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Catalpa worms 001
Since I've had catalpa worms on my mind here lately don't know but I tied a few up.
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Comment by dick tabbert on September 20, 2016 at 8:18am
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Allen I tried to get it as close to the real thing as I could.
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Comment by Allen Morgan on September 20, 2016 at 4:19am
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You got multiple black stripes on those, which is something I thought about, but didn't do. You also managed to get the "horn" coming off the back end. Very nice!
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Jonathan when I lived In North Carolina that was the bait of choice and the older gentleman I fished with Ray turned me on to them. Sorry to say he has passed was a big loose to me. I swear he knew where every catalpa tree was in N.C. so we always managed to get bait.
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Comment by Jonathan Titshaw on September 19, 2016 at 5:37pm
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These look good Dick. Definitely a great bait here in the south. They're not always available, just depends when you can find them. You could use your lures year round though.
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Comment by carl hendrix on September 19, 2016 at 5:34pm
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WOW DICKY !! THEY LOOK SUPER GOOD BUDDY ! I JUST HAVE STARTED TRYING TO TYE SOME OF THOSE;; IN MY ; ( DOWN TIME ) I;LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO TRY SOME MORE !
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Comment by John Sheehan on September 19, 2016 at 2:34pm
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Ah I have possibly seen one Catalpa tree in my life in New Jersey.
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Yes John they love Catalpa trees and my guess is the trees are in Jersey also. If you find a tree don't mean you will find catalpa worm though. When we were kids we called then cigar trees, They have large leaves with a long seed pod hanging from the tree. I have about a half dozen across the street but have never seen a worm on them.
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Gotta have a Catalpa tree to find the worms right Dick?I don't think we have them in New Jersey .
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These were made up a few years ago John. I remember when I lived down south they were the best bluegill bait I ever encountered. Since I have moved back up north I haven't been able to find any thus the Idea to tie a few up to try.
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Fantastic work Dick!
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