How to make the Ultimate Electric Worm Getter!

Catch worms faster than ever before! Plug it in and watch the worms jump out of the ground! This is an easy way to catch all of the fishing bait you will ever need. Catching fishing worms has never been easier! Grow Your Own Worms: totalfisherman.com/worm-farms

[@TotalFisherman]

Grow Your Own Worms: totalfisherman.com/worm-farms

[@jayrichardson2639]

Picked nightcrawlers up when I was twelve and sold to a bait shop 2 for a penny. That was back in 69. Bought my first shotgun for $16 doing this. I still have that shotgun. Nothing better than working hard for what you want.

[@honkhonk8009]

A shotgun for $16? damn. I paid $300 for my airsoft gun and my city wont even let me use it anywhere but my backyard.

[@jayrichardson2639]

@@honkhonk8009 That's a shame. They are trying to go that directions here but just too many gun owners...thank goodness!

[@666hobart]

@@honkhonk8009 Walmart has new Stevens 12ga pump with 18.5" bbl for $185 out here in Oregon.

[@honkhonk8009]

@@666hobart Lmfao thats Oregon. I live in Canada. Mfs here think toy bows and arrows are weapons of mass destructions and banned it in my city.

[@666hobart]

@@honkhonk8009 LOL my bad. Well shit I thought yall at least still had shotty's shit, even the motherland's citizens can have those.

[@makeminefreedom]

This is much faster than using a flashlight at night after a rainstorm.

[@nexuhs.]

now do both

[@georgekoch1305]

My grandpa was a worm hunter for his fishing adventures. He used to put his sprinklers on at nite and soak his grass. Then he would take a flashlight and pickup the night crawlers. Old school I guess but work very well.

[@robertharper500]

That was my method from 1965 till 1969 in VA had Enough Bait to Chum the Bass free i could toss them Off Boat start a feeding Frenzy limit out Bass Crappie In short time on Carolina rig

[@TheJagdog]

Every year I get my kids out in the yard after a rainy 65-70 degree day and use flashlights for an hour and get as many as possible. If there’s a lot we will stay out longer but by the time we are done we have enough to last the whole bull head run. This year we are going to make a worm bin as we always have some that die from not being used fast enough and also we end up having to buy them from local bait shops (which I love supporting local business’s but if I can get them for free I’d like to) a simple worm bin would keep them alive longer and give us bait for the whole year while they also breed for the next year as well.

[@LadyYoop]

Back when we were kids, Grandma and Grandpa taught us about earning our money. Grandpa made something just like this, and us kids picked "nighties" every night, and sold them by the roadside every day!~ This is so awesome, and brings back such outstanding memories! Thank you!! You gotta be somebody's Hero! Grandpa was mine, and he did this!

[@vinnyfertil2297]

I truely do not understand why all the negative comments. If you don't want to know how to make a electric worm getter, just dont watch the video. I Enjoyed the entire video. Whether he said the numbers right or not, he shows you that he can do it. He made a video that showed you people step by step how to make it and showed you the proof so obviously he knows something. Yet all most of you could do was criticize his efforts. Good Job and Big ups to the guy in the video and thanks for sharing. I was very amused and learn some new that I never would have imagined with this video.

[@wvmike7008]

+1

[@cb9254]

Dittto Vinny! Personally I was grossed out, but how innovated. I saved it to show my husband who not only fishes, but can sell the worms at my little mercantile up at our cabin during trout season when we retire.

[@nodnottap]

good luck on keeping them alive.

[@nogthedervish]

keeping them in sphagnum moss helps them alive and toughens them up for the hook too

[@dewaynemartin6437]

Doesn't work that way with "tolerant" liberals.....they think everything they dislike should be outlawed.

[@junkmail4613]

In New Jersey, When I was 6, 7, or 8, my grandma showed us wetting the ground at night with a garden hose, inserting a 1/4 inch rod 18 inches into the ground, and wrapping a bare wire from an unplugged extension cord around the rod, then plugging it in. If no worms show up in 15 minutes, unplug and rotate the plug and reinsert. Wow, we kids were so excited to go fishing. When I was 20, My Grand Mother and Grand Father developed a worm selling business in Pocatello Idaho. They'd buy dozens from a few local kids, and store them, and resell them to the local and sports fishermen. Good Business, but they'd have to isolate the batches of worms for 3 or 4 days in moist dark soil, because the electrocuted worms would die in 2 or 3 days, but the virgin hand dug worms would last for weeks or months. She'd warn the kids what they were doing to defend their reputation to have good worms for the fishermen. If the kids tried supplying electrocuted worms, she'd cut them off, ( she'd just offer them much less money for the worms, saying she had too many dozens ) and let them go sell to the other worm sellers in town. She'd only buy from certain kids, and pay them well, to keep them as suppliers. A couple of other local worm sellers were selling electrocuted worms on Thursdays or Fridays, but half the purchased worms were dead on Saturday or Sunday when the fishermen wanted to use them, so they'd feel ripped off, that they had bought inferior product, or at least paid way too much, for junk. Obviously the worm business was a real cut throat business in those days. Who would think there was so much drama back in the 50's and 60's.

