How to Catch Worms with Walnuts

Catch more bait than you need using this trick. Black walnuts ripen in the fall and contain Juglone, a chemical that is toxic to fish and apparently earthworms too.

Soaking fresh walnuts in water will create a "tea" that will drive worms out of their holes within seconds. Because it is toxic to worms, be sure to rinse them in fresh water immediately before placing into bedding.

The first time I tried this, I was surprised with the results and even caught a 6 pound buffalo using one of the fresh caught worms!

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[78LeeCY]

oh, you harm the natural soil , and the helpless earthworms, how can you do that? sick.

[catman529outdoors]

@78LeeCY I was gonna say that's a funny joke but then I looked at your channel. You tell the walnut trees not to harm the soil, not me. And helpless or not, those worms are my bait, and no matter how many I harvest, there will still be millions more in the ground to do their work.

[Flynn1011111]

Would this work in Wisconsin???

[catman529outdoors]

@Flynn1011111 do you have black walnuts, and do you have earthworms in wisconsin?

[jcvitt01]

two thumbs up! Where did you learn this great trick? Could be the iodine too. If it's the tannins, then there's a lot of things this trick would work with. One thing that comes to mind is acorns. I'd like to see some video responses trying other things like plant's with juglone, or stuff with tannins to see what it is causing the worms to rise so fast.

[catman529outdoors]

@jcvitt01 Thanks man, yeah I think a lot of things will bring worms up. Basically anything that irritates them or would kill them. Bleach water is one trick but I won't pour bleach in the ground. The juglone seems to work great. Someone I know on a forum told me of the trick and I had to try it out.

[FlyoO0]

@78LeeCY bitch. I like to kill birds for fun, with my bare hands.

[12teamroperhunter]

I'm gonna try this cool video.

[mrbignasty325]

are you using that in a forest or your backyard? what area does the walnut work in?

[Tanisdrow]

nice trick went outside and found some old walnut shells and had worms comeing out of the ground

[kkoski92]

thanks!!

[flatblack300zx]

wow thats a great how to video right there haha i gotta try it just dont have acess to a black walnut tree lol great video bro..