"Phil L" wrote in message
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farmer giles wrote:
: Hello everyone
:
: I am not a fisherman - or angler, whichever you prefer - but I have an
: enterprise which could be of interest to your sport. I breed worms for
: producing compost from waste produce and manure. These worms are of
: the redworm type - which I believe you call brandlings. My question
: is this: how could I market the large quantity of surplus worms that
: I produce?

It depends what you mean by large quantities?

Tens of thousands


: How do anglers normally buy their bait worms, in what
: quantity, how are they normally collected and what is the normal
: price?

I normally get mine from local tackle shops, but they are expensive,
usually
about twenty worms for £2.50p
which is a small tub [1], the large tubs can be up to 7-8 quid a pop, but
have a hundred or more worms in them.

That does seem expensive. I could probably supply a hundred for three to
four pounds, inc postage (depending on the cost of postage)


: I am thinking of some sort of mail order or delivery
: enterprise,


: so I wonder if you chaps could tell me if there is any
: demand for this sort of thing.
:
obviously only a seasonal one, winter is slow going for any bait, but
having
said that, worms are very much an anglers favourite for winter sessions.

Summer will be hectic and you may want to work out your years earnings
beforehand, but ignore five winter months (mid October to mid March) as
the
earnings in these months will be negligible, so if it's a living your
after,
your working year should be based on seven months - what you earn in these
summer months will have to feed you through the winter, so plan ahead !


[1] the tubs are clear plastic with white solid lids, no holes, the
compost
is slightly moist.
unlike maggots, they dont really need to be kept cold, but it's imperative
that they do remain slightly damp!

HTH


Very useful info. Thanks for your help.