[@saulstevens9561]

Great 👌 wil try it

[@kameljoe21]

I can not find any relevant information about electrocuted worms dying after a few days. If anyone can show me to some source that explains this then I would be incline to belive this story other than that its a tale told by a buyer. People who sell worms either buy them from a major supplier or they invest in their own worm farm. Your basic nightcrawler needs to be feed and matured so that it is a much larger size. Other wise you end up with a bunch of super tiny worms that are not big enough to hook up.

[@valentinobosh36]

@@kameljoe21 i believe you're looking in the wrong place for your information. I don't have any hesitation in believing what someone says. You appear to be casting shade over here for no reason. These folks leaving comments are doing so for your benefit. So by asking for people to give you a reference when there is no Duty to Give Reference, it's off-putting to people who will give reference in their comment if they want to refer others to certain things or not. I generously give you a superior reference product, I offer to you an appeal to courtesy and to just use your common sense" If you need a page number then try word searches on pdfs and ask if you know of an Author who might have published anything on the subject you're interested in. Seriously speaking, how hard is it really to belive that a tiny worm can be electricuted to death when Grown men have been electrocuted to death? How costly is your kindness?

[@kameljoe21]

@@valentinobosh36 Had you clearly read what I wrote, I did my research. I did not find anything relating to death of worms after a few days. What I did learn is this story is a old wives tale rather than the truth. Every kid has this story about someone who buys worms. I heard this story when I was a kid. Because it was a story told buy someone and passed on, changed, edited over the years. To further embarrassed you I will cite a source from a book, Superfudge by Judy Blume ( 1980 ) Chapter 5 Small Ones Are Sweeter. So a kid growing up in 1980 would have read this and thought that someone is always buying worms and went out and told someone else. I am sure there are more references to stories like this. This is the one I know of so enjoy a few pages of the book. Book: Alex came over one morning and said, "You want to go into business with me?" "What kind of business?" I asked. "Worms," he told me. "Worms?" I asked. "Yea, worms," he said again. "Worms!" Fudge said, jumping down the front steps. "Wormy wormy worms!" Alex looked over at him. "Don't mind him," I said. "He's just my little brother." "Oh," Alex said. "So what do you say?" "Sure," I told him, having no idea what kind of worm business Alex was talking about. "When do I start?" "How about now?" Alex said. "Okay. What do I do?" "First we dig them up. Then we sell them to Mrs. Muldour, down the street. She pays five cents a worm." "What does she do with them?" I asked. "She doesn't say. Some people think she uses them for fishing. Other people think she uses them in her 56 garden. Personally..." He stopped and scratched his head. "Go on... go on...." "I think she eats them," Alex said. I thought for a minute. "Worm pie?" "Yeah... and worm stew... and worm juice...." "And worm soup," I said, getting warmed up. "And worm bread." "Oh yeah, that's the best," Alex said. "Nice soft bread with little worms here and there...." "You can make a really tasty worm and cheese sandwich on it," I said. We were doubled over now, laughing our heads off. "And worm ice cream," Fudge said, jumping on top of us. "Worm ice cream," Alex and I said together. I decided that with Alex Santo in my class, Princeton might not be too bad. That afternoon Alex and I went digging for worms. We rode our bikes over to the lake. It's easy to ride in Princeton, because they have bike paths on every street. Alex had a pail and a couple of shovels, and we got to work. Finding worms was no problem. An hour later we rode back to my house. "Mrs. Muldour likes her worms clean," Alex told me, turning on our hose. 57 If you get to this point and read this, Do not ever rant to me ever again because I will destroy you. I have the time and I am willing to do the research. So enjoy this bashing, I truly enjoyed proving you wrong. Its likely you will ever read this because people have a tendency to not follow thru and read the reply because you are too lazy.

[@TCruz-ds7sk]

I have made something similar to this and yes it is correct the worms and crawlers die from what i assume is the electric shortly after. I actually stopped doing this way because of that reason! I do not know why they die so fast but my guess is they dont survive the amount of electricity in the ground that would be the only logical reason!? Not a wife's tale!

[@Sci_X1]

POV you came here after backyard scientis Edit: how the fuck are you guys surprised he literally talks about worm defibrillator I just went to one of these and commented this

[@enomicc2478]

LMAOOOO YOOOOOO

[@blue_or_red1]

AYOOOO I ACC DID

[@not._kyle]

bababababab faxxxxxxxx lmaooooooooooo

[@youprosw1ft350]

How did you know?

[@CharbelFak]

That’s some good predicting

[@rickmcelroy7588]

We had a cow manure pile behind the barn and threw a handful of worms into it...within a month we had plenty of worms! It was a gift that kept on giving.

[@rw-ye1hg]

Ok, after a trip to Home Depot and about $40, taking 4 hours to assemble, the job is done. I have a 11 year old son that loves to fish every day if we could. First night, 150 night crawlers plus little worms, second night about the same. I'm going to save a ton of money on buying night crawlers. Thanks for the video, awesome job.

[@TotalFisherman]

Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope you and your boy catch some big fish!

