chrisg Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Hi all Took the kids out with the pump today....never used it before. Found tubes sticking up which i guess are squirt worm tubes but did'nt get much out...just the odd white sac looking things. I take it I should be looking for a thing that looks like a worm..can't find any pictures. Found lots of green thin worms on the sand..can they be used as bait? And as for nippers.....how far down do you go with the pump? Its all so hard...is this why we have servo bait Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aron Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 where did you go to pump for nippers, are you land based or by boat? what size where worms? lenght/width Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisg Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 where did you go to pump for nippers, are you land based or by boat? what size where worms? lenght/width We were at Ettalong. The worms were about 6-10cm long and only 2-3 mm thick..they were just wriggling in shallow pools in the sand. cheer Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 (edited) We were at Ettalong. The worms were about 6-10cm long and only 2-3 mm thick..they were just wriggling in shallow pools in the sand. cheer Chris i have heard pelican island is a great spot for nippers at low tide only, i wish i could get up there but its just to far Edited October 8, 2006 by domza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IFishSick. Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 When pumping for nippers I do 6 pumps. 1st and 2nd go all the way to the bottom. The next four go about 40cm deep and suck up all the loose sand where they get sucked out into. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 yeah i know the worms you are talking about, they are a gun bait for whiting but they are very delicate and half the time they will fly off your hook when casting..When pumping for nippers the pump should be around 3/4 down into the sand,well that works for me anyway..good luck next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outnumbered Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 many years ago (when i could be bothered pumping worms) i use to find it easier to blow them out of the holes. i would go into the shallows place the pump over a hole and pump down. that would force the air out of the pump and down the hole, watch around the other holes in the area and see worms pop out of them. one pump use to result in two or three (sometimes more) worms with minimum effort. but it has been about 10 years since ive done it down on the flats east of cooks bridge near the sailing club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aron Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 many years ago (when i could be bothered pumping worms) i use to find it easier to blow them out of the holes. i would go into the shallows place the pump over a hole and pump down. that would force the air out of the pump and down the hole, watch around the other holes in the area and see worms pop out of them. one pump use to result in two or three (sometimes more) worms with minimum effort. but it has been about 10 years since ive done it down on the flats east of cooks bridge near the sailing club. thats a top tip - will try it next time out Chris did the sand (where you were pumping) have lots & lots of small holes, was it low tide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femalefisho Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Not sure what the place is called but when Jim and I go for nippers, you drive through the national park to get there. I wil ask him when he gets home. Go low tide and we too go down about 3/4 length of the pump. Seriosly we get maybe 100 or so in about 10 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Not sure what the place is called but when Jim and I go for nippers, you drive through the national park to get there. I wil ask him when he gets home. Go low tide and we too go down about 3/4 length of the pump. Seriosly we get maybe 100 or so in about 10 minutes. sounds like a great spot, which national park is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femalefisho Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Jim gone fishing but I will ask him when he gets home. Bundeena perhaps???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Jim gone fishing but I will ask him when he gets home. Bundeena perhaps???? ah yes i have heard bundeena is a great spot for the nippers! The whole port hacking is full of them i hear..too bad i only fish botany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 ah yes i have heard bundeena is a great spot for the nippers! The whole port hacking is full of them i hear..too bad i only fish botany That would be Mainbar sand flats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femalefisho Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 We don't fish in there just go get nippers then go fishing in the next couple days. Usually used in the river but have taken in the bay also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisg Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 Hi all Thanks for the replies. The spot we tried has patches with heaps of 1 cm holes and patches of holes 4 or 4 mm across...there in sand and pumping gets you down to black wet silty sand, The kids managed 2 nippers in mud at the water edge..pot luck I think..it was'nt around holes! When I say mud it was the sort of stuff you would sink to your ankles in. Still two is a start...week of school holidays left! Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femalefisho Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Hi all Thanks for the replies. The spot we tried has patches with heaps of 1 cm holes and patches of holes 4 or 4 mm across...there in sand and pumping gets you down to black wet silty sand, Chris What I found is there are not in the black stuff - or not in numbers anyway. The cleaner the sand the more we seem to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aron Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Hi all Thanks for the replies. The spot we tried has patches with heaps of 1 cm holes and patches of holes 4 or 4 mm across...there in sand and pumping gets you down to black wet silty sand, The kids managed 2 nippers in mud at the water edge..pot luck I think..it was'nt around holes! When I say mud it was the sort of stuff you would sink to your ankles in. Still two is a start...week of school holidays left! Cheers Chris Sounds like the mud you get around mangroves, if so you will proberly find the holes belong to crabs. do you have access to a boat? as there are plenty of location in pittwatter & cowan creek (don't know Brisbane waters that well) ask at the local bait tackle shop, they should be able to tell you where to find them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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