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