How To Hook A Worm For Fishing
One of the simplest tasks in the world of fishing seems to be putting a worm onto a hook, yet most anglers go about accomplishing this simple task in a manner that is less productive than it should be.
Now I realize that this statement may sound a bit crazy, because after all how hard is it to hook a worm for fishing, right? Well, truth be told it's not that hard at all, but as I said most people simply go about it in a manner that isn't as effective as it could (or should) be.
In this article I will outline some simple tips to use anytime that you hook a worm for fishing so that you can make your worm fishing as productive and effective as it should be.
Although plastic and rubber worms are extremely popular bait choices when it comes to some species of fish, for the purposes of this article I am referring to live fishing worms such as red worms, night crawlers, leaf worms, and/or mini night crawlers.
These are the worms that I have been using as bait for more than a quarter of a century and are the kinds of fishing worms that this article is about.
Live fishing worms such as the varieties listed above have been known as effective bait for fish ever since modern man first decided to wet a line to try to catch a fish, but one mistake gets made more often than any other when anglers hook a worm for fishing and that mistake is that they don't present the live fishing worm in a natural way.
In other words the worm that is being used as bait, usually doesn't look the way that the worm does in nature, and believe it or not this simple fact costs anglers a ton of bites.
If you want to know how to hook a worm for fishing, the answer lies in the fact that the worm should be presented to the fish that you are attempting to catch, as much like is would naturally, as is possible.
The way to accomplish this task is to do two things.
First you downsize your fishing hook to a #6, #8, #10, or #12 hook and second you add another hook.
By adding another hook, you ensure that the worm can be presented as bait in an outstretched and natural manner, just like it appears to the fish in nature.
In other words the worm is hooked once with the first hook near the "top" of the worm and once with the second hook a little farther down the "body" of the worm.
This way the worm that is being used as bait looks like, well a worm and not just a wriggly piece of meat.
If you do this you will not only receive more bites from hungry fish, you will also get more hook ups because of the second fishing hook.
No matter how you slice it, this is the way to go about hooking a live worm for fishing no matter what fishing tactic you choose to employ.
Now I realize that this statement may sound a bit crazy, because after all how hard is it to hook a worm for fishing, right? Well, truth be told it's not that hard at all, but as I said most people simply go about it in a manner that isn't as effective as it could (or should) be.
In this article I will outline some simple tips to use anytime that you hook a worm for fishing so that you can make your worm fishing as productive and effective as it should be.
Although plastic and rubber worms are extremely popular bait choices when it comes to some species of fish, for the purposes of this article I am referring to live fishing worms such as red worms, night crawlers, leaf worms, and/or mini night crawlers.
These are the worms that I have been using as bait for more than a quarter of a century and are the kinds of fishing worms that this article is about.
Live fishing worms such as the varieties listed above have been known as effective bait for fish ever since modern man first decided to wet a line to try to catch a fish, but one mistake gets made more often than any other when anglers hook a worm for fishing and that mistake is that they don't present the live fishing worm in a natural way.
In other words the worm that is being used as bait, usually doesn't look the way that the worm does in nature, and believe it or not this simple fact costs anglers a ton of bites.
If you want to know how to hook a worm for fishing, the answer lies in the fact that the worm should be presented to the fish that you are attempting to catch, as much like is would naturally, as is possible.
The way to accomplish this task is to do two things.
First you downsize your fishing hook to a #6, #8, #10, or #12 hook and second you add another hook.
By adding another hook, you ensure that the worm can be presented as bait in an outstretched and natural manner, just like it appears to the fish in nature.
In other words the worm is hooked once with the first hook near the "top" of the worm and once with the second hook a little farther down the "body" of the worm.
This way the worm that is being used as bait looks like, well a worm and not just a wriggly piece of meat.
If you do this you will not only receive more bites from hungry fish, you will also get more hook ups because of the second fishing hook.
No matter how you slice it, this is the way to go about hooking a live worm for fishing no matter what fishing tactic you choose to employ.