Learning To Fish With Live Worms

Many of you are probably thinking to yourself, “I don’t need to learn how to fish with live worms, you just thread a worm onto a hook and you’re good to go.” And do you know what, you’re right. That’s all you do if you want to be only moderately successful as a live worm angler. What I’m referring to is becoming something more than moderately successful as a live worm angler. I’m referring to becoming a worm angler that catches more idiot fish than other anglers because of some simple and effective techniques. In my opinion, worm angling is as much of an art form as fly fishing has ever been professed to be, but not by just “threading” a live worm onto a hook and calling it worm fishing.

The first thing to keep in mind is the fact that effective live worm anglers present their offering in a completely natural manner. This might sound simple, and in reality it is, but the problem is that many people don’t take it to heart. Here’s my point. How natural does a live worm that’s been “threaded” onto a hook look? That is, how much does that offering look like it would in nature? Well, since this offering doesn’t look like it would in nature, don’t you think that would affect the amount of bites and subsequently hook-ups that are received? I promise you that it has a dramatic effect on the amount of bites that are received.

The only way to present a live worm in a natural manner is to employ a set of gang hooks. Gang hooks are simply a pair of small hooks tied in tandem, thus enabling the angler to present a live worm outstretched, the way God intended. The set of gang hooks should be attached to the anglers fishing line using a small barrel swivel to prevent line twist, and then used as normal. One of the most effective ways to kinki  fish with live worms is to use a set of gang hooks attached to your fishing line with a small barrel swivel, and weighted with split shot sinkers. If this rig is let to flow naturally with the current of a river or stream as it bounces off the bottom the entire time, the results can be spectacular.

Another aspect to learning to truly fish with live worms is to become as efficient as possible. What do I mean by this? Simply this: We all have a limited amount of time to spend fishing, so while we’re fishing we want to spend as much time as possible with our lines in the water (where the fish are) rather that spending are time performing menial tasks. Using things like retractors and a bait bag are a wonderful way to become more efficient.

Retractors hold lightweight fishing gear such as hemostats or nail clippers (for line nipping) right on your vest or shirt for easy access. In other words, if you need to clip the excess line after attaching a small lure, rather than biting it, you grab your nail clippers, use them to snip your line, and simply release them. The retractor zips them right back into place! With the help of a retractor or two, you’ll never have to waste time searching through your pockets looking for your lightweight fishing gear. That gear will always be within easy reach.

A bait bag makes you more efficient by holding your live worms (or other bait) at your fingertips for use. You’ll never have to try to remember where you stuffed that container of worms when fishing. With the use of a bait bag, you always know where your worms are. A bait bag is so convenient for carrying live worms that you’ll wonder how you ever fished without one. This is of course unless you don’t move around while fishing, in which case a bait bag wouldn’t be necessary. If you move around while fishing and use live worms, the bottom line is that you need to be using a bait bag.

These simple tips will make you a much better and more efficient live worm angler. As I alluded to earlier, I believe that live worm angling is every bit the art form that fly fishing supposedly is, as long as size 4 hooks, snap swivels, and red and white bobbers aren’t employed. In that case you’re just a person out “trying to catch a fish”. When you use gang hooks, retractors, and bait bags, you become a craftsman. Never forget what Steven Wright said of us anglers, “There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore looking like an idiot.”

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