question about lures

[popper 690]

my mother in law sent me 2 snag proof leeches & 2 storm kickin minnows, perch & red chile, leeches black & purple. will the leeches work well around here? I heard they were only good up north.

 

[Nickajack Angler]

Any fish that will eat a minnow or a worm/nightcrawler will eat a leech. It's natural forage and a solid bait for bream, smallmouth, LM, crappies and sauger/walleye. I've bought leeches pretty exclusively for 15 yrs - uh, Up North and always slayed the walleyes and smallies on them. Use those artificial ones as you would a real one - bare #4 hook and a shot up 14 inches or tipped on your favorite 1/16th or 1/8 in heavy current jig head. Great bait. Don't under estimate it.