How To Catch Worms With A Car Battery. I seen in the March issue of Field and Stream that you can take 2 copper rods place them in the ground about 3 feet apart and hook to a car battery using jumper cables. Because mild electrical current also draws nightcrawlers to the surface you can use a car battery to charge the top layer of soil which encourages exploration by the deeper worms.

The Worm Grunt Method. This will bring the worms closer to the surface and allow you to harvest more worms in less time. This is obviously not the best way to gather earthworms as the shock can damage their nervous system and they will die sooner.
I hope it works.
The Walnut Tea Method using a. This is suppose to bring up the worms. While I have never seen and photos or videos - people. I think I remember using one when I was a kid but dont remember how well it worked if at all.
