How To Rig A Live Worm

I realize that while fishing with a live worm isthem, it makes no difference. The point is that if
probably one of the more popular ways to fish onyou fish with live worms, a set of gang hooks is
this planet, I also see very few people doing itthe only way to rig them.
properly. Most anglers do one of two things. TheyYou rig the worm by hooking the head of the
either use a hook that's entirely too large andworm through the top hooks, then stretching the
attempt to "thread" a worm onto said hooks orworm out and hooking the second hook into the
they take the same worm and hook it over andbody. That's it, rigging a live worm is that simple.
over again, thus creating what I like to call aWhen rigged this way the worm looks completely
"worm ball". While smaller and inexperienced fishnatural while in the water. Truth be told, I actually
will bite such a thing, larger and more experiencedbreak my worms in half and use half at a time.
fish won't. Besides, how natural do either one ofThe bottom line is that there is no better way to
the aforementioned presentations look? By naturalrig a live worm for fishing.
I of courser mean, how much do either of theseWhen you add in the use of a bait bag to carry
two methods look like what naturally appears in ayour worms while fishing, your fishing just
fishes' environment?became a ton easier and more effective. A bait
The two methods mentioned above don't look inbag is simply a small bag that hangs off of your
any way like what naturally appears is a fishes'vest or belt that carry's your live fishing worms.
environment, and that's the problem. My fishingHow does this make you more effective? Simple.
mentor came up with a simple solution to thisThe more time that you can spend with your
problem more than 20 years ago, and I want tooffering in the water, where the fish are, the
pass it along to you. The solution to rigging a livebetter. Not having to fumble around for your bait
worm is called a set of gang hooks. What is a setgives you more time with your offering in the
of gang hooks? A set of gang hooks is simplywater, which naturally increase your odds of a
two small hooks, tied in tandem, and are the besthook up. Having your live worms literally hanging
and most natural way to rig a live worm. Theyat your fingertips is amazingly convenient.
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