| Using a worm as bait isn't art all difficult, but there | | | | river or stream, split shot sinkers should be used |
| are some methods which are much more | | | | for weight, and should be placed above your |
| productive than others. Are you one of the | | | | barrel swivel. If you're still fishing in a lake, an egg |
| millions of anglers that attempts to "thread" a live | | | | sinker should be slipped onto your line before |
| worm onto a hook and calls it good? In this article, | | | | initially tying on the barrel swivel. At this point a |
| I'm going to explain why that method is outdated | | | | live worm (or whatever bait you happen to be |
| and should be reserved for those people who | | | | using) is added to the gang hooks. If the worms |
| don't want to be as effective as they could be. | | | | are large, then simply pinch them in half. |
| "Threading" a worm onto a hook as bait, does | | | | Now, how does your live worm look rigged on |
| little more than create what I like to call a worm | | | | the set of pre-tied gang hooks? Pretty much like |
| ball. | | | | it would in nature, right? That, my friend, is the |
| The best way to use a worm as bait when | | | | point. The more natural your bait looks, the more |
| fishing is to use a set of gang hooks. You see, a | | | | bites you will receive, it's as simple as that. Gang |
| set of gang hooks allows the worm to be | | | | Hooks enable you to present your worms in the |
| presented in a natural and outstretched manner, | | | | most natural way possible. |
| the way God intended, rather than being all "balled | | | | Another great tip for using worms as bait while |
| up" like a piece of meat. Although smaller and | | | | fishing is to employ a bait bag. If you move from |
| inexperienced fish can be caught using the | | | | spot to spot at all while fishing, a bait bag will |
| infamous "worm ball", larger and experienced fish | | | | become your best friend. The amount of time |
| tend not to bite such sophomoric offerings. I've | | | | that a bait bag saves you while fishing is incredible. |
| personally been using gang hooks to fish with | | | | Always having your worms at your fingertips |
| worms for approximately 20 years, and know | | | | whenever you need to bait up is such a time |
| from experience that worms presented on a set | | | | saver that you will hardly believe it. Just like gang |
| of gang hooks out fish any other method by | | | | hooks, I've been using some manifestation of a |
| about 2 to 1. | | | | bait bag to carry my worms while fishing for |
| This is how to use a worm as bait and be as | | | | more than 20 years, and I can't imagine going |
| effective as possible: Begin by tying a barrel | | | | river/stream fishing without a bait bag to carry |
| swivel onto your line. Now tie on a set of pre-tied | | | | my worms. These simple tips will help you |
| gang hooks that correlate to the type and size of | | | | become a much better worm angler, I promise |
| fish that you're fishing for. If you're fishing in a | | | | you. |