What worm is this?

Post by **CremeDeLaCreme** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:42 am

"caught" this worm from a snag. It was encased in the crusty thing at the top...

just wondering what type of worm it is and if it is any good as bait for particular species?

When I cut it, it was oozing green liquid :dontknow

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Post by **re-tyred** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:27 am

Looks like a toredo worm.
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Linc · Post by **Linc** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:42 am

Were you fishing at Docklands? I used to catch a heap of these at Docklands. Once I pulled in a whole wine glass on my hook because one of those had grown onto the glass and it wanted my bait!

Apparently they are some sort of introduced tube worm that arrived on foreign ships. Hardly anything eats it and it is not good for our waters. I tried them for bait when I first caught some but not a single nibble.

I could be wrong but that's what I was told. They're a pretty gross specimin.

Post by **CremeDeLaCreme** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:20 am

thanks guys and yes it was the Docklands area

freedivingfarmer · Post by **freedivingfarmer** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:49 am

fan worm, agree with linc nothing eats them

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