How to grow creepers at home?

Crawling is an earthen worm, distinguished by its large size, up to 30 cm. The body of individuals can be painted in various shades: from brown to pink. The color, vitality and reliability of the breakage in worms differ. They depend on the habitat of the organisms.

Species belonging to earthworms

White worms that live in loamy soils are valuable in fishing. Dark creepers found in sandy soils are less valued, as they quickly break off the hook, and do not live so long. Although in the dry season, there are no other options for how to use them. By breaking even a dry wing of clay soil, even in the summer, you can find material for bait. In summer, crawling earthworms lie motionless, curling up in a ball and showing no vital activity.

Habitats of earthworms

Crawling worms prefer to choose land with moderate moisture levels as their habitat. Favorite places - vegetable garden, park, garden.

The vital activity of worms becomes more active in the late afternoon and gradually increases, going down in the morning. At night, organisms creep out onto the ground, but only on the condition that the level of warming of the ground is up to 150 cm.

Fresh crawl is the best bait for fish. By the way, it is possible to collect high-quality material only from wet soil, after a pouring rain or with abundant dew on the grass.

Top dressing for crawlers

Did you know that coffee grounds are a kind of delicacy for worms? If you pour this mixture into the same place in the garden or vegetable garden, then creepers will crawl to it and it will not be difficult to detect them. In addition, raincoats and oat husks are attracted. If you have birds at home and you feed them with oats, then worms will definitely settle here. With these simple feeds, you will always know where to find crawling worms as the perfect bait for fishing.

Where to find worms in dry weather?

In the hot season, raincoats are caught like this. Two hours before collecting the bait, the proposed search site is watered (4-5 buckets). After that, the soil is covered with a piece of cloth or burlap. This layer will help protect the area from wind and excess sun. After a while, you can start collecting worms here. To do this, use a pitchfork, digging with a shovel, you can cut the crawling worms.

Without resorting to additional preparation, the worms can be collected at night, when the lower layer of vegetation (grass) becomes wet with dew. They select worms with a flashlight, moving as quietly as possible. Creepers do not react to light, but they are sensitive to sound vibrations.

Important! If you are a beginner angler and do not know how to collect worms for bait, remember that you should move absolutely silently during this, be sure to use an artificial light source, a lantern with a wide beam of light. If you are careless, you run the risk of scaring away all crawling worms.

Choosing the bait for fishing, the professional acts like this: he leaves one hand free, and the other holds the flashlight. Special utensils (plastic bucket) can be hung on a rope, around the neck, adjusting the length to the middle of the chest.This is the most convenient way to collect worms.

Remember that those raincoats that are collected from oily soil are characterized by the least vital activity and the worst hold on a fishing hook.

Features of crawling storage

When fishing, make sure you have something to keep the bait in. For such purposes, a linen bag filled with moss or damp earth is best suited.

At home, worms selected for bait can be stored for a long time in a wooden box or other vessel with a depth of at least 70 cm. Garden soil is poured into the container, which is covered with a layer of moss or old matting and placed in a dark, cool place, for example, in the basement.

Important! In order for the crawling worms to remain fresh and not lose their vitality, the earth must be systematically moistened.

Bait and Fishing

In the process of fishing, it is important to create tolerable conditions for worms. Prepare a large, sturdy container so that the worms do not have the opportunity to crawl out, while it would be convenient for you to remove them from the container.

In the summertime, in addition to earth, algae are added to the box with worms. Fishing in open water from a boat, make sure that no water gets into the vessel in which you are holding the bait, otherwise all the worms will die, and an unpleasant smell will begin to emanate from their bodies.

In addition to the selection of the soil, it is necessary to take care of ventilation so that the organisms can breathe.

An earthworm nursery in the country: how to equip?

Breeding of crawling worms is a laborious process consisting of a number of stages, each of which is mandatory.

