How do you catch earthworms?

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I remember doing this as a child with my father. We needed "nightcrawlers" for fishing. We would wait until it rained and go outside just after dark with a flashlight and shovels. Sometimes we would catch them on top of the earth, but most of the time we would have to stick the shovel in the ground, digging up the earth and literally pulling the worm out of the earth. My dad had a set up in one of those older styrofoam freezer coolers. He would keep them in there with dirt and periodically he would sprinkle corn meal in the soil for the worms. we would them pick out a few each time and walk down to the pier of my parent's lake home to fish.

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orien	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM you sneak up on them and lasso the little slimers! Rated: +1Vote for this!
wakeupkaren	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM I typically search around the yard by lifting up rocks, rolling fallen trees or anything else that hasn't been moved in some time. Or if you have a pile of leaves that hadn't been raked up in a while... that's a good place to check too. Rated: +1Vote for this!
kazwaz1977	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM My hubby does this in summer to catch em for fishing put some damp, flattened cardboard boxes on the grass overnight; next day, you'll have loads. Failing that, good old-fashioned dig in the ground. Rated: +1Vote for this!
lorretta	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM with a little bit of soapy warm water Rated: +1Vote for this!
overman	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM It's best to use a backhoe. Rated: +1Vote for this!
COOLPENGUIN	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM Loretta was right, but you have to dump the soapy water on the ground. Worms breath through their skin, so have some water ready to rinse them off. Have a bowl full of fresh dirt ready. Make sure that the lid has SMALL holes in it for air. You can store them in the refridgerator, they will live longer that way. Rated: +1Vote for this!
Mrnumber	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM dig a hole near sea side around 1/2 meter u can see earthworms... catch with ur hand or watever u can dig out from tat H01e... Rated: +1Vote for this!
levin60kitty	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM Here is the recipe: All the leaves and grass, hedge trimmings will be piled in a large bin or hole in the ground or just a place in the yard. Every day pour your scraps from the kitchen into the pile. (Meat scraps are a no no) Once a week take a cup of corn meal and some milk (if you have any milk product that goes bad save it for the worms) and pour it into the pile, mixing the leaves around. If there are no wroms around just buy a box from a sporting goods store and throw them in the pile. It will take several months but you will have all the worms you ever needed. Rated: +1Vote for this!
Smokeseek	Posted Jan 29th, 2009 at 5:56PM I look under damn earth or leaves and there they are. A garden hoe or trowel works best. I love catching them with my son to use as bait when we go fishing. Rated: +1Vote for this!
Marji	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM Wait for a bird to get a good source then ROB them ! Rated: +1Vote for this!
salar1	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM Yup night crawlers ~~~~~ we sometimes catch them on the lawn at night with a torch and some soapy water ... great for catching salmon ~~~~~~~~~ keep them in box with newspaper and some earth ~~~~~~~ Rated: +1Vote for this!
Roscosan	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM Recipe: Water Metal wire Car battery Get the ground wet, attach two wire to the battery, then stick the wires in the ground, and they'll come a runnin'. Rated: +1Vote for this!
IVotedForPedro	Posted Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM Don't you mean a crawlin ? Rated: +1Vote for this!

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