| Is there actually a secret for fishing with live worms? | | | | hooks have become as much a part of my fishing |
| I'm sure many people would say no there's not. To | | | | gear as my rod and reel are. If I'm going to be fishing, I |
| many people, simply "threading" a live worm onto a | | | | need to have some gang hooks with me. |
| hooks is good enough, but more than 20 years ago | | | | If a set of pre-tied gang hooks is attached to your line |
| my fishing mentors taught me a secret that makes | | | | using a small barrel swivel, then weighted with split shot |
| fishing with live worms much more successful. He | | | | sinkers and allowed to flow naturally with the current |
| realized that when a live worm was "threaded" onto a | | | | of a river or stream, the results are quite eye opening. |
| hook it ended up looking like some sort of worm ball, | | | | I've been using this rig to catch trout, smallmouth bass |
| rather than outstretched ands natural the way a worm | | | | and walleye for years, and it works. This type of rig |
| looks in the wild. So he came up with a solution to this | | | | not only works, it works well. The same type of rig |
| problem. | | | | can be used under a bobber for pan fish, and even for |
| That solution is called a set of gang hooks. A set of | | | | still fishing by adding an egg sinker instead of split shots |
| gang hooks is simply two small hooks tied in tandem, | | | | for weight. |
| which enables a live worm to be presented in a totally | | | | The bottom line is that the secret for fishing with live |
| natural manner. He learned that this natural | | | | worms is a set of pre-tied gang hooks. You can tie |
| presentation makes a big difference in the amount of | | | | them yourself or purchase them ready to fish, it really |
| bites, and subsequently hooked fish, that a person | | | | makes little difference. What's important is that you |
| receives. When you think about it this only makes | | | | begin using gang hooks for all of your live worm fishing |
| sense. The more natural the worm looks, the more | | | | sooner, rather than later. You'll be Glad you did. |
| effective it will be as bait. | | | | Trevor Kugler is co-founder of and an avid angler. He |
| Gang hooks are, by far, the best way to present live | | | | has more than 20 years experience fishing for all |
| worms as bait while fishing. As a matter of fact, since | | | | types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet |
| first starting to use them moiré than twenty | | | | experience. He currently raises his three year old |
| years ago, I personally can't imagine fishing with live | | | | daughter in the heart of trout fishing |
| worms without using gang hooks to rig them up. Gang | | | | country…..Montana! |