An experienced fisherman, for whom fishing is not a hobby, but a way of earning money, will need a permanent place where you can collect crawlers (worms). How to set up a nursery for breeding raincoats to get a good harvest of worms for fishing, read on.

The most convenient way to equip a breeding ground for raincoats is in the countryside. They do it like this.

Having chosen a suitable place - a shaded area or a thatched shelter, dig a hole up to 100 cm deep. Fill it with rotted last year's manure up to half and add earth. Throw worms in here for spreading.

Important! In the future, you can throw food kitchen waste into the "nursery" and drain the soapy water. This will contribute to faster reproduction of worms.

The prepared, dense compost can serve as an excellent breeding ground for earthworms. Carefully caring for him, you can achieve successful breeding of worms even in the winter season. Using compost is a practical way to breed crawling worms in arid environments.

Breeding rules for a colony of worms in dry seasons

To keep the compost mixture moist, even in hot weather, follow these guidelines:

1. Choose a location in the shade of a hollow or other deciduous tree for your furnishings.
2. Dig a groove up to 30 deep.
3. Lay the bottom with a layer of clay rising to the edges with an average thickness of 15 cm.
4. Take clay better from the shores of the lake.
5. After completing the bottom layer, cover it with a soil mixture enriched with humus.
6. On top of this layer, materials are put in a dense ball, which in the future will rot and serve as a breeding ground for the reproduction of worms.

Having prepared the compost pit in the fall, you can collect crawling worms in the spring. As practice shows, the method described above is one of the most effective.

Arrangement of the nursery for the winter

Use simple, effective rules to help you find a comprehensive answer to the question of how to breed earthworms.

Stages of arranging a winter nursery:

1. Prepare the container. You can take a wooden box with a volume of 0.5 m3.
2. Pour into the tank: layer 1 - oily garden soil. Layer 2 - rotted foliage. Layer 3 - oily garden soil with the addition of boiled mashed potatoes or rotted manure. Layer 4 - rotted leaf or manure. Layer 5 - garden soil.
3. Continue to alternate until the box is completely full.
4. From above, the container is covered with moss or a rag moistened with water and retaining moisture.
5. Worms are placed on top, which drill holes in the moss or rag and hide in the ground.
6. "Nursery" is periodically watered with water or coffee grounds, maintaining the moisture level. Remove the rag before watering.

Now you know how to keep your crawling worms fresh, even in winter. The main thing is to keep the container with worms in a cool, dark place. A basement is ideal for such purposes.

Crawling worm - bait for fishing

All anglers know that the selection of bait is a laborious and not very pleasant process, especially when it comes to worms. The body of these living organisms is covered with special mucus, which complicates the process of crawling bait onto a fishing hook. Few fishing enthusiasts know how to make this job easier. You can roll the worms in dust, fine sand, etc., and cut them into pieces of the desired length. Remember to store the bait in a closed container with pre-drilled oxygen holes.

How to hook a worm?

As soon as it is not done. Some - in loops, others - pass the hook through the body of the crawler, and hide its sharp end in the tail. These are just two of the most common techniques for stringing a worm on a hook. In fact, there are many more options.

Correctly insert the worm, starting in the direction from the head (from the black end). Slightly stepping back, pass the hook under the skin of the crawler, pierce the raincoat in 2-3 more places, and hide the end of the sting in the tail. Depending on the size of the hook, the remaining end of the worm is cut off without exposing the sharp end of the hook. It is preferable to leave the free end of the raincoat so that it hangs out and attracts the attention of the fish.

Fishermen are of the opinion that it is more efficient to put the worm on the hook, passing it once through the front lobe of the body and even through the middle part of the body. Using this technique, you will get a more attractive bait - the fish will be able to catch the crawling worm sooner. How to put a worm on a hook, of course, you choose, but the option that is more effective is better.

Important! The bait, threaded twice, is less attractive. A hook that goes through the bait twice is completely filled, which increases the likelihood of a false (empty) bite.

