Volitan Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Has anyone tried using earthworms as bait in saltwater? I guess for whiting and bream mainly. Only sort of worm around here that I can catch, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 can get beach worms at most surf beaches on central coast i think. definately get them a terrigal bend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savit Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I tried those glowing from bait vending machine in estuary full whiting and bream - no bites at all even from pickers. May be fresh earthworms are better bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) I sometimes used earthworms in saltwater when I was a teenager. Caught bream and whiting on them. The seemed to work better in upper reaches of estuaries after heavy rain. Edited March 21, 2018 by Berleyguts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) I used to use earthworms around the mouths stormwater drains after heavy rain and do really well on bream. I'm too lazy to bother collecting bait these days and only throw lures these days in the estuary. Edited March 21, 2018 by Green Hornet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volitan Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Green Hornet said: I used to use earthworms around the mouths stormwater drains after heavy rain and do really well on bream. I'm too lazy to bother collecting bait these days and only throw lures these days in the estuary. That’s making me think. There is a stormwater drain entering Brisbane Water a few metres from our house - and it’s raining. I hadn’t really thought of that till you mentioned it. cheers arron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I've even done OK on the gulp 2 inch worms, fishing them just like bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainframeJames Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Green Hornet said: I've even done OK on the gulp 2 inch worms, fishing them just like bait. I get packets of the longer gulp sandworms and cut them to size. Same idea. They don't have the wriggle but they are really smelly! I would have thought earthworms would die too quickly in the salt water, the only reason I haven't tried them myself yet! I have tons of big fat ones in the garden... Might take some to Wondabyne with me on the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volitan Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 21 minutes ago, MainframeJames said: I get packets of the longer gulp sandworms and cut them to size. Same idea. They don't have the wriggle but they are really smelly! I would have thought earthworms would die too quickly in the salt water, the only reason I haven't tried them myself yet! I have tons of big fat ones in the garden... Might take some to Wondabyne with me on the weekend. How do the gulp worms compare to real beach worms, and do they stay on the hook OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MainframeJames Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Volitan said: How do the gulp worms compare to real beach worms, and do they stay on the hook OK? They stay on great, tougher than real worms. They work well with bait keeper style hooks, you can rig them on a small snelled rig, or even use them on jigs/jig hooks if they have an inline eye. As long as it sits pretty in the water its fine. Other tricks like using bait elastic or bait stoppers work too. The one caveat is that they're quite narrow in the body compared to most SPs, so you're limited to thinner gauge hooks to keep the SP from splitting too easily. If you ever use a sabiki or take kids out fishing for little bream etc, then a very small piece, max size about the same as a maggot, just dangling on the hook can be great. You can pull up fish after fish and it almost never comes off. As for how they compare to real beach worms, I've never seen anything outfish real, live bait, but the Gulps are probably 2nd best from my limited experience. I don't have the time or skill to catch beach worms and Gulps don't go off between weekends, so they work for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 With the 2 inch worms I just use a fine wire number 6 hook and pin the plastic once through the head, fished on a light trace up to the sinker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pafisho08 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 HI GH Which colour do you find works best with the 2" worms (camo) or others . Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smasher Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 I've caught flatty's in the Hawkesbury on earthworms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 15 hours ago, Pafisho08 said: HI GH Which colour do you find works best with the 2" worms (camo) or others . Bob I'm happy to throw Camo, Natural or Bloody. They would be my top 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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