Keeping bait alive longer.

[Pony]

I have a couple of "bait boxes". I am wondering if any of you have had luck keeping worms and leeches alive and well in these things.........using stuff like buss bedding and food.<br /><br />Right now I have a couple dozen crawlers in a box with buss bedding, and a couple dozen leeches in a styrofoam bait box with a little bedding, lots of water, and a few tablespoons of leech protien food. Both containers are in the refrigerator.

 

[roscoe]

Re: Keeping bait alive longer.

I have kept crawlers in Buss bedding for as long as 6 months.<br />A couple years ago I "remembered" the crawlers in the fridge. It was November!! Now what you gonna do with crawlers in the winter?<br /><br />Have some in the spare fridge now. Set at 50*.<br />Go through the box every week or so, and remove the dying ones.<br />Also, if it starts to mold, toss the bedding, rinse off the crawlers and place in new bedding.<br /><br />Never done the leeches.

 

[dakotarmx]

Re: Keeping bait alive longer.

pony the old rude looks good ..nice restore job

 

[Rudy Brown]

Re: Keeping bait alive longer.

Whats "buss bedding"? And where can I get it?

 

[Pony]

Re: Keeping bait alive longer.

Buss Bedding <br /><br />Its basically peat moss and a bunch of other organic material that can hold more water than its actual weight.<br /><br />So far........its been a little over a week. The worms are leeches are both nice and big and very lively.<br /><br /><br />Thanks dakota........it was a lot o fun to do. Might do another over the winter.

 

[roscoe]

Re: Keeping bait alive longer.

The Magic Worm bedding is peat moss.<br />The Buss Bed-Ding is paper fiber. Its a bit dusty when you mix in the water.