Worms worms and more worms worms and worms May 2002

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Date: December 22, 2002 at 00:14:20
From: ken, [pool-64-223-39-246.prov.east.verizon.net]
Subject: Worms worms and more worms worms and worms May 2002

Cinder worms is jargon like slang on the local street corner. Like "Hardtails, choppers, etc." they are local names and do not identify anything for those who are not familiar with the slang. The worms we usually see are in a large group of different species called Errant Polychaetes which means they swim. In Petersons Field guide #24 on page 166 you can find many varieties listed with their habits and descriptions of them. They do everything you describe because there are many many different kinds and come in different sizes and shapes and swarm at different times and on the moons and off the moons and they are different although many look the same. The fact of the matter is there is no one worm and writers and fishermen and guides who state that worms do this and not that, are simply describing something that is quite large in scope and very complex, in terms that are too restrictive. I know of worms that swarm when the water tempeature hits 70 degrees in the daytime and I know of worms that only swarm on the ebb tide at night on the new moon. I have seen swarms in the open ocean in the summer and the fall and I have watched them buzzing around under the lights in Winter. Finding out about worms is a work in process as there are so many of them and they live in almost all environments from sand to mud to sod banks to rocks and they ae different species and act differently and swarm at different times. Most of them swim like little motorboats being driven by teenagers having fun and many of them swarm in the spring and there are litle tiny ones about 1/2 inch and there are three inch ones and there are other sizes too and sometimes you will see many different kinds all at once. Simplistic answers are out there and there are experts on worm fishing looking for followers to lead but the fact is there are too many variables to make sweeping statements about what worms do all the time everywhere. When I was younger and less experienced I used to think that I knew about worms but I have found that I knew about one species in one place at one time of the year and a few others that were there at that time too. I though that what I knew was reflective of all of them everywhere I was very wrong.
There is tremendous variety and behavior and it is local and broad-based. Tie up a few different sizes and colors and keep your eyes open. Droppers will help and share what you find out. Good luck.

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