Red Wiggler and European Nightcrawlers?

[oneshot 1]

See a lot of Guys say they was looking for Red Wigglers but couldn't find any so got Canadian Nightcrawlers.

Red Wigglers are awful small are these Guys actually wanting European Nightcrawlers?

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[fishinwrench]

Where are you coming into contact with "lots of guys" that are looking for Red Wigglers ?

[jdmidwest]

Grandson was using red wigglers for bluegill this weekend.  I prefer mealworms, tougher and less messy.  Wiggles are on top of worm cooler at Walmart, night crawlers inside cooler with mealworms and wax worms

[Quillback]

They sell wigglers at the local baitshop.  I like them for gills, yeah they are messy, but they sure do work.  

[tjm]

10 hours ago, oneshot 1 said:

Red Wigglers are awful small are these Guys actually wanting European Nightcrawlers?

(from internet sources) Red wigglers grow "about two to five inches in length and about ¼ inches in diameter." and European nightcrawlers grow from two to six  inches, with the night crawlers being slightly larger in diameter. So essentially the same size. If your worms are tiny/small, they are probably juveniles. When I was keeping Canadian nightcrawlers (6"-12" when mature) they would be no bigger than a thread and ~1/2" long when I could first notice them and much smaller in the "hatching" stage. 

It's my thought that red wigglers stink more and wiggle more than other worms but don't last as long on the hook. The Canadian nightcrawlers don't last very long in the heat though and stink greatly when dead, they prefer to be a few feet deep and I never caught any wild worms once the temps went over ~60F. I'd catch enough in early spring to last through the entire year of frequent fishing, perhaps five gallons of them and had my worm bed in the cool basement. I haven't any experience with the European worms.

[oneshot 1]

My Red Wigglers I've had them for months and they have little ones but it takes #14 Hook with no Barb.

I have European Nightcrawlers they are much bigger and don't want to Refrigerate. 

But they are not as big as Canadian Nightcrawlers just more lively. 

Both are Happy and have plenty Babies. 

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[tjm]

https://thrivingyard.com/small-compost-worms/#:~:text=If red wigglers are undersized%2C it is directly,water%2C so dehydration will cause them to shrink.

I'd expect 3" worms that fit #8 hooks after about 3 months. Maybe give them more paper/cardboard?

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, tjm said:

It's my thought that red wigglers stink more

The species name for one of the "red worm or red wigglers" species is Eisenia fetida based upon their smell😉.

We tend to have both red worms that we use for panfish and microfishing and canadian nightcrawlers for catfish and suckers.

[fishinwrench]

 

[oneshot 1]

Red Wigglers 

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