How do I keep earthworms alive for fishing?
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My grandfather used to store them in a wooden box full of wet leaves.
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Well because of your screen name I will assume your a bass fisherman as well.  First, try slowing your retrieve.  After that, go smaller.  If you use 5 inch worms, go to 4 inch or smaller. If smaller and normal don't work, go large. I posted a similar question and was given the suggestion to use a hole punch to put holes in a worm to change the action. Also try a razor on plastic worms to make tentacles that undulate on the retrieve.  Another 1 is if it hot, think deep and slooooooow.  Try using a bullet weight on a worm to get it into heavy cover such as weeds, or grass.  Always keep in mind where the sun is and cast to the shady side of stick-ups, or underwater trees.  A jig and pig, or jig and craw fished slowly on the bottom may help too.  In the lake I fish that's very heavily pressured, I have caught several of the biggest bass I have ever caught using a jig and craw hopped across the bottom, about 20 feet off shore on a point.  You should also try fishing the in flow of any streams that flow into the lake.  Usually bass will school in these areas.  Here is a site that is very good, give it a try and see if it helps.  Here is another 1 I use often.  Tight lines and use these sites, they will help alot. On the bass lures page, the articles are on the sides, in columns.
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So the wife refuses to let you keep a box of Mr Wiggley in the refrigerator.... did you tell her that in some country's they are considered a delicacy??  Yeah, it didn't work for me either.  But it did give me an excuse for buying her a new refrigerator...lol.. \n\n  Now on a serious note.... as long as you can find a spot to keep them in a temperature zone between 38 and 63 degrees and you keep the soil moist, worms will thrive.  I have found that if you make a worm bed (I use and old tub someone was throwing away) and put in on the north or east side of the garage.... you can fill it with leaves, some potting soil and some topsoil... add the worms and table scraps or 2 cups of dog food about every week or week and a half and in no time.... fresh bait whenever you want it.... just keep it covered so it doesn't get flooded when it rain.... and don't plug the drain hole.... the worms won't leave unless you let the bed get too dry and forget to feed them for two months.\n\nAnd there are other kewl things about it too... worm dirt is a great fertilizer for house plants or tomatoes in the garden.... and you get to day dream about the next big bass you catch with your home grown baits as you enjoy your warm beer (bet she won't let you keep it in the fridge either... she says something like milk is more important)..... then think of the money you get to save.... at $2 for a dozen and a half... gee, pretty soon we're talking new bass boat!!.... And if time are tough.... stir fry!! Well maybe not.\n\nHappy wormin'!!
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keep fishes\n\ngrow their feed like worms and bugs\n\nexpend your fish collection
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I'd say if you're catching that variety you're probably doing the right things... you might catch more bluegill if you switch from minnows to worms or crickets... use a small brass hook... no bigger than an inch (I don't know hook #'s) put a spit shot weight about 3 inches above the hook and then a bobber about 2 feet above that... good luck
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I would have to agree to Markus, try soft plastics.  I caught a 5 lb largemouth on a YUM 4inch "dinger", it's like a senko type stick worm.  I actually let the line loose, and held the worm in my hand, and threw it up into the air.  I found that a certain "kerplunk" made the bass hit the worm like it was going out of style.  I was night fishing in a heavy pressure, over-fished lake in western Pa.  If it is rather hot, I would try a YUM 7 inch ribbontail worm.  They produce great strikes from some nice bass. I would have to suggest a slow retrieve with a few little jerks to make the tail flutter very fast.  It almost imitates a snake.    Of all bass lures, I am the most confident using soft plastics.  As always, keep your line tight when using plastics, and your rod at a 9 o'clock position.  When you feel the bass take the bait, lower the tip, reel in the slack, and set the hook with a good sweep up.  I find that in my area that watermelon is the most productive color at anytime.  I would suggest trying soft plastics in watermelon first, and then when you can use that type of worm efficiently, maybe try other colors.  Tight lines.
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Essentialy, you do it the same way you would from a boat. You're just comming at it from a different direction. Fish the cover; weed beds, stumps, rocks, or anything else that might hold fish.
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There are a lot variables in catching Bream, Bluegills,Shell crackers....Wax worms work well. And crickets as well. You also have to know water conditions and structure ......a lot of different things! If you give me more information maybe I can help you better. What lake are you fishing?
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Use a Steel leader, 20-30Lb. test line , and 1/4 - 1/2 Lb. spoons or spinners. Buzz baits work well also.
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worms like to come to the surface when its wet , not because they are drowning, but because its moist and they find mates.  Earth worms are hermaphrodites, and they lines up with each other with lots of slime and fertiliz each other.Once they are done they go back down burrows and deposit egg sac.
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SInce the earthworm's environment is always wet or humid, it always contains some amount of water for the earthworms, so therefore, it is cool, but if a person was to dig up an earthworm, they would not adapt to the full heat, and try to dig back in again, to their original habitat. Oh yea, and if you do ever find an earthworm in your garden or so, the soil is good for you to plant, and the plants won't die unless you don't give them water. lol
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I like to use my silver spinner. Get one with a bight strip on it. If you go in the river use a smaller one, and if you are at the mouth of the river us a medium one. They also like flies. Find out which ones just hatched and go get that bait. They eat it up. Good Luck!
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I did.  Had a few of them (all small), in a 75 gallon tank.  They did great, but one was territorial -- might have been a male??  I kept one for a long time, and he didn't have any problems -- he got to the point where he'd eat worms out of my hand and knew when it was time to eat.  Pretty cool.\n\nThey are very adaptable to different water temps (consider they live in 40 degree water up north, to 80 degree water down south), and don't require a lot of maintenance, except for food, which gets expensive -- they only eat live food and they eat a LOT.
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I live in ILL as well, I catch them using corn and nightcrawlers.  If they are spawning snag them with a treble hook.
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To succesfully fill a freshwater takle box you will need the following: Hooks-some small for crappie,blue gill (sunfish) etc. some larger for Catfish - read the packages the should specify which hooks are good for which fish species. You will need some bass jigs and I recomend getting a Mepp's spinner kit. These kits usually contain several different types of rooster tail spinner baits and are excellent for crappie and blue gill fishing.\nYou should also look into getting some bait casters these are good for bass fishing. As all good takle boxes contain bobbers or corks whichever you decide to call them. You should get some different types of spinner baits and several different jigs just to mix things up a bit. After getting these thing you need to make sure you have some split shot and or some type of weight. 1oz weights will be good for most conditions but you may want to get several different weights ranging between 1/2 to 2oz. A good set of needle nose plyers is a must have-They have helped me out many times! A knife or pair of finger nail clippers is also good to have for little things such as trimming you string after tying on a hook (or a broken finger nail) They just come in handy. I always keep either water proof matches or a cigarette lighter in mine just in case and a package or two of crackers or some sort of light snack that way if I get into a mess of fish I don't have to leave when I get hungry. These are just a few things I keep in mine. I know I have more in there but I can't tell you everything with out looking.
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ask local fishermen.\nthe bes way i know is troling with jigs. you can also cast spoon baits from a pier or jetty, if they are in a feeding frenzy reel in fast so the bait is close 2 the surface.
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Use plastic worms and plastic lizards.  I right now am using a spinner and that is working well, I am using white.\nAlso what works well is a thing called a brush hog in green color.  It gets the big fish.  Look at http://bassproshop.com for more ideas