Compost Worms as bait?
Submitted by TGMitchell on Mon, 2011-03-14 16:08
Hey
Anyone used compost worms as bait? - we're targeting whiting, herring and tailor from jetties - whattya reckon?
Cheers
Tim
____________________________________________________________________________
The Black Baron
Just1morecast
Posts: 917
Date Joined: 04/12/09
When i was younger living
When i was younger living with the parents in Burswood id use earthworms in the river. Pretty deadly on the bream so i cant see them being bad for herring and whiting. Tailor i always seem to do better on mulies or lures
Forever learning with fishing
TGMitchell
Posts: 221
Date Joined: 24/11/09
Thanks - knew the bream like
Thanks - knew the bream like them - but unfortunately I consider anything that lives in the river too toxic to eat. Oh well - gonna try them tonight. If they work then I have my own self renewing supply of bait :-).
The Black Baron
Dale
Posts: 7930
Date Joined: 13/09/05
They will die pretty quick
They will die pretty quick though
Cheers
Dale
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
TGMitchell
Posts: 221
Date Joined: 24/11/09
I guess - but the prawn
I guess - but the prawn doesn't last long either - and its not the cheapest... :-)
We have a pretty healthy worm farm so lots of free worms
The Black Baron
grantarctic1
Posts: 2546
Date Joined: 03/03/11
worms ok sometimes
Have used them often for whiting but find they dont last long in real salty water.
They can be a good bait in the river for bream, whiting,flaties etc.
Faulkner Family
Posts: 18281
Date Joined: 11/03/08
i have used them before for
i have used them before for herring and whiting and they do work. just make sure you have plenty of them. bigger and fatter they are the better
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
LandyAndy
Posts: 169
Date Joined: 22/02/09
I once dug out my fattest and
I once dug out my fattest and longest worms from my wormfarm.
After half a dozen trips to the ocean I left the poor buggers to what they do best!!!!
Andrew
TGMitchell
Posts: 221
Date Joined: 24/11/09
Well I tried them - the fish
Well I tried them - the fish went for them but didn't hook anything - mind you didn't look specifically for big fat ones - might try that next time.
So prawn it still is at the moment.
Is squid worth it?
I tried chicken but it doesn't seem popular with the metro fish - the rural herrings love it...
The Black Baron
WormsRUs
Posts: 2
Date Joined: 15/06/11
My experience is that compost
My experience is that compost worms are ok for lake fishing and perhaps slow flowing river fishing, but not for ocean fishing. As someone mentioned the salt sea water kills them more quickly, thus making them less attractive to ocean fish. Use salt water bait for salt water fish. Fresh water fishing is more akin to worms. Try to keep bait more aligned with the natural diet of fish.
cheers,
WormsRUs