Waterstriders as bait?

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Waterstriders as bait?

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Basically every other bug type can be used as bait, so could you let us use waterstriders as well?
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+1

Although it seems the fish dont like em, else there wouldnt be much striding on the water, eh?
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burnemall wrote:+1

Although it seems the fish dont like em, else there wouldnt be much striding on the water, eh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdGVaV8NfNQ

TL;DR: They fly away before fish can grab them.
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jordancoles wrote:Basically every other bug type can be used as bait, so could you let us use waterstriders as well?
+1
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vatas wrote:
burnemall wrote:+1

Although it seems the fish dont like em, else there wouldnt be much striding on the water, eh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdGVaV8NfNQ

TL;DR: They fly away before fish can grab them.
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would also make them actually useful, and help alleviate the usage of digging alts for the purpose of collecting worms.

that being said, never gonna happen. they dont remove tedium here, they add to it. if anything, i expect soon water striders will be the water version of midges.
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tetradigem wrote:would also make them actually useful, and help alleviate the usage of digging alts for the purpose of collecting worms.

that being said, never gonna happen. they dont remove tedium here, they add to it. if anything, i expect soon water striders will be the water version of midges.
If I can capture and study these midges I think I will mind them less.
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Jorb?
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