Fish bait
Saturday, July 19th, 2008This morning I went to Juanita park and saw some bass, but no luck having any bite from them.
Searched the web and still earthworm seems the best friend … here is some tips on how to raise them from the web (http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/natbltn/001-099/nb070.htm)
“You can keep your own earthworms, too. The smaller species are better
than the big night crawlers. Use a wash tub or large box with a few
screened holes in the bottom for drainage. Place it in your basement or
a cool shady place and fill it with 3 parts of good black soil mixed with
1 part of decaying leaves or grass clippings. Twice a month mix into the
top layer 4 cups of oatmeal, some fatty meat scraps and some meat
bones or cracked chicken bones. Keep the soil moist but not saturated.
If the worms come to the top it is too wet and they are in danger of
drowning.
“On a long trip, worms can be transported in a box of moist earth or in
sphagnum moss obtained from a florists’s greenhouse. The earth is
better too dry than too wet. Do not use sand. Worms eat their way
through soil. Sand scratches their insides and kills them. A dead worm
is no good for bait.”