Jackson, Wis. – Time was, procuring a
ponderous string of trout, catfish or sunfish involved
little more than a willow stick with hook, line, sinker, and
a coffee tin filled with lively critters—angleworms,
nightcrawlers or even crickets. Fish gobbled ‘em up
like
candy. Life was easy, until the bait fried and died. Along
came Styrofoam, which offered a hint of insulation, but when
you accidently stepped on the container – Vegas odds of 2 to
1 of it happening – the flimsy walls collapsed and lid
cracked like a peanut shell. And even before, water had
likely seeped in and created an icky stew of unusable bait.
Guess fishing from the bank wasn’t so peaceful and romantic
after all…
Well, say goodbye to cream-of-crawler and whipped-worm
forever, because Frabill’s new Crawler Can keeps your bait
cool and protected from the baitshop to bass.
Ever since reading Bill Binkelman’s classic Nightcrawler
Secrets, Frabill Pro Staff and legendary guide Tom Neustrom
has been
serious
about worm care. “To fish with inferior livebait is like
bow-hunting with twigs,” Neustrom quipped. “Don’t waste my
time. But going into battle with the kind of nightcrawlers
that jump out of your hand gives me a superior fish-catching
weapon.
“I store large quantities of super-crawlers in my Frabill
Habitat system. Then, before heading out in the morning,
I’ll grab a couple Crawler Cans. Fill one side with ice, the
other side with two or three dozen crawlers. They stay extra
cool and watertight inside these insulated containers. And
they’re sweet for storing leeches, too.”
Sporting dual, top and top and bottom bait compartments,
each sealed with a watertight quarter-turn lid, the Crawler
Can cools and can store two different types of baits within
a single can; crawlers in one side and leeches in the other;
ice on one side, worms in the other; even micro baits such
as waxworms and maggots can hitch a ride. Insulated with an
extra-thick foam liner and tough watertight screw-lids, this
handy little container offers intensive-care-unit level bait
storage in a nearly indestructible package. It even dons a
convenient carrying handle, which might remind you of
bringing a fish-catching-lunch-box to a day of “work” on the
water.
Neustrom: “Just as Lund® knows boats and Rapala® is
synonymous with lures, Frabill rules livebait care – every
angler serious about bait knows that. Me? I like happy bait,
and the new Crawler Can makes for some pretty cheerful
worms, crawlers and leeches. You can almost see the tiny
little smiles on their faces.
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