Grubs, obtained from a manure pile, rotting log or old stump, can be carried like angleworms. Minnows can be carried in a minnow bucket or pail one-third filled with water. Keep them in the shade and cool. Wrap the pail with a wet gunnysack or rags. Take only one or two dozen.
Most people carry too much bait, killing and wasting much of it by over-crowding.
Bait should be fresh and lively if you expect to catch bass, bluegills, crappies and other panfish. But just remember that whether you are fishing for carp, bullheads, panfish, bass or even trout, the good old earthworm is the best all-round bait. Calvin Coolidge caught his trout with worms. So do the natives when they want to eat. Argonne National Laboratory, Division of Educational Programs, Harold Myron, Ph.D., Division Director.