Worms on barbless

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Worms on barbless

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Apologies if this is addressed elsewhere, but what are the words of the wise on hooking a worm on a barbless hook?
I have a way of doing it, which I am not entirely happy with, and wonder if there is (I am sure there is) a better method?
How do you do it?
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Hi OldRod ,
I usually hook the worm through the saddle and impale a small slither of elastic band over the hook to trap the said worm in place.
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Carp Artist wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:53 pm Hi OldRod ,
I usually hook the worm through the saddle and impale a small slither of elastic band over the hook to trap the said worm in place.
Thanks Carp Artist. I will give it a try 👍🏻
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Carp Artist wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:53 pm Hi OldRod ,
I usually hook the worm through the saddle and impale a small slither of elastic band over the hook to trap the said worm in place.
Me too!
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I break the worm in half and thread the hook through the broken ends and out of the side... works well enough
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Hook in the normal way and tip with a maggot, that's what they told me to do. :tea:
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NiceRoach wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:28 pm Hook in the normal way and tip with a maggot, that's what they told me to do. :tea:
What he said ! :Hat:
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Carp Artist wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:53 pm Hi OldRod ,
I usually hook the worm through the saddle and impale a small slither of elastic band over the hook to trap the said worm in place.
Me too....

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I use 2 methods. The one I was taught as a nipper, to tip the hook with a maggot. The other an old timer showed me about 10 years ago: hook through the saddle and push the worm above the knot. He said my hook up rates would increase and I believe that they have!

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I fish large lobs on (usually size 6) long shanked hooks. I push the hook in just above the saddle and thread it along the shank and exit as far below the saddle as I can. I push the top end over the eye of the hook and the knot and that holds it on.
If I want an even bigger bait I put a float stop above the hook then thread one worm all the way above the hook and the second worm as described above and then hold the first worm in place above and touching the second worm with the float stop.
Alternatively I have chopped a lob into sections just under 1 inch and threaded them on horizontally to fill the whole hook. These ooze lots of worm juice but can't wriggle off.
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