worm shocker

I'm trying to make a worm shocker using a 6 volt Batt. I think I remember using one when I was a kid but don't remember how well it worked if at all. I refuse to use 110 volts like some do. Not too smart. So is 6 volts enough?

Another option is one that I saw on Dirty Jobs. They were collecting worms to sell to bait shops. It was in Florida I believe, but it could work anywhere maybe!? It is called "worm grunting."

It uses a 2-2.5 foot wooden stake and a large chunk of iron (ribbed like a file or something). The piece of iron was a family design it says, but then the iron is just run along the top of the stake that you pound in the ground. It vibrates and makes noise and the worms surface.

Not sure if it is a different worm or not (they keep calling an earth worm). But it would be cheap to make and try plus the worms would not die a day or two later.

Here is the link.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/38849-dirty-jobs-shorts-an-introduction-to-worm-grunting-video.htm

6 volts won't work all you need is a set of jumper cables a car battery and 2 pieces of rerod. Stick rods in ground about 3-4 feet apart connect cables stretch cables back as far as they go hook up to battery for 15-30 secs disconnect and wait for worms. Worms will only last a day or so using this method but it is alot cheaper than buying them and you can do it anytime so you will always have fresh worms.

If you get Field & Stream, look back in the last month or two.. I know there was directions on how to make one using a 12V car battery. I tried to look for it to post a link, but their website sucks. EDIT: Found it -- March issue, pg 41, article called 'Buzz Baits'. Seriously, F & S's website sucks! Even with the title of the article, you think their 'search' can find it? Nooooooo....

My dad made one from 110v 40 years ago. We would go out and get few worms with it. Watered the lawn to if it was dry to make it more effective. Obviously creating a direct ground fault is unsafe and a poor idea to get a few worms.

What I do remember is that the worms/crawlers died within a few days, so I'm thinking now that you probably kill the ones you don't get also. I wouldn't do it any more for that reason. I also doubt 6 volts would do much or since it is direct current. I'm thinking the vibration of alternating current may be why they come out of the ground. You can bang a steel pipe thats sticking out of the ground and the vibration will cause some worms to come out.

Thought I remember someone making one using the power supply for an electric fence...

More of a kick, but not unsafe to the user...

I seriously don't think 6V is enough to do anything........have used the 110 ones, but not for a long time...

why not wait till just after a rain, or in the evening and just walk out and pick them up??