A worm over 2 metres long
The Rimini worm lives in the Mediterranean Sea, particularly on the Italian and Croatian shores of the Adriatic Sea. Probably the largest species of worm living in the Mediterranean, the Rimini worm can exceed 2 meters in length and weigh over 500 grams. It is a carnivorous worm, capable of feeding on small fish and various crustaceans.
Harvesting the Rimini worm is reserved for professional divers, who extract the worm from its cavity using traps. Once harvested, the Rimini worm is sold either as live bait or as frozen bait.
Big bites
The size of the Rimini worm makes it ideal for a wide range of sparids which appreciate this type of worm. Sea bream, pike-perch, dentex and, of course, bass or wolffish, this bait allows you to catch beautiful fish from the shore using surfcasting or rigging, as well as from a boat or kayak.
The Rimini worm should be used in pieces of around 10 cm or simply in sections of 2 to 4 cm, which can be tied up with special plastic wire. These worms hold very well on the hook and give off plenty of scent. The size of hooks to be used will obviously be consistent with the length and width of such a worm, size 2/0 to 1 or even larger.
Rimini worm conservation
If you buy a live Rimini worm, you'll need to keep it in an aquarium or in a bucket of seawater and sand fitted with a bubbler. To feed it, give it small pieces of fish. Rimini worms used live should be gently cut by the tail so that they can heal.
The easiest way is to buy it frozen, or freeze it after a few outings to avoid wasting it. Rimini worms can be kept for several months in the freezer, and once thawed, you can drain them in coarse salt to firm up the flesh.
Because of its size, the Rimini worm is expensive, but if you count the number of trips you can make with a single worm, it remains an effective and profitable bait for fishing many species.
