| I understand that you may not look at
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| | immediately fashioned my own and began
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| live worm angling as an "art", but I've
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| | using a bait bag to carry my live worms
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| always said that if flea flicking can be
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| | as well. That was almost 20 years ago,
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| considered an art form, so can live worm
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| | and to this day I do not fish with live
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| fishing. You see, a little more than 15
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| | worms without my bait bag. It's
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| years ago I had the pleasure of knowing a
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| | literally one of the most ingenious
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| great fisherman who fished almost
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| | idea's that I've ever come across.
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| exclusively with live worms in a manner
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| | From his experience fishing, he knew that
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| in which I had never in my life seen. He
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| | it was necessary to present live worms in
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| used ultra light fishing gear and very
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| | the most natural manner possible. So he
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| light line (he preferred four pound test)
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| | also came up with the idea of the gang
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| and caught monster trout out of streams
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| | hook for worm fishing. JRW's gang hooks
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| that people didn't think trout that big
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| | were simply a pair of small hooks tied in
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| even lived in. It was amazing, and since
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| | tandem (usually size 8 or 10), thus
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| I was best friends with his son, he
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| | enabling him to present a live worm in an
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| taught us both his tips and techniques
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| | outstretched and natural manner. If the
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| that made him such a great live worm
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| | worms were large, then he simply pinched
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| angler. As I've gotten older, I've
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| | them in half. Then the gang hooks were
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| realized that he was an artist and now
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| | attached to his line using a small barrel
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| I'm going to attempt to pass a few of his
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| | swivel (usually size 10 or 12) and
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| worm fishing secrets on to you through
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| | weighted down by using split shot
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| this article.
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| | sinkers. The goal was to allow your live
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| There were honestly too many tips and
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| | worm to bounce off of the bottom, as it
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| techniques to cover in one small article,
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| | flowed naturally with the current of the
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| but I'll give you the important ones that
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| | river or stream.
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| I continue to use to this day. JRW
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| | What I just described was the exact gang
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| (that's the 'artist' I've been referring
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| | hook rig that JRW used to catch all of
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| to) believed in fishing is the flowing
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| | his trophy trout, and it's the same rig
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| water of rivers and streams. He loved
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| | that I've been using ever since JRW
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| fishing for trout, walleye, and
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| | taught it to me. This rig, when allowed
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| smallmouth bass while wading in rivers
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| | to flow naturally with the current of a
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| and streams. He learned that these fish
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| | river of stream, is deadly. The rig is
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| (especially trout) in small rivers and
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| | also pretty good for still fishing if the
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| streams were much more sensitive to
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| | split shot sinkers are replaced with an
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| things such as colors and sound than fish
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| | egg sinker (above the barrel swivel) and
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| in other bodies of water. That's why he
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| | when rigged under a bobber in your
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| always "treaded lightly" while wading, so
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| | favorite lake, it works very well also.
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| as not to spook the fish. He also always
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| | The gang hook rig is very versatile and
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| wore drab clothing, so as not to stick
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| | incredibly effective.
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| out like a sore thumb. He said the fish
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| | The bottom line is that I believe that
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| could see you and the more that you stood
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| | live worm angling is an art, when done
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| out, the less apt they were to bite.
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| | properly. In my opinion, JRW was flat
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| The next thing he believed in was being
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| | out an artist when it came to live worm
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| efficient. This is why he developed the
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| | angling and I hope that I've become half
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| first bait bag, at least that I had ever
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| | the artist that he obviously was. By
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| seen, for carrying live worms while
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| | using these simple, yet effective tips,
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| angling. This meant that any time a worm
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| | you to can elevate your live worm angling
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| was needed, they were literally at you
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| | as well.
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| fingertips. After seeing his, I
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