Fishing with plastic worms

[grid]

10 years ago DNR took over 4 old gravel pits and turned them into small lakes. The one I fish is super clear. Can see down 15 ft or so. The lake runs 20 -30 feet deep and is mostly steep drop offs. Not much for cover. Has some small brush on the edge. The edge of the lake has a green veg. mat and *** you hit 8-10 feet you start to get into the tall 3-4 ft. grass/weeds.

I have been going out every day the past four days. I have found the bass have been hitting Zoom trick worms watermellon with red flakes. I am texas rigging them with a bullet weight retreaving slow. With the clear water and lack of cover I been catching them in about 20+ ft. of water.

Is there maybe other ways I can fish these plastic worms to produce better results? My boat is a Sea Nympth 12ft. alluminum. With the slighest wind the front of the boat goes everywhere. I do use a anchor in the back to keep me in a spot to work it but I'm just starting out using weightless baits and I tend to get discourage with my boat flip flopping that I go back to bullets.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[brian_82]

Use another anchor off the front of your boat to keep yourself in position.

[cart7t]

Hang an anchor in the water off the front bow eye on about 2-3 ft or rope.  It'll pull the front of the boat down a little and the weight will make the front end a little less likely to blow around as fast if the wind picks up.

[Catt]

Texas Rig the trick worm but put a 1 paneling nail in the tail  

[BassPonder72]

You could try the trick worm on a shakey head.

[surfer]

Putting the anchor on the front will help sum.  Putting a second anchor on the other end of your boat will help lots.  If putting an anchor off of both ends interferes with fishing then use two in a V formation off of the two back corners.

When you say slow retrieve are you pausing and letting it sit for at least as much as you are retrieving?  i have heard from lots of members on here and had lots of success letting my bait sit about 90% of the time and moving it only 10%.

[LooksLikeSinbad]

you could try a drop shot

[.dsaavedra.]

sounds like a wacky rig might put some fish in the boat there for ya

[The Next KVD]

Dropshot, texas, wacky, carolina rig will all put fish in the boat w/ a trick worm.