View Full Version : Water temp. and leeches.
Geezer
04-02-2002, 07:21 PM
How warm does the water need to be before you start using leeches on jigs and live-bait rigs? Does it make a difference if you are using bottom bouncers? Just wondering what your preferences were.
Geezer
Melonbob_ON
04-02-2002, 07:45 PM
I start using leeches opening weekend (May 18th) up here in Northern Ontario, temp makes no diff IMHO
Rapaleye
04-02-2002, 08:12 PM
I have found that using them below 50 deg. F, they tend to curl up and not swim. Below 50 you are better off with minnows or crawlers.
Reels
04-02-2002, 08:20 PM
To prevent them from curling, keep them in a bait bag in the lake. Thier body will get use to the lake temp after a few hours, and they will work great!!
I start using them as soon as I can buy them.
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TK_551
04-02-2002, 08:29 PM
I have never tried this but I had heard that you can put Preparation H on a leech and they willl straighten out. Whoever came up with this one IMHO had too much time on their hands. Has anyone else heard that one?
Tom
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strand
04-03-2002, 11:19 AM
hey TK I heard that after you use the prep H they shrink up and can barely get them on the hook!!!!
stewart
04-03-2002, 12:21 PM
Prep H is suppossed to irritate the leech and make it squirm. I knew one guy who swore by it,said the dif is 3 to 1, but I haven't tried it yet. Prep H, if the old In-Fish is still accurate, has shark oil for smell too.
GeneM
04-03-2002, 12:23 PM
You have to put Viagra on them if you want them to straighten out.
jackpine
04-04-2002, 09:26 AM
Preperation H just might work. It sure helps a bad sunburn overnight so why not. How small of a applicator do you use?
Jackpine
When using leechs on a bouncer make sure not to go too fast.
They will start to spin if you go too fast.