The worm wriggling on the hook arouses the curiosity of the fish. Having made a hooking at the right moment, you definitely will not miss a bite and thereby save a worm, which, together with the hook, can be removed from the fish's mouth and reused.

White worms are an indispensable bait for catching trout in a stream, large fish in a reservoir. This bait works well for catching eels. Often, perch, pike perch, ide, chub, bream and even catfish are fishing for crawling. Remember, the fresher the bait, the higher the chance of returning home with a good catch in the cage.

Now you know how to store crawling worms, what actions to take to keep them fresh, and when is the best time to harvest bait material. Practical advice on setting up a nursery for breeding worms at home will help those who systematically fish by the reservoir and cannot imagine their life without fishing. It's not for nothing that they say that fishing is not a hobby or hobby. This is the lifestyle of a person involved in such a business.

I really want to learn how to breed creepers, both large and small. I read a lot on this topic, as a rule, that this is impossible. But even my bad experience suggests that it is real. And so in order.
I tried to breed large crawls several times, put them in a box 60 * 40 * 20 in a coconut with peat, laid moss on the surface, launched 20 5-6 gram worms. I fed them with the same mixture of cereals.
After a month or two, they all went to their paradise, I think it's still better than being hooked, but the outcome was always the same. Then I checked the ground, there were no worms, there were no cocoons and I threw everything away. Then for the fourth or fifth time I noticed a cocoon, and then I realized my terrible mistake, the fact is that large crawls have different cocoons, they are almost twice as large as those of dendrobena, but most importantly, they are covered with earth from almost all sides. The color is brown, I just I didn’t notice, I can imagine how many cocoons I threw out before. I went through all the soil, selected all the cocoons, I don’t remember exactly how many there were, because after reading that it was impossible to breed, I didn’t focus on this.
I planted cocoons in a small box 20 * 20 * 10 and almost forgot. What was my surprise when, after a couple of months I saw worms. There were 10 of them. I fed them for six months with the same grain mixture, they grew to 1.5 grams.
And then I made a fatal mistake, otherwise the devil beguiled me and didn’t say. I buy adult crawlers in the market and put them in my crawls (I had transferred them into an adult box only a couple of weeks before).
Within two days, all the adults died, in another couple of days, mine, too.
I had such a successful and unsuccessful experience. After this incident, several times I tried to breed, perished and did not give cocoons.

With a small crawl, the situation is not much better. They gave offspring, I had several hundred worms, they grew up to 3-5 cm, then death.

If someone has a successful breeding experience, please share, I will be very grateful.

Vypolzok is one of the largest worms widespread throughout the chernozem zone of Russia and Ukraine. For fishermen, this worm is number one for trophy fishing, the largest species of fish - catfish, carp, carp, rarely miss such a delicacy on the hook. Fishermen, connoisseurs of this worm as bait, spend a lot of time looking for crawling habitats, collecting and storing it. In this post, I will share with you my personal 5 years of experience in collecting, breeding and storing crawling. Personal record for crawling storage for 1 year (including winter). Winter storage of the crawl is possible! Verified personally.

I will start with the classic description of the crawling according to the book by O.V. Chekanovskaya

The weight of the crawl reaches 20 grams! Crawling out, this is a NORN WORM !!!! It is my personal belief that the unique large size of the crawler depends precisely on the lifestyle and behavior of the crawler. Making holes in black soil is a work that allows you to build up the muscle mass of the crawl, and, accordingly, the weight, then those sizes and weight characteristics for which the crawl is valued by fishermen. Storage conditions and crawling savings are fundamentally different from the storage methods of any other worm.

Photo of crawling

photo crawl

The unique difference between the crawling worms and other worms is the rhomboid tail of the crawling worm. In the photo crawling, this difference is clearly visible. The rhombus at the end of the crawler's tail serves to hold the end of the crawler's body in the hole, while the rhombus is in the hole, the crawling reaction speed is instant!

                   Peculiarities of crawling behavior in nature.

