Lubber grasshoppers as bass bait? > Fresh Water Fishing

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Posted: 5/10/2022 10:25:46 AM EDT

Anyone ever tried them? Do bass eat them? How do you avoid the noxious spray they emit?

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wingsnthings

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Posted: 5/10/2022 4:18:31 PM EDT

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Any grasshopper has proven effective as bait. I always start out at a spot with a Rebel Crickhopper to see if anything is active. If nothing is interested in it, there is no reason to stay.

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Posted: 5/10/2022 4:46:50 PM EDT

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Giant grasshoppers when THROWN on the surface of a tank or pond are excellent ways to draw aggressive large mouth bass within range of a 12 gauge. It's a fucking blast!!! We did it as kids on my Uncles tank.

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Posted: 5/10/2022 10:16:58 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By ACEB36TC:
Giant grasshoppers when THROWN on the surface of a tank or pond are excellent ways to draw aggressive large mouth bass within range of a 12 gauge. It's a fucking blast!!! We did it as kids on my Uncles tank.

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Ok then.

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Posted: 3/20/2023 4:32:40 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By ACEB36TC:
Giant grasshoppers when THROWN on the surface of a tank or pond are excellent ways to draw aggressive large mouth bass within range of a 12 gauge. It's a fucking blast!!! We did it as kids on my Uncles tank.

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How old are you?
The statute of limitations may not have run on that yet.

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Posted: 3/20/2023 5:00:57 PM EDT

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Originally Posted By KiowaCreekRaider:

How old are you?
The statute of limitations may not have run on that yet.

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That was in 1968. Maybe a bit before that even.

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