I will then put a couple of half hitches around the worm, thus stopping it from sliding down the shaft of the hook into a bunch that can cover the point and the barb of the hook.īoth garden worms and tigers are used in a similar fashion and are usually bunched onto the hook to make an attractive and lively bait. Whether I am passing the hook through the centre of the worm, or through the sides of the worm several times, I will always start about a centimetre from the top. Making it difficult to get the worm to stay on the hook. If you, don’t you will find that the worm will break up into small pieces. When threading a beach worm onto the hook, you need to start from the head end. Live is best, however I have also used worms that have been brined. Tube and squirt worms are ideal in the estuaries and bays. I have even had small mulloway take a liking to a large fat beach worm.

As for that saltwater, I mainly use beach worms for whiting, bream, and dart off the beach. If you are a freshwater angler, you would use tiger, scrub and earth worms for trout, yellowbelly, silver perch, catfish, bass, estuary perch, Atlantic salmon, and redfin. As for the freshwater you can’t go pass the scrub worm followed by the tiger and garden worm. In the estuaries I will use blood, tube, and squirt worms, and sometimes earth worms after a lot of rain. Off the beach I will use beach, blood, tube, and squirt worms. Personally, I prefer to use them live, but you can salt, brine, freeze and soak them in a variety of liquids to keep them for a later use. Whether you are salt or freshwater fishing worms are attractive to a wide variety of fish species.

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