Why So Few Floating Plastic Worms?

[sarcazmo]

Just found this while searching.  Know its old but figured I'd add some.

 

I've found a couple manufacturers that make some buoyant worms.  One is action airetale and the other is xcite baits.  Just got some excite batis in but havent had a chance to fish them yet.  Also power team lures (my new fav company) baits all seem to at least be neutral.

[aavery2]

Most hand poured soft plastic worms are not salt imptregnated , the salt is usually sprinkled into the poly bag that contains the worms, or onto the belly of the poured worm. One exception is Roboworms, an automated "hand pour", that uses salt brine mixed in the plastic. The notion that Roboworms, Iovino worms, Uptom's and other hand poured worms don't float is nonsense, they all float. Hand pours may not float like a air filled plastic worm, they still will raise to the surface when submerged without any added weight. These worms will not float a standard wire worm hook, the tail end will still rise off the bottom. If you use a light wire or small drop shot hook, these worms become nearly neutral in buoyancy.

High production injection molded worms tend to sink due to the type of soft plastic they are made with. Highly salt impregnated soft plastics will sink; like a Senko!

Tom

Nonsense huh?  Here is a picture of 4 different Roboworms, both 4 1/2"  and 6"  and not one of them float. Not even a little bit, they sink to the bottom like a rock without the slightest indication that they will ever float.  I suggest you pull some out of the bag and try them yourself before you make posts like this.

 

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[smalljaw67]

I have a bunch of floating plastics, I even have a few bags of the Terminator snap back plastics that really float but don't get them near another soft plastic. That said I don't use the floating plastics too much and when I do it is only the warm weather months that I do and there is good reason. Floating worms can be fantastic but I've also had them hurt my fishing and I proved it to myself by switching out to a sinking type worm and I started hooking fish were I was missing them, what was happening is the fish often will grab the tails of a floating plastic. Yes, they work well but worms loaded with salt are still around for a reason, and it is because they are tools just as floating worms are so don't concern yourself with worrying about how well a worm floats, try it out and see if it catches fish in the situations you want it to catch fish.

[JoePhish]

Producto Tournament Worms float.  Seems like I'm always recommending these worms - love 'em.

They make other products that I haven't tried yet that may or may not float.

[BassAssassin726]

Go to www.floatworm.weebly.com and tell Jim that Grampa sent you.

 

I gotta have those. They look awesome! Everytime Im dragging a Carolina or Split Shot rig Im wishing my worm was floating behind. But it says on the homepage that if youre looking for floating worms, trick worms, senkos. I only saw the curly tail worm and the one beaver bait. Do they have more styles?

[aquaholic]

I bought some floating worms the other day that actually say floating on the bag and they dont float. I want to think they are zoom, id have to check though.  They do float in fast running water but sink in anything else.

[cajunpapi]

Bass Pro Shop has a good line of floating plastic worms.

[The Commodore]

I think some Culprit baits float and I have some non salted Zoom Trick Worms that float.  I will say that both the Culprit and Zooms aren't very buoyant, but they float.

[MarkH024]

My roboworms do not float initially either which is rather disappointing. They float better after an extended time in the water but proven to be far longer than I'd like my first bite to be. I might try to presoak them to see if that helps.

I really like Dream Shots from SK. They don't float but are super light and have a great slow fall. Tear up really easy though.

[FunkJishing]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TRU-TUNGSTEN-WEIGHTED-SOFT-PLASTICS-10-BAGS-5-DART-TAIL-WEIGHTED-HAND-POURED-/181577037869?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a46d5b82d#ht_215wt_1118

 

if you can find the non-weighted versions of these worms you won't be let down. As far as finesse worms go these are the best I've ever had. realistic, soft, and they FLOAT...

[FunkJishing]

^{i live near a big outlet store that sells a bunch of old/discontinued fishing lures and products. i get those worms for a buck a pack! i should head back out there soon to stock up... shoot winter or not.}

[Hanover_Yakker]

PowerTeam Lures are neutrally buoyant (I use the Sick Sticks, Finicky Ticklers in 5" and 7" personally but other products in their lineup work as well )and should be considered as well.

[RSM789]

Nonsense huh?  Here is a picture of 4 different Roboworms, both 4 1/2"  and 6"  and not one of them float. Not even a little bit, they sink to the bottom like a rock without the slightest indication that they will ever float.  I suggest you pull some out of the bag and try them yourself before you make posts like this.

 

 

 

I was going to respond to Tom in a similar, but less snarky way, however you beat me to it.

 

My experience with Roboworms is that you are both right.  As odd as this sounds, they will float until they start to sink.  I have had Roboworms thrown off the hook while fighting fish & most of them will float on the surface.  However, once I try to snag it with the tip of my rod or something else & part of them become submerged, down they go.  Kind of like those bugs that can skate on the surface of the water, but once they get submerged, they drown.

 

Lesson learned, always get close enough to a floating Roboworm to pick it up by hand...

[aavery2]

I was going to respond to Tom in a similar, but less snarky way, however you beat me to it.

 

My experience with Roboworms is that you are both right.  As odd as this sounds, they will float until they start to sink.  I have had Roboworms thrown off the hook while fighting fish & most of them will float on the surface.  However, once I try to snag it with the tip of my rod or something else & part of them become submerged, down they go.  Kind of like those bugs that can skate on the surface of the water, but once they get submerged, they drown.

 

Lesson learned, always get close enough to a floating Roboworm to pick it up by hand...

I don't know if they had a bad run of baits or what the situation was, but these never acted like they were even trying to float, put them in water straight to the bottom where they stayed.  I have seen where the Roboworms will sink because of their  salt layer and then start to float once some of the salt dissolves, but these were not having none of  it.