Gulp earthworms

[username_taken]

Was in BCF the other day and noticed little jars of Gulp earthworms. Anyone used them? Thinking they might go really well at NPD ( and later at Kurwonba ) as it warms up and the tillies come out to play.

Anyone used them before ?

[kevinchen19870316]

i tried them in NPD on a drop-shot rig. i got 3 bass and miss a lot of bites. never use them again after the packet's gone as they go quickly on senko rig and i don;t think they can be effective on jighead.

[Feral]

Was a Big W at Kallangur, not only imitation night crawlers (earth worms) but they had imitation magots, and trout pellets by Berkley as well

[Angus]

In Motackle they have packets of GULP corn! Obviously for carp fishing.

Surely though its cheaper to buy a tin of corn...

As for Gulp earth worms, i love GULP and catch good fish on them. However i think for earthworms id just dig a few of the real thing and save some coin.

[kevinchen19870316]

i tried at the park just in front of my house but i cannot dig any.

[Feral]

Kevin, you need to find somewhere there is a fair bit of leaf litter or other composting stuff like grass clippings etc. Not only does that give the worms some tucker, but it is easier digging to!

[ellicat]

Need a bit of moisture/softness in the ground.

[Angus]

Exactly.

Killer spots include landscaped parks. Get a little rake and go through teh mulch and leaf matter in the garden beds. This decaying leaf matter retains its moisture a lot more and thus the worms love it. You will never find a worm in dry soil.

Angus

[kevinchen19870316]

i tried all the soft soil i could find in that park but no result. how deep do u usually dig? in China it's MAX 10cm in the right spots but here?

[ellicat]

Mate, It's not uncommon to dig down to 6 feet. You need to allocate some time for it.

[ellicat]

Let us know how you go.

[ellicat]

OK. No bites after 25 minutes. :side:

Just kidding Kev. You really could go as deep as you wanted, but I'd give in after a foot or so. On riverbanks try around the base of trees. Elsewhere try shaded areas.

[kevinchen19870316]

bang!

[ellicat]

:laugh:

[ellicat]

Here's a good one (that Aaron is no doubt familiar with)
/>http://thegreencommunity.org/giant_worms.html [img size=300]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/worm3.jpg

[namyau]

or you could always invest in a earthworm kit

[Rocket75]

There is a good article in one of the recent magazines where they talk about using these type of worms. The technique is called \"puffin worms\" and it involves a lite jig head and a \"stinger\" baitkeeper hook connected to the jig head by a short length of line to match the length of the worm. Fished light they are twitched and let settle, then twitched again, normaly close to structure.

worth a read if you are interested.

[Feral]

Kevin it is possible someone has used horse manure in those gardens. Horses are heavily wormed, and their manure will kill every worm in a garden if it is used.

[werewolf]

kevinchen19870316 wrote:

i tried them in NPD on a drop-shot rig. i got 3 bass and miss a lot of bites. never use them again after the packet's gone as they go quickly on senko rig and i don;t think they can be effective on jighead.

How should you rig them then Kev? I wouldn't mind giving them a shot. (tillies on lures sounds like fun)

[Dan23]

If you check back to the August FOTM I have a pic of a worm I used to catch a decent flattie. Not sure if it is an earth worm but it was just called a gulp worm. It was raining at the time and my guess is that the fish must have thought the rain had brought a worm up out of the dirt and it had fallen in the water. I was just jiggling it along and not working it in a traditional manner. Also have caught another smaller flattie on a worm.

[username_taken]

I wonder how they'd go tipping the hooks of a bait jig under a float... hrmmmm.

[kevinchen19870316]

i use a drop-shot rig. it's a sinker attached to the mainline and the hook's placed 10-50cm above the sinker on the mainline. a single hook's used and i place the hook at the middle of the worm.

i let the rig sink to the bottom and reel in the slack line. then just 4-5 unnoticable jerks on the rod tip. then reel in 1meter line, shake the lure again.....till u feel something on ur line. usually it's a very sharp tag on the line, different from being snagged. since in NPD, i am landbased, only braid can be used for this presentation

[werewolf]

thanks kev