Hello again,
We are rapidly expanding both employee wise and land wise. We would like to welcome aboard a long time friend, Chris. He is new to the worm business and I am excited to start working with him. He has some land that he will be dedicating to some different species of worms.
With fishing season starting shortly or in some places it may have already started (I know it has here in Ohio), I am going to discuss some of the baits that we have to offer.
The first one that is frequently asked about is red worms. They make a great composting worm, they also make a great fishing bait. Typically, they are used for pan fish. I personally have caught some large and small mouth bass with these worms as well as some cat fish, although I think the cat fish was luck.
European Night Crawlers are my all time favorite worm. This worm is a great compost worm, as well as a great fishing worm. This worm is my worm choice when going ice-fishing. It always does well in water and lasts the longest of any of the worms under frigid waters. This worm can catch mostly any fish. I have cut them in half for pan fish or used them whole for large bass. I have not caught any cat fish with this worm yet (not surprisingly). A couple customers have caught trout with this worm. This worm does have the best hide though. They rarely fall off the hook all while staying surprisingly active.
African Night Crawlers are my favorite pan fish worm because they can be cut into small pieces. They are also great for catching larger fish. They do the same as the european night crawler, although they are a little tougher to hook due to being slightly thinner and having a thinner hide.
The Alabama Jumper is a good worm in warmer waters. It moves quite a bit once it is on the hook, so it definitely attracts the attention from the fish. The down fall of this worm is that it is thinner as well as having a thinner hide, unlike the European Night Crawler. Sometimes this worm moves so much that it does fall off the hook.
Most people have fished with the Canadian Night Crawler. It has massive size, so it can also be cut up to catch smaller fish, as well as using the whole worm to catch larger fish. This worm also has a tougher hide. The downside of this worm is the temperature requirements. In order to keep these worms alive for any decent period of time, they must be kept around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. They also do not reproduce very well in any type of domesticated worm bin or bed.
Those are all of the worms that are somewhat common in the bait industry. Please share your experiences!
Thank you
Keith