| Being an effective live worm angler isn't | | | | fishing technique. |
| that difficult as long as the proper | | | | |
| equipment is employed. Just tying on a #4 | | | | An effective live worm angler needs to be |
| snelled hook and "threading" a live worm onto | | | | efficient as well. This means having an |
| that hook for bait is not live worm fishing. | | | | efficient way to carry his/her live worms |
| That's what people who are just learning how | | | | while fishing. The best way to accomplish |
| to fish and children do. To b e an effective | | | | this is through the use of a bait bag. A |
| live worm angler, a little more tact needs to | | | | bait bag is simply a small bag that attaches |
| be employed. Remember there's being a live | | | | to your fishing vest, belt, or shirt and |
| worm angler and there's being a person with a | | | | carries your worms while fishing. This way |
| package of snelled hooks and a Styrofoam | | | | your worms are always literally at your |
| container full of worms. There's a BIG | | | | fingertips, waiting to be used, rather than |
| difference. Live worm anglers catch fish, | | | | being stuffed away somewhere in the Styrofoam |
| the other person is just out playing games. | | | | container that they were purchased in. |
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| You see to me, an effective live worm angler | | | | These two tips will help you be a much more |
| is every bit the "artist" that fly fishermen | | | | effective live worm angler. There's simply |
| have been purported to be. An effective live | | | | no reason to treat fishing like it's just |
| worm angler spends time practicing their | | | | "something to do", just because you prefer to |
| craft and always pays attention to things | | | | fish with live worms. As I said, when done |
| like the weather and moon and how these | | | | properly, live worm angling is every bit the |
| factors relate to their fishing. The first | | | | art form that fly fishing has ever been |
| thing that needs to be considered is how live | | | | considered to be. This may not sit well with |
| worms are presented as bait. To be | | | | the 'flea flickers' of the world, but that |
| effective, live worms need to be presented | | | | doesn't make it any less true. I think the |
| the same way they appear in nature, which of | | | | reverend McLain said it best when he |
| course is outstretched, the way they appear | | | | said,"anyone who does not know how to catch a |
| in nature. | | | | fish, should not be able to disgrace that |
| | | | fish by catching it." Amen reverend, amen. |
| The easiest way to present live worms in a | | | | And in my humble opinion, this goes as much |
| natural manner is through the use of gang | | | | for live worm angling as it does any form of |
| hooks. In case you don't know what gang | | | | angling. |
| hooks are, they are simply a pair of small | | | | |
| hooks tied in tandem, thus enabling live | | | | Trevor Kugler is co-founder of and an avid |
| worms to be presented in a totally natural | | | | angler. He has more than 20 years experience |
| manner. Which is outstretched, the way God | | | | fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years |
| intended. Rigging a live worm in a set of | | | | of business and internet experience. He |
| gang hooks, then letting that offering flow | | | | currently raises his three year old daughter |
| naturally with the current of a river or | | | | in the heart of trout fishing |
| stream, while bouncing off the bottom as it | | | | country…..Montana! |
| drifts, is an amazingly successful live worm | | | | |