Moderators, if you think this is dangerous, feel free to delete this. I remember reading this technique in a fishing magazine a few years ago. What your doing is putting 120 volts into the ground and forcing the worms out of the ground. I did it yesterday and got about 50 nightcrawlerers in 1/2 and hour.
Grab a piece of wire coat hanger and cut it to a length of about 15". Stick in straight down into the ground so that an inch or two sticks out of the ground. NOw you need to connect 120volts to the piece of wire. Easiest way is to use and extention cord. On the extension there are two slots to plug into. The smaller slot is the HOT side. Push the small slot onto the wire in thte ground. NOW plug in the extension cord and in about a minnute, worms will start comming up after the ground. After you see enough worms, UNPLUG the extension cord, and gather them up.
If it's unclear or you want more info, let me know.
We used to pump spray bleach water onto the lawn at dusk. Not strong but just a hint of bleach in the water.
Wait about 2 or three hours and come out with a flashlight and scoop them up.
And I didn't get shocked once.
i heard of that before and thought about trying it but never did...maybe i will....i never had much trouble walking around slow with a flashlight though
The gfi will trip every time, need to use a non-gfi outlet. I did this 30 yrs ago as a kid. We used a heavy metal stake w/ a y at the top, like those used for holding a rod on the edge of a river for fishing. You will feel the elec. through the ground and in your hands. Worked best after a rain. Knowing what I know now about elec. you couldn't get me to do that again.I'm thinking the 911 call would be something like : my son or husband was outside picking worms and collapsed, paper reads man found dead w/ worm in hand. A safer way is to go out after a rain and w/ a flashlight w/ red lens at night and pick them up from the yards. We'd get a few of us together and in no time had more than enough to use the following days.
Another option is to order them through the mail, I've done this w/ worms and meal worms and got a lg amt of them for months of fishing. Split the order among friends, the cost is not great.
Tom
I also heard something about them dying sooner than normal...however,if your using them for bait or like me,i feed my ducks every morning,than their life expectancy is pretty irrelevant.(poor worms i feel like a butthole. but its only factual )
I'm going to give the bleach method a shot. When I went to use the worms, although not dead, they were limp and lethargic(that's what my wife says about me ).
Ya ken buy things for this. Mine came from a yardsale, but its called Wormup. I buy em also, its even easier
BTW the mfg sez to UNPLUG it B-4 getten worms
They used to sell them years ago. Like someone else posted ,, they took them off of the market. Like with anything else you need to use you noggin. Wear rubber boots. Also keep you dogs and kids away. The dogs will come right up to you to see what you are doing.My brother in laws dog snuck up on us when we were doing it years ago. The dog looked like Michael Jackson trying to Moon Walk.LOL
Remember it will not work if there are not any worms there!!!!
Also the ground needs to be a little damp for it to work.
Just use caution!!!!!!!!!!
The day I used the device, I pulled my multi-meter just to see what it does to the ground. I grounded my meter using the neutral slot in the wall socket. From neutral to the probe, I measured 120 VAC. I then stuck my positive probe in the ground at different areas. About an inch from the probe, voltage dropped alll the way down to 70 volts. About a foot away, it was about 50 volts. About two feet away, it was down to 25 volts. The ground wasn't wet, but very damp from the snow melt.
Does the bleach trick damage the grass?
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
BASS BARN
4.5M posts
41.9K members
Since 2002
A forum community dedicated to bass anglers and enthusiasts. Join the discussions about fishing guides, bait, safety, gear, tackle, tips, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!