Now they count worms into plastic trays, scrawling the total in pencil on scraps of paper. The worm harvesters, known locally as diggers, spent the morning on coastal mudflats at low tide flipping over mud with small metal rakes called worm hoes. The worms resemble puffy, blood-red earthworms laced with a fringe of feathery legs down each side.

Inside Phil Harrington Bait, a squat warehouse in Woolwich, Maine, a dozen men and women, several with hip waders rolled down to their knees, stand at counters, combing through piles of squirming bloodworms. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app.

This article is also available in audio format. Stream or download audio For this article | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes Share this article An easy solution exists, but the industry is resisting change. Photo by BW Folsom/Shutterstock Hitchhiking with Bloodworms Invasive species are sneaking around the world, nestled in the seaweed used to ship bait worms. It really comes to fishing preferences and the fish you are going to target.Bloodworms are the bait of choice for fishers in North America and elsewhere. You can choose from freshwater baits .įresh Grasshoppers, Fish juvenile, Fresh Superworms, Fresh Meal worms, Fresh Mudeyes, Fresh White grubs. Just store them in your fishing boat, in your car dashboard or tackle box and forget them until your next trip.ĭynabait offers large variety. (However, after opening keep the content chilled and use within days.) They are perfect backup Bream, flathead and whiting fish bait. Well… Dynabait Fresh Blood worms have long shelf live as a result an unopened packet remains fresh for 12 months. Have you ever run out of the bait while fishing on the beach miles away from the closest fishing store? You have your fishing licence, fishing rod with you, correct size of the fishing line and hooks set up but you run out of trout fish bait? You just spotted a school of fish few meters away and your frustration is getting higher than Mt.Everest.

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