nibblets

[daffydone]

has anyone ever used the berkley crappie nibblets in the winter? I have used them in the summer and they work well.

[fishingking]

Ask bussman he doesnt use power bait stuff much but he does own alot of that kind of stuf

[daffydone]

well, I found out that they work in the winter,I went out on open water today, and a buddie and I caught 35 slab gills an 2 slab crappie on the green colored ones, so I guess I answered my own question,They work in the winter!

[crapyking]

they work well,chart & wht. put on a hotshot jig

[Bussman]

I use them for crappie and they have worked very well for me. I like the gold glitter and the white.

[Dante83R]

     I've found that you don't get any second chances though, I'm trying the pink ones and if you get a hit of any kind and miss it, you better plan on rebaiting.  They're like trying to Hook on a real fresh marshmallow.

[Bussman]

    I've found that you don't get any second chances though, I'm trying the pink ones and if you get a hit of any kind and miss it, you better plan on rebaiting.  They're like trying to Hook on a real fresh marshmallow.

After you put them on, try to squeeze them a little. This has really helped keep them on a lot longer.

[daffydone]

bussman, I agree completly, if you squeeze them and shape them on the hookto cover the point of the hook you can catch alot of fish on one nibblet. I have been using them all winter and they out fish the live bait, I use the green,pink,orange and white, the green and orange seem to work the best, I try to have the same color jig as the nibblet, that works well for me.

[crapyking]

the trick is to have a couple bottles of nibbles. when it's hot out open the lid & put some on it to dry out to a good consisancy so they stay on the hook. if they get too dry then just add some fresh ones to the batch to remoisten them. works like a charm! Got to say - there gettin VERY hard to find. Can't find them @ walmart/kmart anymore. Just ordered 3 more jars from cabelas. stock up NOW b4 they quit making them. And the trout flavored are not the same animal - don't work nearly as well! I've been using power baits from day 1. Berkley used to make a crappie strike product, looked like a tootsie roll, you could cut off slices. That stuff used to smoke! they quit selling that then they stopped w/ the crappie paste. Now you can only find glitter nibbles. The original wht & yellow r gone. Obbviious it's not fisherman making decisions, it's execs lookin @ what sells best.

[reelcharacter]

Have thought about trying the Nibblets. Have tried several of the other processed fish catching foods, without much to brag about. After reading this thread, will have to give them a try. When the live bait isn't working or available, nice to have another alternative to try.

I have become a fan of the lazor style gold egg sack hooks when looking for Bluegills and other small mouth'ed panfish. What size hooks do you use with the Nibblets?

-reelcharacter

[peple of the perch]

i cant find the nibblets anywhere

[Bussman]

This is one of the reasons I have a few bottles of them. Every time I see them there in a box on clearance. Thats where you have to look but you need to be looking in the "JUNK" to find them! LOL