Fishing Baits - Crickets and Grasshoppers
Crickets and Grasshoppers are also good hot weather Fishing Baits. These insects usually find shelter near the banks. When the wind gets up and they lose their balance, they will fall into the water and the water current will carry them away. Some fish know this so they stay near the spot for a regular food supply. Trout, crappie, bluegill, smallmouth bass and other species eat these insects which naturally go down in the water.
Rigging Crickets
Use a fine-wire Fish Hook. Place a split shot about six inches above it. It would be better if you use a lighter weight. Insert the Fish Hook right behind the head of the Cricket and let the barb come out in the middle of the back. Remember not to insert the Fish Hook too deeply.
Rigging Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers have this distinctive trait of splashing into the water naturally. They do not splash in like a rock. To fish with grasshoppers, hook the insect through the collar or the thorax part. Do not pierce too deeply. A dead grasshopper can still be used as a Fishing Bait, but a live one is still more effective. Place one or two split shots then cast out.
Gathering Crickets and Grasshoppers
If you decide to collect Crickets and Grasshoppers, go to grass fields in early morning. Crickets and Grasshoppers are less prone to hopping from place to place on a dew-filled morning. More often than not, you can see them in places with bushes in which they can cling on the stems.
Keeping Crickets and Grasshoppers
Keeping the Crickets and Grasshoppers in a container with lid is good, but there is a likely chance that one or two of your insects will hop out of your container once you take the lid off to get one Cricket or Grasshopper. Find something else in which your hand fits exactly to the opening, such as a used sock or stocking. When you need a Fishing Bait, put your hand inside the sock or stocking and get one. In this case, there is very little possibility that one of your Fishing Baits will come out.
There are different kinds of Fishing Baits out there. In general, it is really a matter of preference or need. Use the bait that suits the kind of Fishing that you do and you can be on your way to a nice catch.
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