How to use crawlers without having a mess
Illinois Fishing
Nov 27, 2023 13:49:02 #
I feed them corn meal once every several weeks. I have that are 3 years old and very fat. I’m not going to use them. They’re like pets lol
Nov 27, 2023 13:56:31 #
JimInCanton
Loc: Canton, Ohio
Davidsherman wrote:
I feed them corn meal once every several weeks. I have that are 3 years old and very fat. I’m not going to use them. They’re like pets lol
David, that's interesting. If I keep mine too long they lose weight and get sort of skinny, maybe dehydrated. I'll have to try that.
Nov 27, 2023 14:05:43 #
Nov 27, 2023 16:01:58 #
JimInCanton
Loc: Canton, Ohio
David said: " I have that are 3 years old..... "
If I kept them that long I would have to claim them on my income tax. lol
If I kept them that long I would have to claim them on my income tax. lol
Nov 27, 2023 16:31:41 #
Nov 27, 2023 18:18:26 #
Davidsherman wrote:
I feed them corn meal once every several weeks. I have that are 3 years old and very fat. I’m not going to use them. They’re like pets lol
Wow David. I thought I was the only one with nightcrawlers that were 3+ years old.
I took mine out to the flower bed last week and set them free.
Man, some of them were jumbos for sure.
Nov 28, 2023 14:42:46 #
Brewinfan
Loc: Milford Delaware
Tom Wasz wrote:
I was wondering if anyone wanted to share any tips on using crawlers without making a mess. If I took them out of the soil rinsed them and put them in a container with water would they last, and would I want to put ice in with them or just keep them cold.
Hey Tom, I used to raise nightcrawlers for a teen business back in the day. I caught them at night in Massachusetts. I kept them in a mixer of dirt and coffee grounds and wet newspaper. made a wooden box to keep them in. If you keep them mildly moist they will stay alive. It was an open aired system. some will die but the others will live in the mix.
Night crawlers are always a mess. learn to put them on your hook and you will be all set. I fish with them all the time. The idea is to keep them alive and use whole crawlers when fishing. the larger Bass can not resist them.
Good Luck.
Apr 3, 2024 10:57:02 #
Frank10
Loc: Northfield, IL
Tom Wasz wrote:
I was wondering if anyone wanted to share any tips on using crawlers without making a mess. If I took them out of the soil rinsed them and put them in a container with water would they last, and would I want to put ice in with them or just keep them cold.
Put them in a cottage cheese container with wet newspaper.
Apr 3, 2024 12:21:14 #
Hi Everyone
If you enjoy fishing with nightcrawlers, invest $4 for a worm threader it will be the best $4 you’ve ever spent.
If you enjoy fishing with nightcrawlers, invest $4 for a worm threader it will be the best $4 you’ve ever spent.
Apr 4, 2024 16:13:10 #
JimInCanton
Loc: Canton, Ohio
Rdwarr wrote:
Hi Everyone
If you enjoy fishing with nightcrawlers, invest $4 for a worm threader it will be the best $4 you’ve ever spent.
If you enjoy fishing with nightcrawlers, invest $4 for a worm threader it will be the best $4 you’ve ever spent.
I bought one and tried like heck to thread a worm on a #2 hook, absolutely cannot do it, even after watching some videos.
Apr 4, 2024 16:33:18 #
JimInCanton wrote:
I bought one and tried like heck to thread a worm on a #2 hook, absolutely cannot do it, even after watching some videos.
I just thread the hook through the worm ya don't need a threader👍
Apr 4, 2024 16:44:52 #
Whitey wrote:
I just thread the hook through the worm ya don't need a threader👍
It's worked for the last 60yrs. 😃
Apr 4, 2024 16:47:37 #
Fredfish wrote:
It's worked for the last 60yrs. 😃
Right on Fred, I've pooked a few fingers but I still tryin 👍
Apr 4, 2024 16:51:11 #
Whitey wrote:
Right on Fred, I've pooked a few fingers but I still tryin 👍
I even poke my fingers with plastic worms Jimmy. Comes with the territory. I consider it "testing for hook sharpness". 😂
Apr 4, 2024 20:23:52 #
I run the worm all the way up on the line. Sometimes there’s more worm on the line and there is the hook. I have almost always use nightcrawlers red wigglers could be a challenge.
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