Meal worms

[mike1234]

since my local angling shop doubles as a petshop alot of the anglers use some of the pet foods as baits, and meal worms seemed to be the craze last summer

 

I have seen a whopper perch caught on them and know a few anglers who swear by them but i have never had any success on them, and think that the humble maggot it a much better bait

 

anyone else had any luck with em ?

[StuGlynn]

Never used them, but I know a lot of people don't like to touch anything that moves other than maggots.

[John S]

I have, and very successfully too

 

Going off on a little tangent....

 

"According to [James] Cameron, he got his big break while doing pick-up shots for 'Galaxy of Terror' as 2nd unit director. He was shooting scenes of a dismembered arm teeming with maggots (actually mealworms). In order to make them move, he hooked up an AC power cord to the arm, and an unseen assistant would plug it in when the film was rolling. Two producers were strolling through, and when Cameron yelled "Action!" the worms began to writhe on cue. When he yelled "Cut!" the worms stopped. The producers were so amazed at his directing prowess that they began talking with him about bigger projects." Taken from The Internet Movie Database.

[old novice - jeff]

we have a chameleon that eats -

meal worms

wax worms

crickets

locusts

in the summer i will be trading some of my maggots for all the above, i get to try new baits and the chameleon gets some flies.

im the only fisherman i know that can keep some maggots in the living room

Edited February 1, 2008 by old novice - jeff

[benhben]

I used mealworms everyday when I worked in the local Zoo. Mudskippers and tree shrews especially liked them

[mike1234]

i have heard they are great summer tench bait and good for chub and perch, but perhaps targeting mudskippers might be the only option

[sphinx]

Ive caught big Tench , Bream and Roach on mealworms! Fish them on a size 10 or 12 hook