| In this article I'm going to reveal some real | | | | You see, gang hooks allow live worms to be |
| world, practical tips for catching more | | | | presented in a completely natural manner, |
| trout. I have personally been using these | | | | which makes a HUGE difference in the number |
| same tips to help me catch more trout for | | | | of bites that are received. If you want to |
| more than 20 years, so I know for a fact that | | | | catch more trout, use gang hooks for |
| they work. My fishing mentor, JRW, taught | | | | presenting your live bait. |
| these tips to me and he was the single | | | | |
| greatest trout angler that I've ever had the | | | | - Be Efficient - If you want to catch more |
| pleasure to know. He fished rivers and | | | | trout, you need to be as efficient as |
| streams that were heavily pressured and | | | | possible. Simply put, the more time your |
| managed to catch flat out trophy trout out on | | | | line can spend in the water, where the trout |
| a fairly regular basis. He caught all of his | | | | are, rather than out of the water while you |
| trout, whether they were trophies or not, | | | | search for gear or bait, the better. This is |
| using the tips that I'm going to reveal in | | | | where things like a bait bag and retractors |
| this article. | | | | are so valuable. You see, a bait bag carries |
| | | | your live worms for you, so that they are |
| - Use Light Line - JRW believed in using | | | | always right at your fingertips. And |
| light line for all of his trout fishing. He | | | | retractors hold your much-used fishing gear |
| insisted on using four-pound test | | | | like hemostats or nail clippers right on your |
| monofilament line, and that's what I use to | | | | vest for easy access. JRW was a big advocate |
| this day. I've come to realize that | | | | of being as efficient as possible while |
| six-pound test is tolerable as well, but any | | | | fishing. |
| fishing line heavier than six-pound test | | | | |
| should not be used if you want to catch more | | | | - Clothing Matters - JRW believed that the |
| trout. The bottom line is that trout have | | | | color of your clothing mattered. It's not |
| very sensitive eyesight, and tend to detect | | | | necessary to be in camouflage while trout |
| any line heavier than six-pound test. | | | | fishing, but wearing drab colors, rather than |
| | | | loud colors most certainly works in your |
| - Use Ultra Light Gear - It almost goes | | | | favor. If you stand out like a sore thumb |
| without saying, but ultra light rods and | | | | along the stream, you can bet the trout will |
| reels should be employed when fishing for | | | | see you. And if the trout detect you, it's |
| trout. Don't worry, ultralight gear and | | | | game over, at least as far as the large and |
| light line doesn't mean that you can only | | | | experienced fish are concerned. |
| catch small fish. JRW regularly hooked and | | | | |
| landed trout in the 3-6 pound class on ultra | | | | The bottom line is that these simple, yet |
| light gear and I do the same thing to this | | | | effective tips will aid y6ou in catching more |
| day. Just make sure that your using the | | | | trout. As I alluded to earlier, I've been |
| proper gear and line, it can make a huge | | | | using these same tips for the better part of |
| difference in your trout catching ability. | | | | twenty years with great success. As far as |
| | | | I'm concerned, JRW was a flat out genius as |
| - Use Gang Hooks - JRW used gang hooks for | | | | far as trout fishing was concerned, and these |
| all of his live bait trout fishing, | | | | tips came directly from him. |
| especially when live worms were involved. | | | | |