bait usage

[geterdun2]

hey all. im going fishing this weekend and was wandering what is a good, broad bait to use. Are worms the best? I bleleive this pond has alot of different fish, catfish, bass, trout, etc. What is a good bait for all of them? is worms? or another type? thanks alot

[lethalconnection]

From what u listed to be in the pond ive only had experince with trout and i find the best bait for trout is worms, corn, shimp or fish eggs.

[childers]

minnows work for almost every single fish it just depends on the size

[Chuck7]

All depends on what is available...I always caught my own night crawlers..I enjoyed doing that as much as fishing when I was a kid. LOL

But these days....if shiners, worms , minnows etc were easily available..I'd be using minnows.
I've never caught a trout on one but MANY bass, crappie and channel cats. I've caught lots of trout on worms...I raise red worms...nice chunky ones that stay alive for a long time.

If it was me ..I'd have 2 rods out with minnows and 2 rods out with red worms or crawlers.

[Retaks]

Worms or minnows. I use wax worms and rosy reds for trout all the time.

[Pygmy]

Minnows are great bait ...

But, if I had to choose ONE bait, a nice juicy crawler is pretty tough to beat for most species... Notable exceptions are pike, pickerel and crappies..Never had much luck on those three species with worms..

[thundermug]

Don't forget crickets for bluegill!