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"FoodSource Lures are 100% biodegradable. No plastic, no polymers, just 100% fish food. They completely decompose in the environment in three weeks on average, depending on the effects of bacteria and temperature."
Jean Olds Weese, Ph.D., Auburn, AL
I have seen your products and they REALLY DO WORK. I fish mostly panfish and bass. My fishing buddy had some of your crappie critters and meal worms. He let me use some and BAM! - I was impressed.
Bill B., Denton, MD
"I was experimenting with FoodSource Lures today on the Potomac ... actually was just fooling around for 30 minutes from shore before going on a run and experimented with 5" Food Stick and a Gulp! similar one. This is a heavily fished place ... a park, picnic tables, a place where people can rent canoes and row boats, etc. Anyway, I was fishing one of your olive-colored ones with no weight, flipping it alongside a bank and bang, a 4+ pounder hit it. I was stunned. For the entire hour (I know, it was just supposed to be 30 minutes) only FoodSource Lures got hits. Nothing else did."
David K., Alexandria, VA
"I wanted to share a couple of pictures with you. I ordered some FoodSource Carp Candy from Wacker Bait & Tackle in Chicago this year. They have been performing superbly! My fishing partner and I have been using them at one of our favourite swims, and have consistently landed large fish. Truly an innovative carp bait. The Cream White in Obsession scent has been our favourite so far, followed by the Electric Black in Anise. I have been singing the praises of this bait. Attached are photos of a 31lb Common Carp caught May 28th near Hamilton, Ontario."
Jason M., Ontario, Canada
"On February 6th, we were ice fishing on Long Lake in North Central Michigan. Our Vexilar showed something on the bottom other than walleye. I pulled out spikes and wax worms with a finesse perch pole ... no bites. Next, I put on a 1/4-inch piece of FoodSource red mealworm on a bare #14 beak hook and sinker ... Bingo, I started catching perch. They would only bump my fishing partner's real bait, so finally he changed to FoodSource mealworms and then he began yelling bingo! We pulled in over thirty perch in a short time. Your product works great and we are looking forward to open water fishing for walleye this summer and will definitely be using FoodSource."
Bill A., St. Helen Michigan
"I was drifting 1/2 of a natural colored 3" FoodSource worm under a float for crappie a few weeks ago.  I ended up landing this 18" smallmouth!  God Bless." Heath M, Erie, PA
Heath M, Erie, PA
"I used your catfish chunks on my recent trip to Dempolis, Ala. The local sporting goods store was out of live bait so they recommended your product. Thank goodness he did. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY THING LIKE IT NO BS. The fish would hit it and the bobber would disappear. One fish even pulled my reel into the pond. So I went back and bought some more to try on my fishing holes in New York. I'll let you know how that turns out.  Because of your product my fishing trip was the BOMB.  Thank You."
Glenn J, Brooklyn, NY
"Just another note to thank you for the catalog you sent me. I got to warn you, you better double your makings of the carp and catfish baits. Your company and Gulp are the best baits I use besides live bait. Bad news is if your fishing where there are lots of squirrels keep your bait locked up ... they like it also. Lost a whole bag to them. Now this year we plan to get some record carp and catfish on your bait. Must also tell you we are getting a lot of perch and walleyes on the black leechs and the swirl grub tail. Keep it up and thanks for such good safe baits."
Nick S., Huguenot, NY
"Tried the 1st time with SW wind 15 mph.  Once the bait was in the water for 4-5 minutes the fish would not leave it alone.  10 fish 8 ½ to 10 inches (bluegill) in 30 minutes.  2nd time – wind SE 15 mph – caught 17 bluegill from 8 ½ to 10 ¾ inches in 1 hour."
