How to Bait a Fishing Hook with a nightcrawler

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By imasmartiepants
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Fishing is a great way to relax and have fun. When using live bait, baiting the hook can be one of the trickiest parts of fishing.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Take a live nightcrawler out of its container. Hold the worm in your non-dominant hand.
Step 2

Using your dominant hand, grab onto your hook. Start inserting the hook into the worm at either the head or tail end.
Step 3

The worm will obviously not like this and may squirm a bit. Make sure you keep a firm grasp.
Step 4

Run the worm down the hook about halfway and out the side of it's body. Push the worm onto the hook a little further.
Step 5

Insert the hook back into the worm on the opposite side it came out.
Step 6

Loop the worm side to side until get close to the end of the worm. The end of the worm may be dangling a bit but this is okay. Push the coils firmly onto the hook.
Step 7

Now you're ready to cast your line out! Good luck!