[@ShaneWere]

Helen Rojas me too [e-mail]...I’m in Australia tho

[@michaelbeckman1794]

@@TotalFisherman great inspiration for a homemade "worm getter". Too cheap and lazy to go through all that work so I bought 4 of those extra long handle screwdrivers from Harbor Freight, 4 - 1/4" ubolts, a old extension cord and electrical tape to cover the connections of the wire/ubolt connection area with 3' of wire between probes. I read 85 volts from probe to ground so cover 20+ square foot area at a time. Use the worm bedding material from the local fishing supply store and they keep for several weeks when stored in the fride between fishing trips. Thanks for your video!

[@josephcrook6076]

@@michaelbeckman1794 Can you show your set up?

[@michaelbeckman1794]

@@josephcrook6076 nothing high tech. Just bought 4 - 18" long screwdrivers with 1/4" shafts, 4 - 1/4" U clips. Took a 12" length of extension cord (female end) and stripped the insulation from the hot lead. Take 3 pieces of the leftover extension cord 24" long, strip 1/2"-3/4" insulation. U clip the plug wire and one end of extension to the screwdriver shaft below the handle and repeat the process to the other 3 screwdrivers. Use electrical tape to cover the clamp/wire/screwdriver connection. Do not use a GFIC recepticle for power. If you have a volt meter read from on shaft to the ground. Mine will usually read about 85 volts. As with any AC power you have a chance of getting shocked if you touch the shaft and ground and wear shoes! You can run them in a straight line, square pattern etc but a 4' x 4' square pattern will cover a 16 square foot area of worming. Good luck and play safe 👍

[@mikekernan5388]

Very instructive video. I recall being a kid when my dad and uncles would take a metal rod with a plug attached at the end and stick it in the ground outside of their cottage to catch worms. I'll never forget the tingling in my feet while standing on the moist grass. Thank you for sharing. Mike

[@terryrosenthal5990]

we used a small charged up car battery & wired spikes...worked great... golf coarse was the place to go for worms.....

[@jeremykillion6715]

@@terryrosenthal5990 did the worms live or die with using a car battery

[@michaelvoorhees5978]

@@terryrosenthal5990 hmmm straight from the battery?

[@bobalong1952]

Yes, when I was younger we would strip an extension cord and tape it to a screwdriver. Yeah, I remember the tingling too but it got us worms.

[@SurvivingTheKrakens]

@@jeremykillion6715 - They live, it's low voltage

[@slaughterviceroy128]

Thanks for your knowledge bro ! We appreciate all you've worked to make this video ! Greetings from Sacramento California! Have good day 😊

[@allanarndt3047]

I was going to make one of these worm getters years ago but as with many ideas I forgot about it! Now running accross your video you brought the idea back into my mind,thanks,good job! I will be making one shortly,again,thanks!

[@Hardwick0ne]

The man went through the trouble of showing to people who were interested in a way that he catches worms that works. He bought the material, he took the time to record it step by step and what equipment he used and then he made a time laps video of it working. Instead of all the smack talk and I can do it better comments, your comments should be Thank you sir or you might even ask a question.

[@jontetate513]

Hardwick0ne good idea!! Thanks! Saves me around 6 bucks at walmart!!!

[@HomeImProveMentHow]

Hardwick0ne good job bro you said it right keep up the good work God bless 👍👆👆👆

[@masoudjafari277]

Hardwick0ne m...

[@mynameisericmc]

The south will rise again!!! Lol

[@davidmuir1694]

Hardwick0ne, , .mmm

[@pissedoldman]

I used to do this with an extension cord and screwdrivers! HINT: wear rubber boots so you don't fry your ass if the grass is wet,lol!

[@boblech7575]

WHERE I live here in NJ,where wooded areas were torn down and the trees put into a chipper machine and mixed with the dirt. The worms love that dark rich soil and after a heavy rain they get washed into the street because the homes sit high and I just hold a screen near the street drain and in 5 minutes I have a 3 gallon bucket of worms. This video is nice and my dad did something like that when i was a kid but be careful. You can also ask your county where they dump leaves because worms breed there and it's nothing more then a giant compost bin.This video and along with knowing where the worms breed will save you money especially if you fish a lot and you can breed them and sell them to others. THANKS FOR THE EXCELLENT VIDEO BOB LECH

[@paulmuncie3537]

My late dad bought a similar device and I remember he and I getting worms back in the late 1940's.

[@chuckcassel5417]

Hi,I'm an old guy.i remember when you could buy those to catch worms.i also remember they took them off market because some people got electrocuted .please be careful.wear rubber boots and gloves.a worm ain't worth dying over.good video and quality instructions.

[@glevesque5295]

+Chuck Cassel That's why it should be done with 12 volts battery.Alot less danngerous.

[@Burnwash]

+Chuck Cassel "a worm ain't worth dying over" - that's a country song, right there.

[@richardfeldman2732]

+G Lévesque so you can use a car battery...im a bit scared about the 110 thing.

[@glevesque5295]

Richard Feldman Yes, 12 volts works too.

[@richardfeldman2732]

Thank you brother.

[@HammyTechnoid]

I made one of these as a kid some 50 years ago. I used an old lamp cord attached to a straightened out metal coat hanger which was nailed down on a long board. The coat hanger went about a foot deep into the soil. It's like magic watching those critters squirm to the surface. I found the best spots to get the best haul was near the foundations of buildings or by large trees. Man, this brings back memories...

[@rustynutscarclubofnc4355]

We used to put it in where my Grandmother threw out the food scraps right after a good rain. We'd have a pile in seconds. Those were the good days.

