Meat maggots, also known as maggot sprouts, are a natural fishing bait loved by many fish species.
Their bodies are a striking white and are rich in protein, offering a fresh and mellow taste; some people with a taste for strong flavors even eat meat maggots raw, but for many girls, these creatures can be quite intimidating and even nauseating.
In fact, meat maggots are more effective than earthworms as baits; once the maggot is fixed onto the hook without breaking, it can continuously catch multiple fish without the need for changing bait, yielding much more significant catches than earthworms.
For beginners, bait is certainly the most important factor, but for seasoned fishermen like Zheng Huaqing, it is not as much of a concern.
On regular days, when he goes fishing he rarely brings live bait; to these people, the fun of fishing is to catch their own bait, showing their real skills only in this way.