Horse Weed Worms ???
When I was a kid (too many years ago) we would drive down a country road or an old dirt road in Koontz Lake region of Indiana, it I remember right over in the Valpo / Hobart neck of the wood and the roads would have patches of what we called Horseweed. Its about 6-8' tall thumb diameter leafy segmented (8-10" segs) plants that grew in big patchs everywhere throughout the countryside.
Along the length of the stalk would be a small hole usually only one in a segment and the good ones had 3 or 4 holed segments. We would cut it about 6" above and below the hole and toss the segments in a bucket and keep it up till the bucket was full maybe 30 minutes. Each hole meant one horse weed worm. Out in the boat you'd the split the segment with your pocket knife, there's the worm. Put him on the hook, toss the split segment, Set a pole at 6' maybe another at 8'
Ive never found a worm in what I think is the same weed around middle Tn. The weed is scarce and the worms more so. Im thinking since the weed killers and insecticides maybe these little guys are a thing of my childhood.
These guys were the hottest bluegill / crappie bait Ive ever seen. A cane pole and bobber and we'd tear them up.Is anyone familiar with this bait around this neck of the woods (Middle Tn)?
Last edited by TomD; 05-25-2013 at 04:44 PM.
|