what is your drop-shot worm of choice?

[Darth-Baiter]

the Z-drop worm is my confidence bait by a mile.  I've used it in a myriad of ways.  (I caught a tank once fishing it as a tiny tex-rig) its a great small worm.  for drop shot I only fish green pumpkin and a pink/purple worm.  those two colors only.  I really want to try the Z-drop worm in Morning dawn.  it isn't even shown on their website anymore.  I wondered if it is discontinued now, and asked them that question.  I emailed them for the skinny.

 

I did find 3 bags on Ebay, and figured a $20 bill is worth the risk to see if that color works on my local bass population.  

 

right now I use the 4.5" straight worm from Roboworm in Morning Dawn with or without flake and it is producing acceptable results.  but I kinda think the z-drop just undulates better and more seductively underwater.  I have dropped them both in the shallows and observed with my very human eyes, and came to this conclusion.  how a bass sees this, is anyone's guess. 

 

lets see if my ebay bags show up, or I have to file a claim :D.  whatever.  

 

my two worms exclusively for the drop-shot:

Z-drop in green pumpkin

Roboworm 4.5 straight in Morning dawn.   MM3 if they are out. 

[roadwarrior]

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Berkley_Powerbait_Maxscent_Flat_Worm/descpage-CLF.html

[MN Fisher]

Zoom Finesse Worm - Green Pumpkin, Red Shad or Junebug Red depending on light/clarity conditions.

[Choporoz]

Maxscent Flatworm and Reins Bubble Shaker, usually. 

 

Thanks to @TnRiver46and BM, I've got some Spro Pinshots dying for a shot at unseating one of those.

[TnRiver46]

9 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

Maxscent Flatworm and Reins Bubble Shaker, usually. 

 

Thanks to @TnRiver46and BM, I've got some Spro Pinshots dying for a shot at unseating one of those.

They are good on a jig head too! Something about those things fish like 

[TOXIC]

Big surprise….Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm.  So far I have only fished the original and have not tried the new larger version introduced at ICAST.

[@reelChris]

Easily my favorite is a 6" roboworm in morning dawn.  After that I like KVD dream shots in green pumpkin purple and in third place, watermelon seed zoom flukes.  I'm not a fan of how delicate the dream shot and flukes are but they do produce.

 

Am I the only one that can't get a bite on the maxscent flat worm even though the shape is basically the same as the dream shot??

[JustJames]

You should try Z drop worm, green weenie.

[roadwarrior]

57 minutes ago, @reelChris said:

Am I the only one that can't get a bite on the maxscent flat worm even though the shape is basically the same as the dream shot??

You must be rigging it wrong.I fish it nose hooked on a #4 Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Hook.

[Darth-Baiter]

58 minutes ago, @reelChris said:

 

 

Am I the only one that can't get a bite on the maxscent flat worm even though the shape is basically the same as the dream shot??

Me either. I’m 2.5 bags in and bite-less.  Zero. 

[Choporoz]

I am not yet trying to understand....because I am pretty dismissive of most color discussions....but I seem to get a LOT more Maxscent Flatworm bites with the mango color, than with other, especially the black/gray.

  Even though the lakes I use it are full of shad that look (to me) more gray than orange.

[MassYak85]

Roboworm in a GP chartreuse is a go-to for me. I like to rig them weedless on a size 1 or 2 straight shank worm hook and drag them through deep weedlines. 

[GaryH]

Maxscent flatworm green pumpkin or Zoom finesse green pumpkin 
 

 

[Bird]

This year it's been 6" Roboworm in morning Dawn but previous years it was Aaron's magic. Idk

[WRB]

Roboworms 4 1/2” FX baby bass, 6” straight tail MM111, Oxblood /lt red flake, Hologram shad.

Jackall Flick Shake 4.8 Watermelon candy and camouflage.

Iovino 5” straight tail smallmouth killer, little slugger in Lightning shad.

Prefer wacky hooked 4.8 and straight 6” flat side up, nose hook 4 1/2 FX, little sluggers and 5” worms.

Tom

[looking45]

6” hand poured spade tail worm

[Deebo]

2 hours ago, WRB said:

Roboworms 4 1/2” FX baby bass, 6” straight tail MM111, Oxblood /lt red flake, Hologram shad.

Jackall Flick Shake 4.8 Watermelon can’t and camouflage.

Iovino 5” straight tail smallmouth killer, little slugger in Lightning shad.

Prefer wacky hooked 4.8 and straight 6” flat side up, nose hook 4 1/2 FX, little sluggers and 5” worms.

Tom

The 5" doodle worm iovino makes? Or is there a 5" straight?

[king fisher]

7 inch Senko, Wacky rigged, June bug if I can find them, Black blue flake if I run out of June bug.  Fishing this way may be classified as sacrilegious to many, but you northern fineness fisherman can't sick the bass police on me, because they have no jurisdiction south of the boarder. what happens in Mexico, stays in Mexico. 

[WRB]

9 minutes ago, Deebo said:

The 5" doodle worm iovino makes? Or is there a 5" straight?

Doodle worm, it’s easy to shorten and split the tail with a safety razor.

Tom

PS, I use the same worms for slip shot, except the 4.8 Flick Shake.

9 minutes ago, king fisher said:

7 inch Senko, Wacky rigged, June bug if I can find them, Black blue flake if I run out of June bug.  Fishing this way may be classified as sacrilegious to many, but you northern fineness fisherman can't sick the bass police on me, because they have no jurisdiction south of the boarder. what happens in Mexico, stays in Mexico. 

Call it Bubba shot.

Tom

[Way north bass guy]

Pretty much a tie between the Maxscent flatworm, and Maxscent Flatnose minnow. Several different colours seem to work for me, and I’ve also had some success with a Maxscent general rigged wacky on a drop shot, but I haven’t used that as much as the other ones. 

[Hammer 4]

4 and 6 " Roboworms in various colors, but grape MD, and MM, seem to work the best, although I've caught some nice bass on the Hologram shad pattern.

[islandbass]

For me, it is the sniper snub but they are no longer made. 
 

3” senkos

roboworms

french fry worms

 

 

I am willing to drop shot just about anything, lol. 

[padon]

roboworms several different colors. xzone finesse worm , the tail floats better. xzone slammer for a minnow style bait.

[Jar11591]

Z-Man Finesse Shadz or Wormz

[WVU-SCPA]

For those that use the flat worm, also check out the 5" hit worm for a bigger profile.  In a lake infested with white perch, they aren't inclined to hit it as much as they do a flat worm.