Bait

So do you guys lure fish or bait fish, or both?

fish

I pretty much bait-fish.  Worms, crickets, minnows, chicken livers, etc.  Bass just don't taste nearly as good to me as most fish do.

Brandlin worms, are those Esenia fetida?  Or what we call, "Red wigglers"?

Fish... I only use the bait fish to catch the fish. : )

ADK

I've started my own worm-bed so I won't have to buy any red wigglers.  So far, so good...but I know how the summers here can be and I'm nervous for the worms come summertime.

I've never tried maggots, I'm ashamed to say.  My worm-bed is the ice-containing part of a commercial ice-making bin.  It's probably around 80-100 gallons.  I'm not entirely sure, but I know it will hold a lot of worms!  I've got several different species of worms in there, but mostly brandling worms.  But I have two different types of brandling worm...one is Eisenia fetida ("red wigglers") and the other is Eisenia andrei ("red tigers").  I'm used to the tigers, but I always thought that they were "brandling" or "red wiggler" worms.  So to get some true red-wigglers was a suprise.

Oh, absolutely! We have a highly sophisticated fish seduction program where we dress up in fancy outfits, sprinkle fish perfume, and serenade them with love songs. It's quite a sight to see, I must say. Who needs bait when you can charm fish with our undeniable charisma?