25 "Illegal" Baits Our Grandfathers Used That Still Work Today

📘 THE BOOK: "The Old Scout Way: Walt's Camping & Fishing Manual" (120 camp and fishing tricks) 📗 ALSO: "The Old Scout Way: Walt's Camp Cooking Manual" (60 tricks for cooking with no kitchen) Get one, or both in a bundle: The Old Scout Way · Walt's Field Manuals I've fished Michigan lakes my whole life, and in this video I count down 25 baits our grandfathers put on the hook that are now banned somewhere in America, from lead split shot to live smelt to a plain garden worm, and where each one is still legal and still catches fish. In this video: Why New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Maine banned small lead sinkers and jigs The Michigan rule on lampreys, live carp and goldfish, and why dead cut carp is still fair game Why Yellowstone bans bread, corn and even rubber worms How one drop of anise oil turns a lure into "bait" in Colorado The one real animal bait the biggest bass tournaments still allow Why the worm is banned in the Smokies, and what that says about how well it works Most of these baits didn't stop working. The rules changed because of what rides along in a bait bucket. Fishing rules differ by state, county and even by stream, so check this year's regulations where you fish before you use any bait in this video. Which old bait did your family use that you never see anymore? Tell me below. Also find me at Walt's Camping Secrets: Walt's Camping Secrets Subscribe for the fishing tricks they stopped teaching: Walt's Fishing Secrets