Is it hard and costly to buy the gear and to learn how to fish?

[Stottie Girl]

We used a wooden dowel or an old broomstick. Cut notches in the side of it and make one end pointy. Drive the stake into the ground. Then rub another stick up and down across the notches. As Marion said, the vibrations bring them to the surface. They think it's raining.

If you have a flashlight with a red lens, you can hunt nightcrawlers. If not, any thin red piece of cloth will work. Spray a grassy area with water in the evening. After dark, the worms will be lying in the grass. White light will spook them, so use your red filter to see them.

The competition rules say no digging so not sure if that's allowed. Some peole sing to it others pat the ground some play musical instruments. It's barking mad!
Your rain technique is essentially what sea gulls are doing when you see them rapidly stamping their feet after a rain shower.

[ChrissyRyan]

I have been too busy to think much about fishing gear these past few days but I will pursue this.  Thank you so much for all these posts, and please keep them coming along.

Chrissy