Edward N, Swedesburg, IA
"In March 2004 I fished the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division event on Lake Russell in Elberton, Georgia. I started off fishing a blue/black ½ oz jig with black pork trailer. It was getting bit but the fish were only picking up the jig by the pork trailer. By 9 AM I had lost 3 spotted bass in the 4 pound range. I changed the trailer to a FoodSource Lures 2" Swirl Tail Grub. On the third cast I boated a 4-½ lb spotted bass and soon after two 2-½ pounders. After the strong current stopped I went to the FoodSource Lures 5" Food Stick instead of the usual Senko and finished out my limit. I believe that the bass had been picking up my jig by the pork trailer and when I switched to the FoodSource Lures grub it encouraged them to hold on to it longer and eventually get the jig in their mouth. As for the Food Stick my advice to any angler is as soon as you think a fish has the bait -- set the hook!!!!!!! Those fish will not let go of the bait once they pick it up and they will swallow if you give them half a chance. I finished in the money that day but what if I had changed to the grub earlier? Three 4 pounders before 9 AM would have been nice!"
John P., Bogart, GA
"We at Dream Lake have been commercial bass fishing for seven years with a strict catch-and-release program along with a careful way of handling fish. We do an autopsy on all dead fish over 5 pounds and our #1 killer of bass is soft plastic worms and lizards. We have been waiting for a product like FoodSource Lures for years and it is incredible that these lures are actually digestible and have a protein content that will help fish grow. We hope everyone will start using FoodSource Lures to ensure a better fishing tomorrow."
Chad Bracknell, Dream Lake Lodge, Livingston, Alabama
"I saw your product on Fishing University. I bought it from the Dick's Sporting Goods store near Tampa and my daughter had about her best day fishing ever. This product is great."
Rajesh S., Ocala, FL
"We tested the samples to see if freshwater carp would be interested in them. They were. In two hours two of us caught about 40 fish. We were really impressed."
Mario Massimino, United Kingdom
"I want to thank you all at Food Source Lures, Today I went to a local lake, part of the Portage lakes in Ohio. I exclusively used Food Source Lures, because I had done all the research on your company and loved the concept of using real food in the lures. I used the 2" Swirl Tail Grubs, White, garlic and triple salt  with a black jig and a small bobber. I popped the round bobber over tree limbs and in less then 10 minutes I bagged 7 very nice crappie.  The fish wanted the grubs so much, they where biting the tales off. The bluegill and rockbass where loving the lures as well, It was a great evening of fishing, thank you, and i'll be ordering many more.  P.S. Im sending some pictures of the evening, feel free to post them and use my message as a testimonial."
Michael M, Dalton, OH
"I feel that because of the manufacturing process of Foodsource Lures, the fish hold on to the bait longer and harder. While fishing a tournament in Lake Guntersville, Ala, in unfamiliar waters, I placed in the money, and I believe it was FoodSource that put me over the top. I had never heard or tried FoodSource before, and because one of my very good friends had left his equipment to me, I came across these lures. I honestly believe that the FoodSource Lures made the bass come to me (and maybe a little bit of my dearly departed friend!). If I am not mistaken, the scent starts to dissipate after entering the water, and by fishing up stream, the fish seemed to come to the bait. I have been lucky to be able to test new products for other lure companies and this is a unsolicited endorsement: FoodSource Lures are the best on the market ... period!"
Scott P., New Fairfield,CT
"I just thought I'd share a family experience with you.  My parents recently came through Auburn on their way to our cabin in Canada (out of the way, I know) and insisted that they find some of the Foodsource lures I had told them about.  Well I sent them up there with three packets.  My father prefers sunfish, but after strong persuasion and describing how to rig and fish the lures they set out one evening to give it a try.  They were blown away, saying that: 'Fishing with your Bama lure is getting to be old stuff.  Bring it in real slow with an occasional little flick like a minnow would do in it's death throws and wait for a big hit to set the hook.  Caught three decent bass with it last night at our favorite area by canoe.  Five nights earlier I caught a bigger one on the lure....'  I attached pictures of some of their 'lunkers' and while they may not measure up to Bama standards, to them these will be the big fish of the summer and all thanks to your lures.  Thank you for making a wonderful evening of fishing for my parents."
Evan D, Auburn, AL
"The fish did seem to hold on to it because the flavor stayed for a long time. So when the fish bit on it they really hung on."
Richard R., Hueytown, AL
"These carp were caught and catfish were caught in a span of two days.  A cold front had just came in and the carp and catfish were shut off I tried dough dip bait bread anything you can think of then I remembered I had bought some cheese scented cut bait a week earlier and figured heck may as well try it and after about 5 minutes of setting 2 rods one started to sing boom catfish then I proceeded to catch 6 more in a half hour before I called it the quits due to the fact I ran out of cut bait I went to the store and bought more and set out the next day and sure enough as soon as I set out the bait bam that 45.09lb carp hit I also caught 2 other carp that day and many other catfish."
