I need earthworms for Fishing?

Question

I heard theres a trick to bringing them to the top.How is this done.It rains here but we dont see many come to the top of the ground.

We want to pick out own as they are 5 dollars for 18 worms here in bate shops.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Find a tree you're allowed to dig underneath... oaks are wonderful, the blacker the dirt, the better. Begin digging (shovel is preferred, but not required). Keep your eyes open, when you see a worm, grab it and put it in a container. We used to have a worm box... probably still do, but I doubt there's worms in it... you never know, though... it was about a foot and a half long and half a foot or so wide and maybe another half a foot deep... not sure what kind of wood it was made of... you could probably use any ol' kinda box... well, maybe not metal... put some of the dirt you dug the worms out of in the box (nice a deep... almost full is fine) and add a little bit of anything you'd put in a compost pile... apple peels, potato peels, bits of lettuce... not a whole lot of anything, you don't want things rotting in there, but it'll be food for the worms... keep it closed and in a cool place so they don't cook, and you'll have all the worms you need... do it right and they'll start breeding in there.

Answer 2

i was wondering that too!

Answer 3

This is what's worked for me in the past, you can give it a try and maybe have luck too. Put out newspaper and wet it down real good. A shady area is even better. In a couple days if you check it in the morning, should have worms under it. Stick a shovel in the ground, step on it to hold steady and pull handle toward you and let go. Repeat several times. Vibrations can bring worms to the top. Hope you have success!

Answer 4

If you're going to try to have worms at hand throughout the season, then the electrical tactics that someone else recommended is not the answer. The problem lies in the fact that the worms will die in a few hours, (or sooner), because they cannot take a shock like that to their nervous system, no more than you could.

But if you were to take the coffee grounds that you usually toss in the garbage, and egg shells, and a few sheets of shredded newspaper, put this conglomeration into a wooden box, with some compost, and stir it up every three, or four days with a garden trowel, (for a month), remembering to moisten your compost mixture every evening, and continuing to add one sheet of wet newspaper on the top, (after the initial month), every three days, or so, and continuing to add the coffee grounds, & eggshells every so often, then in about three weeks after that you should have plenty of earthworms/nightcrawlers at your disposal.

This is where we found our fishing bait during the hot, dry summers of Ky. in my youth. Gram'ma always tossed the coffeegrounds and eggshells into one spot near the edge of the vegetable garden beneath a tree bordered by her grapevines. The dishwater was also tossed out there, after every meal. Every so often, she would take a garden rake and turn the top of the ground over to "give it a good mix" with the rest of the soil, and then there would be worms everywhere for about the next two minutes.

If you decide to build your own "wormbox", buy one of those rubber/plastic mortar tubs @ Menard's, Home Depot, or Lowe's as this will keep the mess to a minimum, then build yourself a wooden box to place inside of that tub, then drill 1/8th inch holes every 4 inches in the floor. Accomplishing that, place a layer (3 - 4 sheets thick) of newspaper into the bottom, add one bag of peat that has been mixed with 2 bags of topsoil, along with your coffeegrounds, and eggshells. Layer the mixture depth to 2 inches, and repeat with a layer of newspapers, then add another layer of the peat mixture. add one more layer of newspaper, and wet thoroughly. (The top layer of wet newspaper will help to conserve the moisture content.) Every so often check your box to make sure that the rubber tray has a wet appearance, (less than 1/2 inch of water, but not dry). Keep your wormbox in an out of the way,  cool & shaded area, as the odor of the materials in the process of decomposing are not,..............fragrant, to most folks.

This should be an ongoing project for you, but doesn't require a lot of time to maintenance.

Goodluck & Good fishing

Answer 5

some people say to stick 2 s***w drivers into the ground and hook battery charges thing for cars to them or sumthin like that ive never done it tho