Digging for bait

Member Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 85

this will be my first time trying but does anyone know where I can dig for lug and rag worm around the medway area.

any advice welcomed

Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:58 pm

Lug is easy mate, get out there at low water and look for worm casts the bigger the better. If you can't see any casts, look somewhere else then dig with a prong (fork) with tines as long and a strong as you can get. Bung some sand and weed in with 'em and they will be alright for 2/3/days. Psst, don't take more than you need, we all need them to keep breeding. Rag is a bit more difficult;- you may pull up a few small ones when you are lug hunting but really you want to find a spot where there are the tops of rag burrows showing - they look a bit like ragged ended tubes just protruding from the surface. Walk along as quietly as possible and dig like fury when you find a likely spot cos they move like stink if they think you are after them. Well they are only worms so they probably don't really think but millions of years of predators have taught them to move fast if they detect the vibrations of a possible predator approaching. You could of course try a bait pump but I prefer to dig - I can usually get enough lug for a trip in about 15 minutes at my favourite spot. Oh by the way, don't take any notice of the pro bait diggers if they moan - you have just as much right to be there as they do.
Best of luck :wink:

Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:59 pm

have to diagree with bgger the better casts mate sorry.
any cast may chuck up a good worm so dig or pump all the casts you can find.
you will be surprised

Occasional Joined: Dec 02, 2005 Posts: 144

first and for most find out what sort of lug your digging.

if you see a neat sort of curly/ swirly cast then they will be yellow tails. you'll need to dig these individually with either a small spade or a bait pump. they're very deep and are very hard work.

if the casts a more sloppy, with no swirl then they will be commons. there's usually alot more of these in one area. these need to be dug with a wide tined potato fork and are only usually about a foot and a half (max) deep. if the sand where your digging for commons is wet then you need to dig a trench. this is basically a small wall built of sand, in the shape of half a circle. the open end will usually need to face the sea, so the wall stops water getting into the sand your digging and the opening will let all the water out. this will leave you dry sand to dig, dig 4 or 5 forkfulls side by side (so you have a line), then work your way back and from side to side so you dig in a patch. when you get to the wet sand again go back into the dry sand thats left un dug (in your trench) and dig in the same fashion again til you have enough worms.

sorry about the essay. i hope it makes sense and is of help to you. good luck.

Member Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 85

Thanks your information is very helpfull and very much appriciateted