Earthworms as bait.

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Earthworms as bait.

#1 Post by kinderbeano »

whats yer views on earthworms as bait?..i have used them for wrass with great results..has anyone used them for other species?
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#2 Post by redzerologhlen »

kinderbeano wrote:whats yer views on earthworms as bait?..i have used them for wrass with great results..has anyone used them for other species?
A neighbour told me they were good for wrasse too, said they wriggle like hell when they hit salt water.
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#3 Post by bassboy »

I heard of people catching a few flounder on them,but I've never used them for saltwater 8)
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#4 Post by krisreid »

Hey, I used them once and caught some Coalies in mayo. The do wriggle like mad.
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#5 Post by roger de dodger »

they do work however they dont work for long about 5 min between bait changes ,they die in minutes in salt water ,flounder love em !
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#6 Post by kinderbeano »

yeah i noticed that alright, they die pretty quick in the salt water..would be worth a try in estuaries maybe where they might get washed into naturally.
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#7 Post by sandblaster »

that trout bait in the jars will keep the inland fishery lads busy
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#8 Post by blackworm »

Over here in the uk we use them for flounder in are tidal river ribble,although crab takes more fish.
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#9 Post by saving private brian »

seatrout like them :D
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