I also did a fair amount of seining and wading while fishing with my dad when I was young. Dad had lots of fishing stories and loved to retell them, of course, and he'd embellish them from time to time. So, he told my brother and me...and others, that he had once met a fisherman who kept his bait, hellgrammites, under his fishing hat. The guy told dad he kept his hat wet and cool so the hellgrammites were calm. LOL....as a kid, I always believed my dad and the story. But looking back now.......hahaha....I'm not so sure that wasn't my dad enjoying himself at our expense. God love him....how he loved to fish! 😁