Giant mealworms?

[luke carpstalker]

Has anyone tried these as bait? They look revolting, but the fish must like them?

[hawb81]

never caught on them, not sure whether to hook the head or the tail

[Reynolds2k7]

where can you pick them up? never seem them over here before

[hawb81]

not sure about the giant ones but worms direct sell live mealworms

[Reynolds2k7]

how do you think ragworms would fair against freshwater fish? think the worm would be the one eating the fish personaly unless a chub or perch gets it

[Brian G]

most pet shops do mealworms, apparently they are pretty good for carp on the bomb or feeder dont try tucking them in the method.

[hawb81]

could try chopped mealworm and caster

[Reynolds2k7]

i imaging meal worms are quite expensive...... just out of intrest do any of you use wasp grubs?

[avonangler1961]

Fished with a guy who used wasp & hornet grubs in the last 2 matches. Also removed the stings from the hatched insects so he could add them to his groundbait. He didn't win either match (brave man though). Wasp grubs looked like big fat white maggots. Hornet grubs looked like really really big fat white maggots.

[luke carpstalker]

where can you pick them up? never seem them over here before

where else!

MORIO WORMS 100g Live Food Livefood - Giant Mealworms on eBay (end time 01-Oct-10 11:16:03 BST)

40-60mm long, not sure how long they would last underwater.

[John Sharpe]

i used to use all kinds of insect larvae as a young un, just seemed to catch slightly bigger perch.