John R, Long Island, NY
“These work GREAT!  Fifty fish in one night!  Panfish to smallmouth.  I’m stocking up on these babies!”  Stacey H, Stoystown, PA
Stacey H, Stoystown, PA
“I was very impressed by the durability of the Mealworms. I used only nine worms to catch my limit of 25 bluegills.”
Jason K, Beaverton, MI
"I caught this 12 pound bass with a red 5" Food Stick which is largest fish I've ever caught by 4 pounds, and I've been fishing for a long time. It was cold day and I caught it from a 5 acre pond on my farm outside of Hattiesburg. I've caught multiple bass including several 7 and 8 pounders from several different ponds and lakes. The 7" Spear Tails and the 5" Food Sticks in different colors are what have been working the best for me. Using FoodSource Lures, I haven't caught anything less 2 pounds over the past few months."
John H, Hattiesburg, MS
"You have a great bait and it brings the fish to the boat. I have used the packet of FoodSource Catfish Bites and caught several limits of fish. I am having great results and really like its consistency."
Tim R.
“With this product I caught fish with every cast.  The green speck attracted bluegill and sunfish while I caught smallmouth with the red colors.  By mixing the two colors I was catching largemouth bass – not too big.  I was astonished with the results.”
Randy G, Orleans, IN
"As soon as it hits the water it starts putting out a scent trail so even if the fish doesn't necessarily see the bait he can smell it, so he comes looking for it. Then when the fish takes it he takes it and goes with it. There's no messing around with it. He grabs it and runs."
Kevin I., Jasper, AL
"I had two great days at Lake Fork using your product. I even had a guide troll to my boat and say 'what in the world are you using?' I gave him one of the last two 5" Food Sticks I had left. Also I think a big part of my success was using the yellow grub in combination with the 5" Food Stick."
Tony B., Plano, TX
"Pretty much everything that hit the bait we caught."
Terry S., Eufaula, AL
"A few weeks back I saw FoodSource mentioned in a magazine and I bought some 3-inch earthworms and 1-inch mealworms. This past weekend we went out hoping to hook into some nice panfish. I had stuck the FoodSource baits in my vest, and after trying just about everything else with nothing to show for it, opened up the package of earthworms. I rigged it with a small hook a few feet under a bobber and cast it out. My bobber disappeared as soon as it hit the water, almost like it was made of lead. The way the fish felt, I was pretty sure a nice-sized little bass took the bait. When I finally landed the fish, I was thrilled to see a fat bluegill on the hook. We measured it, and it was just shy of 8 1/4 inches. It took all summer, but I had reached my goal and had a great time doing it. I give all the credit to FoodSource. We fished in the same spot all afternoon, and tried everything including live bait, Powerbait micros, Gulp, and spinners. Nothing worked, but as soon as the FoodSource hit the water it was like turning on a switch to start the fish biting. I'm hooked! I can't wait to try some of the other earthworm colors, as well as the salmon eggs for trout and steelhead and the food sticks for bass."
Heath M., Erie, PA
"On 06/18/04, I was Houseboating on Lake Powell on the Arizona/Utah Border. I had been fishing all day and was not having very much luck. In fact I didn't get a bite all day and I was throwing everything I had at the fish. It dawned on me that I had some Foodsource Lures in my tackle box. I rigged up one of the Foodsource 3" Earthworms in a weedless setup, and threw my line in the water, from the shore, with no luck. I then threw it in again and pulled it slowly along the bottom. All of a sudden, I felt one of the hardest strikes I have ever felt. I set the hook and about 90 seconds later landed a 3 pound smallmouth bass. This may not seem all that big to you, but let me tell you, it was the biggest fish caught by 3 fishermen in a 5 day period. I am now convinced that the Foodsource Lures do work, and so are the other fishermen that were with me. I thought you may want to hear a success story. Because of your product, I landed the biggest fish of the trip. Thank You!"
