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can anyone tell me what the best way to keep ragworm upto 3 weeks :confused::confused:i have a fridge and im gona start going digging for my bait as i carnt afford keep buying bait:( any tips will be appreciated p.m me if you want :)

thanks in advance

tight lines:)
 
Dont know about 3 weeks but if u want it to last, buy a cheap fishtank pump and a large 40litre container. Fill with fresh seawater (not out of a rockpool) and keep the worm in here. The water will need changing every 3 days. Hope this helps.
 
thanks lads but is there a way i could do it in the fridge and instead of 3 weeks how about 2 ive search and it came up a litter tray with sea water etc etc but whats the best way to do it like this:):):)

tight lines
 
iv'e kept ragworm for 3 weeks before in the fridge. i use trays with just enough water to cover their backs, and change the water every couple of days with fresh sea water kept in the fridge so it's the same temp as the old water. they don't last aslong when they're spawning.
 
you can keep them in a litter tray,half covered in water. but as said you will have to changed water every couple days,take out any dead ones or damaged ones ,keep lug the same way.best as codseeker posted
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in the fridge at a decent temprature as long has theres enough water for them to move about but use fresh sea water every few days and take any tail ends out or washed out ones that are showing there beaks (they go a very light colour):D
 
Cat litter trays are perfect, you can put about 5 in the fridge. Fill about half full with fresh clean sea water, have the pump outside the fridge with the plastic pipe fed in on the hinged side of the door and fit a stone to break the bubbles down as they will suspend longer and areate things better. Get connectors with valves to run extra trays and a descent pump. Set the fridge to about 3 deg. Ive kept them for weeks like this.
 
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i have kept rag lug and whites in cat litter trays in the fridge, however i never used a pump just kept on top of keepin the water fresh and clean however dont over-crowd the trays as this causes the worms to die hope this is useful mate.

tight lines!
 
YOU DONT NEED A PUMP....

ive kept raworm, whiteworm, lug, blacks etc for 20 years without the need for a pump.

if you use a pump small worms will ball around the airstone causing them to tangle and reduce the action of the stone.

you can easily keep ragworm in your fridge for months, without a pump

i use trays that can be stacked. put about 20 worms in a tray a 1in of sea water.

even the temp doesnt matter as long as its cool and constant.

clean your worms after digging, put them in the trays avoiding and damaged worms, put 1in of fresh water over them. obviously the size of the worms will decide how many you put in each tray.

smaller maddies ...... around 50.
medium ........... 20
large ........... 10
huge snakes .......... 4

check each day for coloured water or damaged worms.

if the water stays clear, you only need to change the water every 2 days. you will feel that the water feels sticky as the toxins build up.

for ragworm the water doesnt need to be pre chilled.

the day before you intend to use them, lay them in trays of newspaper to dry them out a bit.

take them in a bucket in layers of paper, 6 - 10 worms per layer. any left after your session will go back in water.
 
dabcatcher said:
YOU DONT NEED A PUMP....

ive kept raworm, whiteworm, lug, blacks etc for 20 years without the need for a pump.

if you use a pump small worms will ball around the airstone causing them to tangle and reduce the action of the stone.

you can easily keep ragworm in your fridge for months, without a pump

i use trays that can be stacked. put about 20 worms in a tray a 1in of sea water.

even the temp doesnt matter as long as its cool and constant.

clean your worms after digging, put them in the trays avoiding and damaged worms, put 1in of fresh water over them. obviously the size of the worms will decide how many you put in each tray.

smaller maddies ...... around 50.
medium ........... 20
large ........... 10
huge snakes .......... 4

check each day for coloured water or damaged worms.

if the water stays clear, you only need to change the water every 2 days. you will feel that the water feels sticky as the toxins build up.

for ragworm the water doesnt need to be pre chilled.

the day before you intend to use them, lay them in trays of newspaper to dry them out a bit.

take them in a bucket in layers of paper, 6 - 10 worms per layer. any left after your session will go back in water.
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follow this guys methods dabcatcher knows his stuff.
 

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