| I've been a trout angler all my life, and more than 20 | | | | happens if a trout detects something unnatural? That's |
| years ago, I had the pleasure of knowing and learning | | | | right, it's much less apt to bite your offering. This is why |
| from the best trout angler I've ever known. This man | | | | making sure that your hands are free of any unnatural |
| was able to catch trophy trout out of heavily fished | | | | odors is so important. The simple solution to this |
| rivers in Pennsylvania, when other anglers didn't believe | | | | problem is to grab a handful of grass or dirt before |
| trout of that caliber could be caught in said rivers. In my | | | | baiting up and rubbing it into your hands. This will |
| opinion, he was truly a "master", and taught me the | | | | effectively "clean" your hands of any unnatural odors. |
| fishing tips that I'm passing along to you through this | | | | My mentor caught many of his trophy trout while using |
| article. | | | | live bait (especially live worms) and there were a few |
| The biggest thing my mentor believed in was fishing at | | | | items that he considered integral to fishing for trout |
| the most opportune times. What do I mean by this? | | | | with live worms. Those items were gang hooks and a |
| Simple. We should be maximizing our time spent on | | | | bait bag. Let's start with gang hooks. Gang hooks are |
| the water, by making sure that we're fishing when the | | | | simply a pair of small hooks tied in tandem, thus |
| trout are the most active. This can be done by paying | | | | enabling live worms to be presented in a totally natural |
| attention to the weather and moon, then using this | | | | manner. Every trout angler should have five to ten |
| information to make sure we're on the water fishing | | | | sets of pre-tied gang hooks with them while trout |
| when the trout are the most active. That's right, by | | | | fishing. A gang hook rig is the best way to present a |
| being on the water when the moon is in a certain | | | | live worm while trout fishing. |
| phase, will affect your catch rates. | | | | The next thing my mentor always had with him while |
| This is why the first thing my mentor did, is to plan his | | | | trout fishing was a bait bag. This is simply a small |
| fishing trips around what the weather and moon were | | | | pouch that carries your live worms while fishing. This |
| doing. Don't worry though, the information that you | | | | way your bait is always literally at your fingertips |
| need to know won't require you to do hours of study. | | | | waiting to be used. With a bait bag there is no wasted |
| In fact you can learn what you need to know fairly | | | | time trying to bait up. Your worms are always right in |
| quickly. In any case, the first fishing tip is to plan your | | | | your bait bag waiting to be used. It's a beautiful system. |
| fishing excursions around the weather and moon. | | | | All of these tips are amazingly effective and will make |
| The next tip is to always make sure that your hands | | | | you a much better angler. How am I so sure of this? |
| are free of unnatural odors. That's right, I said free of | | | | Simple. Because I've been using all of them for more |
| unnatural odors. The bottom line is that trout have a | | | | than twenty years and know how effective they are. |
| very sensitive sense of smell, and can detect unnatural | | | | If they work for me, I know they will work for anyone. |
| odors very easily. And I suppose you can guess what | | | | |