How do you catch nightcrawlers?

Type your answer here... two ways I know of... first way, on a damp night, go out to a nice grassy area, tread softly as they can feel you coming, use a flash light to find them stretched out in the grass and quickly grab them near the back end, they usually are mostly out of their hole, but the back end is still in for escape. Second way, use a pitch fork or similar multi tined tool and stick it into the ground most of the way. Use a steady, rocking back and forth motion, not too much, like a foot each direction from center. The worms feel the movement of the tines in the dirt and crawl out onto the surface.