Worm Catching

[FishySkater]

I am tired of paying for worms at gas stations thathave like three worms in it for five dollars. ive tried three different places around here and it all seems the same. i was wondering whether you had any suggestions on where when and how i should catch good worms. i just went out in my backyard where its normally damp and soaked the ground a little bit. Then i laid a board down . i figured i would check it tomorrow night and see what happens. If you have any tips please let me know.

[ILfishinman]

some places here its a dozen worms for 2 bucks but you usually get more than a dozen and some placces its 2 doz for 2.50
when i was little we would take tha hose and soak an area in the back yard and they would come up everywhere

[FishySkater]

How long did it usually take before they came up and how wet did y9ou make it.

[ILfishinman]

let the hose set there about 5-10 mins make it real wet. they come up in a few mins and just keep comin

[FishySkater]

Does it work better at night or just anytime

[mack]

your best bet would be to do what he said at night...

[ILfishinman]

i do mine midday

[FishySkater]

what size are they. and is it really hot out

[ILfishinman]

um you will find som ereal big juicy ones and some small ones. it changes from yard to yard. and your in a diffent state lol

[FishySkater]

Well ill try it tomorrow morning in one area and then the afternoon in another area and the at night in a different area and see what works best.

[Rodman_Rob]

if you really want a steady supply of nice large worm, look into making a compost pile, goggle it.

[GorillaWarfare]

I would suggest running the hose for a bit 10 - 15 min then come back and actually dig down a foot or so.

Gorilla

[crankybait]

actually, i read a trick about this somewhere. take a stake of wood and stick it about 6 inches into the wet ground. then take a plank and rub it back and forth across the wooden plank for about a minute. come back in like 15 minutes.

[FishySkater]

Thanks ill be trying all of those. I didnt get to many this morning when i tried it but im going out in an hour or so and im gonna do it again then.

[CarpMan]

Originally Posted by FishySkater

I am tired of paying for worms at gas stations thathave like three worms in it for five dollars. ive tried three different places around here and it all seems the same. i was wondering whether you had any suggestions on where when and how i should catch good worms. i just went out in my backyard where its normally damp and soaked the ground a little bit. Then i laid a board down . i figured i would check it tomorrow night and see what happens. If you have any tips please let me know.

Polly and I buy our wormseeds and grow our own worms. We only use the best hybrid wormseeds and plant them in our secret ingredient enriched humus soil during the is 1st week of March, and in two weeks they are on the vine and ready to be harvested. We only harvest the best worms which are about 6 to seven inches in length. We use these for our lunker bass, the rest are left on the vine to multiply for further use. The smaller worms are used for catfish and carp bait. We also package and ship these to our distributors. They will be on your local bait store shelves soon, packaged as “ Polly has got squiremen worms”. Try em. You’ll never dig again. Tha C Man from Snow hollow

[FishySkater]

I hope they get here soon because imnnot gettin too many worms so far and none of them are bug.

[bassintom]

mix a small jar of mustard in a 5 gal pail of hot water,dump it in your yard somewhere in a shady spot..you'll get all the worms you need in about 5 minutes.
also works mixing laundry soap powder in hot water.
JMO,but you should start reading some of the articles on kevin's site here before you go posting too much BS.what name did you use on here before fishyskater?

[JB]

carpy,
we un's here in oHIo just go to the root celler and grab a jug of grannys "squeezins", then pour it in the loose dirt around them thar flower beds,
the next day all ya's have to do is pop the cork on the jug, and those ol
erms come up waving their heads at ya, wantin more shine..thats when ya snatches em up!

course, we did have some trouble outa cousin wayne, he like squeezins and erms...but then, who dont?

[CarpMan]

Originally Posted by JB

carpy,
we un's here in oHIo just go to the root celler and grab a jug of grannys "squeezins", then pour it in the loose dirt around them thar flower beds,
the next day all ya's have to do is pop the cork on the jug, and those ol
erms come up waving their heads at ya, wantin more shine..thats when ya snatches em up!

course, we did have some trouble outa cousin wayne, he like squeezins and erms...but then, who dont? Attachment 604

Jb, I know bout granny's squeezins and dat xXx jug, but I’m not sure iffen I’d like dem erms, unless iffen da wuz dunked in garlic lunkersauce, den da mite be right tasty.

[JB]

ohman, yea dat dere is some tasty stuff with aunt janets bar b que sauce, she always says that after a plate of bar b que erms, it'll make
yer "liver quiver"...but uncle dusty says for him, it makes em 'funky like a monkey"...all in all its good stuff that city foke jus don' know bout

[Rodman_Rob]

Originally Posted by FishySkater

I hope they get here soon because imnnot gettin too many worms so far and none of them are bug.

they aren't just going to magically appear from running the water for 15 minutes, these are worms, they're not very mobile and finding them in quantity will be difficult until you find the right dirt, if you don't have the right dirt, then you need to make the right dirt which is why I mentioned a compost pile.

[FishySkater]

Im looking into making one right now

[pig n jig]

Anyone remember the electrical rods you inserted in the ground and plugged it in ?I am either too lazy, or scared of the dark to go pick werms.I buy them rubber werms , culprit makes a good rubber werm that anit gotta be kept in the fridge. P N J

[JB]

pnj,
yes I remember those, and had them in the back of my mind posting the other crap rofl....I've heard of inserting rods in the ground and hitting them
with another piece of metal, and the worms supposedly come up later...
You'll be hard pressed to find worms for the rest of the summer IMO..
go to a cow or horse farm and sift through the manuar, and get those squiggly red worms.

[FishySkater]

How much do you think one of those electrical rods cost? and do they actually work?