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