Earthworms for bait

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Earthworms for bait

#1 Post by bigalguitarpicker »

Did a search and found a few posts on using earthworms as sea-fishing bait. It's something I've wondered about from time to time. The advice seems to be that they work, but die quickly. Would it really matter if they're dead? I'm hoping to give them a try, as I haven't much hope of getting my hands on lug or rag.
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#2 Post by fishermannum1 »

hi mate hit the serch button (top of screen) and trpe in earthworms, you will get a lot of threads on the use of earthworms...
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#3 Post by contender »

Go ahead and use them, i do :shock: . Flounders will readily take them and they can be a good bait on thir day like anything else. I get Dendro worms from the tackle shop as i cant be bothered digging :D . You will of course be laughed at, but when you catch then who will be laughing. :D :D
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#4 Post by saving private brian »

they are deadly for seatrout
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#5 Post by dbrock »

must try em
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#6 Post by roger de dodger »

have had flounder on em ,they wriggle like mad for a minute and then die but they still catch 8)
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#7 Post by flutterby »

Ive seen people use them in a harbour for eel and he was catching loads around a foot and a half long....... They seemed to be just hugging the wall of the harbour!!
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#8 Post by grady »

cought nice wrasse on them earth worms worked well
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#9 Post by Mick001 »

Saw a young lad catch a flounder on a spoon baited with earthworm just lopped out onto the sand a couple two weeks ago.
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#10 Post by cruton1976 »

I have got to try this, Im quite lazy collecting Lug and Rag, This be quite a bit cheeper also!

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