Mulberries as fish bait

 

Mulberry trees sometimes grow beside the river. Chasing the light, they lean out, over the water.

Little known fact: There are "boy" mulberry trees and "girl" mulberry trees. When a "girl" leans out over the water there are herds of fish beneath her when she is dropping fruit.

Sadly, mulberries are a soft, squishy fruit that is not well suited for threading onto a hook in pursuit of a fish dinner.

But that is only a temporary set-back if one is sufficiently motivated.

The Jello is 2X strength (i.e. half as much water as called for on the box) which makes on-par with finger-Jello. The pieces of sponge are what keeps it on the hook.

Thread a smallish hook (a #6 or #4 circle or bait-holder hook would be my choices) through just the tiniest bit of the corner of one of the faux mulberries leaving almost all of the hook exposed. It will not tear out, that is what the sponge is for. You can get away with using a small hook if it is almost entirely exposed.

Hang it 8" to 12" below a bobber and let the current carry it beneath the mulberry tree.

It looks like a mulberry. It is sweet and fruity smelling. Has a "stem" (aka hook) in the right place. Down the hatch it goes.

The trick is to find all of the girl mulberry trees that lean out over rivers, sloughs, bayous and canals in your neighborhood.