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mod_auger
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preferred maggot colors
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Oct 06, 2003, 09:51 PM »
for those of you ice warriors out there, what color of maggots do you find work best for panfishing? i have had good luck with red myself, but that is the only color that i can find here in west central wisconsin come the winter months. i plan on buying some maggots in bulk and would like to know what kind of luck other fisherman have had. any info would be appreciated....
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Re:preferred maggot colors
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Oct 07, 2003, 06:15 AM »
They mostly just come in basic white back here in New York(untill they turn black because you forget to put them in the fridge).
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Re:preferred maggot colors
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Oct 08, 2003, 06:12 AM »
I'm with Dogfish. White is all I use. Fatter the better. Tried some colored ones last year but saw no significant difference that justifies the extra cost.
RG
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Re:preferred maggot colors
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Oct 08, 2003, 06:55 PM »
I agree white is all i use, and i fish 90% of the time at night.
Only problem i had was when my wife packed me some rice for one of my 12+ hour nights
It can get a little interesting with my old eyes and when i drop the fork down the hole
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Oct 09, 2003, 06:13 AM »
Crappieloo
Just what do you catch on those fork-spoons?
Well whatever you catch it's got to taste better than spikes and rice
A mousie man myself
I find they go better with Mac and Cheese tho
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crappieloo
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Re:preferred maggot colors
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Oct 10, 2003, 06:54 AM »
dogfish, i lost my fork down the ice hole and had to eat the rice with my fingers. Sometimes i can be a slob and with a open container of spikes next to my bowl of rice i was getting a little nervous. Thats why i didn'T heat up the rice
Hey, thats a good idea for the mousies, i wonder where we can find orange ones
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Mr.Seaguar
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Re:preferred maggot colors
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Oct 11, 2003, 08:22 PM »
The white ones work as good as any IMHO. Also, I have found the colored ones to be MUCH less hardy. Die sooner and get torn up by fish easier.
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swalleyi
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Re:preferred maggot colors
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Oct 17, 2003, 08:53 AM »
I tried the colore ones before and seemed to worse,i always use to use waxes, but now i use spikes all the time. Much warmer fingers that way.
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Josephs Prairie
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Re:preferred maggot colors
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Oct 19, 2003, 01:15 PM »
I use plain maggots, bigger the better. Don't care to use the colored ones (white, green, pink, red, etc), since I am useing them for scent not a visual attractant. Thats what the hook is for!
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Re:preferred maggot colors
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Oct 19, 2003, 03:17 PM »
Hi Gang!
I crush up about a dozen mix em in water then drop it in the hole to sent the water underneath. The Gills at night come running it works well. When the gill stop hitting o look out there are usually bigger fish in the area attracted by all the action of the (gill gone wild). Can't wait for hard water this year!
Thanks!
Da-Roc
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shwung79
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Re:preferred maggot colors
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Oct 22, 2003, 09:31 AM »
My girlfriend and I met Dave Genz at the fishing show in Arlington Heights, Il a couple of years ago, and he taught her a couple or tricks. Then as we were about to leave the Ice Team booth he handed her a box of the multicolored spikes to take home and give a try. The next time out she outfished me like crazy. Ever since then she insists on only "the pretty spikes" when we go to the bait store.
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