BM :

Now you are talking. Catalpa worms -- have not seen that mentioned on the fourm. My uncle had the biggest catalpa tree I have ever seen. We use to gather those 2-4 in. yellow/green worms from his tree , keep a few out to fish and put the rest in pint containers with sawdust to cool in the fridge {not the one in the house} to thaw and use later. Best catfish bait I ever used. Big enough to work and with tough skin they would stay on the hook. I never tried them on other fish but I bet they would work. Thanks for the memory. ewest

ps : sorry I got off the HSB topic , I could not pass on BM's comment.