| Before I even begin, let me emphasize that I'm not | | | | gang hooks. |
| referring to those colorful pieces of rubber and plastic | | | | A set of gang hooks is simply two small hooks tied in |
| that Largemouth Bass anglers love so much, I'm | | | | tandem. This enables the angler to present a worm in |
| referring to what Hank Hill calls "the good old | | | | completely natural manner. Gone are the days of the |
| American worm". The kind of worm that lives in the | | | | "worm ball", the moment gang hooks are employed. |
| ground and has been known as a bait for fishing for | | | | Gang hooks are nothing crazy. You can tie them |
| almost as long as human beings decided to try to | | | | yourself or buy them, it makes no difference, the |
| catch a fish. I have nothing against anyone who | | | | point is that they need to be used when fishing with |
| chooses to pitch a colorful piece of plastic around, it's | | | | live worms. |
| simply not the kind of worm that I'm referring to. | | | | Not only does the use of gang hooks result in more |
| So, how do you fish a worm? In this article, I'm going | | | | hook ups because the bait is being presented in such |
| to share the easiest and most effective way to fish | | | | a natural manner, they also result in more hook ups |
| a worm with the hopes that the information will help | | | | because there are twice as many hooks! Simply |
| you catch more fish. Let's begin with what I've seen | | | | enough, right? If you've ever used bait such as |
| many anglers do when it comes to fishing a worm, | | | | Powerbait, marshmallow, corm or cheese, gang |
| and why it's not as effective as it should be. Many | | | | hooks work wonderfully for these baits as well. Think |
| anglers just thread a worm onto a hook or hook the | | | | about it. You, the angler, can offer the perspective |
| worm over and over again, then cast that worm into | | | | fish twice as many options through the use of gang |
| the water and call it fishing. While this would | | | | hooks. |
| technically be considered fishing, it's paramount to | | | | Now that you know the best way to fish a worm, |
| eating a BBQ chicken TV dinner and saying that it | | | | you also need to know the best way to carry your |
| was as good as real Texas BBQ. It just doesn't | | | | worms. You need to fashion or buy yourself a bait |
| make ant sense. | | | | bag. A bait bag is simply a "pouch" that you transfer |
| The problem with the technique mentioned above is | | | | your worms into before you go fishing. Then you |
| that the worm isn't presented in any natural way | | | | have your worms' right art your finger tips, ready to |
| whatsoever. In most cases all that's being created is | | | | be used. No more fumbling around with those |
| a "worm ball", and although small fish will bite a "worm | | | | Styrofoam containers. Now your live worms will be |
| ball", larger more experienced fish will not. The worm | | | | hanging right there waiting patiently to be used. How |
| that is being fished with needs to be presented | | | | simple and easy is that? Now you can spend more |
| naturally, which means it should look the same as if | | | | time fishing because remember, the more time that |
| you simply threw a worm into the water. The only | | | | you spend with your line in the water, the better |
| way to accomplish this is through the use of asset of | | | | your chances catching a fish. |