Imitation crawlers

[davidmaas]

What is the best imitation out there to imitate half a crawler on a jig that can be dragged accross the bottom with the same results or better than a live crawler.My son and I went thru 10 dozen crawlers in 2 days about three weeks ago in Canada about 48 miles northwest of red lake,on Roderick lake.I need an artificial that will work as well when cut in half or a third and dragged along the bottom on a 1/16 to 1/8 chartruse jig. Thanks superdav ps. you can e-mail me at davidmaas58@netscape.net

[Tommy Skarlis]

Dave,

The hottest artificial currently on the market that would fit what you are looking for is the Berkley Gulp Nightcrawler. In testing the product - Berkley found out that in a number of instances - Gulp actually outfished live bait. Gulp Nightcrawlers comes in a variety of colors - so you might want to experiment. My favorites are natural, pumpkinseed and watermelon.

Powerbait Power Leeches and Bungee Leeches also work well with the presentation you are talking about.

Good Luck,
Tommy Skarlis
NPAA # 11

"Take a kid or a senior fishing soon"