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nobogey72
05-25-2011, 02:53 PM
Without Googling it, who on here knows what a Hellgrammite is?
Bullaholic
05-25-2011, 02:55 PM
Originally posted by nobogey72
Without Googling it, who on here knows what a Hellgrammite is?

Is that also called a "Hellbender"?
greendawg84
05-25-2011, 02:55 PM
Dang good fish bait my man.... but them rascals will bite you if you are not carefull. Oh Dragon Fly Larve (sp)
playnhurt
05-25-2011, 02:55 PM
MEAN LOOKING SUCKERS - Great catfish bait though
Blastoderm55
05-25-2011, 02:57 PM
Pssssh, I can't really vouch for knowing anything without Googling it.
nobogey72
05-25-2011, 03:01 PM
Originally posted by greendawg84
Dang good fish bait my man.... but them rascals will bite you if you are not carefull. Oh Dragon Fly Larve (sp)

My grandad used to say a Channel Cat would swim through a mile of minnows to get 1 Hellgrammite. They were fun to sain as a kid. I know you can create some excitement when you put a couple of them down the back of your grandmother's bathing suit.
BaseballUmp
05-25-2011, 03:02 PM
Always look for them when we go down to the river...never found one though
nobogey72
05-25-2011, 03:04 PM
Originally posted by BaseballUmp
Always look for them when we go down to the river...never found one though

Under rocks in running water. But what was strange was that if you put them in a minnow bucket of water, they would die. They would catch an air pocket under the rock for oxygen.
poisoned10
05-25-2011, 10:23 PM
I Googled it to see what it was and now I feel like I have them crawling all over me.
LionFan72
05-26-2011, 05:11 AM
Best catfish bait in the world!
SintonFan
05-26-2011, 10:42 PM
Originally posted by nobogey72
Without Googling it, who on here knows what a Hellgrammite is?

Can those things grow wings? If so, I have seen those on the Frio. I just called it a "demon bug".
Good name for it either way.
nobogey72
05-27-2011, 10:09 AM
Originally posted by SintonFan
Can those things grow wings? If so, I have seen those on the Frio. I just called it a "demon bug".
Good name for it either way.

Actually their name is"Dobson Fly". They are some scary looking creatures. They look like some prehistoric flying dragon or something, and they will bite your a$$.
SintonFan
05-27-2011, 10:40 AM
I've had one land on me before at night on the river. It was a good bug, because it quickly was a dead bug.;)