| For those of you who enjoy fishing with live | | | | The second point when fishing with a live |
| worms, I've got some tips and techniques that | | | | worm is to use gang hooks. Gang hooks are |
| will help you become a much more successful | | | | the only way to present a live worm in a |
| angler. Many people think of fishing with | | | | natural manner, which means outstretched, the |
| live worms as simply "threading" a live worm | | | | way God intended. When fish look at a |
| onto a hook, clipping a red & white bobber | | | | potential meal, the more realistic and |
| onto your line, casting this into the water, | | | | natural it appears, the better. And gang |
| and calling it good. If this, or some | | | | hooks make live worms look exactly like they |
| manifestation of this is what you call | | | | look without any hooks in them. Don't you |
| fishing with live worms, hopefully this | | | | think this would be an advantage to you, the |
| article will enlighten you. | | | | angler? I can tell you from experience that |
| | | | it is an advantage. Begin using pre-tied |
| Fishing with a live worm, to me, is as much | | | | gang hooks sooner, rather than later when |
| of an art form as fly fishing has ever been | | | | fishing with live worms, and you will catch |
| described to be. It's simply that it has to | | | | more fish. |
| be done properly, and not like was described | | | | |
| above. For live worm fishing to be as | | | | If you fish with live worms, having an |
| effective and productive as it can be two | | | | effective and efficient way of carrying then |
| main points must be followed. Those two | | | | with you is important as well. You don't |
| points are: The use of light line and the | | | | want to be wasting valuable fishing time |
| use of gang hooks. | | | | searching for you bait when you need to |
| | | | re-bait, which is where a bait bag comes into |
| What do I mean by light line? For me (who | | | | play. A bait bag is just a small bag that |
| fishes primarily in small river and streams) | | | | Hangs from your fishing vest or shirt and |
| that means four-pound test, but it really has | | | | carries your live worms while you're fishing |
| to do with the size of the fish that you're | | | | This way your live worms are always at your |
| fishing for. In my opinion, when live worms | | | | fingertips waiting to be used, rather than in |
| are being used as bait, eight-pound test is | | | | a pocket or tackle box every time you need |
| probably the maximum line strength needed. | | | | them. The worms don't even crawl out. They |
| You have to keep in mind that "pound test" | | | | just sit there, as if waiting to be used. A |
| means that the line can stand up to that | | | | bait bag is a "must have" item for the |
| amount of weight at it's weakest point | | | | serious live worm angler. |
| without breaking. Many anglers simply use | | | | |
| fishing line that's entirely too heavy. I've | | | | These simple, yet extremely effective tips |
| hooked, fought, and landed an eight pound | | | | will make you a much more effective live worm |
| walleye on four pound test, so I know that | | | | angler. Remember fishing with live worms |
| fishing line is much stronger than people | | | | doesn't have to be the amateurish endeavor |
| give it credit for. | | | | that so many people think it is. Not if you |
| | | | don't want it to be. |