03-05-13, 12:41 PM | #1 |
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I'm thinking, swimjig trailer.
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I'm thinking that thing looks like Otter scat! Seriously though......I went fishing yesterday and struggled to get bit. When I finally managed to catch one I pumped his stomach for clues and out came 1/2 dozen..........leeches Changed over to brown/black 4" finesse worms cut down to 3" wacky rigged on a brim hook with a tiny split shot......dead sticked and caught 10-12. Mostly small but still turned a bad day into a good day. Those gulps would have worked perfectly.
I've pumped the stomachs of hundreds of fish over the years and I don't think I remember seeing leeches in any of them. Just for curiosity I scooped up some of the bottom muck/leaves from the shallows near where I was fishing and lo and behold leeches. I always thought leeches were a northern thing, maybe it's the fishing scene from "The Great Outdoors" stuck in my head. Do they sell leeches at the bait stores up there? Pam says she can get me some from the hospital if I want them, strange to think that primitive medical practices can still be the best in todays modern world...she says they use them to help reattached fingers and such feel "at home" helps reestablish bloodflow yada yada yada
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I met two young men at one of the ponds I fish and they were using live leeches and catching a lot.
Gulp has leech baits too. As Dean mention , the Walleye anglers love leeches. I'm thinking of trying dropshotting a gulp leech this year.
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Give that thing a try on a swim jig and let us know how it works for ya. Also, leaches are a huge bait in these parts too. Can catch about anything on them here. Big panfish seem to relish them.
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Leaches are sold by the pound here $30 to $50 per pound walleyes love them and bass are way easier to catch on them also.
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Yup, we use leeches a lot, mostly for walleye but we catch lots of accidental bass with them too. One of the main reasons we use leeches is that minnows are banned on the lake I fish. We've tried the gulp alive leeches and minnows but never caught a thing.
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Big Leeches
Yup, we use leeches a lot, mostly for walleye but we catch lots of accidental bass with them too. One of the main reasons we use leeches is that minnows are banned on the lake I fish. We've tried the gulp alive leeches and minnows but never caught a thing.
If some one can get large leechesd I would be happy to get some from them. __________________
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clearly revisionist history...
Please share the method you use for flushing stomach contents from your bass. oe Last edited by OkobojiEagle; 03-12-13 at 11:18 AM. |
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Usually just the baster sometimes the speculum to facilitate. **if you want or need details pm me**
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The leeches make me cringe, but that tool on the bottom makes me rethink my profession. The good, the bad, and the catcher's mitt.
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PM sent......................
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