After about 10 minutes of going up and down the bank he finally pulled loose. Not bad for a couple of hours. The mulch pile worms were so productive it aroused my curiosity as to why. I think the primary reason is that the mulch worms never quit squirming. They continue movement after 15 minutes of soaking impaled on a hook .
Night crawlers slow down quickly within a short time of the hook placement.
When I put the worms onto the hook I hold the hook with a pair of surgical clamps because the whole operation is so small my fingers get in the way, especially with the snakelike worms twisting like crazy. The worm is strung around the hook to the eye and allowed to dangle and squirrel around in a tantalizing manner that no bass could pass up. After my first bike fishing trip I really got serious and switched my tackle to ultra, ultra light. The Combo outfit that was originally used was for the bumps and the grind of bicycle travel. The ultra light approach got more fish to the bank because it is more efficient with those very small hooks .