My own " worm story" started in Chillicothe Mo in the late 1960s. I fished a farm pond on my grandfather's farm every evening with my older brother. We used surface baits from our dad's and Grandpa's tackle boxes. My brother bought a three pack of black Creme Scoundrel worms from the local hardware store. The store owner had a rep as a good bass fisherman. He also had a dusty mount of a bass around eight pounds hanging on the wall that was caught on a plastic worm from a local lake. I still remember what he told us." Boys, you need to learn this plastic worm fishing. On a daily basis, it will out fish anything". He told us to fish them slowly near the bottom. For much of that first summer, we nose hooked these worms with Eagle Claw bait hooks, and caught bass this way. Later, my brother ordered worm hooks and bullet weights and we learned to Texas rig. Being able to fish weedless was HUGE. I've loved the plastic worm ever since. After all these years, it's still a killer bass lure. What is your own " worm story?" How were you introduced to the plastic worm? Was it easy for you to learn? What brand / model was your first plastic worm?