[@SuperPangloss]

My grandma taught me how to do this! She just wrapped the wires around two pieces of re-rod, pounding them in the ground and plugged it the cord. Worked like a charm.

[@davidwalker8359]

Does it kill the worms though?

[@davidwalker8359]

I know they live but, can they begin a worm bin?

[@SuperPangloss]

@@davidwalker8359 no kill, may give them brain damage though......

[@naknakacknak]

I'm not a fisherman, but you really do a fantastic job with this instructional video. You should do more of them on electricity and other topics. Great job. The device is intrinsically dangerous though, having mains current, If someone forgets to unplug it or if it rains it could easily present an electrocution hazard. Maybe better to follow the suggestion below and build a worm bed for also getting compost.

[@colbydufren6598]

That's dope I'll never buy another box of worms thanks to this guy, thanks for sharing this 🤜🏼🤛🏼👍🏻🤙🏼

[@RexDogDelivers]

I appreciate the video. I found the mother load of worms tonight. over 2 gallons of giant worms in 30 minutes. I am sure there will come a time when I need worms and am not willing to drive 1 hour each way and will try this. Trust me I plan to go back tonight to the same place and get a ton more. Now if I can just figure out how and where to sell them. lol

[@fernrjf]

Hi, My grandfather made one similar to your's 60 years ago, but it only had one probe. I made one a number of years ago, but it didn't work as good as yours. I need to revamp my old worm getter to improve it. Yours is much safer and gets a lot more worms. Thanks for taking the time to show a new and safer one. Robert

[@duckshaker]

Without a doubt one of the most concise and easy to follow videos I've seen! You could skip the thread cutting step by buying 1/4 inch thread stock and using two nuts on the end.

[@rayanderson286]

My dad showed me how to do this in the 50's. He used a brass rod with an extension cord a plug and old friction tape. He cut the ground wire out. He watered down the ground before hand and let it soak in. He said it spread the electricity out further.

[@11304800]

My dad tilled up the soil.----threw coffee grounds, corn meals, or oatmeal-- on the ground ---spray lightly with water and cover with a 4x8 sheet of cheap plywood. Keep the area dark and moist --it produced -LOTS of worms.

[@cphank151]

Why did you cross out the coffee grounds and grain. They tend to attract worms as well.

[@ottodetroit]

Ditto this works behind my shed right now. Easy peasy

[@ApplesofGoldcrft]

Great tutorial on making an electric worm machine. It doesn't take as long this way as it does grunting them and isn't as tiring. Thank you again for the tutorial. Mike Brady

[@1607rosie]

My dad made one back in the sixties usin and old shovel handle. And doing it at nite worked pretty good because the worms came halfway out of there hole. When he used the worm probe any worm within a two foot radius came screaming out of there hole. I really miss the days when i went fishing with my dad. The best time ever!

[@papabush6054]

Thanks you sir. What a great invention. I use a big cotton janitorial mop covered with leaves on the ground behind the shed. A day before going fishing, wet the mop. Next morning, worms galore!

[@kennymorris3146]

My father taught me in the 80's to shove a large screw driver into the dirt and wiggle it around. The vibration irritates the worms and they come to the surface. The only energy used is your arms rocking the screw driver in the dirt.

[@mjk6618]

Your grandfather was correct, GOD BLESS him! ➕ NEVER NO NEED to torture these highly sensitive creatures of GOD. They've a right to life as well! 🌿 Some ppl are just Sadistic in their hunting approaches, and feel the need to 'go All-out', which I find is unnecessary and utterly sad. Feeds their ego's more so than their necessities! So very sad indeed. 🌿💕🌿

[@markmorgan7450]

@@mjk6618 hahaha! you do realize that these same worms are about to be skewered on a hook and fed to the fish, right?

[@johnathandeckard1954]

Awesome video. I had a neighbor once who had found a baby Robin which had fallen from its nest. He spent the spring training it and by Summer, it would catch worms and place them in a little contraption he had made to reward it with its favorite seeds. The worms would fall down a short pipe that was buried in a planter. Any time he wanted worms he would just rub around in the planter and get a few hand fulls.

[@redwingrob1036]

HERE'S another worm bird story. I was in the Isle of Man, & I saw a seagull on a patch of grass, just looking like it was walking on the spot. I figured it was worm hunting ie trying to bring the worms to the surface. I didn't hang around to see the result...NO bloody patience me! PS When I went mackerel fishing in the IOM, I just used sand eels.

[@banjohappy]

I call B.S. You can't train a robin to catch worms and not eat them. Robins eat all the worms they can catch.

[@johnkane2666]

​@@banjohappyThis was a vegetarian robin.

[@CRuM770]

I know this is an old post but there is a much simpler way to make a single probe. Take the 120V, 15A plug and wire a 12-16", 12 AWG solid house wire to the hot (brass) side. Remove the insulation from the bottom inch or the wire. This is the probe you stick in the ground. Connect it to the extension cord and stick it in the soft, wet ground. If the worms don't come up take another inch of insulation off the end. This makes sure you use the lowest current possible so the worms are not damaged.

