Creek Chubs

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TheBlueLagoon
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2012/10/02 08:00:37 (permalink)

Creek Chubs

I have a local spot that produces various size creek chub. Mainly 3" but I can get some 4-6er's as well. Does anyone else use creek chub for bait? if so are they effective and what do they work for? Would they be any good to use on local lakes. I understand not do dump left over live bait into the lake because it could have serious repercussions. I.E the gizzard shad in Wilhelm.
 
I have used them at the river with some success on catfish and smallmouth. But was wondering if they had any effectiveness on local lakes.
 
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    slabdaddy
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    Re:Creek Chubs 2012/10/02 08:31:41 (permalink)
    I've used creek chubs all of my life. They work great for Largemouth, pike, musky, cats, walleye, etc. Anything that will take a minnow will take a chub. It just depends on size.
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    Re:Creek Chubs 2012/10/02 08:32:00 (permalink)
    I've caught everything from blue gill and crappie to flatheads and muskie on creek chubs. They're pretty much my number 1 go to bait for anything predatory. Big ones work great for lm bass in lakes. Just a hook through the lips toss em out and reel it back real slow. No float, no weight.
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    Re:Creek Chubs 2012/10/02 08:33:35 (permalink)
    "Anything that will take a minnow will take a chub. It just depends on size."
     
    OH! What a set up. But I'll keep it clean.
     
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    Re:Creek Chubs 2012/10/02 11:16:35 (permalink)
    Thanks fella's I think i'll give em' a  shot this weekend. I'll get a good mix of small to large and see what works best.

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    Re:Creek Chubs 2012/10/02 12:46:37 (permalink)
    Bigger is better.

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    Re:Creek Chubs 2012/10/02 15:54:38 (permalink)
    spoonchucker

    "Anything that will take a minnow will take a chub. It just depends on size."

    OH! What a set up. But I'll keep it clean.

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    Re:Creek Chubs 2012/10/02 20:45:47 (permalink)
    My lip is bleeding.........WF..
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    Re:Creek Chubs 2012/10/03 20:26:41 (permalink)
    Chubs & Suckers are a native species to our water systems, you don't have to worry about any repercussions.
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