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will be interesting with the full moon coming up.Shellcrackers and bluegill should start if the weather co-operates.Wished I had some catawba worms

Florida, how do you hook a Catawba worm? I heard some folks cut them in half and turn them inside out. I’ve used them before without a lot of luck so maybe I’m doing something wrong. I’ve caught a ton of bluegills on oak worms but not much luck on Catawbas.

We had 3 trees back on the home place. No secret way to hook them. We just cut them in half and used half at a time. I remember they were so tough though, you could catch 4 or 5 on each piece. We put the ones left in small boxes (like sour cream containers) with corn meal then froze them. That way we had some to use year round.
Dusty

I was "taught" that you had to bite the head off of the worm, then turn inside out and thread hook down the body of worm.
True that you can catch many off one worm.:D:D

Another way to keep them .. place in a continer then fill it with mineral oil and then place in fridge ... lot more natural ... had a customer years ago tell me about this and I have passed it on to others who really like them "Pickeled" this way.

JSC

Originally Posted by BlueGanoo

I heard some folks cut them in half and turn them inside out.

Either way (and no I ain't gonna bite the heads off) you gonna get messy. They got a lot of juice in 'em.

Originally Posted by flycaster

I was "taught" that you had to bite the head off of the worm, then turn inside out and thread hook down the body of worm.
True that you can catch many off one worm.:D:D

Only 50 % correct John. True, you do have to bite the head off...but, you have to turn the worm inside out while it is still in your mouth!

Originally Posted by up2specks

Only 50 % correct John. True, you do have to bite the head off...but, you have to turn the worm inside out while it is still in your mouth!

OK That was not taught to me.
I will have to go back to North Carolina and get some worms and try it out.