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#2510887 - 08/01/08 03:34 PM
WORMS!!!!
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Registered: 07/28/08
Posts: 26
Loc: texas, houston
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how do you catch worms??!
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#2510918 - 08/01/08 03:46 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: fisher11man]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 03/09/08
Posts: 1460
Loc: Sunnyvale and Nacogdoches, Tx
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...get a shovel..and start digging.
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#2510970 - 08/01/08 04:06 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: CBoone]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 09/21/07
Posts: 1740
Loc: San Angelo
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He's right but maybe a little more explaining would be of help. Generaly you can find worms in well mulched areas that are not bone dry. They won't be much deeper than 6 inches unless the soil is loose.
After a good soaking rain you can pick them up on the surface sometimes on sidewalks or other hard surfaces. They trying to escape from the water.
If that fails, buy from a bait shop.
You can also raise your own, try googling worm farming.
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#2510988 - 08/01/08 04:09 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: CBoone]
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Registered: 01/28/08
Posts: 130
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Ok, I'm from Georgia and this is how we use to get worms when I was a kid.
Get you a wooden stake, about 18" long. Wet the ground, about 4ft radius. Drive the stake into the ground with about 6 inches left above ground. Take a brick and rub the top of the stake at an angle. This will cause a vibration in the ground. If there are worms in the area, it will drive them to the top.
Don't laugh until you try it. I buy mine at a bait shop now though.
If you try it, post up the results....it'll work!
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#2511026 - 08/01/08 04:19 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: SportFisher63]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 03/03/08
Posts: 74
Loc: Ft. Worth/ Austin, TX
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Fisher11man, I see you are from Houston. That is where I grew up and I had no trouble finding record breaking size nightcrawlers... It's simple, after a good rain find wet leaves and pine needles on the ground and rake them up. Right underneath would always be a good community of bait.
Or just eat some under-cooked pork.
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#2511039 - 08/01/08 04:24 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: bcs]
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Registered: 05/14/05
Posts: 6593
Loc: marshall, texas
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Not many night crawlers can survive in brick hard red clay in 100 degree heat.
When I was growing up in Indiana we would go to golf courses on a wet night and get night crawlers from greens. Used to get enough to last all summer that way.
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#2511384 - 08/01/08 06:22 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: CatfishMike]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 12/14/07
Posts: 690
Loc: Paducah, Texas
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Not sure how it was made but when I was a kid my Dad had a coper rod with an electric cord attached to it. We would put it in the ground and go plug it in. In a few minutes the worms would come up everywhere. If anyone has info on how to build one I need it because my Dad was given this and he doesnt remember and I want one.
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#2511671 - 08/01/08 07:54 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: father of 4]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 02/21/07
Posts: 860
Loc: lake whitney
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i think you can buy that probe thing,check cabelas and BPS...rick
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#2511825 - 08/01/08 09:21 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: fishtoad]
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Registered: 06/15/08
Posts: 166
Loc: Denton
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Look for ground that is usually wet.. and just go out in the morning, will be on the surface, or you can scoop them out with a shovel.
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#2512050 - 08/02/08 04:42 AM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: jboato]
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Registered: 05/14/05
Posts: 6593
Loc: marshall, texas
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I always wanted to try splitting and extension cord and tying the ends to copper rods. That should run a current between the two rods when plugged in and stir up all the worms. Just never tried it.
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#2512282 - 08/02/08 06:39 AM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: grandpa75672]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 11/18/06
Posts: 891
Loc: N. Richland Hills,Texas
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cant wait till he gets to the fishing questions........
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#2513385 - 08/02/08 04:32 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: jwcromer]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 09/21/07
Posts: 1740
Loc: San Angelo
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There's always one or two in a crowd. Everybody started somewhere, give him a break.
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#2513450 - 08/02/08 05:20 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: throwback]
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Registered: 02/08/03
Posts: 258
Loc: Ft Worth, Tx
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Just buy them at wal-mart, cheapest around. check the worms before you buy them.
