What do I do ??? what do I do???

[mike]

About 8 weeks ago I bought 6 dozen nightcrawers form Cabellas.
The reason for my doing this was because the worms I had been buying from the local gas station on the way to Bowles Harbor were of not the greatest quality. I changed my fishing technique to a "weapon" type lure and as a consiquence,using less bait I
have 48 nightcrawlers in my fridge.
My wife is mad because these things are getting healther by the day. They seemed to escape from there little container and established redency in the vegetable container of the fridge.
Let it be known now, that I put these things in the section of the fridge reserved for beer as to avoid any negative consiquences from the missus. My question is....Have the worms established resedency due to eminent domain...or do I spend $150. and but my own fridge if I expect to get any again ???
OR do I go back to the nightcrawler harness technique and use bait up faster than poop goes through a goose ???

[Chad]

Buy the fridge, More room beer.

Seriously, My wife lets me go fishing whenever I want without any complaints. That alone is well worth a $150 ridge. Keep the harmony and dont spoil a good thing.

[Dave S]

I have a styrofoam worm farm in my extra refrigerator. About 6" high x 18" x 16' approx. Works great as long as I remember to always tightly push the lid down tightly after taking bait out. Can keep worms year round as long as I check them periodically and change bedding.

Worms take up one shelf and of course have to have a second shelf for the leeches! Leaves plenty of room on the top shelf for several gallons of milk!

[BlackSilver]

MILK????????????

[Gumbo]

Hans,

That you? What's with the new name??

[groovymoe]

I would go with the new fridge. Not only excellent for bait but serves extra duties as well. If you hunt, or trap, get one with a freezer top for hides, or game. Keeps all your beer out of the house , and out of reach of those who do not help pay. You can keep pedigree papers out of sight for dogs that you have bought, without your wife's permission. It also gives you a place to store the 10 gallons of deer chili left over from your outdoor party. This would be just a short list of the multiple uses for an extra fridge. Can anyone help me out here with more reasons this good man should buy an extra fridge?

Groovymoe

[Juls_WI]

I don't see the problem, but it is funny the way you tell it. Just get a different container..one with a lid that stays shut. Just remember to have air holes in it. They need oxygen too. Just about any tupperware will do, and if the wife won't give that up, just find a used and cleaned container that used to hold things like cottage cheese etc. Problem solved.

If you plan on keeping them as pets, then you need to think about buying some worm bedding and worm food too. The dirt they come in won't last forever...;-)

Juls

[BlackSilver]

Seems to be the fashion here on Walleye Central to have a fake name. :7 One guy was running a contest to pick his the other day! :'(

So I thought I'd join the crowd and be unique like everyone else. :D

Hans

[Bob Z]

The first time this happened to me I did not notice the worms had escaped out of the box into the fridge for a few days.

The frost free fridge dried out the worms. They were a straight and stiff as pencils. Looked like beef jerky.

[river runner]

This is easy, buy a worm fridge too keep your beer in, you know the one 's you don't want a precise count of, switch to plastic,you may be surprised. Oh ya I'm canadian eh, buy a 6 pack of pucks for the fridge, keep your stick on the ice and your ears in the air. good luck

[Rooster]

If ya need a few extra points with the missus, buy HER a new fridge, then take the old one for the beer, leeches, worms, game, etc. That might even get you out on the water a couple extra times. Never hurts to kiss a little *** at home!

[EYEFISH2]

Mike,

Had the same thing happen shortly after my girlfriend moved in with me. Worms always seem to find the lettuce in the drawer and as luck would have it my girlfriend found the worms before I did. We have now been married for 2 years (in 2 weeks). We had our own set of vows before the wedding...

She said she would never get a cat (I'm not a cat person) and that her politics wouldn't ever come before me.

I said that I would never keep bait in the kitchen fridge and that my fishing would never come before her.

Seems to have worked, and I had no choice but to get a fridge for the garage. I started asking around and found a small fridge that works great for $50. My dad has now decided that I should keep the bait and has given me his bait fridge for the garage as well. Now I don't have to worry about the worms or leeches breaking into my supply of Miller Lite.

Get a fridge, it's worth it.

[bigfish1965]

Holy crap...I'm gettin married in two months...you don't think she has any ideas about this "fishing won't come before her' thing do ya? I may have to re-think this whole idea. Of course in a few years she'll prolly drive me to the boat to get me the ##### out from under her feet..lol

[Cangl]

Looks like you now own a bait fridge. I do its a wonderful thing to have, but as for the new fridge......

[BD]

I have a different problem. My wife keeps HER bait in the fridge! But if I leave a crankbait or two out she throws them in my desk drawer. Talk about a tangled mess.

[Don]

The secret to keeping worms in the fridge is to keep them in the dark. If they are in the dark at all times they will not migrate. After many years as a bait dealer I know that you can keep them in any container with only a moist towel on top of them. They will come to the top, absorb the moisture they need and go back down. To feed them lift the towel and sprinkle corn meal on top of the dirt (very lightly). Keep the towel moist and it is amazing how big you can grow them.

[fishy1]

Wal-mart has a small fridge for 69.95 my misses forced me to get one because the crawlers wern't bad but the little white things that turn black and fly out of the cup were not going in with the left over beer

[squid]

don, i have also heard that rumor about keeping them in the dark.....the problem i have tho', is every time i open the door the light is on........i try to be faster and faster, but still have the same results....i have come to the conclusion that the light always stays on......my remedy for this was to yank the lightbulb out of the fridge.........later

[squid]

tough call mike,...have you looked into a new wife?

[Marble Eyes]

Mike,
I agree with Squid.

Um But make sure she has a boat or a Truck to haul one! :)