| If you spend much time fishing for trout, | | | | completely natural manner which will result |
| you're probably always looking for ways to | | | | in more bites and hook ups. The bottom line |
| increase your catch. If you don't continually | | | | is that if you fish with live worms for trout |
| try to improve as an angler, what's the | | | | you need to be using gang hooks. |
| point? Other than if you're like I used to | | | | |
| be, and use fishing as an excuse to drink | | | | - Use light Line - I've been along many |
| beer, in which case you don't care much about | | | | rivers and streams throughout the country and |
| improving as an angler anyway. For those of | | | | seen leftover fishing line that was heavy |
| us who like the idea of catching more trout, | | | | enough to land a small Hammerhead shark! And |
| I've got a few tips that will help you do | | | | this was on trout river/streams! This is |
| just that. Never forget what Steven Wright | | | | something that I've never understood. I |
| said of us anglers, "There's a fine line | | | | personally use four pound test monofilament |
| between fishing and just standing on the | | | | for all of my trout fishing. Six pound test |
| shore looking like an idiot". This quote is | | | | is tolerable, but anything larger is complete |
| very true, and with any luck, these tips will | | | | overkill. And if you think that four pound |
| help you avoid the latter part of that quote. | | | | test is too light consider the fact that I've |
| | | | landed numerous trout up to 23 inches and |
| - Pay Attention To Your Hands - Your hands | | | | smallmouth bass up to five pounds, all while |
| are an often overlooked aspect to fishing | | | | using four pound test monofilament fishing |
| that when paid attention to, will help you | | | | line. |
| catch more trout (and fish in general). | | | | |
| Trout, as well as most fish, have sensitive | | | | - Be Efficient - A great tip for catching |
| senses of smell and can detect foreign scents | | | | more trout is to be as efficient as possible. |
| on your bait. For example if you smoke or | | | | Remember, the more time that you can spend |
| just filled your car up with gas, your hands | | | | with your line in the water, the better. This |
| stink. This scent will transfer to whatever | | | | means you need to have those things that you |
| bait you're using and will cost you bites. A | | | | use a lot within easy access, so you're not |
| practice that I use is to grab a handful of | | | | wasting valuable fishing time searching for |
| dirt or grass and rub it in my hands before | | | | these things. Retractors and a bait bag are |
| fishing. I also do this anytime during | | | | both great ways to make you a more efficient |
| fishing that I think a foreign smell might be | | | | angler. Once you give both of these items a |
| on muy hands. This simple tip will help you | | | | try, you'll wonder how you ever fished |
| catch more trout. | | | | without them. A bait bag is great for those |
| | | | of you who fish with worms and retractors are |
| - Use Gang Hooks For Live Worms - If you fish | | | | great no matter what type of fishing you |
| with live worms (and if you're fishing for | | | | prefer. |
| trout you should), gang hooks should be used. | | | | |
| Gang hooks allow you to present live worms in | | | | These simple tips will help you catch more |
| a completely natural manner, which leads to | | | | trout than you did previously, there's no |
| more bites. Most angler use a single hook | | | | doubt about it. As anglers we should always |
| when fishing with worms and they have to try | | | | be trying to improve are skills and become |
| to "thread" said worm onto that single hook. | | | | better at our craft. These simple and easy to |
| How natural does this look? How much does | | | | implement tips will help anyone do just that. |
| this "threaded" worm look like it would in | | | | Remember, at the end of the day, all we want |
| nature? Not very much. The answer to this | | | | to avoid is 'standing on the shore looking |
| problem is a set of gang hooks. With gang | | | | like an idiot', right? |
| hooks live worms are presented in a | | | | |