| For me there are few things in life as wonderful as | | | | especially with live worms, this means using gang |
| standing up to my waste in a flowing river | | | | hooks. I always have gang hooks with me while river |
| attempting to catch a fish. To me, this is river fishing, | | | | fishing and you should as well. You see, gang hooks |
| and it's as close to heaven that I can get. In this | | | | are simply a pair of small hooks tied in tandem, thus |
| article I'm going to discuss some river fishing tactics | | | | enabling live bait to be presented in a totally natural |
| that will help you become a much more efficient and | | | | manner. This makes a huge difference in bite rates. |
| successful angler. These tactics nave been proven | | | | When river fishing it's also important that your bait is |
| through more than fifty years of combined river | | | | always at your fingertips waiting to be used, rather |
| fishing experience, and will help you as soon as you | | | | than hidden in your fishing vest somewhere. This is |
| implement them | | | | where a bait bag comes into play. A bait bag is |
| When it comes to river fishing, the first tactic I'm | | | | simple a small pouch that hangs from your body and |
| going to discuss is to make sure that you're on the | | | | holds your bait while river fishing. This way your bait |
| water at the proper times. The proper time to be on | | | | is always at your fingertips and baiting up takes |
| the water is simpler than you might imagine. It has to | | | | seconds, rather than minutes. This means you get |
| do with two forces of Mother Nature, specifically the | | | | more time with your line in the water (where the fish |
| weather and moon. That's right these two factors, | | | | are), rather than out of the water. Employing a bait |
| the weather and moon, have as much to do with | | | | bag is a great river fishing tactic. |
| you catching fish as the type of bait/lure you use. | | | | Start employing these simple (yet incredibly |
| In order to nail down this river fishing tactic, making | | | | effective) river fishing tactics sooner, rather than |
| sure that you're on the water at the best times, you | | | | later, and you'll become a much more successful |
| need to pay attention to the weather and moon. | | | | angler. How am I so sure of this? Because I've |
| Using this information to your advantage is a great | | | | personally been using these tactics for more than 20 |
| river fishing tactic. It's not necessary to become a | | | | years and know how effective they are. And if I'm |
| scholar on the subjects either. You can learn what | | | | lying, what the worst that could happen? You'll catch |
| you need to know by doing a little research (which | | | | the same amount of fish that you normally catch and |
| as we all know is free on the internet). | | | | you wasted 2 minutes reading this article? That's the |
| The next river fishing tactic is to always present | | | | worst that could happen. |
| your bait in a natural manner. In most instances, | | | | |