Best Cicada baits

[hungry_cow]

The Cicadas are supposed to hatch this year, what are some good Cicada baits?

[uljersey]

Long discontinued, but still available on the auction site -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-CLEAR-LIP-A ... 3641.l6368

[Heronimo]

I use these when imitating Cicada's/Crickets/Hoppers...Savage Gear Larvae

[smalljaw]

Long discontinued, but still available on the auction site -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-CLEAR-LIP-A ... 3641.l6368

I have 1 left, the Arbogast Hocus Locust and I got it when the 17 year cicada bugs made their appearance. I only got a couple thinging it was just a jitterbug with a slightly different shape but I was wrong, the fish really liked it, and they still do like it!!! The body doesn't move as much water as the jitterbug but the profile must be something fish like because they eat it.

[spookybaits]

Hocus locust

[spookybaits]

There's also lots of jdm cicada baits, much more than usdm.
I was trying to find an old thread on here where guys(one of them was mycl) were talking about the various megabass cicada baits, like the siglets & pagini, and how one stood out from the others. I can't remember which one was preferred. Still looking for that thread.

Edit- I can't find the thread anywhere, but I'm almost positive the grand siglett was the mb cicada bait of choice.

[spookybaits]

Pour some gas on this thread with a few jdm cicada options-

- Duo Realis Shunmushi cicada

-smith bisen cicada

-Daiwa mad cicada

-jackall kana kana, jackall Ikezemi Cicada

- tiemco trick trout cicada walker, tiemco cicada II, tiemco trick trout magnum cicada, tiemco cicada wake, tiemco panic cicada

-Tifa semira balsa cicada

- fish arrow weedles/ fish arrow cover cicada

-tackle house Elfin

There's a few. Ichiban & samurai tackle should have a lot more options with some digging.

[spookybaits]

Just a heads up- cicadas are starting to hatch(atleast here in Georgia).
Hearing them for the first time this year.

[ec1]

The siglett was hands down the most beautiful before I lost it.
Megabass has since then replaced it with one called Beetle-X which is essentially the same thing, but the treble got changed to a double hook, and the rattle seems to have been cheapened. I don't think that the fish will care though

[Inspectorlee]

Another vote for the Megabass Siglett. I just ordered two last week and already lost one of them to branch. So I'm reserving the current one until I can order another pair next week. I only caught three dinks on them so far, but topwater season doesn't really begin here until the summer from my experience.