| So what is the best way to present live bait? The | | | | not worms? The exact same principles mentioned |
| best way to present live bait is really pretty simple. | | | | above apply. You want the bait to look as natural as |
| The best way is the natural way. You want your bait | | | | is possible. If it's a minnow, you want it to look like a |
| to appear to be as normal as possible. For example, if | | | | wounded minnow. If you're using a leach, you still |
| you're fishing in your favorite stream, you want is to | | | | want it to look like a leach when it's the water. The |
| seem to the fish that the worm that you're using for | | | | same goes for a crawfish, for example. You're going |
| bait has just crawled out from under an underwater | | | | to catch more fish, the more natural your bait looks. |
| rock and is now tumbling naturally with the current. | | | | It's that simple. |
| Or if you're lake fishing, you want the bait to appear | | | | Hook size is also very important with most |
| as natural as is possible. The more natural your bait | | | | freshwater fish in North America. And most people |
| looks, the better results you will have.What you want | | | | use hooks for live bait that are entirely too large.For |
| to avoid is the ever popular "worm ball". This is | | | | example I've hooked and subsequently landed many |
| where a fisherperson takes a worm and hooks it | | | | rainbow trout that measured from 18 inches to 23 |
| over and over on a hook that's much too large, thus | | | | inches on size 10 hooks! For those of you who don't |
| creating the "worm ball". Although small fish may fall | | | | know, that's a small hook. Most people would look at |
| for this, large ones won't. I see all too much of the | | | | a size 10 hook and say, "what are you going fishing |
| dreaded "worm ball" on our rivers and streams. It's | | | | for, minnows?" But when you employ fishing |
| just not necessary, not to mention not productive | | | | equipment such as gang hooks, that's the size hook |
| and completely unnecessary.A person should employ | | | | that should be used for much of your freshwater |
| a "gang hook", especially when fishing with the good | | | | fishing. When a worm is rigged on a gang hook using |
| old American worm. A gang hook is simply two small | | | | size 10 hooks, the hooks are barely detectible, and |
| hooks tied in tandem. With some research, their fairly | | | | that's what you're looking for. If you use gang hooks, |
| easy to tie yourself, or you could purchase them | | | | you will catch more fish, there's no doubt about |
| from someone like JRWfishing.com, either way | | | | it.Trevor Kugler, 20 year fishing addict, and |
| they're the perfect way to present a worm that | | | | Co-founder of - specializing in ultralight trout fishing. - |
| looks as natural as is possible to look while still having | | | | products and information to save you time and help |
| hooks in it.So what if you're fishing with live bait, but | | | | you catch more fish! |