Earwigs for bait?

[Anthony Palafox]

Anyone else ever try earwigs aka pincer bugs for bluegill bait. Am asking because today I had one crawling on my neck while fishing, so I grab it tipped it on my adam fly and a small gill took it pretty fast compared to the adam alone.  Crickets just seem to drown so fast. While earwigs wiggle a lot and take forever to drown. Plus there even more common then crickets. Although they are kinda small compared to crickets if size matters to bluegills?    

 

[John Nguyen]

Crickets do bite but I have never had one bite hard enough to make a difference.  Did one bite Jeff?

[james e. bell]

hello from lake okeechobee.

[james e. bell]

we have caught many with crickets dead or alive. yes some will bite but they sure dont hurt.

[james e. bell]

could anyone tell me some good artificial bait to use for big blue gills?

[John Nguyen]

Try a skirted 1/8 oz jig with a meal worm threaded on the hook and inside the jig skirt.  Also walk the bank and throw the smallest kastmaster on 2 or 4 lb test.  It works for bluegill and bass.

[Vic Tankersley]

If they will roll up into a ball you could use them for BB shot weights  LOL