LMITOUT Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Should be ripe for the pickin's with this rain coming Sat & Sun. Time to fill the bait box! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierBridge Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 How do you guys keep your Worms alive for future use. I suppose you need the worm bedding and a little effort is all. Do you feed them also?I'll hang up and listen!Thanks Pier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMITOUT Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 I don't do anything special with mine......just keep them cool and moist in the Frabil worm bedding. Try to pull the dead or sickly looking ones out of the herd ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I did the same as Lmitout. Worm bedding and I put them in 6qt ice cream pails with holes punched in the top. I usualy have 3-5 pails in the fridge. I keep them for quite some time. I have not feed them but have thought about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croixeyes Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Im gonna try the worm food this year.The biggest problem always seems to be not searching the worm bedding good enough when picking out the dead ones,always seems to be a couple that die tucked tight in a corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Seaguar Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 It just wont rain here. I got a rubbermaid container in the fridge just waiting for some wormies. I had to buy some this week, $3.18 for 24! I use the ground newspaper bedding and I always put like coffee grounds, egg shells, grass clippings for food. We might get some rain Sunday and if so I plan to get some nightcrawlers. My wife asked what that huge thing in the bottom of the fridge was. I just said, 'Worm dirt.' She goes, 'I knew it'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoonASea Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I still have some I picked last october when we drained our pool ,,,chlorinated water brings them out of the ground real nice ,,,Just put them in some bedding and fed them corn meal once a week and they are still healthy and fat,,,I did have 2 die but thats because they escaped and dried up on the floor LAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparmarv Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 hope to get some this weekend they are talking rain I keep them in worm bedding I have fed them but if you feed them to much the food will mold a little goes a long way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanflyguy Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 come on rain ive got some choice crawler spots here in minneapolis and i gotta get my stocks up. Any one ever seen any electric rods that you stick in the ground and get em to come up?when i was a boy there was an old timer that would bring me out picking them and he had something like it and it worked. well it worked in my memmory as a young boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN T jr. Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 The SHOCK method dose work, but the life span of the crawlers is about 1 day...This may be ok if you catch them to use the next day. THE DEATH RATE IS HIGH........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanflyguy Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 ahh ty for heading off alot of research i was about to do. i want em fat and fiesty not dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambjm Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I am now in the Grand Rapids area and the soil is very heavy here. If I started a compost pile would that draw the nightcrawlers? I don't seem to see many around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMITOUT Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 Where's the rain?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman2002 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 stupid question , but do they reproduce on there own , or do you need to keep adding some to keep the stock up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMITOUT Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Well the rain finally came. Might have to sneak out a little later to see if there are any to harvest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Shutterbug Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Worm bedding does come with food already in it. However, eventually you may have to add more, if you keep them for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken_line Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 im going out soon after some bullhead and at food ground looks soggey nuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croixeyes Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Ill be out there tonight,but im gonna wait a little later maybe around 10-11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpKing921 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I will also be out tonight, only found a few so far this year. Hoping for a couple 100 tonight. I hate paying for em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken_line Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 ive got all my traps set and ready to check them in about an hour or so.... i found 12 6" crawlers wihle digging thu the garden a wile ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparmarv Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I went out about 8 and got about 5 dozen in my bedding so I am ready to go fishing with crawlers happy picking tonight guys and gals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMITOUT Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 I just got in after about 20 min of picking and nabbed about three dozen. They're out there tonight!I bought some Fat and Sassy worm bedding today to see how that works. I usually use the stuff that looks like shredded newspaper and you add water to it. The F&S doesn't require water unless it really dries up, so we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpKing921 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Got about a hundred in 20 min. Gonna give it a rest for an hour or so and give it another go. Oh the look on her face in the morn when she opens the fridge is gonna be priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porterhouse Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Got about 5dz tonight. Would got more but the wife let the dogs outand they wanted to help me out.lolBrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishon68 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 What"s the best way to get them? I was out for about 30 min. tonite only got about 2 doz but saw about 50 doz. or at least it seemed like it, as soon as the light hits them their gone??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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