Sharpening Worms

[Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)]

How do you sharpen your worms?

I was recently advised that the best way to sharpen worms is to freeze them before sticking the ends into a pencil sharpener.

Do you have a better method?

 

[Lord Paul of Sheffield]

what type of pencil sharpener? the hand held type of the type that fixes to a desk?

 

[Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)]

Either. The desk one is quicker.

 

[The bad one]

Either. The desk one is quicker.

You two are just weird

 

[Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)]

So, do you not sharpen your worms Phil? It puts more fish on the bank.

 

[itsfishingnotcatching]

I was recently advised that the best way to sharpen worms is to freeze them before sticking the ends into a pencil sharpener.

Attach line and spearfish with them

 

[Lord Paul of Sheffield]

Matt
I've just frozen some worms and I can't keep them straight- the worms I froze were curled up when I took them out of the freezer

 

[Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)]

Paul

You have a few options:

1. Put the worms inside drinking straws before freezing. The keeps them straight and they can be squeezed out once solid.
2. Sellotape them to something straight before freezing, e.g. old pencil or ruler, lolly stick or tape them to the outside of a wormed filled straw if you run out of straws.

I tend to use the straws - get a fist full next time you're passing MacDonalds.

 

[The bad one]

You're still weird

 

[Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)]

Just been to get some 12mm nylon tube. I've cut it into short lengths ax I have some lobs that I need to freeze and sharpen for Sunday.

 

[Lord Paul of Sheffield]

Good tip about the straws, , how do you block the ends of the straws till the worms freeze

 

[terry m]

Collect the residual shavings and either add them to a groundbait or sometimes I use it in a stick mix.

If fishing close in worm shavings are a great loose feed. Flick in a small pinch and the perch react as if it is a dinner gong.

 

[Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)]

Paul

Either melt the ends of the straw and squeeze or use some super glue.

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Terry

The shavings are wasted in bait. Add them to an omelette for a tasty treat.

 

[bennygesserit]

when I first started fishing I actually used to ring a dinner gong , since I had read that so many things were "like ringing it ", the real thing could only be better. Some of the old boys would get a bit upset and I never caught much.

 

[chub_on_the_block]

You can always set the worms out to make letters before freezing and use them to write messages on Birthday cards, or maybe on that fateful letter explaining issues regarding marriage/employment/ransoms etc, all in a unique style all of your own.

 

[Poshpaul (Angling Trust and PaSC)]

Tapeworms will fit more easily in match Hookboxes...press them on to the hook retaining boss to ensure a straight worm.

 

[symonh2000]

Never tried sharpening worms, but when I run out of large worms I do often superglue small ones together to make a large one.

 

[maggot_dangler]

there is only one safe comment Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mg: :doh:

 

[sagalout]

Be careful with sharpened worms, you could have someones eye out with it.

PS If you don't have a pencil sharpener, a stanley knife can be used although you don't get such smart finish but it does allow you cut a barb behind the point.

 

[robtherake]

Is it safe to use sharpened worms for perch fishing? They're sensitive little souls, you know.