[@troubleshooter1975]

Nice DIY. Just a couple of tips: Those crimp taps are only 3-way, you can't leave a tail out of both sides - it won't close right. If you look at it you will see one channel passes all the way through, but the back groove is blanked off at one end. You are supposed to put the feed wire in the front groove (comes out both sides), and insert the tap wire in the back groove until it hits that stop, then crimp the metal with a pliers while holding the tap wire against the stop, then close the cover. You will have wire emerging from 3 places only, not 4. (he did some right and some wrong) I would also grease the nut and lug connections, and the crimp taps, so they don't rust (this will be used in moist conditions, hopefully many years, and not want to open it again). I use silicone grease (ignition dielectric or bulb grease, but Vaseline or any grease would do). I put it in the crimps before I shove the wire in, and grease the threads BEFORE I run the nut down (seals it where it counts). Lasts forever on emergency trailer repairs. Also, You do not have to use such heavy wire. This no doubt uses very little current, I'm guessing less than an amp. (perhaps only milliamps). Someone more curious than I could measure it. You could also add an inline incandescent bulb current limiter (25W to 100W). It would not increase shock safety, just protection in case of hitting a propane line or outdoor lighting wire in the ground, etc...

[@jacklong4450]

Hey ,nice build! Thanks for making the effort. I’m in Nova Scotia canada it works awesome !! Good fishing to you

[@nemodex]

nice set up, my grandpa always just stuck two copper rods in the ground and hooked jumper cables from them to a 12v battery after a rain.

[@stewmercer800]

All we do in GB is get a compost pile going. Whether in the corner of the garden or in a bin. Start it in Mid winter...keep on throwing your veg matter in. Come Spring....it's absolutely heaving with worms. Spring/summer still top it up with greens...no grass cuttings....make a different compost pile for them as that takes a lot more to decompose. I started with the compost pile at top of garden well before my kids came along. My son now is in charge of that pile...27 years on!.

[@mothern0rth]

I don’t fish, I don’t even know how I came across this video, but this is very informative, and I had no idea that this was even a thing! Also very easy as a DIY project to retrieve your own worms. Good job on your project! I subscribed just in case I missed anything.

[@scottbrenner5184]

Great explanatory video. Very detailed and easy to understand. Next time I go fishing I’m going to save myself some money at the bait store. Thank you.

[@dhansel4835]

I grew up fishing but it wasn't until about 35 years later when my neighbor told me about his worm rod. I thought he was kidding. He brought it out. It was only one rod hooked to a 110VAC extension cord. He plugged it in, stuck it in the ground and the worms literally jumped out of the ground. I couldn't believe my eyes. You can also make something that vibrates in the ground. I understand worms feel the vibration either 60 cycle electrical or mechanical vibration. They think it is a burrowing mole or gopher and come to the top to escape being eaten. Great video... Thanks....

[@bwghall1]

a bucket of water a few squirts dish wash soaps soak the lawn sit back 10 mins then gather up do a different patch each time. done this for 75 years never failed. good luck tight lines briddy.

[@davel9015]

"Cordless" method: On a rainy day (or night), place a large section of cardboard on the lawn. If it isn't raining, turn on the sprinkler to soak the cardboard and surrounding area. Pick it up the next morning and begin gathering worms, lots of them.

[@michaelscott8896]

Yup, we had a big piece of plywood in the backyard for worms.

[@Maritime2020Outdoors]

old carpet or rug is what i use

[@grantgarrod2232]

Me too, I use several 2'X2' carpet squares. They're less awkward & heavy to handle than one big piece, & easily stored away for later use. But you have to stand them up on edge against something, or hang them on a clothes line, to fully dry out in the sun before you put them away. Store them wet, & they'll rot to pieces & mold something awful.

[@BeerBaron-hx4ev]

I remember something like this I seen in a catalog years and years ago. Yours have more probes. Look like it works Great. Nicely done.

[@walkingfiredragon9277]

1920 Beer Baron It can be made with just a Key- hole saw; The other probes just allow a greater PICKING “AREA”. One does not need all the probes; They are a greater selling feature.

[@walkingfiredragon9277]

If you have an Power converter installed in car/pick-up it can be taken with you one your fishing excursion.

[@G31mR]

The "vampire clips" ...more properly called "insulation-piercing wire taps"....are designed to use the folding cover as an aide to pressing the metal piercer through the insulation. What that means is this: fold the plastic cover over the metal piercer BEFORE you attempt to pierce. That way you don't run the risk of bending the piercer AND the cover is snapped into place at the same time and the piercing is completed, saving one step. Also, you can save time (and money if you don't have a die set) to just use threaded rod instead of threading round stock. Good video!

[@jjtuube]

that would be great for my no till system...thank you for the vid

[@fredsalay720]

New twist on old school probes. My dad and uncle made those years ago from 1/4" copper rods two wooden chisel handles and a old extension cord and light bulb fixure. We would wet the yard and plug in at dusk. Worms for days. Other old thing is creaping around Gulf coarse greens at night with flashlights and a six pack!! It all works if you want to do the work!!! 😃😃Fish on!!!

[@tuckswanger]

I'll be making one of these soon then I'll reply . Thanks great job on the presentation

[@abcxyz9643]

Pretty awesome. I started a worm farm last year with a couple extra worms at the end of fishing trips. Now I have free worms for life and I don't have to dig or need electricity to gather them. Plus castings for gardening. The build was cool but if you get tired of it throw some of the worms you catch in a bucket and feed them. Easier than any other method I've seen.

