Plastic Worms

[Inflatable Raft Bum]

How many tournaments have Senko won?

I have no idea. I dont follow tournaments at all. Its mind numbing to watch other people fish.

Fishing is a lifestyle, not some competition.

I fished probably five in ny life, got checks about 1/3 of the time.. Still didnt make up for turning what i enjoy INTO WORK, and tearing the hell out of the Skeeter

[Inflatable Raft Bum]

Even when texas rigged, they still have good action? I have no choice but to texas rig and have weedless presentation because the cover is so think where I fish.

No, i fish hydrilla filled pits. Senko wacky rigged weightless, twitch twitch twitch.. They come up out of that cover and crush it. You can let it sink down through it too if you are using the correct octopus hook

[greentrout]

When I was a little fella,  my dad showed me how to fish a Texas-rigged worm in the Deep South on farm ponds. You were not a LMB fisherman if you did not know how to catch them on the venerable plastic worm.

 

Old school basser...

[*Hank]

Roboworm fat straight tail!  

[greentrout]

Wal-Mart Renegade Twirl Tail Worms little over a buck for twenty of 'em...them were the days....

 

Still have some...

 

Old school basser...

[PersicoTrotaVA]

Pretty much any worm by Zoom.  I also do weightless tex-posed with a nail weight in the tail of a Yum Dinger or Senko. 

[Maxximus Redneckus]

Wal-Mart Renegade Twirl Tail Worms little over a buck for twenty of 'em...them were the days....

Still have some...

Old school basser...

they still got um but luck e strike makes them

[Maxximus Redneckus]

I love manns jelly worms augertails are next.

[Green Trout]

No, i fish hydrilla filled pits. Senko wacky rigged weightless, twitch twitch twitch.. They come up out of that cover and crush it. You can let it sink down through it too if you are using the correct octopus hook

So could I just twitch it along almost like a Fluke, rig it in the middle weightless, and still get bites? If yes, what specific small Senko can I use and what specific hook do you like and why?

[Bluebasser86]

Zoom Ol' Monster, Rage Recon and Andaconda. 

[Inflatable Raft Bum]

So could I just twitch it along almost like a Fluke, rig it in the middle weightless, and still get bites? If yes, what specific small Senko can I use and what specific hook do you like and why?

I like Yum brand "Senkos", from Wally World.. I use the junebug and/ or a two tone motor oil ish color with the chartreuse tip tail (hard to find)

I like 10 lb test on a spinning reel, using no weight at all, and a 2/0 octopus hook by BPS or Gamakatsu

Its perfect for heavy grass.. Hook is quite small, comes through grass quite well.. The fish will tell you what presentation/ speed/ no speed they want.

Just hook it dead center and let it fly. The fish do all the work.

[Ratherbfishing]

Gulp turtlebacks are hard to beat when the bite is tough.

[buzzed bait]

9" Tmac "trick worm" from netbait.... don't know why, but they gobble them up

[WRB]

Most of the replies so far talk about cheap discount worms, this baffles me. How many worms do you guys use in an outing? Your time on the water is priceless, catching bass should be your goal and good quality soft plastic worms may cost 5 cents more each then a discount worm. If you used 10 worms in an outing, you saved 50 cents and caught few if any bass.

Tom

[Inflatable Raft Bum]

Most of the replies so far talk about cheap discount worms, this baffles me. How many worms do you guys use in an outing? Your time on the water is priceless, catching bass should be your goal and good quality soft plastic worms may cost 5 cents more each then a discount no cheat worm.

Tom

Warm months- 1/2 bag of Fukes, 1/2 bag of Yum "senkos". (When i was using Yamamoto it was sometimes one Senko per hook set because they are way too soft)

The bass don't seem to mind. Its the American way, buying what you want.

[DogBone_384]

Zoom 6" U-Tail in gourd green.  It's by far the best worm for me - far better than Senkos, which tells me I'm not fishing them right .

[F14A-B]

Most of the replies so far talk about cheap discount worms, this baffles me. How many worms do you guys use in an outing? Your time on the water is priceless, catching bass should be your goal and good quality soft plastic worms may cost 5 cents more each then a discount worm. If you used 10 worms in an outing, you saved 50 cents and caught few if any bass.

Tom

What do you recommend ? Also where can I obtain high Quailty bucktail jigs? ( custom )

[riverbasser13]

Zoom Ol monster, green pumpkin. Whenever I'm fishing somewhere new this is the first thing I try.

[papajoe222]

For Texas rigging I basically use three styles of worms; ribbon tail, paddle tail, and curled or twirl tailed.  Different actions for different situations. Ribbon tail for stop and go swimming action on or near the bottom (Culprit), paddle tail for hopping or stroking style retrieve (Net Bait 'Thumper') and curled tail when they want more of a verticle or falling presentation (G-Tail)

[papajoe222]

Most of the replies so far talk about cheap discount worms, this baffles me. How many worms do you guys use in an outing? Your time on the water is priceless, catching bass should be your goal and good quality soft plastic worms may cost 5 cents more each then a discount worm. If you used 10 worms in an outing, you saved 50 cents and caught few if any bass.

Tom

What brand one uses, whether mass produced or hand poured, cheap or expensive is, IMO, a personal preference.  I don't believe anyone here would recommend a product they haven't had some success with reguardless of those factors. Good soft plastics are like good sneakers. They cost more because of the components used, R&D, production costs, etc. Cheap sneakers are cheap for many reasons, but when it comes to walking they will both get you there.

[Catt]

One of the most deadliest worms I throw during hot summer nights is WalMart's Renegade Worm.

It's basic hook tail design has been around almost as long as worms. They are very durable, the plastic is subtle, & the catch bass!

Bass do not care how much ya pay for your lures.

[WRB]

TW vets their suppliers, they offer good quality soft plastics.

There are a lot of injection molded worms on the market to choose from.

Berkely, Culprit, Strike King, Reaction Innovation, Yamamoto and Zoom are all good.

Hand pours are more difficult to find unless you have a good local worm maker.

Iovino products, Roboworms and Upton's Customs are all good.

Rarely will you get more than you pay for, support the folks who developed and created products, avoid the cheap knock offs.

Tom

[Catt]

TW vets their suppliers, they offer good quality soft plastics.

There are a lot of injection molded worms on the market to choose from.

Berkely, Culprit, Strike King, Reaction Innovation, Yamamoto and Zoom are all good.

Hand pours are more difficult to find unless you have a good local worm maker.

Iovino products, Roboworms and Upton's Customs are all good.

Rarely will you get more than you pay for, support the folks who developed and created products, avoid the cheap knock offs.

Tom

Seriously Tom the bass don't care!

If it catches bass I gonna throw it & I do not care who made it!

[J Francho]

Am I the only one that doesn't include senkos in any worm discussion? I think there might be an entire generation if anglers that think of a senko when they think worms.

[riverbasser13]

I think of Senkos as a kind of worm, but they belong in their own category. Like curly tail worms work great with a T-rig, but Senkos and the like work much better weightless or wacky and are great for low angle casts under overhanging trees or under a boat dock. But I've also been told I have a very bass ackwards fishing style. If you only had one or the other you could still do pretty good.