

I used to fish crappies exclusively with a whole minnow or minnow head, but this weekend they were pretty slow with the minnow tactic

I filled a forage minnow trebble hook with 6-8 eurolarve and started catching good crappies...I think I'm going to make the change

[magic_minnow]

so......i jsut posted this on METRO forums and now I find it here....haha....anywho...i had the pleasure of trying mousies for the first time the other day by accident...and boy oh boy did I putfish my buddy! In about an hour of fishing I managed 1 perch, 2 sunnies and 3 slab craps! Buddy : nothing. I don't know if it was just a fluke but the crappies seemed to like that finesse presentation better that particular night. Although I like waxies, i've had great luck on mousies. I'd probably buy both next time. Throw in some [PoorWordUsage] minnows, fatheads and some plastics as well. To me its just another gun to add to my arsenal

[CrappieAttitude]

I know that many people have their own color configeration when it comes to Euros (Patriotic = 1 red, 1 white 1 blue ) however you can drive yourself into insanity trying to keep changing individual colors. I have strictly gone to spikes (non colored euros) and if I want different colors, I switch jigs.

I have fished hard for panfish for many years and to me there hasn't been any difference in my ability to catch fish without the colored euros. IMHO there are too many variables to work with. I would rather keep my jig in the water instead of trying to figure what color combo I need to drop down "this time".

CA

[Craigums]

I like using two white and one Red