Picked my first crawlers of the year

[bbfrogger]

75 in 35-40 minutes ..... not too bad.....  hands wanted to keep picking, feet thought it was a great idea, my eyes said look over there - back said "are you talking to me" ??   

[greensider]

Back always wins

[rgfixit]

Just got back from my walk at the park. Picked a good pound of crawlers from the road and parking lot. I’m set for a while.

Rg

[iceman260]

Didn't pick any but my hound dog wanted to roll on each one we saw.

[bbfrogger]

Didn't pick any but my hound dog wanted to roll on each one we saw.

My buddy has a golden like that - haha

[TomFish]

Last year my 12yo daughter and I picked a huge coffee can full that she sold to the local hardware store.  I'll have to see if shes interested this year if they are buying again.

In terms of  $/hour its probably not a great investment of our time, but she had a blast doing it while stuck at home 24/7 last spring.

[Flukeman]

What substrate are you folks keeping your worms in these days? Thinking about keeping a box going this year.

thanks

[westernmas]

Got a few last night too 

[filetandrelease]

 Haven’t used a crawler in years
 After this rain crawler picking will be made very easy

[trapper2000]

worm pickng ...ain't that why grand kids  were invented  ?  if i have to pick  by myself  i go to wal mart the  18 for 3 bucks  seems   ok

[bbfrogger]

What substrate are you folks keeping your worms in these days? Thinking about keeping a box going this year.

thanks

I have a couple of bigger styrofoam boxes - like from Omaha steaks.  I put a couple inch deep layer of compost in the bottom then fill the rest with wet leaves and cover it with wet paper. I feed them my wife's coffee grounds daily.  I keep about 150-200 per box...... I found that I need to cut a couple inch  hole in the top to give them air or the stuff gets moldy..... I cover the hole with a mesh screen so they don't escape.....

[bbfrogger]

worm pickng ...ain't that why grand kids  were invented  ?  if i have to pick  by myself  i go to wal mart the  18 for 3 bucks  seems   ok

I'm not ready for grand kids yet - I'd rather have a sore back - hahaha

[bbfrogger]

Haven’t used a crawler in years
 After this rain crawler picking will be made very easy

I usually just use them for bullhead in spring and trolling for walleye and trout in the summer......

[rgfixit]

What substrate are you folks keeping your worms in these days? Thinking about keeping a box going this year.

thanks

I use news paper torn into strips and dampened with water layered with leaves from last years leaf pile. They get a little corn meal every now and then they last from now well into July. Keep them in a plastic tote with a cover on the basement floor. Holes drilled in the top for air.

Check them every so often and remove any weak ones.

Rg

[bbfrogger]

Yeah I keep them on our cellar floor too .....nice and cool there all summer