Butterworm Bluegills and Baby Shad Crappies

  • pool13_jeff
    NW, IL
    Posts: 884
    June 2, 2010 at 2:10 am #1305937

    I’ve been doing okay this past week for bluegills, drifting butterworms over the weeds. The crappies have been coming on Gene Larew Baby Shad. Electric Chicken and Chartreuse sparkle have produced the most. The 5 boys in tuxedos and two gills came tonight after supper. The small gill is almost exactly 9″. Both of those girls hit a chicken.

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    June 2, 2010 at 4:46 am #876673

    Looks good… BTW what is a butterworm?

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    June 2, 2010 at 10:14 am #876681

    A butterworm looks like a waxworm on steroids.
    It’s about three times as long and at least twice as fat.

    pool13_jeff
    NW, IL
    Posts: 884
    June 2, 2010 at 1:15 pm #876712

    Most are imported from Chile. They have a somewhat fruity smell. They seem expensive, but one worm will last for several fish. I like them with a #6 cricket hook.

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