The time for collecting the crawl comes in early spring, when the air temperature is more than +5 degrees. I personally collected the crawl from early spring to late autumn, creating favorable conditions for them to live in a separately organized territory. In the spring, after the rains, the crawling can be seen everywhere, both on the asphalt, and on paths, flower beds. At this time, crawling into the air from holes, pushes an irresistible desire to continue its kind. If the crawler, as a result of his desires, climbs out of the hole, he becomes an easy prey for his natural enemies. From here sometimes there is a huge amount of crawling on the asphalt. Why after the rain? Dust for crawling death! Like all worms, the crawling hermaphrodite, the worm does not have female and male individuals. Continuation of the genus (mating) looks like this in the photo;

mating worm crawling

At the moment of mating, the crawler does not react at all to external stimuli, he freezes in ecstasy! As such, they can lie for hours at night. Not visible in the photo

but the tails of both are in the burrow. And this is the standard crawl mating pose. If you are concerned about the continuation of the creeper species, I recommend that you never collect mating creepers. Let them do their job, lay the cocoons, and you will always be at the gathering places, crawling out! According to personal information, the growth of crawling to a weight of more than 10 grams continues for 5 years. And the laying of cocoons by crawling does not shine with fertility. Therefore, I have never collected mating individuals. Think about tomorrow!

   For all those who are going to breed a crawl, I inform you that I have never and nowhere met verified information (in the world !!!) that someone's breeding and fattening of the crawl turned out to be marketable (more than 5 grams).

About the Canadian crawl! In Canada, crawling is not grown !!! It is collected and stored! They take a piece of land where there is a crawl, lease for a certain time, collect the crawl, and send it to storage. Then they take the next plot on lease, and so on, in order to return to the first one in 5-10 years. Here is such a cycle of collecting crawling!

For general development, I publish a photo of the crawling cocoon (sorry for the quality)

Crawling cocoon in comparison

                          Crawling collection.

I advise you never to gather companies to collect crawls! Alone, your "catch" will be much better and more efficient! Equipment: 1. Soft clothing (should not create any rustling sounds) 2. Soft shoes. 3. Polyethylene headgear (very useful thing in the rain). 4. Cotton gloves on hands !!! (the crawl is slimy, and it is problematic to grab it with an open hand) the tissue solves this problem. 5. On the headlamp with red LEDs. (the white light of the lantern scares the crawl !!!, any worm senses the spectrum of light!) Alternatively, take a lantern with a white glow, and cover it with a transparent red self-adhesive film, which advertisers have plenty of. 6. Plastic bucket for the assembled crawl. 7. Container for the soil, which you must collect at the collection point, for later storage.

Tricks and practice of collecting crawl; 1. The reaction speed of the crawl (if the tail is in the burrow, and this is 98% of the visible crawls on the top of the ground) to external stimuli strikes (in a split second, it disappears in the burrow, as if it did not exist). 2. Do not look for a crawl on a dry surface, the surface should be damp. 3. During rain, external stimuli and the speed of the crawling reaction become dulled, this can and should be used. Collecting crawls in the rain is much more effective. 4. The strongest irritant of crawling (as a result of which it quickly disappears into the hole) is the crunch of a broken branch under your shoes and the stomp. 5. In the place where the crawl was collected, I always prepared the place for collecting the crawl by cutting the grass, using a trimmer the day before harvesting. It is almost impossible to collect a crawl in tall grass. Favorite grass crawling knotweed.

                               Selection of the crawl for storage.