Ron L., Prescott Valley, AZ
"I just wanted to let you know that a few months back I purchased some of your worms and the fishing has been GREAT!  My father-in-law and I have had the best fishing in years!!  Unfortunately we don't have pictures yet, but we've been catching everything from 2-3 pound Largemouth Bass to 2-3 pound Chain Pickerel!  We use spinner lures and we end up throwing one of your worms at the end of the hook.  Almost every time, without fail, we'll reel in a nice fighting bass or chain pickerel to shore.  And they swallow the worm!  So you know they're chasing the worm.  Plus, if we don't use the worms - we could spend 30 minutes to an hour before we see something.  Anyway, thanks again and I'll be back soon to order more."
Sergio B., Pittsfield, MA
"Food Sticks work in Virginia! I caught 3 largemouth bass in 49 degree water at Big Bethel Reservoir in January. I bet they eat it up pre-spawn!"
Tommy G., Yorktown, VA
"I've used FoodSource Lures 6 or 7 times in the past month and have found that the fish hold on to the lure longer when they strike. I recently caught a catfish that I'm sure weighed more than 20 pounds. When I held his head at my hip, his tail hung to my foot. I attracted a lot of attention from other people fishing at the pond. They all wanted to know what I was fishing with. Believe it or not, I was fishing with a little green FoodSource Lures 1" Mealworm. I happily recommend FoodSource Lures to all my fishing buddies."
Kevin P., Maryville, TN
“Almost every cast resulted in a bite.  Either was a very good product or I found a very good spot to fish.”
Justin W, Danville, PA
"I caught this fish on a 5” food stick (grn pumpkin) on Guntersville in a tournament April 9th. It weighed 2 lbs. 12 oz. Just thought I would let you see what some of your lures are producing right now. I also won a check in our local tournament this past weekend and caught the largemouth on the FS minnow.  Thanks."
Ken C, Guntersville, AL
"I picked up a package of the 3" inch earthworms at the recent OWAA conference in Madison. I have a small pond on my place here in northern Illinois, and when the grandkids show up they want to fish. Naturally, I have no live bait for them to use, so that involves digging, or driving to bait shops, then storing the messy stuff in my fridge, which displaces beer. None of these things are good. This morning I took my granddaughter fishing with the intention of trying out the FoodSource bait. She caught a bass on her first cast, and the bass and bluegills just kept coming. This bait is the greatest thing since sliced bread; wonderful for parents who aren't into fishing but want to take the kids out."
Jerry P., Amboy, IL
"Last summer I bought some of your Cut Bait in Bone & Glitter and Garlic/Salt scent, and I tried it out on my home waters.  I fish a small reservoire from shore, which usually means less opportunity in the summer.  Plus the fishing pressure's bad, so the fish aren't very big and there aren't too many biters.  I was fishing a usually unproductive flat in weather conditions that were all wrong, so the odds were stacked against me.  After about 2 hours of nothing, even after using my favourite "lucky" crankbait, I decided to toss on a chunk of your FoodSource Cut Bait and give it a shot.  On my second cast, I got a follow and watched as the fish got close.  He bit just a teeny bit too short, and you wouldn't believe what happened next.  Normally, they give up and turn away, or sit and wait for the next offering, but this guy turned around faster than you could imagine, in plain sight of me and only about 1 or 2 feet away from my rod tip, and he SLAMMED my lure so hard that he actually came full out of the water.  He didn't want to give up!  Turns out he was a nice 2 pounder smallmouth bass.  I'm converted now.  Your bait will always be in my tackle box from now on!!!  It was kind of hard to believe, because he came up to it after a couple hours of unproductive fishing in a shallow flat in the middle of a late-summer day in near-still waters and only-slightly-overcast sunlight ... normally they spook, but this guy obviously wanted the stuff."
Dayan B., London, Ontario, Canada
"I've fed it to fish and the fish digest it. They break it down and pass it within 24 hours, like any normal food. Plus, I've caught a lot of fish on it."
Russell A. Wright, Ph.D., Auburn, AL
“My son and I, jigging for panfish, caught as many pike as we did panfish. It kept things interesting.”
