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Worm shocker
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03-13-2012, 04:20 PM
Has anyone out there built their own shockers? I have heard of people doing it, but never actually seen one. I think I have a basic idea how to do it, but if you have already built one, I would like to see it! I am not an electrician, so the part I am wondering most is if you have both the positive and the ground wire connected to the rod, or no. Any help would be great.
Thank you!
03-13-2012, 04:25 PM
No you wont help, no I dont connect the ground wire, or just no to the worm shocker in general?
03-13-2012, 04:38 PM
You're asking us to help you construct a dangerous item that could make us liable for injuries to yourself or others.
So, no I won't help, no to the shocker in general and no to hooking up both wires. Water the lawn good in the evening, go out after dark with a flashlight with some red film over the lens and pick them up. Shockers can shock you, your pets and anything else around them. Utah soil is to dry for them to work well, even after you water. If the soil is wet enough for a shocker to work, it is wet enough for the crawlers to come out at night. Shockers are dangerous, that's why you can't buy them, liability. Read this. [url "http://www.texastriallawyer.com/news/news_page.php?ArticleID=345"]http://www.texastriallawyer.com/news/news_page.php?ArticleID=345[/url] [signature]
03-13-2012, 04:43 PM
+1 on that. you can get plenty as long as you water your lawn before dark.
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03-13-2012, 04:53 PM
Even better is to collect at a public park or golf course, they water tons, so your not running up your water bill.
Liberty Park in SLC has millions of them. [signature]
03-13-2012, 05:09 PM
There is this stuff forget what its called but out add it to a 50 gallon drum full of water and dump it on your lawn and the worms start coming out within a couple min. Also bleach works. And laundry detergent and vinigar a cup of any of the three to 50 gallons of water will work well.
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03-13-2012, 05:16 PM
Fair enough. Sorry, I didn't realize this would end up being a controversial thing. I didn't really know much about them, I had just heard of people using them and saying they worked well. I definitely had no idea they were illegal to buy in Utah. I had tried watering a patch of lawn, heck I have even tried the trick of using soapy water to get them to come up, but the worms in my yard seem to be a bit more stubborn. I can never get more than just a couple after covering several parts of my lawn. Guess I will just stick to buying them.
P.S. I was going to do it in the most safe way possible. Make a wooden handle, unplug it before getting within 5 feet of it, etc. Just wont mess with it though now.
03-13-2012, 05:24 PM
There are books in the library that can help you with that. I read one book about it last year and I almost built one myself. It was a "general fishing tactics" book. The book described the set-up, battery size, conditions, etc to perform it safely.
You can also try to internet research it as well to get more clear answers than these guys are giving. Wish I could be of more help. Good luck and if worse comes to worse you will have hair like my twin and I.[laugh] I think I am going back to the library soon to get more books on fishing. If I come across that book again I will PM you. [signature]
03-13-2012, 05:27 PM
Here's a shocker, they sell worms at walmart!
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03-13-2012, 05:30 PM
Well if ya just do the "water the lawn at night therory", try putting a red film across the light and it will not spook the worms back into the ground. Try that.
Check with local law enforement and/or the DWR on what the law actually reads on the shocker and above all else be safe. [signature]
03-13-2012, 05:36 PM
Yea, yea. Sell would be the operative word there. I was hoping to cheapen out a bit and get free worms. Plus I live in the sticks, so if I am hitting the BR for example, I have to wait for the grocery store to open. I haven't tried the dish soap technique for a while, maybe I will try that again.
03-13-2012, 05:41 PM
Depending on where you live the soil may not be condusive to worms. If you have sod over sand or over clay then there won't be many worms. They like organic matter to eat, sand has no organic matter and clay dries out to hard with little organic matter.
You can also raise your own. Make a big compost pile from your leaves and grass clippings. Then dump a dozen from Wal-mart on the pile. Keep it moist and the worms will thrive and reproduce there. When you want to fish, turn over the pile and pick up what you need for the day. You will also have some great compost for your tomatoes after a year or so of the worms composting the leaves and grass for you. [signature]
03-13-2012, 05:52 PM
[quote TyeDyeTwins]There are books in the library that can help you with that. I read one book about it last year and I almost built one myself.. . .[/quote]
You sure that wasn't the Anarchists Cookbook you were reading? They have diagrams for pipe bombs too - so if you really wanna land a school of crappie . . . [shocked] One of the other downsides to shocking - not mentioned - is that fact that the worms get - well - shocked. Don't tend to last too long after that. Jdawg - All you need to do is [url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK-Oo7NwPiQ"]GRUNT [/url]- much safer, though it takes some practice to master. ([url "http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=worm+grunting&oq=worm+grunting&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=5326l7303l0l16513l13l13l0l1l1l1l289l1889l2.5.5l12l0"]Youtube search[/url]) Honestly - it works! I've tried it - and it is funny as hell seeing worms RUNNING from that deadly mole sound! Another tactic - if you've got hard/dry soil - make a leaf pile on some soil. Wet it down. Give it a couple weeks (or over winter) - then dig under the leaves. Lots of times the interface between soil and leaves will hold lots of the buggers. And they do sell worms at Walmart. They sell fish there too - so why bother with all the adventuring and tramping around outside. I have a rain-gutter in my driveway that is full of leaves, and I can guarantee it's full of worms. Anyone that wants to come clean it - you can keep all the worms you find!
03-13-2012, 05:52 PM
my grandpa did it. He took an extensition cord exposed both wires, wrapped them around a thick wire built a handle out of wood over the wires and plugged it in..stuck the wire in the moist ground, and out they came.he always wore thick rubber boots...but thats about it.
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03-13-2012, 05:52 PM
One trick we always used as kids, was to take walnuts of a tree, soak them in water overnight, then at dusk you locate the worm holes or lumps in the lawn and you pour a bit in the hole and the worm comes out in a hurry, once you catch the worm toss it in some water to rinse it off and your good to go. We caught tons that way, much safer than a shocker. Always worked well.
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03-13-2012, 06:01 PM
I filled a couple 5 gallon buckets with dirt and compost and threw a bunch of worms in their. They have been reproducing and is great. Just keep it moist and in a dark place and you shouldnt have to buy but a few dozen.
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03-13-2012, 06:13 PM
If you're going the farming route - saw a show on worm-farming once, and one thing they did was to take little worms, and put them in peat moss.
I gather the peat irritates their skin, so they work really hard to break it down. Meaning - they eat it - so they get fat. They do sell worm-bedding, and some cooler-sized boxes that you can bring 'em up in. They do need aerated soil, and as ya'll seen I'm sure - when it rains - they come out of the soil (to breath), so you don't wanna snufficate them with a bucket that won't drain.
03-13-2012, 06:18 PM
UVUbass hit how to do it right on the head. Cover where the bare wire touches the rod your are putting into the ground with electrical tape. Don't use a GFI outlet or it will just keep tripping due to the moisture in the ground. Build at your own risk but the ones I use are over twenty years old. You don't have to remember to water before you need worms, wait until dark or use any chemicals. It also doesn't hurt the worms unless you touch them with rod. The worms will be in better condition then the ones from Wally world and last much longer too.
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