[@LucifersDeathSquad]

What do you feed them and how ?

[@joeblow26]

You feed them dead corpses! Most of the time it requires a trip to the cemetery first!

[@pnwRC.]

AWESOME project! I'll be trying this out this summer when I take my nephews fishing!

[@dennismedalla3691]

Dc

[@benjaminbrown1179]

Headed out right now. Fishing all next week for catfish bait, and trout in the mountains. I ain't paying a dime for worms at the store ever again. Thanks!!

[@ninjagreg15]

I'm sorry the world is so opinionated. Thank you for taking the time to show us the technique, and sacrificing your yard for us LOL

[@elizabethsansom6447]

I forgot to mention thank you so much for taking the time to make this video God bless you

[@charlie6629]

A coat hanger cut in half and an electric extension is a whole lot easier. Just keep them separated. Place them around 2' apart and start picking them up.

[@mikedalton268]

Wow. Seems like every story is my story too. My grandfather introduced me to this 45 years ago. Great vid. Thank you for bringing back great memories

[@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793]

I have a bad case of moles. I'm hoping this will shock the buggers out of my lawn 😂😳

[@shadyman6346]

Careful, they may like it, lol.

[@jamespayne9851]

Great Idea!!!

[@meancomments8099]

i got my moles removed at the doctor with a lazer, i would be careful using this

[@allenbertrand1991]

@@meancomments8099 LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!

[@loriekiger4185]

Used to hunt nightcrawlers n sell em too the bait store when I was a kid. Didn't make much money but sure thought we were rich back then n we only had a flashlight, bucket n our hands n a whole lot of back breaking fun

[@johnerway7255]

So, do you just leave the power on? while picking up the worms or moving location of the probes? Very shocking indeed!!! lol

[@tarpanc34]

i used to put a 55 gallon barrel in my truck bed.. fiil it up it with a water hose and ad some dawn dish soap. not much either and then id go to the local school yard where night crawlers was known to be, backed up ,drop the tail gate down, push that barrel over and with in minutes later i had a 5 gallon bucket full of big night crawlers.. lol thats how i got them started in my own back yard back then.. you dont need to use electricity to get worms out of the ground. you can also drive a tobacco stick in the ground a few feet.and scrape a old brick across the stick.. it creates vibrations and the worms think its thunder, and will work their way up and out of the ground.. an old timer taught me that back in the 70's when i was just a kid myself..and it does work......

[@billbailey6202]

I've been doing this for over 50 years,I started with a 2 wire system and yes the worms don't have an extra long life span unless you do this amazing trick I discovered by accident. make a worm box, there's lots of ideas out there but mic in worm bedding with newsprint torn into strips and then add rabbit manure in a 1 to 1 to 1 combination, the worms revive quickly and go on to turn into the biggest night crawler "snakes"you'll ever see, 20 " are common. Also, if you are too scared to try the electricity type just wet your lawn good and use a light with a cover of red plastic, the worms can't see red and will just sit there till you pick them up. I liked the video and will give it a try but remember the rabbit poop. and the red lites, good fishing

[@victorcastle1840]

My neighbor boy and I did this over 60 some years ago after he read about it in a fishing magazine. All we did was stripe the end of electrical cord and wrapped it around the rods and wrapped with electrical tape. 10 minutes. ? Wet a section of the yard down real good, it was a dry season, so took a while to get moisture down far enough, we found out by digging. Soon off fishing.

[@sevanson1]

good suggestions

[@MylesNicholas]

When cutting plastic, soft or round metals, reverse the blade so you cut on the back stroke. So the it never 'jumps'. Threaded rod is so cheap... Best way to catch earthworms is with a bucket of water and a dash of dishwashing detergent. Pour on the grass and watch them come out, best done at sunset.

[@andrewmcallister4151]

Yeah. I learned that washing the truck once day, the truck was parked in my yard I couldn't figure or why there was so many worms everywhere

[@stevesteve4350]

@@andrewmcallister4151 wow I'll remember that one

[@Nunya_Bidnez]

The correct way to cut threads with a tap and die set is to go 1/2 turn forward and then 1/4 turn back and repeat. This helps the chips to clear and makes the threads much nicer. Air-frame school knowledge for the masses. Fyi for all who care. Also bleach products take the stain out of pvc purple primer and glue if you get it before (glue only not primer as primer is not going to harden) it dry's. You can feed your worms with coffee grounds and or dried leaves and keep them in soil. Store them in a refrigerator and they will last for months. If you buy the expensive Nitro (Green antifreeze looking kind) worms. Keep the dried tan looking food stuff they put in the containers. When put into regular worms they will eat it and become Nitro worms.

[@ironmike742]

My dad taught me how to Grunt worms but I'm 45 years old. Nobody will be doing that anymore. Pretty cool way to do it and a nice setup. Good video

[@r.s.andrews5032]

I used to just take two, long nails and some wire and a small motorcycle battery and attach the wires to the nails, then walk them out to the maximum length of the wires and then, attach the wires to the battery terminals. Soon we had worms coming up between the nails. Like a big electric chair for worms.