 

Which crawl is suitable for storage, which is not? There is a huge difference in the quality of the storage crawl. What is it? In the process of collection, when grabbing the body of the worm with a hand, and then

neat by pulling the tail of the crawling out of the hole, along the hand, with time you will understand this, a crackling is transmitted and heard. It seems that you have torn something inside the worm. Such a crawl will not be stored for a long time !!!! In the first two or three weeks, the crawl will go to another world, such a "cracked" crawl should be used for fishing in the first place. If you are an angler yourself, it is better to do the selection right away! Beware of crawling corpses in storage containers, the pestilence is instant. Timely selection "for health" of the crawl is a guarantee of the long-term storage of the crawl.For the first two or three weeks of the crawl pledged for storage, observe the state of "health" every day !! Usually, a crawl that reaches death lies on the surface, if it is sluggish and does not react to light, throw it away immediately. If the crawl has already decomposed (jelly-like mass), I recommend replacing the storage substrate, with washing the entire worm.

Like templethread crawling out.    

The main indicator for crawling storage,

it's temperature !!!!! and humidity.

Crawling storage temperature +2 to +18 degrees Celsius. The ideal storage temperature for the crawl is +12 to +15 C. I personally kept the crawl in the cellar under the summer kitchen, where a white glow from an economical 10 watt light bulb burned all year round. In this case, the light of the white glow performs the function of a watchman (the age-old, lifelong fear of the worm, white light is used !!!!). The crawling was fed with natural “delicacies” of the crawling, this is fallen fruit foliage, rotted during the winter in natural conditions. I thought about this a year before organizing the storage of the crawl. For feeding the crawling, you can also use rotted grass, which was enough when mowing with a trimmer.

    A sharp change in the crawling ration will lead to an avalanche death (pestilence) of the entire crawling livestock.

The moisture content of the substrate for crawling storage should be in the range of 40-60%. Hands from the moisture of the storage substrate, should not be smeared with dirt. No worm likes dirt !!!! Goo from the ground, death crawling out !!

Initially, I kept the crawl in opaque plastic basins with a diameter of 400 mm and a depth of 150-200 mm. In the bottom of the basins, 5 holes with a diameter of 6-10 mm were drilled and sealed with pieces of a mosquito net from metal-plastic windows. I strongly recommend to everyone who begins to engage in storage crawling, this condition must be fulfilled. This is your opportunity to protect yourself from moisture bugs! With time and experience in crawling storage, you will not need holes in the bottom of the container for crawling storage. On top of the basin (on the upper edge of the basin), he laid an agropanel, which he always kept moist with the help of a sprinkler for ironing linen. On top of the agricultural canvas, he covered pans made of moisture-resistant plywood with square lids. As a result of one-on-one collection, a stack of 3-5 basins was obtained. The basin contained from 150 to 250 pieces of creepers.

In the basin, the storage substrate for crawling was laid in the following way. In layers of 1/3 of the basin - the earth from the crawling place, 1/3 of last year's rotted foliage from fruit trees (apple, pear), 1/3 of the grass knotweed, fresh, or celandine. I experimented with adding a lump of hard clay to the substrate (I tried to breed) no more than 20% of the pelvic area, the result was pleasing (the lump turned into dust in a week). But there is a small nuance here, in the place where the crawl was collected at a depth of 1-1.5 meters there was a natural layer of clay (that is, the clay for crawling was not new food).

I used only rainwater for storing and irrigating the substrate, for which there was a 200 liter plastic barrel under one downpour in the house. For the season, this water is enough for the head.

Continued to ask questions.

Popular about earthworms

Earthworms (creepers) belong to the numerous suborder of small-bristled worms. They are common on all continents, excluding Antarctica. There are many types of worms that differ in size and appearance. For example, the body length of the Dichogaster worm is on average only 2 cm, while the Megascolides australis worms reach 3 meters in length.

Megascolides australis - giant Australian worm

The name "earthworms" was given for the peculiarity of their behavior. In the warm season, during the rains, creepers appear en masse on the soil surface. There is a simple explanation for this: worms have so-called shallow breathing, which is carried out through the skin.During rains, as well as fogs and abundant dew, the soil becomes waterlogged, and the creepers begin to experience a lack of oxygen. As a result, they crawl out of their burrows to the surface of the soil to "breathe".

