| For many anglers live bait fishing is the best form of | | | | (monofilament) is the strength that the line has at its |
| fishing. In this article I'm going to outline some great | | | | weakest point. In other words, four pound test line |
| tips and techniques that will make your live bait | | | | can hold four pounds of dead weight at its weakest |
| fishing much more successful and rewarding. In my | | | | point, without breaking. And remember, you have the |
| mind, live bait fishing can be as much of an art form | | | | play in your rod and the drag of the reel to take |
| as "flea flicking" (this is what my fishing mentor called | | | | tension off of the line. The point is that most anglers |
| fly fishing) has ever been proclaimed to be. In order | | | | use fishing line that's much too heavy. |
| for this to be true you have to take your live bait | | | | Now to gang hooks. When bait fishing (especially with |
| fishing a little more seriously than tying on a #8 hook, | | | | live worms) it's extremely important to present your |
| clipping a red and white bobber onto your line, and | | | | offering in the most natural way possible, which is |
| attempting to thread a live worm onto your hook; | | | | where gang hooks come into play. There is no better |
| then chunking this into the water and calling it fishing. | | | | way to present live bait (and especially live worms) |
| What I just described is what gives this type of | | | | than a set of pre-tied gang hooks. These hooks are |
| fishing a bad name. This form of fishing is fine for | | | | simply the best way to present most live bait while |
| children under 12 years old and complete novices, but | | | | fishing. |
| for those of us who want to take live bait fishing to | | | | When bait fishing with live worms, it's also important |
| the next level, equipment such gang hooks and bait | | | | that you have an efficient and effective way to |
| bags should be employed. | | | | carry said worms. Lugging around a Styrofoam |
| I'll get to gang hooks and bait bags later, but now | | | | container simply isn't very effective, and is just a pain |
| let's focus on our gear, specially our rod, reel and | | | | in the butt. This is where a bait bag comes into play. |
| fishing line. When live bait fishing we want the focus | | | | A bait bag is a small pouch that hangs from your |
| of the fish to be on pour bait, which means our bait | | | | fishing vest and carries your live worms while fishing. |
| should look as natural as possible, which is to say as | | | | This way your worms are always at your fingertips |
| much as it would appear in nature as is possible. This | | | | waiting to be used. A bait bag is one of those things |
| means that we don't want our line to be detected | | | | that once you try it, you'll wonder how you ever got |
| by the fish, which means using fishing line that's as | | | | along without it. |
| light as possible. The rule of thumb when live bait | | | | These simple tips will help anyone become a more |
| fishing is to use line that's as light as you can get | | | | successful angler. Live bait fishing can be as fun as it |
| away with. | | | | gets, and when you employ tips such as in this |
| Remember, fishing line is much stronger than people | | | | article, you begin to move live bait fishing into the |
| may believe. Whatever pound test you use | | | | realm of an 'art form'. |