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 The other day we drove up to where a relative was doing a little dirt moving with a tractor. But he had dismounted and was closely scanning some loose soil. Both hands were full.
"Hey, do you have a bag or a sack in your vehicle that I could use," he asked. We found one, and he dropped in 8 or 10 nightcrawlers, some of them 12-inchers. "My sister has a worm bed, and I'll take these to her," he said. And he went back to looking for more.
Our guess was the vibration of the tractor had brought thee big worms to the surface where he could easily pick them up.
Nightcrawlers are right at the top of natural baits for fishing, and most anything will go for them - bream to catfish and including walleye and trout and bass.
We have met anglers who swear by Canadian nightcrawlers or "cold worms." They are sold in bait shops. These catch fish. So do our Arkansas nightcrawlers that are free for the person who goes out and hunts for them.
Best territory for nightcrawlers seems to be earth that is a little damp. Scratch away an accumulation of leaf litter under a large tree, and you are in likely nightcrawler territory.
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