During the rains, worms crawl out of their burrows to the surface of the soil to "breathe"

Earthworms have found applications in many industries. With their help, high-quality biohumus is obtained - an environmentally friendly and very effective fertilizer. Pre-processed crawling biomass increases the nutritional value of feed rations for farm animals and poultry. Known techniques for the use of earthworms in medicine. The powder obtained from them was used to treat various wounds, tuberculosis, jaundice and rheumatism. Traditional Chinese medicine uses worms to treat atherosclerosis. Some indigenous peoples in Australia and Africa eat crawlies.

In this article, attention will be paid to the most common use of earthworms - as fishing bait, recommendations for their harvesting, storage and breeding in amateur conditions are given.

How to breed earthworms for fishing

For anglers who are fishing on a regular basis or who often go fishing, it makes sense to organize an earthworm breeding for fishing at home. This will allow you to abandon the purchase of similar bait in stores. If desired, the surplus of grown creepers can be sold or handed over for sale in fishing shops.

Do not torment yourself with questions of how to breed earthworms for fishing - in practice, this is a fairly simple process. It does not imply significant cash costs and the use of expensive equipment.

Room selection

First of all, you need to decide on the room in which you have to organize the breeding of creepers. The best option would be a room with a temperature not lower than + 4 ° C in the autumn-winter season. Otherwise, in winter, you run the risk of being left without bait, since at low temperatures the worms stop multiplying and hibernate. For these purposes, you can use a heated garage, a basement of a house, a warm barn. A stable or a chicken coop of a private courtyard is perfect. We will not dare to recommend a balcony or loggia for breeding crawlers, since not all households can agree to this.

"Nursery" for rain crawls

Nevertheless, having decided on a room for breeding rain crawls, it is necessary to make or select a "container" for breeding worms. It can be a wooden box, an out-of-date refrigerator or a washing machine, an old lamp TV case, a strong mailing box - in other words, any box that reliably keeps the soil from spilling and does not allow worms to "escape". The volume of such a box is selected based on the number of rain creeps that will be grown in it. The optimal placement of crawls in the soil is considered, in which no more than 40-45 crawls live in one cubic decimeter of soil. At a higher stocking density, the worms stop multiplying and become smaller.

The breeding box should have a cover with holes for ventilation. The same holes are made in the side walls of the box. With a high density of crawling in the box, it will be advisable to provide holes in the bottom for the drain of the "waste products" of worms.

When placing a box in a barn, garage or livestock buildings, it is necessary to provide for the protection of the structure from rodents.

We form the "habitat" of crawlers

We proceed to a practical solution to the problem - how to breed worms at home for fishing. We are preparing the structure of the soil in which earthworms will multiply and live. Clay and sandy soils should not be used.It is better to take light black soil and add to it various crushed plant residues (excluding rice straw), crushed peat, sawdust, fallen leaves, rotted chicken manure, waste from the processing of corn, wheat, sunflower, soybeans and other crops. Stir the soil and agricultural waste thoroughly and let it stand for 4-5 days. During this time, any available ammonia will evaporate from the agricultural waste. The worm "nursery" is ready to receive crawls.

Worm "nursery", ready to receive crawls.

Filling the box with worms

We put a mixture of soil and agricultural waste into the box. We make sure that there are no large lumps, if necessary, grind. It has been experimentally established that for successful breeding, about one kilogram of crawls must be planted per square meter of soil surface (this is about 1000 pieces). It is advisable to plant healthy, viable individuals. It is best to prepare them yourself, collecting them from the ground during the rain or in the morning with fog. Slightly moisten the soil in the box, form a small depression in which to put the prepared crawls. Cover with rotted raw leaves or chopped grass on top and add another 2-3 cm of loosened soil. Moisten the surface slightly and cover (do not seal!) With a lid.

Earthworm breeding technology

Answering the question "how to breed worms for fishing", it is necessary to tell in more detail about what will happen in the box with already planted crawls. All soil in the box is conditionally divided vertically into three zones:

• the upper zone serves for periodic moistening and feeding of worms;
• the middle zone is their main habitat and breeding ground;
• the waste products of the crawlers will enter the lower zone.

