How do you use this?

Fishnngolfn · 04-07-09, 03:23 PM

How do you use this "worm threader"? I would like to get this if it makes putting those nightcrawlers on the hook easier.

cassidyta · 04-07-09, 04:09 PM

I don't believe it is designed for the live bait, the ones that I have seen are meant to thread your line though a larger plastic. For example,If you wanted your hook in the middle of a 12 inch worm. Mostly, I have seen them used to add a treble to the back of a soft swimbait. Personally, I think that it can be done with a large sewing needle instead. They are easier to store and not that big of a deal if you lose it.

Fishnngolfn · 04-07-09, 04:15 PM

Ohhhhhh. I asked because of the description comments -
"The easy way to quickly thread nightcrawlers onto a fishing rig. Designed with a handy floating hardwood handle and a durable stainless steel tube for corrosion-free performance."

cassidyta · 04-07-09, 04:36 PM

It might be for that as well. I have seen some people hook their lines through a night crawler. I guess that might be what it is for.

BigBassin144 · 04-07-09, 04:59 PM

I think I'd rather just hook the nightcrawler the regular way...

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Fishnngolfn · 04-07-09, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

I think I'd rather just hook the nightcrawler the regular way...

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Me too now that I can picture it. Why would you want the worms on your line and the catfish biting at your line and not the hook? Also once the worms are eaten off the line, you have to cut your hook off and rethread the worms and retie the hook. Seems like a lot of trouble.

doc · 04-07-09, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishnngolfn

How do you use this "worm threader"? I would like to get this if it makes putting those nightcrawlers on the hook easier.

I can think of a couple uses for it, none of wich involves a night crawler.
I will say you would learn the hard way not to leave that thing out on the seat of you boat tho.

MississippiBoy · 04-07-09, 06:01 PM

That's it, Doc, you're in time out. Go sit in that chair in the corner until I tell you to get up. And no talking!

BassinID · 04-08-09, 01:39 PM

I have used those for trout since I was a kid, kinda a secret for rigging a night crawler. You thread the crawler on the threader through the head end (be careful not to come out the side of the gut channel), then once the entire worm is on the threader you insert the point of your hook in the hole in the end of the threader and grab your line about a foot from the hook and pull down as to keep the hook seated in the threader. Then you slide the worm up the hook and onto the line. This leaves your hook at the end of the worm instead of at the head with a long tail hanging that can get nibbled off. It really works wonders when drowning worms.

04-07-09, 03:23 PM	#1
Fishnngolfn BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,523	How do you use this? How do you use this "worm threader"? I would like to get this if it makes putting those nightcrawlers on the hook easier.

04-07-09, 04:09 PM	#2
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	I don't believe it is designed for the live bait, the ones that I have seen are meant to thread your line though a larger plastic. For example,If you wanted your hook in the middle of a 12 inch worm. Mostly, I have seen them used to add a treble to the back of a soft swimbait. Personally, I think that it can be done with a large sewing needle instead. They are easier to store and not that big of a deal if you lose it. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

04-07-09, 04:36 PM	#4
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	It might be for that as well. I have seen some people hook their lines through a night crawler. I guess that might be what it is for. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

04-07-09, 04:59 PM	#5
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	I think I'd rather just hook the nightcrawler the regular way... BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

04-07-09, 06:01 PM	#8
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	That's it, Doc, you're in time out. Go sit in that chair in the corner until I tell you to get up. And no talking! __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

04-07-09, 04:15 PM	#3
Fishnngolfn BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,523	Ohhhhhh. I asked because of the description comments - "The easy way to quickly thread nightcrawlers onto a fishing rig. Designed with a handy floating hardwood handle and a durable stainless steel tube for corrosion-free performance."

04-08-09, 01:39 PM	#9
BassinID BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Too far from largemouth, Idaho Posts: 672	I have used those for trout since I was a kid, kinda a secret for rigging a night crawler. You thread the crawler on the threader through the head end (be careful not to come out the side of the gut channel), then once the entire worm is on the threader you insert the point of your hook in the hole in the end of the threader and grab your line about a foot from the hook and pull down as to keep the hook seated in the threader. Then you slide the worm up the hook and onto the line. This leaves your hook at the end of the worm instead of at the head with a long tail hanging that can get nibbled off. It really works wonders when drowning worms.

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