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We have
received some questions
regarding how we fish with
our gang hooks. If anyone is
not able to fully understand
the explanation, or if
anyone has any further
questions, please do not
hesitate to contact us.
We will start by explaining
the use of the gang hooks
while stream or river
fishing. Once again, we
prefer to fish moving water,
or a stream or river with a
moving current. In this
explanation, you can assume
that we will be fishing for
rainbow trout, or any of the
trout species. Our technique
will also work for salmon or
steelhead.
First you will choose your
bait. In this particular
case, I will be explaining
the technique with what we
usually use for trout bait-
those are red worms. Now
that you are ready to cast,
I will create a scenario.
Let's say that we are facing
the stream; our back is to
the bank (we are wading in
the water also). The water
is moving from the left to
the right. Before we cast we
will already have to use
some of our fishing gear- we
should be wearing a pair of
polarized sunglasses so that
we can assume the depth of
the river or stream. If the
water is moving at all, we
will have to attach our
split shot as well.
Remember, we want our live
bait to bounce across the
bottom, so we don't want to
use too much weight that we
get hung up each time we
cast.
My first
cast is normally my
"practice" cast, so I then
have a good idea as to how
many split shot, or how much
weight to use. Now that I
have some weight just above
my swivel (ahh, the beauty
of the JRW Gang Hooks) we
are ready to cast. If we are
standing and looking
straight out across the
stream or river, we will be
casting to the "11 o'clock
position" for the most part.
What I mean by for the most
part is that when you are in
the ideal situation (no
brush in front of you, a
clear place to cast, no
structure underneath the
water that will break you
off, etc.), the 11 o'clock
cast will allow your bait to
hit the water and start
dropping to the bottom. If
you have the proper weight
and the water is moving to
the consistency of the
weight, you bait should
start bouncing on the bottom
by about the 12:30- 1
o'clock position. Also, as
soon as you cast and flip
your bail, you will want to
place the line on your
pointer finger. That way you
will be able to "feel" your
bait across the bottom.
Once you
place the line on your
finger, you want to raise
your rod tip up, trying to
remove the slack in your
line from the cast at the 11
o'clock position. As you
feel your bait moving across
the bottom, you may need to
gently kick your bait back
towards you if it starts to
get hung up on grass, rocks,
etc. As your bait moves from
in front of you towards your
right, you will want to
start dropping your rod tip,
thus keeping the bait closer
to the bottom. Essentially,
as your bait follows the
current, and as your line
creates tension through the
water, your bait will begin
to lift. If the current is a
little too fast for my
liking (little too fast
meaning that I don't want to
load up my line with a bunch
of split shot), I will cast
at the 11 o'clock position,
feel my bait across the
bottom, and when I feel the
current lifting my worm up,
I will take a step or two
towards the bait, or I move
downstream a step or two. I
want my bait to end at the 3
o'clock position from where
I was facing the stream
originally or directly to my
right if you will- how about
at a 90 degree angle- you
understand. If I do not get
a bite, I will step back to
my original casting spot and
work that area for at least
three casts before moving
further downstream. Now,
people, if you fish this
technique as we do, you will
lose some fishing tackle.
It’s the nature of the
technique. As you fish, your
fishing area will change.
You will find deep holes,
downed trees, larger rocks,
thick grass, etc. Anything
that will be able to break
you off, you will find.
Don't get too frustrated
though- that's where the big
fish are. That trophy
Rainbow Trout you are
looking for didn't get that
big swimming in an open,
"please catch me I'm right
here" area. That fish
doesn't want you to find
him, so you can bet you'll
lose some fishing tackle
trying to get to him.
What has just been described
is a typical river fishing
scenario. Once again, as
conditions in the water
change, so do your fishing
techniques. Keep checking
back with us for more
helpful hints on how to fish
with JRW. Now get your JRW
gang hooks, go on and git u
sum!
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