hellgrammite
noun
hell·gram·mite
ˈhel-grə-ˌmīt 
: a carnivorous aquatic North American insect larva that is the young form of a dobsonfly (especially Corydalis cornutus) and is used for fish bait
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That’s partially because its jigging action is hard for bass to resist, but also because by changing colors and sizes, a Clouser can be used to imitate anything from a shad to a crawfish to a hellgrammite and can be fished at any depth.
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Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
With rubber legs galore, a squirrel tail wing and a squishy chenille body, the bream killer looks like the love child between a hellgrammite and a tarantula.
—T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 12 Mar. 2020
The lure may imitate a hellgrammite or a crawfish, or perhaps a small baitfish feeding head down.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 1 Sep. 2019
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Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
With rubber legs galore, a squirrel tail wing and a squishy chenille body, the bream killer looks like the love child between a hellgrammite and a tarantula.
—T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 12 Mar. 2020
The lure may imitate a hellgrammite or a crawfish, or perhaps a small baitfish feeding head down.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 1 Sep. 2019
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hellgrammite
noun
hell·gram·mite
ˈhel-grə-ˌmīt
: the larva of a dobsonfly that lives in water and is much used as fish bait
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