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#2513789 - 08/02/08 08:12 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: mrbassin]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 06/24/06
Posts: 49
Loc: forney tx
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I'll second that about Wal-Mart.
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#2514972 - 08/03/08 12:04 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: lextech]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 01/31/03
Posts: 1550
Loc: The Woodlands Texas
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I almost typed out the instructions for building an electric "worm rod" but I came to my senses. I made several as a young man and they all worked fantastic, problem is, they all ran on 120vac and can flat kill you if misused. Never killed anyone with the ones I built, but got shocked more than a few times, non of which were pleasant. If you ever do decide to build and electric worm rod, please exercise due caution. Wear non conductive rubber soled shoes. Don't let sweat or any form of water get on the rod while it is plugged in. When you start passing 120vac through you body, your muscles will no longer belong to your brain. In other words, your head will be screaming "LET GO IDIOT!", but your muscles will just clamp right down! Take it from me, it's a lot safer to go to Wal-mart!
And grandpa75672, take it from some one who has "BEEN THERE, DONE THAT!", what you are thinking about is very dangerous.
Edited by texcajun (08/03/08 12:12 PM)
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#2514987 - 08/03/08 12:11 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: lextech]
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Angler
Registered: 01/23/07
Posts: 337
Loc: lake brownwood
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just get some dish soap and put it in a 5 gallon bucket. fill almost full and pour around trees trunks. that is how i use to get mine from down south.
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#2514989 - 08/03/08 12:13 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: texcajun]
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Registered: 08/02/08
Posts: 93
Loc: North Texas
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Okay, thats just crazy. Are the worms summoned to the surface by the voltage.
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#2515066 - 08/03/08 12:44 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: texcajun]
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Registered: 08/02/08
Posts: 93
Loc: North Texas
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funny stuff, shock the piss out of em!
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#2515078 - 08/03/08 12:52 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: Jgood]
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Registered: 05/14/05
Posts: 6593
Loc: marshall, texas
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Used to live in town and had a lot more trees and fallen leaves to help keep the moisture in the soil and the garden worms closer to the surface. Take a cup of gasoline and pour it on the ground. Garden worms come top side to get out of the gas.
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#2515516 - 08/03/08 04:08 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: texcajun]
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Registered: 12/14/07
Posts: 690
Loc: Paducah, Texas
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I almost typed out the instructions for building an electric "worm rod" but I came to my senses. I made several as a young man and they all worked fantastic, problem is, they all ran on 120vac and can flat kill you if misused. Never killed anyone with the ones I built, but got shocked more than a few times, non of which were pleasant. If you ever do decide to build and electric worm rod, please exercise due caution. Wear non conductive rubber soled shoes. Don't let sweat or any form of water get on the rod while it is plugged in. When you start passing 120vac through you body, your muscles will no longer belong to your brain. In other words, your head will be screaming "LET GO IDIOT!", but your muscles will just clamp right down! Take it from me, it's a lot safer to go to Wal-mart!
And grandpa75672, take it from some one who has "BEEN THERE, DONE THAT!", what you are thinking about is very dangerous.
We would always put ours in the ground then go plug it in. We would stand far enough away to not get shocked. When the worms would come to the top one would unplug it and the other would collect the worms.
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#2515788 - 08/03/08 06:32 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: father of 4]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 03/13/06
Posts: 622
Loc: Lake O' The Pines
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I got plenty night crawlers in the woods.
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#2519090 - 08/04/08 06:38 PM
Re: WORMS!!!!
[Re: basspastor]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 08/04/08
Posts: 46
Loc: Brownfield Texas
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buy a 8 foot copper ground rod
cut it in half
jumper cables
battery
water ground day before
space the rods about 3 to 4 foot apart
attach jumpercables to rods
then attach jumper cables to battery
if they are there
get a bucket
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#2524167 - 08/06/08 07:15 AM
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[Re: Bass Buster II]
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Green Horn
Registered: 07/25/08
Posts: 2
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2 copper rods and a battery . Only thing so far that's made sense.
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