[@stephenpearson1749]

Sounds much safer than plugging it into the mains

[@2aklamath]

My ducks go crazy eating the emerging worms and do a little electric shake

[@therepresentative1619]

Nightcrawler and salmon eggs works every time. To get worms, I always used a car battery two steel rods and some jumper cables.Oldschool baby!!

[@TotalFisherman]

Very cool. Yep definitely old school. 👍👍

[@robertslusser6753]

I remember sitting on a porch swing at my great uncle small backyard in the 1950's as he used his homemade electric worm getter after using a hose to wet the lawn. It was made from two pieces of 1/2" reinforcing rod and the bare ends of an extension cord taped to the rod. The top part that he held had wooden handles over the shorter rod that was welded to the longer piece that went into the ground. I'm pretty sure it wasn't OSHA approved but it sure did bring the worms up to the surface.

[@sirdave6699]

Great video man. I have to show my 80 year old father in law. It will give him something to tinker with. LMAO

[@jamesmosley2917]

P see

[@deedywells5795]

About 35 years ago, my Daddy made a similar device. He used a spit off of a grill and wired a extension cord to the metal bar. The spit already had a wooden handle. Plugged it in and caught all the worms he needed!

[@paulmuncie3537]

I still use my dad’s store bought electric worm getter. He purchased it back in the late 30’s. A pointed steel rod with a wire coming out from under a wooden handle.

[@bigfootsilverhideseeker2856]

Good share! I don't care what anyone says about you Total Fisherman you are OKAY! LOL HaHa Some would prefer to just either buy the bait or ljust accept the fact that the only fish they will ever get is from the frozen food section at the store or pet shop LOL Thanks for sharing!

[@corbonzo1]

great video, dad taught me how to do this when i was like 10, been using it ever since. Too bad so many people are scared of everything nowadays

[@patriciasmith7074]

Corbonzo I love watching guys do these things, being a girl you wouldn’t think I would be interested but I was my dad’s shadow when I was little. I got the tools for him and whatever he was doing I was right there watching and learning. Next child was a boy and he wasn’t interested in anything dad did. Men always think they want a son but sometimes daughters love you more. I thought my dad was the smartest guy in the world,he was my hero. I could shoot a gun better than my brother too.

[@michaelramsey2718]

@@patriciasmith7074 will you marry me? 😍😍😍

[@potatochip9829]

@@michaelramsey2718 lol a match made in heaven

[@NicholasHorvath]

Nothing like triggering an undiagnosed heart condition trying to save a few pennies with the sprinkler and a flashlight LOL. Humans continue to increase our life spans by learning from mistakes, not gleefully repeating them. While I'm sure Thomas Edison would approve, the safer option is to just to use the deep cell from ur trolling motor instead of the house mains. Just as effective and you can still keep the satisfaction of knowing you are "old school"

[@JamminClemmons]

* *Why all that work?* * I remember when I was 17 and my car needed a jump. My brother laid the jumper cables on the ground while forgetting to disconnest them. - Within minutes the grass was coverd with wiggling earthworms.

[@skiprocker5751]

I used to walk for hours at night in the pouring rain with a Maxwell house can and a flashlight. The more it rained and the later it got the farther they came out. Mix up some Buss Bedding for my giant wooden box and boomyow. Worms for catfish and eels in the Delaware. That is a great trick right there with the electric

[@natureboy6410]

I remember using one of these when I was a kid. Except it had gator clips on it so you could hook it up to ac or a truck battery or even the electric fence out in the fields. The only down side is zapped worms don't live very long. Good vid! ;-)

[@allent1034]

Maybe it depends on how much they were zapped. I caught about 50 worms like this and pu them in a bucket with some moist soil in the garage. I left them in there over a month during some freezing temps and they were all just fine.

[@chaosopher23]

Cool, that's a way to get a starter population for a worm farm. Thanks!

[@highjinx6519]

Except I’ve seen several people in the comments say they don’t last long when you get them this way.

[@bandit269u]

I've been doing this for years. I bumped into the rod plenty of times. Not a big deal. One time I had a rod in a mud puddle and our cat came up and started drinking the water. That cat came 4' off the ground, it was like looney toons.

[@Flip86x]

Looney TUNES. Not toons. Mandela effect. Look it up. haha.

[@Aidancordell]

name calm down pal

[@kennethmoorman4860]

Lmao

[@clairgood9491]

Lol

[@joshuagibilisco9522]

@@Flip86x Interesting, I did no catch that.

[@CARUSO1944]

Good how to video. I get worms old school the night before fishing trips. I soak, not swamp, the lawn about an hour before dark and loads of worms come out. Electric method is good during daylight though.

[@charleywalker2982]

Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please. We use to have a single probe years ago and it kept us in worms. Make you a compost pile and that will keep you in worms also.

[@jimself1954]

I would wear rubber boots and gloves. But I may try this. Good job!

[@marcuskillion2425]

It does have the ring of " 110 volts under you feet could be dangerous " . But does not seem to be a problem as this iui s standard worm shocker technology. I guess the electricity is more attracted to each rod than it is to the surface of ground. However i would not do it in ground that is very wet.

