| This may sound like a completely stupid title for | | | | hooks, I mean small hooks. I personally use size |
| an article, but hear me out. Many anglers take | | | | 10 hooks. But with a set of size 10 gang hooks |
| their hooks for granted as a part of their fishing. | | | | tied on four-pound test mono-filament, I've caught |
| They assume that as long as they're using the | | | | trout and small mouth bass in the five to six |
| popular bait, or the bait that has worked in the | | | | pound class. And why do I catch fish this big with |
| past, they will catch fish. While it may be true that | | | | hooks so small? Because the fish don't realize |
| fish can be caught with blatant disregard for | | | | there are hooks in the bait. |
| something as simple as hooks, large and/or | | | | You see, gang hooks are the best way to |
| experienced fish cannot. If a fish is large, it got | | | | present bait naturally. When your bait is in the |
| that way for a reason. Because the fish has been | | | | water it looks completely natural. Your bait looks |
| around awhile. And fish that have been around | | | | exactly like it does normally. For example, a worm |
| awhile have not only seen anglers offerings | | | | hooked on size 10 gang hooks looks exactly the |
| before, they have probably been caught and | | | | same as a worm without any hooks in it at all. |
| released before. Therefore they become more | | | | Needless to say, this is a huge advantage to the |
| difficult to fool into biting. | | | | angler. |
| If you've spent any time on the water you know | | | | The above reasons are why this article is titled |
| this fact to be true. That larger fish have not only | | | | "bait doesn't catch fish, hooks do", because while |
| been around longer, but have also become wiser. | | | | bait might help catch the attention of the fish, the |
| This is especially true in small rivers, where fish | | | | hooks are what actually catches said fish. Start |
| don't have hundreds of square miles to swim free | | | | using gang hooks and you will begin catching more |
| in, such as is found in lakes. | | | | fish, It's as simple as that. |
| So how do we go about enticing these larger fish | | | | If you want more great tips delivered to your |
| to bite our offering? The best way that I've ever | | | | inbox for free, you can check this out. As anglers, |
| seen is by employing a set of gang hooks. What | | | | we should always be striving to become better |
| are gang hooks? They are simply two small | | | | and more efficient at our craft. |
| hooks tied in tandem. And when I say small | | | | |