Digging for worms
Submitted by couldntcatchacold on Sun, 2009-12-13 13:13
Yesterday i went digging in the eustary for worms after i saw an old fella doing it and using the worms to catch whiting after whiting every cast. I only manged to get a couple of half worms and thousands of empty cocoons does anyone know what im doing wrong or if a bait pump will work better?
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Decella
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Be careful
Be careful mate, I don't know if things have changed but years ago you could only worm in certain places.
Try different depths and dig in the black stuff.
couldntcatchacold
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Ohh i didnt know that i will
Ohh i didnt know that i will have to look into it some more thanks. But fisheries did drive passed in the boat while i was digging and they didnt say anything
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Paully
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I'm pretty sure
there is no problems digging for worms, if your 5 meters or more from the shoreline - Unless your in an area that is sign posted stating you cant, there are a few of them around.
Faulkner Family
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instead of using a shovel if
instead of using a shovel if that is what you are using try a garden fork. less likely to cut the worms in half
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
sarcasm0
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And a Milk Crate
You stand in the shallows, fork it onto the crate using it for a sorting table, dirt falls through worms on top.
carnarvonite
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Estuary
Used to get quite a few from Pig island behind the Parade hotel.Look for the holes that have fresh sand round the entrance.
couldntcatchacold
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Think im digging for
Think im digging for different worms than you guys, the ones im getting live in cocoon type things and you can see the entrance to the cocoon ill see if i can find out what worms they are on the net
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sunshine
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They areTube worms
And dig in a little little deeper water - empty tubes are a sign of pollution or very low tides and we have had a few of those recently