The advice already posted is right on. I'd only add one thing, and that is
to "quantify" the hooks. When fishing with the little guys/gals..... I
always used #10 long-shank hooks. The gold ones seems to bring even a few
more hits. I hooked my wife up with a #10 gold hook; her girlfriend was
using #6 or #8...She out-caught her friend five to one!

The earlier advice about a "small piece of a worm" is the secret,
accompanied by the small, easier to remove, long-shank hooks will produce
panfish all day long, if panfish are there. A handful of broken corn flakes
( might be illegal in some areas ) thrown onto the water may bring some
panfish in to be caught. RG

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RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
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