[@wellthatsfantastic6981]

It’s like leaving a loaded gun lying around the house...if someone’s kid finds this worm catcher and plugs it in before sinking the spikes down, he and his friends could be electrocuted.

[@jake4bonsai]

You know you can use copper rods and a large 12v battery and it will do the same thing but your worms won't die right??!! Not to mention it's much safer than 110-120v!!

[@bextar6365]

When I was a kid in the early 1950s my father made a simple worm shocker to gather fishing worms. He used a 4 ft by 1/4 inch round steel rod with the two wires from a extension cord soldered onto it. He ran a sprinkler for a hour and then plugged it in and the night crawlers came up by the dozens. Or after a rain worked also, not real safe but it worked well !

[@callenstewart]

My dad had the same thing! I thought everyone did that until years later when I mentioned the worm shocker and everyone looked at me like I wa crazy. HAHA!

[@bextar6365]

If I remember the worms did not live real long after the shocking, they had a shorter life span.

[@freddykrueger6910]

I plan on making one of these for my brothers birthday. He’s an outdoorsman and I’m more of an engineer type of guy so I usually look for cool stuff like this to make for him. Thanks for the idea and tutorial 👍🏾.

[@emilee172]

in my experience when I was young I found that using shock to gather worms that their life span was shortened meaning they died much quicker than hand picked worms , I kept them separate and sold them to help family out, what I think works better is something like an electric fence control with higher voltage and lower current, the more wet the ground is the more current that will be used

[@magapickle01]

12 volt car battery worked good too

[@mikefeddersen2476]

​@@magapickle01my grandfather gave me one that you hooked into a sparkplug wire, I imagine you could have it run to a coil pack and battery.

[@magapickle01]

@@mikefeddersen2476 I learned slot from my grandfather ! Lot of old school ways that work and where simple . Like their cars !

[@ynotcougar]

Before my dad retired ( Master Electrician ) He made a singular shocking worm rod, This was prolly about 1968 or 69. He was big on bass fishing and put about 200 baby bass ( Frye ) in our swimming pool and it was my job too feed them. Lol. I am going to build 2 or 3 of these with a 6 probe hooked in series but for a different reason. I own just under 2 acres of yard and the moles are just out of control this year. I will tamp my yard down and at the 1st sign of mole activity, I will set up the probe cluster in a semi circle with the circle to push the moles out of my yard. Now what do you think about that? I figure one in the front yard and one in the back yard should do the trick. Let my neighbor deal with them.....lol.

[@kennethmoorman4860]

Lmao

[@unajimmie4225]

Lmbo...I was waiting to see them pop out up close lol. Good video lol.

[@nathanbates4276]

Back in the day, people used the magneto from an old hand cranked telephone. Worked great!

[@kevinandrews4651]

240 volts here in the u.k also, good video tho very succinct. I leave an old piece of water soaked carpet on my lawn overnight , works well unough for me . Tight lines everyone. :)

[@denverchamberlain9657]

great video, well put together, thanks very much

[@tc8533]

You could have added how to keep your worms alive after catching them. I remember my grandfather catching worms and keeping them in a bait box made of celotex. Shredded newspapers and corrugated cardboard with some grass clippings. You can also buy worm bedding at your sporting goods store. Keep it damp, not wet! It’s a good idea to release your unused worms at the end of the season into your compost pile. Happy Fishing!

[@shawngaske1229]

Nice comprehensive tutorial on how to do this. Thanks man! Any way you could add a parts list to the video description?

[@crashoverride93637]

how much does this draw and is there a reason for it being 6 prods can you do more or less ?

[@joohop]

Damn Them Worms Must Have Got A Nice Tingling In The Ground Great Idea Buddy

[@jerryharrell1231]

Thanks mano.....great setup !

[@luckyfrenchies7153]

Very informative video. Thank you.✌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@tomrvn666]

when using a the die you should be cranking backwards after you cut a small bit, there is a reason why there is a cutting edge that goes both forwards and backwards. it cuts into the metal and any bit of metal left over is cut off one the back cut. this give you a very clean and smooth thread. yes i do some metal work and have had to use these quite often. most of the time they come with a full tap and die set.

[@fullstrutn]

I used something like this to keep raccoons away from a bird feeder at night 2 nights and the left for YEARS,didn't kill them but they got the message

[@izaiahlaureano9450]

lol

[@BrandonCole-sc7pq]

the neighbors "why do all my lightbulbs keep burning out and why is my pc and tvs actings up"

[@rubensalazar9094]

That's pretty cool. Great informative and patient instruction. I usually only need 5 to 10 when I fish. The lake is in the backyard. I have my spots around where I know the mud stays damp and can find them. It's usually where dirt has settle on top of concrete or the dirt like compost under damp leaves. But I will definitely put this one in my pocket just in case. I learned a little about gadgets and tools thanks to this. Nobody knows it all. Thanks for posting this. Ben in Austin.

[@TotalFisherman]

Thank you!! Wishing you good fishing!!

[@littlenormy]

Cool! do you unplug the probes every time you move them?

[@tdchurchie]

very well done video, what would have to be different to use a battery, for portability sake?

[@brucecampbell5917]

As a kid i did this and sold them to a bait shop-- after 3 or 4 day , man called me and asked me if i had " shocked " the worms to get them. Most of the worms had died after 3- days.