Gut check

Post by **Salty Gator** » March 6th, 2011, 12:32 pm

I looked in the stomach of a redfish caught yesterday and found something new for me. He was filled with small white worms. They were 2-3 inches long and about the diameter is spagetti. Almost like a white red worm.Ten to fifteen total and nothing else. I've never seen them before and there is certainly nothing in my tackle box that is even close. He was caught on the bars in the mouth if the st marks river. Any ideas what they are?

Post by **bman** » March 6th, 2011, 1:47 pm

I don't know what they are but Ive seen them in really clear water during the winter....

leonreno · Post by **leonreno** » March 6th, 2011, 2:42 pm

A bait that might work to replicate those would be those fishbite strips, they come in pink and white I think. Might work?

http://www.fishbites.com/shop/E_Z_Shrim ... 9-p99.html

bigirishllp · Post by **bigirishllp** » March 6th, 2011, 8:21 pm

my guess is they were parasitic and not marine worms.

http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/tan/x5951e/x5951e01.htm

http://www.lsu.edu/seagrantfish/resourc ... iworms.htm

just extra protein in your..... ummmm.... protein!

bigirishllp · Post by **bigirishllp** » March 6th, 2011, 8:36 pm

then again, reds do eat a bunch of worm type organisms. Next time you are snorkeling for scallops, get a look at all the invertebrates in the grasses and empty shells. When I fly fish, I have caught some nice reds on a black wooley worm with a black bh wooley bugger dropper. looks exactly like some worms I have seen locally.

Post by **bman** » March 6th, 2011, 8:58 pm

Spaghetti worms are in the meat not in the stomach...

Post by **Salty Gator** » March 6th, 2011, 9:59 pm

I don't think they were parasites or at least not feeding on this redfish, the other way around. All worms were within the stomach of fish. I've seen worms in the flesh( intermediate stage of a tapeworm that ends up in a shark). Not the same worm I'm sure. B man, when you saw them in clear water, were they swimming, squirming on the bottom, or what? I may have to dropshot a white gulp wiggler next time out. Lol

Allnighter · Post by **Allnighter** » March 7th, 2011, 4:00 am

LIke bman said I have seen a ton of the when the water is very clear in the winter, they live in little holes in the mud. The ones that i have seen hang out of the holes and finally float of its pretty creepy.

Post by **bman** » March 7th, 2011, 8:22 am

That sounds about right.
They are hanging out of their hole- anchored to the ground on one end with the other end just moving with the tide.
found this on google...

Vitz · Post by **Vitz** » March 7th, 2011, 10:03 am

I can remember some old timers using what they called "blood worms" to catch redfish in Tampa Bay. Don't know if that's what they could be or not.

Post by **dolphinatic** » March 7th, 2011, 10:04 am

bman wrote:Spaghetti worms are in the meat not in the stomach...

FUTCHCAIRO · Post by **FUTCHCAIRO** » March 7th, 2011, 10:23 am

THAT LOOKS LIKE BLOOD WORMS WE USE TO USE BEFORE WE COULD AFFORD PLUGS AND FISHING TACKLE.
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SEMPER FI

Post by **Flint River Pirate** » March 7th, 2011, 12:51 pm

bman wrote:Spaghetti worms are in the meat not in the stomach...

No matter how long I have know this, it is still so gross!

Allnighter · Post by **Allnighter** » March 7th, 2011, 7:44 pm

Im pretty sure that have blood worms in a jar for bait. Also I believe there is some big blood worm hatch every year in south florida that i suppose to be the place to catch tarpon.

Post by **silverking** » March 7th, 2011, 9:42 pm

Allnighter wrote:Im pretty sure that have blood worms in a jar for bait. Also I believe there is some big blood worm hatch every year in south florida that i suppose to be the place to catch tarpon.

Those are palao worms that the tarpon love to eat. Associated with coral/reefs, but they may be in the same family or similar.

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