Garden Worms?

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:29 pm

Have you ever used the common garden worms as sea fishing bait ?

If so, did you catch anything..... ?

Guest

Yes ...when I was a kid in the good old days when things were tight me old man dug garden worms and we tried themand No we caught nowt.

Someone has mentioned previously trying garden worms soaked in that smelly oily stuff - wouldnt bother meself like

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:34 pm

In Estuary`s where the water hasnt got such a high salt content anglers sometimes use them to catch Flounder but in sea water the common garden worm is not very good basically the saltwater will disintagrate them within seconds
Cheers
mrix

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:37 pm

Oh well, that's another bloody idea out the window......... :?
You might as well 'nuke' this post as well Boss........... :wink:

Guest

As a kid my mates and I used them regularly (the big ones) and caught plenty of small fish on the Colne. We also used them quite happily for Eels and Flounder in the summer and always did well, though it has to be said not as well as with Ragworm or Peeler. Certainly for Eels I wouldn't discount them and I would happily use them now for spooning for Flounders in the summer.

Guest

I have to admit- we never caught owt with ragworm either like- sayiing that we were also beachcasting using large (metal) nuts as sinkers- not much grip on those especially when the North Sea on the northumberland beaches was having a blow

Guest

Used them at Stanford le hope when i was younger, caught plenty of flat fish and eels.

Guest

Twenty something years ago, me and blakdog used to raid his dad's compost heap for the brandling worms and we would catch eels and a mate of mine used to catch dabs on them off of Walton Pier.

Guest

Concrete, My dad is still moaning about me and my "mate with the big feet that doesn't stop talking" destroying his compost heap! :lol:

Ye gods! Was it 20 years ago?

Guest

I was 15 and I'm 40 this year. Scary eh? 8O

Guest

You may be 40 this year, but you can be content that like the rest of us males, your mental developement had in fact stopped by the time you were 15. :lol:

Guest

Can't argue with that :lol:

Guest

Now you come to mention it, that really explains alot!! :lol: :lol:

Guest

I'm going to get the missus to read this...perhaps then she'll see that I'm not unusual. All men my age like air rifles, fishing, catapults, metal detectors, bikes and ....... well all the things that are fun really!

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Guest

It's the loonies with the crossbows that you need to look out for.

Blakdog will understand. :lol: