Fiddle Worms

[Charlie E]

Took my grandkids fiddling worms today. If you don't know what that is it's a pretty cool experience. You cut a small tree, about 2" diameter about 12" above the ground. Then you pull the saw back and forth across the top of the stump causing it to vibrate the ground and huge worms, well over a foot long, come out of the ground. I cheated and used a Sawzall today. You usually use them for fish bait but today I just wanted to show the grandkids, and actually my daughter and son-in-law how it works. 

[jollyred]

Gonna have to try that.

tom

[Sycamore67]

I saw this on an episode of Dirty Jobs...really interesting.

[jerry1939]

My Dad (RIP), used a different method.  Took two metal rods (ground to a point on one end), put a wood handle on each & wrapped the handles with electrical tape.  Cut off an extension cord and wrapped one wire below each handle, stuck them in the ground about 16-18 inches apart and plugged it into a 115v extension cord. Sat on a stool & waited for the worms to surface.  Later decided that 220 volts worked twice as good.  OSHA & UL possibly would not have approved !!! 

Did it for years.

jerry

[Charlie E]

33 minutes ago, jerry1939 said:

My Dad (RIP), used a different method.  Took two metal rods (ground to a point on one end), put a wood handle on each & wrapped the handles with electrical tape.  Cut off an extension cord and wrapped one wire below each handle, stuck them in the ground about 16-18 inches apart and plugged it into a 115v extension cord. Sat on a stool & waited for the worms to surface.  Later decided that 220 volts worked twice as good.  OSHA & UL possibly would not have approved !!! 

Did it for years.

jerry

Glad I didn't read this as a teenager! Might have been an RIP after my name. Think I'll stick to my method. Thanks for sharing though.  

[spirithorse]

Wow, @Charlie E

I never heard of that! Interesting!
Cute children also!

Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

[Scrappile]

11 hours ago, jerry1939 said:

My Dad (RIP), used a different method.  Took two metal rods (ground to a point on one end), put a wood handle on each & wrapped the handles with electrical tape.  Cut off an extension cord and wrapped one wire below each handle, stuck them in the ground about 16-18 inches apart and plugged it into a 115v extension cord. Sat on a stool & waited for the worms to surface.  Later decided that 220 volts worked twice as good.  OSHA & UL possibly would not have approved !!! 

Did it for years.

jerry

This is the way we did it,,, but not 220V!