Alvey Bait Pump

Well, I have heard so much about the bait pump method of getting lugworm that I thought I would give it a try. I bought a slim line version off eBay and toddled off down to the beach to give it a go. I tried every which way having watched a couple of demonstration videos on how to use it. All I ever seemed to manage was the odd mangled worm. I then went back to using the fork! I know the bait pump works but ideally the sand has to be just soft enough and with no rocks and debris like we have here in Harwich. I put the bait pump back on eBay and sold it (one careful owner,....honest..)