Tragedy in Cassville WI

[davek]

I hope everyone is having a good summer weve been busy up here and David I am working on things for you. It is with a heavy heart that I have to tell you a 13 year old boy from Cassville was electrocuted last week while he was trying to harvest nightcrawlers. I am not sure what method he was using below is a link to one.

http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92325

As a retired electrician guys to me mixing electric and wet ground is a dangerous practice, and when you add a child to it is a tragedy waiting to happen as it did in Cassville. My sister has a saying about children "more is caught than taught". While we are teaching our children and others to share in our passion for fishing we also have a responsibility to keep them safe and some shortcuts fall short of this. These children that look up to his will often try to mimic us so teaching by example is important, so when you try one of these shortcuts look around and make sure a child is not watching you from a distance. I wish everyone a Safe and happy summer God Bless and Teach our children to fish SAFELY.



Dave

[ratherbefishing]

It's always so important to make sure we're doing all that we can to convey a positive message in the things we say and do. I remember seeing one of my uncles use a metal clothes hanger with prongs sticking in the ground attached to a large battery to get worms when I was a kid.
Maybe just having a patch of rock and logs that we water on a regular basis would be a better alternative.

[TURKEY09]

Mix warm water with dish soap and pour on some dirt. Wait a couple minutes and the worms will come to the surface.