Waxies (artificial)

[WaveWolf]

[#502800]I see a lot of anglers switching to artificial waxies, like the gulp variety ....... They hook them wacky style and the seem to stay on, and last a while.[/#502800]
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[#502800]Does anyone who uses the artificial ones care to comment on their success rate?[/#502800]
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[Blueboy22]

I used the waxies one day at Utah lake and got nothing Fishing for white bass. The Berkley Maggots (white & Pink ) Did pretty good though. We weren't out fishing our Neighbors that were useing real Meal worms and waxies but did good enough on Maggots.
Looking forward to trying the Berkley Waxies for Trout. I also bought the Berkley Honey worms and caught a few Whities, also looking forward to using these for Trout as they always seem sold out of them.
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[RockyRaab]

I'm on my way to Mantua today, and I'll be using Gulp maggots and Gulp earthworms. I'll let you know...
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[WiperMac]

[font "Calibri"]Never used them through the ice but have used them in my trolling spread for years. They hold on for dear life and stink real bad/good. No reason they wouldn’t work, just more money than the real deal. [/font]
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[RockyRaab]

I can now report that Gulp maggots and pieces of Gulp earthworms draw as many bites as real wax worms. I was fishing with two other guys who had waxies and I got as many bites as they did.

(Planter trout six feet under the ice, btw)

I failed to connect on any hooksets, probably because I had hooked the plastic chunks with the hook barb buried. Several times, I felt good weight and fight, only to feel the lure scrape out of the fish's mouth. I'll leave the barb exposed next time.

When you consider that there are couple hundred Gulp maggots in a jar for four bucks - and that they don't die or rot - they're a very good deal indeed.
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[WiperMac]

Glad you had a good outing. There's definitely a lot of pros and very little cons to using them if they work. You also forgot to mention that you don't have to worry about them freezing on the ice.

I'll have to add them to my arsenal and trying them next time out. And....if they don't work I can always use more salmon fishing.[cool]
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[gonfishn]

I experimented with this a bit last ice season, and found to do just as well with the artificial as compared to the real wax worms. I am quite excited about this and plan to stick with the artificial and not have to mess with trips to pick up new waxies and then having them freeze and die and having the plastic cup break in my pockets and all other negative aspects of using live wax worms.
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[CoyoteSpinner]

So the trout like 'em, seen a nice 17" bow and cutthroat from Mantua on em last year.
But what do the panfish think?

There's some crappie pellets too or something?

All you need for your bait is one of these:

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[WaveWolf]

[#502800]Thanks for the information Rocky ........ I know a few who use them and they hook them through the middle with the hook exposed, (Wacky Style).......[/#502800]
[#502800]I have used gulp products fishing for Crappie with some success.[/#502800]
[#502800]If they just catch one perch, you are good to go anyway because you can use it for bait.[/#502800]
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[#502800]Good luck in the future with them.[/#502800]
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[gonfishn]

Yes, those bait pucks are fantastic for live worms. I purchased those right before I tried experimenting with the artificials.
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[t_mackinaw]

What color is the most effective? (it looks like there are pink, chartreuse and white available)

-t_mack
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[RockyRaab]

I bought chartreuse, but those are all good colors.
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[t_mackinaw]

Thanks!
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[gonfishn]

I have only tried the white.
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