So i have a little kiddie pool that was in the backyard filled with water for quite some time. It now has some dragonfly larvae in it, i counted about 6 of them so far. Has anyone used them for bait? Man they sure are creepy looking. They look like they would die pretty  much the instant you put a hook through them? Really doesnt seem much different than using crickets? Right now they are about the size of a big cricket. 

Darner nymphs sometimes called hellgrammites falsely are excellent live bait for all species of fresh water fish including bass.

The Ned Rig 3” worm replicates the Daner Nypmphs, add a few rubber strand for legs.

I used to capture Daner nymphs as Hellgrammites and sell at the boat landing as a kid

Tom

PS, add some drift wood in the water, nymphs like wood to hold onto.

thanks brotha. any idea what to feed them? Its just a kiddy pool with old water. I dont think they have enough insects to eat. A few grasshoppers drown themself in there and they ate them up. I dont know if I can toss a piece of meat or hotdog or something in there for them?

If you have dragonfly nymphs in your kiddy pool, you probably also have mosquito larvae and midge larvae in there also (as well as other things).  The dragonfly nymphs will eat those (and also other dragonfly nymphs and damselfly nymphs).

If you want to feed them yourself, you can buy tubifex worms at a fish pet store and feed them those.  They only capture things that they see moving.

How large are the dragonfly nymphs? If they are large, you'll have to feed them something larger than tubifex worms.