Top Finesse Worms

[IndianaFinesse]

Zoom trick worm or Z-man finesse worm-z. The nice thing about the finesse wormz is that it never gets torn, a nice change from going through one or more bags of worms a day.

[Damn Yankee]

6"slug go on 4/0 hook l.c.makes for it.check them out, nice folks.

[Munkin]

I know everyone has their favorite but answer this= Who has found a straight worm that doesn't work? There are at least 20 different brands and sizes in my finesse worm tub and they all work. Of all baits finesse worms brand seems to matter the least.

Allen

[roadwarrior]

7" Rage Tail Thumper  http://www.ragetail.com/news/color-charts/rage-thumper-color-selection/

 

[Sean Gillette]

For my plastics, I use BizzBaits. They are all hand poured and inspected here in the USA and not done in a factory over seas.   For Texas rigging, I use their senko style called the Sassy Stick (black and blue for stained).  I would peg a 1/8th ounce weight (prefer tungsten). If you want a finesse worm, their Dizzy Diamond are some of the best.     You can get more info at bizzbaits.com     ( I am not a employee or endorsed by them. Just truly love the product) 

[primetime]

The Lunker City Sluggo SS is a great worm....I actually fish it more like a regular Sluggo over weeds, they are long and thing but have a nice action more like a fluke than a Worm, which makes sense since it is a "Super Slim Sluggo". If I am in clear water I almost always go with a watermelon seed SS Worm on a 1/8 or 1/16 OZ. Weighted worm hook, as I work them fast like a fluke, then kill them at weedlines or after letting it pop the surface like a fluke....

Sometimes using a different worm from a company that doesn't get alot of press is a good idea..I still fish Sluggo's more than I do Flukes, (Although I love the SK Caffiene Shad, full of salt and Falls so nicely). I still have a bunch of bags of the Exude 4" Mister Twister Slimy Slugs which were 4" Sluggo's, and they made a firetiger color which works awesome in the Spring or anytime panfish are on the menu...I like to rig the SS Sluggo and the 4" Sluggo on a light Darter Style Jighead and cast it to ledges and weedlines, if it gets to the bottom, I start doing a walk the dog and pause with rod pointed at the water, if it snags on something, popping it off often gets a strike...I like shorter baits this time of year, so if I was going to pick one worm to throw weightless since you have weeds in most good places, I would think a 4" Stick worm is hard to beat, or a Charlie Brewer Slider Worm on a Slider 1/16 Jighead snagless...It glides, will lay on muck, and have strong 2/0 hooks so you can put a 6" Ribbon tail, Zoom 4" Curly Tail, or.....

When in Doubt, and you want to fish a moving bait and get bit....Hard to beat a 3-5" Grub...Kalins, GYB, or any brand and all you really need is a Smoke Silver flake, Smoke Gold Flake, and for clear water a Watermelon or GP...swim em nose rigged behind a split shot, darter head if suspended and you want to work it up and down, ball head to swim, but a good investment is some Slider Spider Heads which are weedless texas rigs that rig up easy....I love those things, get the wide gap for bigger baits, 1/4 ounce is heavy if you fish soft bottoms, I rarely fish deeper than 12' so 1/8-1/16, 3/16 are my favorites...Just do some research since some hooks are thin, some strong, and if you don't want to worry, just get the Pro Snagless and Pro Spider....Slider System is the Ned Rig of the 80's. Still works.

[olegs]

I like to use a jighead instead of a bullet weight.

Usually, I use 3/32 oz. Buckeye Lures Flick-It Jighead with 4.8" Jackall Flick Shake Worms.

[Outdoor Zack]

Ok thanks for all the replies.  Next time I'm out I will look for roboworms, Berkley bottom hoppers, and Zoom worms.

[GoRavens]

I know you decided but another vote for zman finesse wormz. 

[Caliyak]

Zoom worm on split shot rig for our cement canals like the aquaduct. 

[ibobpeb]

 

On Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 2:51 PM, primetime said:

I am not picky when it comes to finesse worms...I usually use a zoom trick worm in 6" or 4" in Junebug, Motor Oil Red with gold flake, or Black and blue flake with chart tail for stained water.

I use watermelon and Baby Bass in clear water most of the time or salt and pepper if shad are in the lake or pond....

If you want a finesse worm that floats the Z Man finesse worms are awesome, not stiff like most floaters, and they make a nice purple color for stained water and green pumpkin works anywhere usually.

Some of my other favorite finesse worms are a 4" or 6" Curly tail worm-BPS Squirmin worm I stick to 5-6 colors total, also like a 4" Ring Worm, KVD Dream shot, but the Pro Senko is really good, or the BPS cut tail magnum worms in 6" black and blue...Sometimes just that little tail makes a difference but all finesse worms work good imo...I have a bunch that I am not sure what brand they are, I have done really well with that big bite Squirrel tail worm when they were on sale, for some reason fish hammered them....BPS makes a nice clone now. I plan on getting more, that was a good worm and I went through 2 packs in only a few trips.....Zoom is fine, they make a ton of good finesse stuff.

I usually do not use a weight but add a swivel about 12" up to avoid line twist on spinning gear, and mono or fluoro leader from braid...I also like to use a jighead instead of a bullet weight but a small 1/16-1/4 bullet is fine,or a small split shot...Depends on how far you want to cast but you really can't fish them wrong..Wacky rigging a trick worm on a circle hook is a great way to catch numbers....

This guy pretty much said it for me. I'm not picky about finesse worms and have caught fish on all of them. Picked them up on sale. The elaztech ones last a long time! I'll probably never have to buy them again in this lifetime. 

 

[BrianSnat]

I like the Zoom Speed Worm and Rage Tail Thumper