They do make some good food... shrimp, crawfish, some blue claw, chicken and turkey livers. Some say that it is questionable and dont have to meet any eating standards because they are meant for just fishing but I eat em and they taste just as good as store bought and most of the times better, and o yeh, I am still alive haven eating them for so long. Don't think I will eat leaches though, I sacrafice my urge to eat those and let the fish have them.

I wondered about eating the shrimp I used for bait on my last trip to FL but didn't because i wasn't sure where they were harvested!!! In the last few yrs I've noticed more signs at the jersey shore bait shops warning customers to not eat the clams!!!!! That can of "gennie cream" brought back a load of good memories from the Penn State days!!!! Ask Mike!!

I have eaten crawfish tails, frog legs, shrimp, chicken livers and bluegill. All of which I have used for bait and most of the time the bait taste better than the catch.

The last time I drank Genesee Cream Ale I think I about 8 yrs old and that was a long long time ago.

i've used fallfish for muskie then cooked up the fallfish later

I eat clams, shrimp and squid often, commonly used as bait. I also eat raw fish(sushi,sushimi) but those varieties are probably rarely used as bait. Crabs and crawfish are great too, though i rarely fish with them. Occassionally i fish with shedder crabs. As far as leeches go, i'd probably pass, unless it's a survival situation.