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??? earthworm attracting device?
Does anyone know how to make an earthworm attracting device for collecting
my own earthworms/nightcrawlers? I remember a fishing buddy (when I was 5 years old) had a battery powered device that stuck in the ground. You'd leave it in the ground for a few hours and presto magico there would be a bunch of worms all concentrated around the device. I think I remember being told that the worms were attracted to the electric current. I don't remember for sure because, like I said, I was 5 years old and that was 20+ years ago. I'm thinking of using a 9volt battery, 2 alligator clips, and two pieces of coat hanger. Stick the pieces of coat hanger in the ground a few inches apart and attach positive to one and ground/earth to the other. Do you think it will work? Joe |
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??? earthworm attracting device?
Try making a compost pile. Throw old leaves, grass, vegetables in it. Turn
it over a occasionally and you will have plenty of worms when ever you need it. I can turn two shovels worth in mine and get at least 50 or so nice size worms. Sarge |
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??? earthworm attracting device?
I'm thinking of using a 9volt battery, 2 alligator clips, and two pieces of
coat hanger. Stick the pieces of coat hanger in the ground a few inches apart and attach positive to one and ground/earth to the other. Do you think it will work? Joe Hi Joe, I don't think it will work. Not enough juice! Take a couple of steel rods and put them in the ground about 4 feet a part and hook up 110v, 1 wire to each rod. That will work. I've seen kits which do the same only with wood handles in some sporting good stores. Then there is the old fashion way of watering down your lawn really good 6 hours before nightfall. Go out at night with a flashlight and snag them from their holes, ya got to be quick, grin. Terry -- Crayfishing Made Easy! http://www.terrybullard.com |
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??? earthworm attracting device?
"Terry Bullard" wrote in message ... I'm thinking of using a 9volt battery, 2 alligator clips, and two pieces of coat hanger. Stick the pieces of coat hanger in the ground a few inches apart and attach positive to one and ground/earth to the other. Do you think it will work? Joe Hi Joe, I don't think it will work. Not enough juice! Take a couple of steel rods and put them in the ground about 4 feet a part and hook up 110v, 1 wire to each rod. That will work. I've seen kits which do the same only with wood handles in some sporting good stores. Then there is the old fashion way of watering down your lawn really good 6 hours before nightfall. Go out at night with a flashlight and snag them from their holes, ya got to be quick, grin. Terry -- Crayfishing Made Easy! http://www.terrybullard.com It's been said by those older than I (that would make them ancient, but not pre-historic) that the vibration of a handsaw sawing on a tree or board (pounded into the ground) is like fingernails on a chalk board to worms. Seems they do their best to escape such by coming out of the ground. -- Shelby Foles, |
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??? earthworm attracting device?
Hi All,
I think people use 12 volt DC car batteries or even 110 volt AC house current. You put two screw drivers into the grass about 2 to 4 feet apart (where there are night crawler holes) and put one wire to each. Get back and hook up the power. The power is killing them so they come up to keep from being electrocuted. I did read once where an elderly women was electrocuted doing this. When I was a teenage would go out after dark to a baseball field in Sacramento, CA @ around 24th & C street. We would get on our hands and knees with a small flash light in our mouth. We put some colored plastic wrap over the lens so there was less light, only a glow. We would see the shine of the big night crawlers that had come up out of their holes, probably to mate. We would grab them and slowly pull them the rest of the way out and put them into a plastic bag we were carrying. We then put them into a cooler with "worm bedding" we bought at the bait shop. Then we would head for the mountains to catch some trout. -- Bill Kiene Kiene's "Bait-n-tackle" Sacramento, CA www.kiene.com "None" wrote in message news:a1Ebb.546581$Ho3.95074@sccrnsc03... Does anyone know how to make an earthworm attracting device for collecting my own earthworms/nightcrawlers? I remember a fishing buddy (when I was 5 years old) had a battery powered device that stuck in the ground. You'd leave it in the ground for a few hours and presto magico there would be a bunch of worms all concentrated around the device. I think I remember being told that the worms were attracted to the electric current. I don't remember for sure because, like I said, I was 5 years old and that was 20+ years ago. I'm thinking of using a 9volt battery, 2 alligator clips, and two pieces of coat hanger. Stick the pieces of coat hanger in the ground a few inches apart and attach positive to one and ground/earth to the other. Do you think it will work? Joe |
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??? earthworm attracting device?
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 07:07:20 GMT, "Bill Kiene"
scribed: Hi All, I think people use 12 volt DC car batteries or even 110 volt AC house current. You put two screw drivers into the grass about 2 to 4 feet apart (where there are night crawler holes) and put one wire to each. Get back and hook up the power. The power is killing them so they come up to keep from being electrocuted. I did read once where an elderly women was electrocuted doing this. When I was a teenage would go out after dark to a baseball field in Sacramento, CA @ around 24th & C street. We would get on our hands and knees with a small flash light in our mouth. We put some colored plastic wrap over the lens so there was less light, only a glow. We would see the shine of the big night crawlers that had come up out of their holes, probably to mate. We would grab them and slowly pull them the rest of the way out and put them into a plastic bag we were carrying. We then put them into a cooler with "worm bedding" we bought at the bait shop. Then we would head for the mountains to catch some trout. Please remember that a car battery has enough amps to fry you nice & crispy, so if you try this at home, be CAREFUL! And don't even get me started on house current! |
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