What I do to keep fish healthy

[GreshamH]

Saltwater worms are great, but you have to dig them out of the sand at the beach. Or you can buy them from a bait shop but the ones they sell are about a foot long.

West Coast is a bit different. We don't dig up worms in sand as we don't really have what you have... we buy pile worms that typically come from the east coast :lol:

 

[billsreef]

Saltwater worms are great, but you have to dig them out of the sand at the beach. Or you can buy them from a bait shop but the ones they sell are about a foot long.

Usually need a good connection to be getting those big ones if your buying from the bait shop. Great for Striped Bass fishing

West Coast is a bit different. We don't dig up worms in sand as we don't really have what you have... we buy pile worms that typically come from the east coast :lol:

We don't call them "pile" worms on the East Coast, they are Sandworms Also can find bloodworms in softer sediment. Both have a nasty bite, so cut the heads off if your feeding live ones to your larger fish. Otherwise chop them up and watch the feeding frenzy

 

[nivram]

Usually need a good connection to be getting those big ones if your buying from the bait shop. Great for Striped Bass fishing



We don't call them "pile" worms on the East Coast, they are Sandworms Also can find bloodworms in softer sediment. Both have a nasty bite, so cut the heads off if your feeding live ones to your larger fish. Otherwise chop them up and watch the feeding frenzy

Bill,
Do we have these works here in S FL?

 

[billsreef]

Marvin,

The particular ones we're talking about from the North East, however, I'd be surprised if there isn't something similar to be found digging around here. Just need to find a good sand/mud flat and go digging. Basically just go looking for bristle worms without the bristles

 

[Cu455]

Did you ever feed your fish sand crabs? Those millipede looking crab on the shore line.

 

[tmz]

I remember digging for sandworms for bait when fishing LI sound. I've had on or two hook into my finger; not a good thing. On the Outer banks of NC the red bloodworms are a popular imported bait;they bit too.

 

[GreshamH]

Usually need a good connection to be getting those big ones if your buying from the bait shop. Great for Striped Bass fishing



We don't call them "pile" worms on the East Coast, they are Sandworms Also can find bloodworms in softer sediment. Both have a nasty bite, so cut the heads off if your feeding live ones to your larger fish. Otherwise chop them up and watch the feeding frenzy

BAH... you sell them to us as pile worms, then say they aren't pile worms :lol:

 

[billsreef]

I remember digging for sandworms for bait when fishing LI sound. I've had on or two hook into my finger; not a good thing. On the Outer banks of NC the red bloodworms are a popular imported bait;they bit too.

They hurt when they get you :eek2:

BAH... you sell them to us as pile worms, then say they aren't pile worms :lol:

Sandworm, Bloodworm, Clam Worm, but never Pile Worm. Got to be some middle man on the west coast inventing that name

 

[GreshamH]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitta_succinea

Seems some people do

Have you ever used the polychete oil? The one from the UK?

 

[billsreef]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitta_succinea

Seems some people do

Have you ever used the polychete oil? The one from the UK?

West Coasters

Seriously, in a lifetime on the East Coast you are the first person I've heard call them Pile Worms. I had to google that name to find out you were talking about sandworms :lol: But that's the joy of common names, go from one place to another and everything is clear as mud