Trick Worm?

[PondBoss]

Generally I like to fish fast moving baits but will slow down and fish the worm occasionally.  I've read a lot of people on here use a trick worm.  What kinda tricks does it do?  And how do I fish it?  To me it looks pretty much like a basic soft plastic.  What gives?

[RecMar8541]

It preforms wonderful tricks....cast one out and bass just appear on your hook!!

I usualy fish them weedless, circle hook wacky

or weightless trig

[KenDammit28]

I've taught mine how to roll over, how to play dead, how to lay down, and even taught it how to levitate.

Just takes a little while of workin with em and they'll be doing tricks in no time.

[burleytog]

Mine do several card tricks.   ;D

T-rig weightless on a 3/0 offset shank hook.

[jomatty]

it dosent mean that it performs actual tricks in the water.  you have to put em on the corner and they will turn tricks and make money for you

all joking aside, they are a very versatile bait.  fish them weightless as others have suggested, on a jig head, t-rig, c-rig whatever.  its a straight tailed worm and can be used anyway that you would use any other worm.

matt

[largemouthslayer]

I use David Blaine worm 8' with #4 Gamakatsu  J hook.  

Ok seriously Zoom weightless. I fish it like a jerk bait mostly twitch it a couple of time pause it twitch it . You can work it like that with a faster retreive I've had great luck both ways.

[RoLo]

To my mind, the greatest 'trick' performed by the Trick Worm is that it looks, feels and acts like a "Plastic Worm".

If you broadly classify all long, slender plastic lures as "worms", then hands-down, plastic worms have caught more bass

than any other lure. There are countless ways to fish a plastic worm, simply because it's so difficult to fish them wrong.

A lure manufacturer has only to introduce a 'new kink' to a long, slender plastic lure, and it'll have a high likelihood

of becoming the next barnburner.

It all started with Nick Creme's Scoundrel in 1951, then called a "rubber worm". A nightmarish contraption with red beads

and internal spinners, the Creme worm was a dynamite bass killer! Then in 1967, Johnny Mann senior introduced Manns Jelly Worm,

a softer composition with no bells-&-whistles. In fairly rapid succession, the baton was passed to Berkley Power Worm,

Ditto Gator Tail, Mister Twister Phenom, Lunker City Slug-Go, Brewers Slider Worm, Gambler Ribbon Tail, Yamamoto Senko,

Zoom Finesse Worm and Zoom Trick Worm. Every plastic worm catches bass and every worm maintains a separatist faction

of anglers who continue to fish that worm with confidence. For instance, I'm still partial to the Original Culprit Worm,

and although stick worms like the Senko are great, the Culprit Worm still maintains a comfortable lead.

Roger

[frogtog]

Newmatt you asked for that. ;D All jokes aside they are a very good bait, I

use the watermelon, green pumpkin and tomatoe color. I rig them texas style

with a #1 hook and a 3/16 rattle weight on 10# test and they have made me a lot of money in tournaments. So mabe they do have some tricks up their sleaves. ;D

[Raul]

Trickworms ...... trick and treat, Happy Halloween !

[timmyswetarded]

the DEADLIEST trick is when its weightless, sitting on the bottom...lift your rod tip like 6"-12" and shake the end like CRAZY then drop your tip and be ready....seriously this has worked AWESOME for me. i dont remember who but someone on this forum told me to try this...

[Trevor in Burke]

Newmatt you asked for that. ;D All jokes aside they are a very good bait, I

use the watermelon, green pumpkin and tomatoe color. I rig them texas style

with a #1 hook and a 3/16 rattle weight on 10# test and they have made me a lot of money in tournaments. So mabe they do have some tricks up their sleaves. ;D

sleeves 8-)

just messin' around since this is the joke thread, trick worm... put one on and toss it in you'll see why it's called that, it's the first word that comes to mind when you watch it's action, tricky!

[New 2 Bass]

I've caught on both weightless and trig with just a 1/4oz on there.  The black and the pumkin (redish lookin).

I fish them real slow.  Like 2 sips slow.

Al

[PondBoss]

Thanks for all the info guys, and the jokes.  For some reason I always kill fishing weightless plastics and yet I always forget about doing it.  Thanks for the refresher.  I'm fishing my first tournament next weekend I'm looking forward to using my new "trick" worms.  

[.ghoti.]

Try one with a split shot about 18" in front of it. Rig it with the flat side down, and it'll have a deadly glide.

Cheers,

GK

[wickyman]

I have tried them in several ways, but I prefer the drop shot technique.  Because of their ability to "float", or "levitate" this gives you all the more reason to try it.    I sometimes throw them out on a light jig head, and almost let it hit the bottom, so that the tail sticks straight up in the water, like a weed or something, then I lightly wiggle it.  I have had a bit of success this way!    Mostly what you do on a jig head, is you cast it out, pull the light taught, then you slightly drag it on the bottom, jerking it every once and a while, then bringing it tight, and reeling it fast for 3 turns, then let it sink again.  The bass will basically hit it on the drop...  You figure out all sorts of things when you mess around!  

[JC121]

ive caught my 2 biggest bass on the zoom trick worm, excellent bait, rig it weightless

[bocabasser]

black trick worm w/5/0 gama ewg. i run it on top. deadly in the summer.