dave524 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 if it makes you feel better, you don't have to use a bare hook, i tend to use a maggot/wax worm or small piece of nightcrawler If you got nightcrawlers, why fool with beads Been steelheading since the 60's and over the years crawlers have banked more fish under less than ideal conditions for me than roe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Anytime I use live worms they tend to miss the hooks and eat the worm! LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 If you got nightcrawlers, why fool with beads Been steelheading since the 60's and over the years crawlers have banked more fish under less than ideal conditions for me than roe. just like the idea of fishing two different baits to increase my chances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 night crawlers = dirty hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 night crawlers = dirty hands Try rinsing them in the water you're standing in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Try rinsing them in the water you're standing in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Yeah nothing like crisp spring fresh feeling fresh roe leaves all over your hands. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 night crawlers = dirty hands Personally I find that roe juice is way messier than worm poop. When it dries on stuff it is even worse, just look at the rod handle , reel and wader fronts of a serious roe fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadadude Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 To understand why the hook is dropped 1"-2" below the bead you first have to understand how trout feed on single eggs. When a trout is feeding on eggs it sucks the egg in instantly into it's throat much like a vacum, this is how it takes a bead. By dropping the hook below the bead the hook will be in fact in the mouth part of the fish and not in it's throat, thus making it easier to hook a fish in the mouth.A trout can also almost instantly spit the bead out and with the hook dropped it is still in it's mouth and increases the chances of hook-ups. This is the reason hooks are fish dropped below the bead when fished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Try rinsing them in the water you're standing in! cause that would just make too much sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Anytime I use live worms they tend to miss the hooks and eat the worm! LOL! I find that regular garden worms are much tougher than night crawlers and so less likely to come off the hook. I've never caught a bow on worms but caught lots of small brook trout on them when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 night crawlers = dirty hands Or pick them yourself at night after a rain on the street or sidewalk. Alternatively you can look on your lawn for the ones right on top of the grass - especially the ones that are 'getting kinky' with one another. You'll get twice as many in half the time with only 1/8th the effort.LOL After put them in a small container with shredded wet newspapers. A lot less messy than worms packed in dirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 especially the ones that are 'getting kinky' with one another. You'll get twice as many in half the time with only 1/8th the effort.LOL Thanks for the memories of the BARN tavern in my younger years...They never should have torn that place down...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I find that regular garden worms are much tougher than night crawlers and so less likely to come off the hook. I've never caught a bow on worms but caught lots of small brook trout on them when I was a kid. Lots of worms out with all this rain, I'm going to pic a dozen or so and give it a shot. Might up size to a bigger circle hook as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 You have fun with your worms. They work but no thanks I will keep my hands clean and warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Fishing and clean hands just don't go together!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Fishing and clean hands just don't go together!! LOL Roe gooo is nasty,but I can live with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 LOL Roe gooo is nasty,but I can live with it. its the reason why i fly fish, worms dirt and fish slime is fine....roe goop....no thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) its the reason why i fly fish, worms dirt and fish slime is fine....roe goop....no thanks The front of your waders make a handy towel! Much like the sleeve of your jacket is a handy Kleenex! I don't mind being dirty! For any worm chuckers, you can buy bags of dried moss at pet shops, if you add a tiny bit of water, and store your worms in the moss, your hands will be much cleaner! Edited October 19, 2013 by porkpie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 roe goop? worm guts? are you guys men? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 roe goop? worm guts? are you guys men? Best reply!! Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 roe goop? worm guts? are you guys men? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 roe goop? worm guts? are you guys men? HEY!!! Them are fightin' werds!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I blame Kerr..........he wrote article in the Sun to watch guys with roe goob all over their vest. He instructed rookies to follow these guys around. I went home empty my vest and took it to the laundry mat (wife Threat). Never did I have a dirty vest after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landry Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I would agree with Bill and I flyfiahing steelies. On the US tribs I see a Lott of anglers running crazy long tippers below their shot. It is clearly lining fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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