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Article #120: Fishing Tips For Catching More Trout

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If you spend much time fishing for trout, gang hooks. With gang hooks live worms
you're probably always looking for ways are presented in a completely natural
to increase your catch. If you don't manner which will result in more bites
continually try to improve as an angler, and hook ups. The bottom line is that if
what's the point? Other than if you're you fish with live worms for trout you
like I used to be, and use fishing as an need to be using gang hooks.
excuse to drink beer, in which case you - Use light Line - I've been along many
don't care much about improving as an rivers and streams throughout the country
angler anyway. For those of us who like and seen leftover fishing line that was
the idea of catching more trout, I've got heavy enough to land a small Hammerhead
a few tips that will help you do just shark! And this was on trout river
that. Never forget what Steven Wright streams! This is something that I've
said of us anglers, "There's a fine line never understood. I personally use four
between fishing and just standing on the pound test monofilament for all of my
shore looking like an idiot". This quote trout fishing. Six pound test is
is very true, and with any luck, these tolerable, but anything larger is
tips will help you avoid the latter part complete overkill. And if you think that
of that quote. four pound test is too light consider the
- Pay Attention To Your Hands - Your fact that I've landed numerous trout up
hands are an often overlooked aspect to to 23 inches and smallmouth bass up to
fishing that when paid attention to, will five pounds, all while using four pound
help you catch more trout (and fish in test monofilament fishing line.
general). Trout, as well as most fish, - Be Efficient - A great tip for catching
have sensitive senses of smell and can more trout is to be as efficient as
detect foreign scents on your bait. For possible. Remember, the more time that
example if you smoke or just filled your you can spend with your line in the
car up with gas, your hands stink. This water, the better. This means you need
scent will transfer to whatever bait to have those things that you use a lot
you're using and will cost you bites. A within easy access, so you're not wasting
practice that I use is to grab a handful valuable fishing time searching for these
of dirt or grass and rub it in my hands things. Retractors and a bait bag are
before fishing. I also do this anytime both great ways to make you a more
during fishing that I think a foreign efficient angler. Once you give both of
smell might be on muy hands. This simple these items a try, you'll wonder how you
tip will help you catch more trout. ever fished without them. A bait bag is
- Use Gang Hooks For Live Worms - If you great for those of you who fish with
fish with live worms (and if you're worms and retractors are great no matter
fishing for trout you should), gang hooks what type of fishing you prefer.
should be used. Gang hooks allow you to These simple tips will help you catch
present live worms in a completely more trout than you did previously,
natural manner, which leads to more there's no doubt about it. As anglers we
bites. Most angler use a single hook should always be trying to improve are
when fishing with worms and they have to skills and become better at our craft.
try to "thread" said worm onto that These simple and easy to implement tips
single hook. How natural does this look? will help anyone do just that. Remember,
How much does this "threaded" worm look at the end of the day, all we want to
like it would in nature? Not very much. avoid is 'standing on the shore looking
The answer to this problem is a set of like an idiot', right?






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