| I need to preface this article by stating that when I | | | | senses of smell and if these scents transfer to your |
| use the term 'worm fishing' I'm not referring to those | | | | bait when baiting up, they are much less apt to bite. |
| multi colored pieces of rubber that many bass | | | | This is why you want to make sure that your hands |
| fishermen are so enamored with. For the purposes of | | | | are free of unnatural scents when worm fishing. A |
| this article the term 'worm fishing' means fishing with | | | | great practice is to get in the habit of rubbing your |
| live worms. These three worm fishing secrets were | | | | hands in a handful of grass or dirt before baiting up. |
| taught to me more than 20 years ago by the best | | | | This will eliminate any unnatural odors that may be on |
| worm angler that I've ever known. | | | | your hands. |
| To me, and my mentor who taught me these 3 | | | | 2. Pay Attention To The Weather & Moon - Okay |
| worm fishing secrets, worm fishing is as much an art | | | | this secret goes for all fishing, not just worm fishing, |
| form as fly fishing has ever been proclaimed to be. It | | | | but nonetheless it's a great secret. Spending your |
| simply doesn't get the press that fly fishing gets. An | | | | fishing time fishing when the fish are the most active, |
| integral part of his "system" was the use of ultra light | | | | just makes sense, and it's especially true for worm |
| gear and line no heavier than six pound test. The use | | | | fishing. The biggest two factors to the feeding |
| of light gear and line results in more bites as well as | | | | behavior of fish are the weather & moon. That's |
| making you a better angler. Light gear and line forces | | | | why understanding how the weather & moon effect |
| you to learn how to play your catch, rather than | | | | fish is so important to your worm fishing success or |
| simply hooking a fish and reeling it in. | | | | failure. |
| As I said, I was introduced to these 3 worm fishing | | | | 3. Always Employ Gang Hooks - If you fish with live |
| secrets more than 20 years ago, and as far as I | | | | worms as bait, gang hooks should be employed. |
| know my fishing mentor, the man who taught them | | | | They are simply a pair of small hooks tied in tandem, |
| to me developed all of them. Is this the reality? | | | | thus enabling live worms to be presented in a |
| Probably not, but he is the only person that I ever | | | | completely natural and effective manner. My mentor |
| saw using these secrets. The bottom line is that they | | | | insisted on using gang hooks for all of his live worm |
| work, and will help any angler become a much better | | | | fishing, and I've been doing the same thing ever |
| worm angler, and catch more fish. Below are the 3 | | | | since. As a matter of fact, I can't even imagine |
| worm fishing secrets that my fishing mentor taught | | | | fishing with live worms without my pre tied gang |
| me: | | | | hooks. |
| | | | The bottom line is that these 3 worm fishing secrets |
| 1. Pay Attention To Your Hands - Anglers don't pay | | | | will make anyone a much more successful live worm |
| enough attention to the scents that might be on | | | | angler. I've personally been using every one of them |
| their hands, such as gasoline or nicotine, especially | | | | will great success for more than 20 years. I know |
| when using live worms as bait. Some fish including | | | | they will help anyone catch more fish while using live |
| trout, smallmouth bass, and walleye have sensitive | | | | worms as bait. |