The Clear Water Killer

[Aaron_H]

10 hours ago, flatcreek said:

Zoom finesse worm

Zoom 4 inch Dead ringer

Charlie Brewer Slider worms

i always tie these on in tough bite conditions 

 

My answer. On a light wire hook and weightless or a light weighted Texas rig, they are absolutely deadly when you need to downsize. Watermelon/chartreuse and Junebug/chartreuse are my two top. They'd make a great dropshot bait, too.

 

The Luck-E-Strike 4" ringworm is a great one, as well.

[Log Catcher]

It is rare to be fishing clear water around here. I use the Zoom Finesse Worm Texas rigged on a 1/0 hook and 1/16 ounce sinker. Some times I use it on split shot rig.

[Bird]

I fish 90% gin clear water and nothing I've found out fishes Drop-shot and Jackall flickShake 4.8......post Spawn.

[WRB]

Slip shot rig;

——-main line—-cylinder weight—-glass bead—-Carolina keeper—————-hook and worm.

 

Main line I use Maxima 5# Ultra green.

Cylinder weight; black Top brass Pro Jo 1/8 oz

8 mm glass faceted bead, you can rubber peg the bead for a stopper.

Carolina stopper is optional if you peg the bead.

Hook #5133 Owner down shot hook, size 1/0 (under 5” worm)or 2/0 (6”) weedless (Texas) rigged.

This rig is totally adjustable hook to weight length. I start off with about 30” and use hand poured worms because the tend to float and snag less often. Mono line also keeps off the bottom better the FC line.

This a very productive rig for finesse presentations from post spawn to fall.

Tom

PS, The bass weight allows the line to slide freely, lead tends to add friction, the hook is very strong and light weight, both key components.

 

[BassFishermanTyler]

The wacky worm is likely my best technique. Catches the most fish for me as well as some really big ones. Yum dinger 4 inch. I mess with colors a lot: green pumpkin, white/chartreuse, white/watermelon, green pumpkin/black with red flake. 
 

I realy like the half and half colors. Depending on water clarity I may want a more visibile to me color that would show on the top of the bait and have the more natural color on the bottom. Works well when site fishing. 
 

I have gone back and fourth on hooks but keep coming back to the Gamakatsu finesse wide gap in red. Paid like $3-4 for a 50 pack. Hookup ratio has been really solid or else I would switch it out. The red wears off but thats alright. 
 

7 ft medium slx spinning rod with 10 lb suffix 832 braid hi-vis yellow with a 10 lb seagar invisx fluoro. Not sold on this as leader material yet. 

[Munkin]

Summer months of June,  July, and August a finesse worm works well overall.  Zoom Finesse worm just because I have hundreds of them but I have not found a straight worm that doesn't work.

 

If I was just starting out I would just buy Zoom Swamp Crawlers. These are softer and cheaper than most worms and really work. Colors are limited but the main ones most use they make. Having caught 4" bass and a 22lb tournament limit on them I really like the bait. 

 

Allen 

[Darth-Baiter]

i agree.  

 

 

but the new trend of those GIANT worms coming out.  10 - 12" worms is daunting.  i havent experiemented but my bud as a pack of worms that look like SNAKES.  huge.  

[GetFishorDieTryin]

On 7/19/2023 at 9:55 AM, galyonj said:

@Team9nine I gotta pick your brain because you mentioned them, but are you referring to the Z-man floating worms?

 

I really want to like them, but they cast like a Kleenex. Do you have any tricks for casting them effectively?

Been doing really with them on a free rig.  1/16 or 3/32 DS and a 2/0 Cover Shot or 1/0 Dream Hook.

[RRocket]

On 7/19/2023 at 9:55 AM, galyonj said:

@Team9nine I gotta pick your brain because you mentioned them, but are you referring to the Z-man floating worms?

 

I really want to like them, but they cast like a Kleenex. Do you have any tricks for casting them effectively?

If you want to cast a Z-man Finesse Wormz and still float it, try a Free Rig or Ryugi Black Bean Rig.

 

On my UL gear, I can cast these a long ways with a 1/16oz weight.

 

If you need the worm to float, just put your rod tip down and slack in the line..and the worm will float.

 

It's more or less described in this video, albeit with a larger worm.

 

 

 

[bp_fowler]

Zoom finesse worm on a 1/8 Oz. shaky head.  
 

In terms of pure numbers it has been my most productive technique so far this year.

[Bankbeater]

Zoom finesse worm or Creme Scoundrel. I start off weightless and then add weight as needed.