Worms & Insects Baits
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| Bait | Description | Target Fish | Price | Quantity | Weight | Required level | Recommended hook size |
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Bloodworms are sometimes called the “ultimate fish bait." They are extremely effective as bait and play a vital role in the natural diet of numerous fish species, particularly due to their high protein content. This makes bloodworms exceptionally attractive for many fish species. | Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redear Sunfish, Common Shiner, Yellow Perch, Roach, Carassius, Bream, Tench | 300 
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25 | Light | 12 | #10 - #6 |
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Crickets make great bait for catching a variety of fish including bass, trout, and all kinds of pan-fish such as bluegill. Crickets can sometimes attract fish that other types of baits cannot. Probably the most effective overall bait for bluegills and trout. | Trout, Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Warmouth, Catfish, Bullhead, Predator Carp | 200
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25 | Light | 6 | #6 - #1/0 |
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Dragonfly have been used by anglers as bait for years being an excellent bait for many top-water species, such as bass, trout and salmon. | Bass, Trout, Salmon, Predator Carp, Lenok | 450
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25 | Light | 38 | #6 - #1/0 |
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Flies get blown into the water, during summertime, and fish are often found near the bank waiting for them. If you have a net you can round up plenty of flies for bait. The advantage of using flies is that they work well both dead or alive. | Bluegill, Trout, Ziege | 180
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25 | Light | 5 | #8 - #1 |
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Grasshoppers are an easy live bait to work with due to their large size and being relatively easy to catch. Using grasshoppers as live fishing bait takes practice and some trial and error to learn the techniques that work for different fish and fishing spots. | Trout, Bass, Crappie, Catfish, Predator Carp | 140
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25 | Light | 4 | #4 - #2/0 |
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Leeches are an excellent live freshwater bait for walleye, catfish and northern pike. What is more, if you are looking for the perfect catfish bait then look no further. Leeches can be found in various types of lakes, farm ponds and streams. | Catfish, Bullhead, Walleye, Perch, Chinese Sleeper | 350
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25 | Medium | 30 | #1 - #4/0 |
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Maggots are a perfect coarse bait, arguably the best bait to ensure a catch even on the worst of fishing days. By throwing free offerings of maggots (feeding) into the water around a baited hook, fish are attracted to the area, which substantially increases the chance of success. Great bait for a whole variety of fish. | Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redear Sunfish, Golden Shiner, Roach, Bream, Ziege | 240
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25 | Light | 10 | #10 - #2 |
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MayFlies are used by anglers for years, being known as the number one most popular and effective trout bait in the world. | Trout | 400
4 |
25
50 |
Light | 16
1 |
#6 - #1 |
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Night Crawler, the reddish-gray-colored common earthworm, is familiar to anyone with a fishing rod or a garden. They are indigenous to Europe, but are now abundant in North America and Western Asia. | Bass, Carp, Trout, Catfish, White Bass, Tench, Carp, Goby, European Eel | 170
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25 | Med Light | 18 | #4 - #4/0 |
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Red Worms are known under various common names such as brandling worms, panfish worms, trout worms, tiger worms or red wiggler worms. The red worms is one of the traditional baits that have been used for hundreds of years. | Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redear Sunfish, Yellow Perch, Common Shiner, Warmouth, Roach, Carassius, Bream, Tench, Barbel | 50
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25 | Light | 1 | #10 - #2 |
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Wax Worms are the answer if you are looking for effective panfish bait. They are the bait of choice to fill your stringer in no time. Also are known to be the best grub-bait and are particularly effective for trout fishing. | Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redear Sunfish, Common Shiner, Trout, Ziege | 250
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25 | Light | 13 | #10 - #2 |
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Pinkies. A smaller version of an all-time favorite maggot bait, pinkies are the larva of the common green bottle fly. Works as great fishing bait, particularly when going after fish like Roach, Blue Bream, Silver Bream and White-eye Bream. | Roach | 220
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25 | Light | 9 | |
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Caster Maggots. A great bait for coarse fishing, casters are the stages in the growth of a maggot that already contains the soon-to-emerge fly. Slightly smaller and more rounded in shape than maggots, casters work as great feeder bait for many fish species. | Bream | 275
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25 | Light | 12 | |
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Yellow Maggots. Lively and fresh, these yellow maggots are a popular choice for bottom fishing among coarse anglers and will work particularly great bait when going after fish like Bream and many other species. | Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redear Sunfish, Golden Shiner, Roach, Bream, Ziege | 300
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25 | Light | 15 | |
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Red Maggots. Plump, juicy, fresh and bright red in color, these red maggots are great bait for coarse fishing. Particularly effective when going after large Bream and smaller Roach. | Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redear Sunfish, Golden Shiner, Roach, Bream, Ziege | 350
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25 | Light | 17 | |
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Mole Cricket Larva. Fresh and supple, this larvae of the mole crickets is an extremely effective bait that is an irresistible yummy treat for Catfish and European Chub. | Catfish | 400
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25 | Med-Heavy | 21 | |
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Centipedes. Centipedes are a versatile alternative to most other insect baits that will work great for catching practically all coarse fish species. | Ziege, Roach | 350
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25 | Light | 46 | |
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Cockchafer. An all-time favorite among anglers, cockchafers are a marvelous insect bait for catching fish like European Chub and Asp. | Predator Carp | 500
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25 | Medium | 48 | |
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Dobsonfly Larva. Dobsonflies are the largest known flying insects. Their larvae are so big that they are part of the diet of some Amazon indigenous peoples. And fish just go crazy over dobsonflies! | Silver Arowana, Piranha, Panfish | 1280
12 |
25
50 |
Med-Heavy | 60
54 |
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Dobsonfly An impressive giant of a fly, this insect does a great job of attracting local fish, who consider it a delicious treat! | Silver Arowana, Trahira, Apapa, Jacunda | 1455
14 |
25
50 |
Heavy | 64
58 |
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The Blue-Winged Grasshopper is so huge that many mistake it for a locust. Its bright wings are great at attracting surface-dwelling fish, such as Apapa. At the same time it’s weighty enough to be used for distance casts. | Bicuda, Silver Arowana, Trahira, Apapa, Jacunda | 1510
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25 | Medium | 68 | |
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Giant Silk Moth Larva. This is a larva of a giant silk moth. It’s large, fleshy and bright, which makes it a delicacy of choice for the catfish and other omnivorous fish. | Small Catfish, Piranha | 1595
19 |
25
50 |
Med-Heavy | 70
63 |
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Caddis Larva is an excellent small bait for all nonpredatory bottom-feeding fish. It can be especially successful in attracting the Bulldog Fish, Elephant Fish, and smaller specimens of the African Big Eye Catfish and Congo Yellowfish. | Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Prussian Carp, Bream, Tench, Labeo, Tilapia, Bulldog Fish, Elephant Fish, Congo Yellowfish, African Big Eye Catfish | 2175
21 |
25
50 |
Light | 75
71 |
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African Giant Water Bug Try using this giant bug as a bait when pursuing African catfish species, and you’ll be impressed! This insect predator can reach over 10 cm in length, and smaller specimens of the African Sharptooth Catfish, Vundu Catfish, or Kamba Catfish simply can’t ignore it. | Catfish | 2330
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25 | Heavy | 75 | |
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Bark Beetle Larva This large and heavy curved larva is not only a woodpecker's favorite delicacy, but also an excellent bait for many fish. It can reach a length of 4 to 7 centimeters and is the best delicacy for those fish that feed near the surface of the water. | Arctic Grayling, European Grayling, Lenok, Common Dace, Ide, European Chub | 640
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20 | Med-Light | 49 |