Frank T, Westland, MI
Used 3-inch leeches with a friend for some largemouth fun and had a GREAT day.  10 total with 4 over 5 lbs.  Eric M., West Haven, UT
Eric M., West Haven, UT
"Had to write again. GREAT BAIT! That cheese-flavored and blood-flavored FoodSource Catfish Bites are so hot here I went through both of them in one night. I was using a few baits, like cut fish, nice big worms and your bait. Soon as I put your bait on bang, I was catching cats. My friend caught the biggest -- it was a channel cat about 7 pounds, but I think I caught more than he did. We just couldn't believe our luck how fast it changed. The smell or what ever had the cats coming up the river looking for us. Trouble was as soon as we ran out so did our luck, so we packed up and left. In the river as small as ours is it is hard to find that hot spot, but with your bait the fish come to you. The scent must travel a long ways."
Nick S., Huguenot, NY
"February, 50-55 degrees and windy, water 57 degrees and dingy/muddy. Fished structure in the afternoon. Tried soft plastic worms - no luck. Switched to FoodSource Lures worm in same arch and caught several small bass. Tried soft plastic worms and produced only one bass. Also fished crankbaits with no success. I would like to try FoodSource Lures with water conditions improved. I believe you have a winner."
Wayne S., Phenix City, AL
"I wanted you to know that your salmon egg baits are very effective both on mountain trout and bream. The bright pink color and scents seem to be irresistible to the fish. It is a great product."
Bayard T., Birmingham, AL
"Hi, my name is Tom and I live in Allegan, Michigan and fish on the Kalamazoo River. I have a handicap so I normally don't catch too many fish, but the other day I bought a pack of your 3" earthworms (red) and in 3 days I caught 18 catfish. I have been so happy, so I thought that I would let you know."
Tom C., Allegan, MI
"We are interested in passing this product on to others that fish our area lakes.  My 5 year old son just had the overall top score at a local fishing tournament here that included many adults.  He was using your 1" Cream Mealworm on a 1/64 oz jig." 
Marty H, Benkelman, NE
"A friend and I took a one hour drive to Anitoch, Illinois a few days ago to purchase some samples of your 3" earthworm and 1" meal worms. We test fished several scents and four colors. All were effective for Blue Gill, Crappie, Perch, Bass, and even one small Carp. All together, we caught and released 52 fish in approximately three hours. The weather was sunny and clear with the temperature around 96 degrees. Not a bad test run for our first time using your product."
Scott M, Illinois
"It was a pleasure meeting you at the show.  I was introduced to you by Ray Scott (I am the one with the Adventures with Jonny fishing books).  I brought your product home and caught six largemouth bass, from 1 to 3 pounds, all on just one worm.  It worked great.  I was most impressed with it."
Mike D., Clinton Township, MI
"Simply stated, the fish were attracted and it beats live grubs or earthworms for the finicky panfisherman.  I caught bluegills and 13 or 15 largemouth bass on a little one inch sugar mealworm!  Stays on the hook after repeated casts."
Rosemary K, Alvordton, OH
“I recommend this product over plastics which are similar.  I felt as though these were superior giving me more confidence in them.  I also plan on using these worms during the ice fishing season.”
Scott M, Marion, SD
"I have caught catfish on FoodSource Lures when nothing else would work. On one fall day I was fishing at the warm water return on the Missouri River in my hometown of Chamois, MO. I had shad, skipjack, live bait and FoodSource Lures with me. Of all the different baits that I used the only thing that I caught fish on was the FoodSource Lures. This has happened several times. I think the success of using FoodSource Lures comes from the fact that they are all natural. As many are aware, catfish have very acute senses of taste, touch, smell and hearing."
Virgil A, Chamois, MO
"Phit2Phish [June 5, 2004] was a huge succes -- approximately 2,450 in total attendance. Whew! FoodSource Lures were a huge success ... fish were attracted to it like crazy, proving a lot of skeptics wrong. Again, we truly appreciate your support of this event."
Stanley Robinson, Public Relations Coordinator, Birmingham [Alabama] Park and Recreation Board
"FoodSource Lures worked!!! I used it in my pond up here in Fredericksburg and hauled out a large mouth bass you would not believe ... thanks!"
Dennis G., Fredericksburg, VA