Mouse on a hook

Nice

I will have pics...WF

I used mice for bait a few times in the past, mostly for muskys. I bought a few at the pet store "snake food", tied a worm hook on, then used superglue along the belly of the mouse to put the hook on. I lobed it out against the dam wall and waited it out.  The mouse would swim along the wall until a musky or bass took it out. Worked almost every time. Kinda cruel but was always a sure bet for a big bite.

I think its a great idea. I've used pinkie mice for ice fishing.

ORIGINAL: topdog99



agreed, it is cruel.... and stupid..

use a lure...

 
Is it then cruel to use minnows?  How about millworms/wax worms?

Stray cats make great shark bait!

ORIGINAL: eyesandgillz

Stray cats make great shark bait!

 
only if you chum with roadkill squirrels before hand....

i guess we should stop hunting then or tying flies or eating meat.  all animals are killed for our enjoyment in 1 way or another.

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ORIGINAL: tull66

ORIGINAL: topdog99


agreed, it is cruel.... and stupid..

use a lure...

It's not like the musky isn't going to eat something alive anyhow. What's cruel about it?

its the HUMAN involvement thats cruel, you know this already...jus sayin
its like me glueing you to a hook and catching a sucker/shark...
I hope musky eat cats, mice,as long as humans stay out of it...see?

and No, using minnows or insects/grubs isnt cruel because kurt said "fish have no feelings"

hope this helps

 
would have helped if you would have said in your opinion...It's the circle of life sir...If you haven't seen The Lion King you should rent that stuff...very educational....

I used to live on a private drive with a 2 acre lake in front. People would drop uninvited dogs cats and ducks off. Well we gained the meanest muskovy duck I ever met. He would steal my labs dog food and I swear he was afraid of him. My wife had a hard time getting to the car. He could put a hurting on ya, either bitting or smacking you with his wings. The kids were scared of him. My wife who is a vegitarian and woulld spend our last dime nursing our pets told me to get rid of it. Well I told her that I would drop it off at the lake-state park. She said no it would traumatize all the children. She had a good point. Well I got to thinking and knew just what to do. We were feeding bears legally back then and getting sone awsome pictures sometimes seeing 7-8 bears per evening. Close by but not that you could see from where we were feeding the bears was a small 10'x15' pond, that the bears liked to wallow in and they still do today. He just loved to fight and I thought he could go out doing what he loved. I never saw him again. I still have a little twinge of remorse shudder through me,it helps to remember the bruses he inflicted on us.

The "would have been" new world record Taimen was disallowed by the IGFA a few years ago cause the angler used a ground squirrel for bait. No mammal meat is allowed for world records. Just saying..   Not sure on PA laws, but no go for records.

Its a dog eat dog world. I am definately going to take some mice to lock 9 now

honestly im about 99% sure its cruelty to animals to use mice as bait. it doesnt matter if they are sold as feeder mice because this is an exception for pet snakes.   its not in the pa fish book i believe because they do not make up the rules regarding this issue.


however i might start using tigers because they catch musky for you ;)

goldfish are illegal to use as bait...  but ignorance is bliss i hear, bet they would work good

esox hunter whats up with being a **** ? 

if you need to rig mice up to boost your ego or something thats awesome, your the man

called this morning out of curiosity and it is legal apparently