He did not use a cork, but kept slack out of the line by holding the rod. He and Inkdabber are two of the most intense fisherman I've ever seen, like every cast is going to be a hit. Guess that is why they are successful. He was sitting in the middle of his Jon boat with a guy on either side and he was catching 3 to their 1.
Baby nightcrawlers torn in half are good, but he was using red woms we got from raking leaves around on his lot at Stumphole.