I bet you wind up with a different method from everyone who responds :-)
Part of the answer will depend on how and what you are fishing for. I use
nightcrawlers for the larger game fish like Walleyes and Bass, but have even
done well with Crappies and Perch, along with the occasional Northern Pike.

The method I use is once through the nose of the 'crawler with a light wire
Aberdeen style hook tied on to some small diameter line. But I fish these
using the "Lunkers Love Nightcrawlers" method, which is a finicky, finesse
way of losing a LOT of crawlers if you let your attention wander, as I
sometimes do :-D

Tight lines
Bob

"Frank" wrote in message
.. .
Can someone tell me the proper way to put a worm on a hook? It seems that
no matter how I put a nightcrawler on a hook, the fish seem to bite or
suck it right off without a problem.

Is there a special rig or something that will make my worm last longer?
I'm pretty fed up with casting a worm and a minute later, reeling it in
only to find 1/4" of worm still hanging on.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Frank