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Gut check
Posted: March 6th, 2011, 12:32 pm
by Salty Gator
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?
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 6th, 2011, 1:47 pm
by bman
I don't know what they are but Ive seen them in really clear water during the winter....
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 6th, 2011, 2:42 pm
by leonreno
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
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 6th, 2011, 8:21 pm
by bigirishllp
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!
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 6th, 2011, 8:36 pm
by bigirishllp
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.
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 6th, 2011, 8:58 pm
by bman
Spaghetti worms are in the meat not in the stomach...
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 6th, 2011, 9:59 pm
by Salty Gator
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
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 4:00 am
by Allnighter
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.
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 8:22 am
by bman
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...
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 10:03 am
by Vitz
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.
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 10:04 am
by dolphinatic
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 10:23 am
by FUTCHCAIRO
THAT LOOKS LIKE BLOOD WORMS WE USE TO USE BEFORE WE COULD AFFORD PLUGS AND FISHING TACKLE.
PA
SEMPER FI
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 12:51 pm
by Flint River Pirate
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!
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 7:44 pm
by Allnighter
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.
Re: Gut check
Posted: March 7th, 2011, 9:42 pm
by silverking
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.
