Does anyone know anything about a product called, "Crawler Caller"? My friend has some he got a few years ago and it really works well. He can't get it anymore and would like some more. Do you know what it is made of?
Thanks.
Worm Bob
By Bob
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That company went out of business and probably for a good reason from what I just read online regarding ingredients used in it to pour on/in to the ground :-( Perhaps your friend could entice the worms to the surface the good old fashioned way such as water moisture and a bit of ground thumping ;-)
Where did you read online what the ingredients was in crawler caller? I could not find anything. I appreciate your posting. Thanks
Hi Bob,
It was a '1994' article about a college student. It did not list all of the ingredients but the one it did mention is Xylene. I certainly wouldn't want it on my property or, even though fish are gutted before cooking, the chance that some of the Xylene got in to the system of the fish eating the worm! Perhaps that's why these worm catching products are no longer on the market?
Here's the article: www.deseretnews.com/
And here's the information about Xylene (be sure to read health effects): en.wikipedia.org/
Besides the way I already mentioned of how I get worms, is to soak an area and place plywood or a thick layer of newspaper, etc over the spot and in the morning they'll be at the surface ;-)
Hi Deeli,
Thanks for all your help. Think I will just stick with a shovel! I have found them under a plywood, but never enough to fish with. Need several dozen to fish with. Thanks again. Worm Bob
Glad to know you'll just use a shovel and it's better for our health as is ground thumping anyway ;-) Thanks for writing again and enjoy those Gone Fishin' days :-)
Worm Bob,
Crawler Caller was originally created and sold from a company in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He sold the ingredient to a company out of Oregon a few years ago. That company now uses it for their own personal use and does not sell it to the public.
As for safety, I grew up with it for years, never noticed any effects. It is less than a 1/2 tablespoon mixed in with 55 gallons of water. You be the judge.
Just for informational purposes, the empty 4fl.oz. plastic bottle that once held Crawler Caller was sold a few years ago, by Kmart. The company of origin in this case was Nature Chemicals, Inc., P.O. Box 2446, Naples, FL 33939-2446. They may or may not still be in business...and yes , it certainly worked well.
Chlorine powder that you put in swimming pools
I used to live in Idaho Falls, ID. My daughter and her friend used Crawler Caller a couple of times to catch night crawlers. Lordy, they'd catch hundreds of them. There were several bait shops that bought them, and the girls enjoyed having the money.
I used the stuff for years getting nightcrawlers...it does not cause excruciating pain like you imagine...what it does is take the oxygen out of the ground for a while, that is the reason the worms come to the top, the effect lasts for about 30 minutes, then back down they go...once you put them in bedding, they will burrow down & in a couple of days, they are good as new...I've also used the product on millon dollar lawns in Jackson Hole, Wy. & it doesn't harm them in the least....the ingredients are xylene ( a concentrated paint thinner ) and any quality dish washing soap to break up the oil base...we used 2oz for 55 gallon of water without using gloves for years & never had any problems.
I used crawlers caller for years and who ever said it had a really bad smell sure wasn't using crawlers caller it has a citrus base a d smells like a very nice orange smell it does not have an oiley texture either and no it does not harm lawns either although hard to find it still can be found and those places aren't going to have it for much longer you just need to put a bit of effort and you will find it and at a really good price I am 60 years old and haven't once had a bad experience or health related problems of any form
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