One of the biggest mistakes that I see anglers make is the fact that they aren't very efficient. What do I mean by this? Simple. As anglers, the more time that we can spend with our lines in the water the better. You can't catch any fish without having your line in the water, so the more time that can be spent with our lines in the water the better our chances of hooking up. There are two very simple, yet amazingly effective, ways to become a more efficient angler, that you may not have been aware of? I'm going to introduce you to those two ways in this article.
A Bait Bag - If you use live worms for fishing, and you tend to move around a lot while fishing, a bait bag needs to be employed. What is a bait bag? A bait bag is simply a small bag that hangs off of your fishing vest, belt, or shirt, and carries your live worms. In other words, you but worms just as you normally would. Then when you get to where you're going to fish, you simply take the worms from the container they were purchased in, place then into your bait bag, and go. This way your live worms are right there, literally "at you fingertips", waiting to be used. A Bait bag eliminates the need to look for your worms or dig through your vest for your worms. Your worms are always right there, hanging off of your vest, belt, or shirt, just waiting to be used. A bait bag makes you a ton more efficient, ands lets you spend more time with your line in the water.
Retractors - Employing retractors is a great way to make any angler more efficient. How? By enabling then to have their most used equipment, such as hemostats or nail clippers, at "the ready" at all times. You see, your hemostats can be placed on a retractor and then you always know where they are. When you need them to remove a hook, simply grab them and go to work, then when you're done with them, simply let them go. The retractor will zip them right back up. The same holds true for nail clippers. No more biting your line. With nail clippers attached to a retractor you simply use your nail clippers to snip the fishing line. Then, when you're done let go of the clippers, and zip, the retractor pulls them back! Retractors are an incredible way to become a more efficient angler.
Being an efficient angler is being an effective angler, because as I said before, the more time that can be spent with your line in the water, the better. Retractors and a bait bag will make you so much more efficient, you'll find it hard to believe. Not only that, but you'll wonder how you ever fished without them. I know to me, the idea of not using either my bait bag or retractors while fishing isn't even an option any more. They are both as much a part of my fishing gear as my rod and reel are.
