A Worm Problem

[Springbuck1]

I've switched to European night crawlers. They are easy to keep alive, great for composing and multiple quickly. Canadians are bigger and fatter but I don't think they out fish the European ones.

  Where do you get those, Joe? 

 Honestly, I think worms are worms, as far as flavor goes.......but rigging makes the difference as far as size goes. 

  When I'm after BIG spring bluegills, I'm often wading, sneaking, and free-lining worms in shallow water, because the bigger gills can be surprisingly picky and shy of bobbers and sinkers.

 I can tell the difference in success when I use whole smaller garden worms or the "Big Red Worms" (in the paper carton at Wally's) vs pinching off 1/4 of a nightcrawler.  I thread them on a #2 or 4 Aberdeen hook as if they were small plastic worms on a worm hook, and that long natural shape and extra-slow fall drives bigger fish nuts. 

I saw a fellow on Youtube catching HUGE gluebills and shellcrackers by hooking whole smaller worm ONCE, right through the nose with a tiny little wire hook.  But, my first thought was, "I could never afford that many worms."