

Large marsh larvae can be washed on their own using a sieve, a special bucket or a homemade dredge. It is unsuitable for packing and storage: there are too many severely injured individuals, so the selection of suitable specimens is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Unfortunately, bloodworms are often sold commercially with the help of pumps.

Selection and storage of larvaeĪs mentioned above, the best (the most active and largest) bloodworm should be selected to be hooked. Such baits for cold water are especially effective, when even peaceful fish switch mainly to protein foods. This bloodworm is too small to be used as bait, but it is ideal as an animal supplement to the groundbait mixture. A special species of it is the bristle worm (larvae caught in the mouths of rivers, where fresh water mixes with sea water). Small bloodworms live in less swampy water bodies. By the way, in winter, a bunch of larvae can attract even a decent pike perch or pike. In the summer they are put on a hook one or several pieces, and in the winter they are used in an alliance with mormysh-moths. Large individuals, washed up in swamps and silt of stagnant reservoirs and large rivers, are ideal. When using bloodworms as a nozzle, preference should be given to selected specimens obtained by hand (that is, by handicraft). A pike or catfish, of course, will be tempted by such a scanty treat only with great hunger, but a decent-sized perch or bream is quite. Bloodworms are a versatile food for small to medium sized fish.