After disembarkation, the worms are not disturbed for 3-5 days, giving them the opportunity to get used to the new habitat. You can evaluate the success of planting worms in a box by making 2-3 holes in different places. If the creeps spread throughout the box, the disembarkation and acclimatization were successful.

Further care for the worms consists in periodically moistening the soil and feeding. Once a week, the prepared food is laid out in a layer of about 4-5 cm on the surface of the soil and covered with a lid (without sealing!). If necessary, the feed is moistened.

A simple tester can be used to determine the adequacy of the feed in the crate. For this, a moistened paper napkin is placed under the lid. After 2-3 days, we check - if the crawlers began to eat a napkin, it means that they do not have enough food, and it must be added.

Feeding the worms

When breeding earthworms, you should take care in advance about how to feed the earthworms for fishing. Good feed applied on time is a prerequisite for healthy and strong creepers. For these purposes, food waste that has rotted in the compost heap is excellent: chopped fruits and vegetables, eggshells, baked goods, used tea leaves, leaves, grass and manure. It is not recommended to use the excrement of cats and dogs, the remains of hot spices, citrus fruits, dairy products, oils, fats, fish and meat for feeding worms.

Reproduction of worms

Earthworms are typical hermaphrodites. Each sexually mature individual has two reproductive systems: male and female. When breeding, they use cross fertilization. The crawl has a characteristic belt in which the eggs are fertilized and develop, then they are deposited in the form of cocoons. Having reached the age of 2-3 months, the worms become sexually mature. From this time on, they begin to lay cocoons on a weekly basis, which come out of the girdle. Each cocoon after three weeks of ripening gives up to 20 young individuals, which also begin to reproduce in 2-3 months. Thus, after six months, the number of crawlers in the box will increase 50 times.

Keeping the crawl for fishing purposes

Having raised beautiful worms, you can go fishing. How to store earthworms for fishing?

For short-term fishing - no more than 4-5 days - the bait can be stored in a cotton bag along with the soil. As a last resort, a canvas mitten will do. The fabric will allow air to enter, and the worms will be perfectly preserved. To prevent the "escape" of crawling, the bag must be tied. Store the bait packed in this way in a cool place.

For longer fishing - up to two weeks - crawls together with the soil should be loaded into a bucket. A five-liter bucket will comfortably store up to 300 grams of crawls. From above, the bucket must be closed with a cotton cloth and tied. Store in a cool place out of direct sunlight.

Other types of bait worms

Earthworms are used to catch the largest fish: catfish, carp, barbel, large bream. However, crawling worms are not the only worms used by anglers as bait. With which worms to go fishing, the fisherman chooses, taking into account the type of fish caught and the features of reservoirs.

Dung or red worm. The most popular bait among anglers. It is used for catching almost all types of fish. The "white fish" responds best to this bait - crucian carp, bream, roach, dace, ide, gudgeon, silver bream and many others.

Muckworm

The mealworm is the larva of the meal beetle. Brownish-yellow in color, up to 2.5 cm long. Excellent bait for catching carp fish.

Nereis, estuary or sea worm. A favorite delicacy of valuable fish species of the Azov and Caspian Seas. Fishermen successfully use this bait for catching pelengas, sea fish of the mullet family. Nereis is mined in silt deposits of salty estuaries and shallow sea bays. The extraction of nereis is very time consuming. The bait is poorly preserved outside the usual habitat and quickly deteriorates.

California worm. Outwardly, it resembles a dung worm, but more rigid and dense. It is well divorced in artificial conditions. Excellent bait for catching most fish in the warm season.

How to make the worm more appetizing. can be read here.

The list of baits used by fishermen is quite wide; earthworms occupy a worthy place in it. Experienced anglers say that the largest trophies were caught on the earthworm. May your fishing trips be successful too!

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