| For those of you who have never heard of the term | | | | them. Go somewhere like JRWfishing and you'll be |
| "gang-hooks", it's probably time for you to take a | | | | good to go. My theory has always been, that you |
| closer look. A set of gang hooks is fairly simple to tie | | | | can make a hamburger yourself to save money or |
| yourself, or you can buy them, the choice is yours. | | | | you can just go to McDonald's and pick one up. The |
| What's important is that you begin using them for all | | | | choice is yours. |
| of your live bait fishing. A set of gang hooks is, by | | | | The bottom line is that if you begin employing gang |
| far, the most natural way to present a worm. | | | | hooks into your live bait fishing, you'll simply catch |
| Gang hooks are simply two small hooks tied in | | | | more fish. The natural presentation that gang hooks |
| tandem. Hooks that are probably much smaller than | | | | provide can't be beat. The days of the "worm ball" |
| you may be accustomed to. I personally prefer size | | | | and threading a worm onto a hook are gone the |
| 10 hooks. My preference is 2 size 10 hooks tied on | | | | moment you begin using gang hooks. With gang |
| four pound test. And I catch BIG fish with a setup | | | | hooks, you simply hook the head on the worm into |
| that's this size. I consistently catch Smallmouth Bass | | | | the top hook, the hook the second hook into the |
| up and Rainbow Trout up to five or six pounds on | | | | worms' body. Now your worm is rigged and looks |
| gang hooks setups exactly that size. | | | | exactly like it would if there were no hooks at all. It's |
| The only downfall to a gang hook setup is that some | | | | a beautiful thing. Give gang hooks a shot, I promise |
| state regulations don't allow them. So check your | | | | that you won't be disappointed. |
| state regulations before fishing with gang hooks. I | | | | Trevor Kugler is co-founder of and an avid angler. He |
| know from experience that in Montana and | | | | has more than 20 years experience fishing for all |
| Pennsylvania gang hooks are perfectly legal. Check | | | | types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet |
| your local regulations before using them though, just | | | | experience. He currently raises his three year old |
| to be safe. | | | | daughter in the heart of trout fishing |
| So how do you get a hold of gang hooks? There are | | | | country…..Montana! |
| two ways. First you can do a little research on knots, | | | | Start Catching More Fish! |
| and tie them yourself. His is obviously the most | | | | Catch More Fish With JRW! Check Out Our Camera's. |
| inexpensive way. Research the "Snell knot". The | | | | Sign up for our FREE fishing E-zine and get $10 for |
| other way to get a hold of gang hooks is to just buy | | | | your trouble. |