white rag

[gazzawill]

any tackle shops ever get these in and is there a season for them iff anyone has them whats the cost and for how many worms cheers

[poacher36]

i will see my mate , he gets silvers ,

[alan]

Like Hens teeth mate,best to dig your own,you could try Ian Woods at Game Fishing supplies Morpeth \"Grommit\"

[Seasonalsortofguy]

Sorry cant help, but would like to ask a question.

Why when digging whites do you get 1 on the first fork into a new area then non for the rest of the hole. Then when you move 10 foot and start again you get another on the first dig.

Am I heavy footed?

[squidley]

they can feel the pressure of your weight on the sand. i dig a u shaped trench then work back towards the trench. the worms are very fast and we noticed that they flee in all directions and ended up coming out the sides of our newly dug trench. after doing it this way i ended up getting four times as many as i was diggin randomly.

[Seasonalsortofguy]

Sounds interesting m8 I will try that in 4 weeks time.

[patto]

how do you tell where white worms are? do they leave a cast or blow hole ive heard that digging in or around sandworms helps ive dug a few by accident though ive never targeted them

[JW]

Digging for white worms is pretty much hit or miss depending upon how dug out the worm beds are where they reside. As a general rule whites prefer a mix of corally sand/shale that is abundant with tube worms you can often see these sticking up out of the sand at low water. Another favourite whiteworm haunt is usually in the sand under mussel beds, where they will often reside with ragworm and other varieties of shellfish. Whites are highly sought after by most match anglers and therefore when worm beds are discovered or revealed they get hammered on the big spring tides by everyone. I haven\'t heard of many tackle shops selling whites because as previously stated they are like hens teeth literally and would probably retail at something like 70p - £1.00 each depending on the size. Dig for them on the biggest spring tides usually anything between a 0.5 - 0.1 metre. Some local white beds can be found on the scars at Redcar although this has been well dug out, Tynemouth or head further North over the border into Scotland usually the Firth of Forth around Cockenzie, Port Seaton and the Musselbrough beaches although again these areas have all been well dug out. Keep Whites roughly about thirty to forty in a tray of shallow sea water with a couple of inches of either sea coal or fine coral gravel, they\'ll bed down in this and it will stop them biting each other which they sometimes do. Oh and keep the temperature of the sea water cold as this keeps them relatively inactive and dormant. Hope this helps, cheers

[Billzo]

u mainly find them in among the lug beds m8t, or around the low water mark on big spring tides. u will see little dents in the sand & in the warmer mounths they r normaly with in the first 6\" of the sand.

[gazzawill]

cheers poacher

[poacher36]

i seen my mate and they are £1 each, i wouldnt pay that price , not for any worm,, but there you go

[gazzawill]

ill stick to normal rag ang lug worm mate lol cheers for asking anyway poacher

[blankerman]

try chris at neptune for white rag he is based in the isle of skye delivery is 12.50 regardlees of what you order does some wicked lug 25.00 on the 100 whites are 30 a 100 i think give him a bell 01559 534292 he is normally a hard man to get hold of.

[kensr27sz]

poacher36 what size are your m8s silvers , might be interested depending on size , cheers .

[codonly]

poacher36,people will pay a quid for a crab maybee if your lucky youll get 2 chucks.the whites i dig youll get 4 chucks off 1 worm a quid each aint expensive