Kevwing Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Hey guys, A while back, maybe 6 years ago we use to be able to buy blood worms. Recently, in the last year or two. I found it hard to find bloodworms are stores. They all tell me that they haven't stocked them in years. Something about white spot disease. If that is the case, are still allowed to pump them? My mate use to pump them years back. If so, is there any recommendations to find them? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connico Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Use tube worms, earth worms or pull your own beach worms... havn't seen blood worms in ages mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Just now, connico said: Use tube worms, earth worms or pull your own beach worms... havn't seen blood worms in ages mate Have to agree with Connico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connico Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Oh if you want dead ones? You can still get them frozen at pet food stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevwing Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Interesting, I've tried tubes, i didn't find them as good as bloodworms from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connico Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Oh did a quick google... Quote A ban on the movement of a bloodworm, prized by Sydney's recreational fishers, is crippling the live bait business in south-east Queensland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevwing Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 I know you can't buy them because of White Spot Disease. Just wondering if you can still find places to pump them or if it is banned to pump them etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connico Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 My understand from the old timers i used to fish with... You have to dig for them on low tide... never seen it done but they used to tell me stories of going out on the flats on the hacking and hawks with shovels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Sucked up a couple with a nipper pump in the Hacking, many years ago, have not seen any since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campr Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I used to dig them from the mud under exposed sea grass beds at big low tides but my back wouldn't let me now. A fork was always used as a shovel would cut the worms. No ban on taking them in NSW other than usual local preservation areas etc. The ban is on the movement of bait between QLD and NSW to prevent the spread of white spot. The best worm baits ever were the Botany wrigglers with lots of legs similar to a centipede. These could only be dug from sand under piles of weed on beaches where the Botany container harbour is now. Only a few of us oldies would remember these. Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 10 hours ago, campr said: I used to dig them from the mud under exposed sea grass beds at big low tides but my back wouldn't let me now. A fork was always used as a shovel would cut the worms. No ban on taking them in NSW other than usual local preservation areas etc. The ban is on the movement of bait between QLD and NSW to prevent the spread of white spot. The best worm baits ever were the Botany wrigglers with lots of legs similar to a centipede. These could only be dug from sand under piles of weed on beaches where the Botany container harbour is now. Only a few of us oldies would remember these. Ron also along the beach near the runway in front of the old control tower Jim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/12/2019 at 11:40 AM, campr said: I used to dig them from the mud under exposed sea grass beds at big low tides but my back wouldn't let me now. A fork was always used as a shovel would cut the worms. No ban on taking them in NSW other than usual local preservation areas etc. Ah the good old days when you could basically do whatever you wanted wherever you wanted 😏 Nowadays almost any seagrass areas are protected & before you set foot on a piece of sand you have to check if there are any restrictions/sanctuary zones. I remember as a kid some 40 years ago freely trudging through Duchies beach collecting cockles & pumping for nippers with my old man. Now be prepared to pay a $500 fine if caught! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 There were many large cockles near the Ballast Heap in Port Hacking, many years ago, now extremely hard to find any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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