keeping earthworms

[James W]

im keen to take some earthworms to hinze this weekend..but whats the best way to keep em in good nick for a coulple of days?...im gunna dig a heap this arvo and tomorrow arvo...any help would be great...they might need to survive for at least 3 days....any ideas?

[Angus]

Chinese containter, some soil, some wet newspaper.

Keep the lid on. The atmosphere in the container remains moist and the worms healthy.

Angus

[James W]

that easy? sa-weet..cheers man

[Bud]

Angus is bang on as always:P but where the hell are you finding earthworms in this drought...would love to know.

[Tim a]

Same! I looked all over my yard and could not find 1!

spose it did just rain. I want some for a top secret NPD trip during the holidays!

[werewolf]

hey Jimmy one thing to remember is worms cant handle heat, period. Half an hour in a hot car and they melt!:sick:

[Feral]

6 bucks for a container of them from the Allround Angler Jimmybob, will last up to a week as they come.

[Dazzamcgee]

Jimmy like Angus said but put them in the fridge....

I did hear many years ago of an old timer that fished freshwater quite alot for catching garden worms he said \"when the ground is wet after rain or watering take 2 long pieces of fencing wire and hook them up to a full charge car battery and stick the other ends into the ground with about a foot between the two ends this will cause discomfort to the little buggers and they will wiggle out of the ground to get away from it\"

I dont know if this works but hey he was the old guy and look like he had been around the paddock a few times.........:dry:

[Aaron H]

Earthworms? Planning on putting a dent in the Grunter population Jimmy?

[Big_unit]

Another method of getting worms without having to dig at all is - a wet spud bag and drag it over a fresh cow / horse pat and leave on the ground in a shady area of your garden for a day or two, poo side down. Always worked on the farm, fold a quarter of the sack over and pick em up.

I guess city slickers might have trouble finding cow or horse sh!t, let alone rubbing a sack in it. :sick:

:whistle: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Cheers

James

[James W]

wow..thanx for all the help guys!

bud- been getting a bit of rain of late and have grey water up the back of the yard keeping it all nice and moist.

tim a- no you cant have any for your secret np dam trip:P

wolfy- ok..dont leave em in the car...thanx;)

feral- allround angler, yes i have bought them there before..just wanted to take some bigger fatter ones but yes, if i do have trouble getting enough thats where i will be getting them..cheers;)

dazza- yes have heard of that trick..and in the fridge hey?..cool..get it \"cool\" cheers dude

aaron- theres always one aint there:P ...cod bait mate..cod bait;)

big unit- yes have heard of that one also...a big cheers to you also;)

[Aaron H]

Cod bait hey, come to think of it I think I have caught most of Murray cod on Scrub worms and Bardi grubs down south so Mary cod should be the same? Will have to dig up my backyard, it that fails, I'll steal yours James:evil:

[Big_unit]

If ya want some worms when your up this way just let me know, Ive got it set up already.

Cheers

James

[Jordan]

haha dazz they do that electricuting the worms thing on 'godzilla' anyone remember that? he zaps the ground and all these worms come to the surface, like hundreds of em. worth a try.

[obone]

Best way to get worms i have found is in the storm water drains. Theres one next to my house and its generally moist down the bottom where there is all leaf litter and soil, even when we havent had much rain. The thing is usually full of them! Just lift the grate and have a dig around.

Joel

[Feral]

Thanks for reminding me, Cod lures - pack em for Hinze!