To make a nightcrawler harness, you'll need a few basic components: line, hooks, beads, a clevis and a spinner. Any major sporting goods store or tackle supply company should have everything you need.

To make a nightcrawler harness, you'll need a few basic components: line, hooks, beads, a clevis and a spinner. Any major sporting goods store or tackle supply company should have everything you need.

So, what do you need. Let's look at hooks, first. I prefer the short-shanked turned-up-eye hooks used for live bait walleye fishing the best, however turned-eye-hooks work well, too.