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Your Live Bait will be shipped via Spee Dee Delivery or UPS, depending upon where you live. Instructions for live bait care will be included.

Where does Jewell Outdoors Ship to?
We can ship anywhere in the contiguous United States! If you are located in the following states shipping is free:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North
Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky

Do you live outside the above listed states? Please fill out the Live Bait Request Form. and
we will quote you a price that includes 2 Day Air shipping rates with UPS. When Ordering, you must provided a physical address. UPS or SpeeDee Delivery do not deliver to P.O. boxes, street corners, or boat docks (unfortunately).

Leeches and Night Crawlers are shipped Monday, Tuesday, and sometimes Wednesday each week throughout the season. Orders placed online Wednesday through Sunday will be shipped on Monday. Orders received Monday and Tuesday will be shipped on either Tuesday or Wednesday. Depending upon your geographic location most orders will be received within two days of shipping.

*Customers in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, eastern North Dakota, eastern South Dakota, and eastern Nebraska, will receive their bait via SpeeDee Delivery on next day service.

When your bait arrives, it will be packaged inside a cooler which is placed inside a cardboard box. Your leeches will be inside a plastic bag with plenty of oxygen and enough water for a 2 day shipment. We also include an ice bottle to make the bait extra comfortable.

Here is a quick video of how we package the leeches:

Once the bait arrives, it will be your responsibility to place it in your own container. If you have been using leeches or crawlers for some time, you will know what to do. However, here are some tips and tricks to help you out - just in case.

Additionally, your shipment will include a small sheet of paper including live bait care instructions.

  1. Leeches should be removed from their shipping container and placed in a live bait bucket of your choosing. You will need to place them in fresh water.
  2. Be sure the water is chlorine and fluoride free.
  3. Check the temperature of the leeches, be sure not to shock them by placing
    them in water that is TOO COLD. Drastic temperature changes are hard on
    leeches. You will want to gradually lower the temperature to ensure liveliness.
  4. Night Crawlers will do best if you add Peat Moss when the shipment is received.
  5. If you keep Night Crawlers for 2 to 3 weeks, transfer to fresh, slightly dampened
    peat moss or Buss Worm Bedding.
  6. Should you use Buss Worm Bedding, please follow instructions on the
    container.
  7. Store in shallow plastic or styrofoam containers and refrigerate at 40 - 50
    Degrees.

Want to order live bait right now?
Do you live in one of the following states? If so, please 
Click Here!

Not from one of the following states?
please fill out the Live Bait Request Form and we'll quote you a price that includes 2 Day Air shipping rates with UPS.

Free shipping to these states:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky

In the unfortunate circumstance that your bait does not arrive alive, you must contact us within 24 Hours. Please email: mark@jewelloutdoors.com for a replacement order.

  1. As soon as you open your box containing leeches, you need to get them out of the plastic bag, into fresh water. IMPORTANT: Water containing chlorine or fluoride is not good for leeches. We recommend the use of well water, bottled water, or distilled water.
  2. Notify within 24 Hours if the shipment perished during travel.
  3. Do NOT shock the leeches. This means, don't change the temperature on them too fast. Feel the temperature of the leeches with your hand. Be sure the water your replace them into is not drastically colder. Get them in cool (but not icy) water, place them in the refrigerator, and let them sit.
  4. How often should I change the water on leeches? We recommend changing the water on them at least once every two days for optimal care.
  5. Whether it is leeches or crawlers, you should not handle them very much. Yes, we know its fun to dare your friends to stick one on their tongue, but the overall liveliness of your bait will not be as good.
  6. Do you need to feed leeches or crawlers? No, they can survive a long time as long as you keep them cool, change water or bedding, and remove any dead ones.
  7. Provide a shipping address where you will be located during the work day! If UPS drops off your bait during the day, and they sit on your porch or step in the sun, IT WILL DIE.

How much does shipping cost?
Shipping is free in the midwest, and typically runs around $32 for states outside the midwestern U.S. As we add other live bait, or additional products you will be made aware of any additional shipping charges. Click Here to join our mailing list for all updates.


 
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