Texas rigging trick worms

[thediscochef]

4 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Jelly Worms are paddletail, Trick Worm are straight tail.

 

 

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I understood a straight tail worm to be more like a zoom shakey head worm, a senko, or a sluggo (all directly tapered from the hook bend entry to tail); and that trick worms were their own category of worm defined by more subtle yet present non-swimming tail tip features
but that's the beauty of open-ended fishing definitions. it's all made up and the points don't matter. welcome to whose line is it anyway 

[Mobasser]

Whenever I t rig a Zoom Trick worm, I always think about the Creme Scoundrel. If you lay the two side by side there's little difference. We t rigged a Scoundrel many years ago, and it worked well. T rigging a Zoom Trick worm is much the same. It works. They catch bass.

[Catt]

3 hours ago, thediscochef said:

trick worms were their own category of worm

 

Trick Worms are simply Zoom version of a straight tail worm. Straight tail worms come in various lengths & are used Texas Rigged, Shaky Heads, Drop Shots or anyway you wanna Rig it.

[paulmandude]

2 hours ago, Mobasser said:

Whenever I t rig a Zoom Trick worm, I always think about the Creme Scoundrel. If you lay the two side by side there's little difference. We t rigged a Scoundrel many years ago, and it worked well. T rigging a Zoom Trick worm is much the same. It works. They catch bass.

Scoundrels if I am not mistaken are round body. Trick worms have a flat bottom. With the flat bottom I’ve heard you get more of a gliding motion.  Does it make a difference? Who knows 

[Captain Phil]

There have been more bass caught on a straight tail worm than all other bass baits put together.  My first bass was caught on a Creme Scoundrel when I was 13 years old.  My first double digit bass was caught on the same bait. There is no way to fish these baits that won't catch fish. On the top, on the bottom, weighted, non weighted, kinked, flipped, even fished like a jerk bait.  The Zoom Trick worm is the same as the Scoundrel only it comes in more colors and is easier to find. 

[greentrout]

4 hours ago, Captain Phil said:

There have been more bass caught on a straight tail worm than all other bass baits put together.  My first bass was caught on a Creme Scoundrel when I was 13 years old.  My first double digit bass was caught on the same bait. There is no way to fish these baits that won't catch fish. On the top, on the bottom, weighted, non weighted, kinked, flipped, even fished like a jerk bait.  The Zoom Trick worm is the same as the Scoundrel only it comes in more colors and is easier to find. 

Doug Hannon, Bass Professor, stated he caught 90 percent of his 10 pound plus bass with a 7" straight-tail worm. 

[WRB]

The reason I use a safety razor is the cut is straight down the length of the razor blade about 1 1/4. I use 4” finesse worm cut into 2 pieces 2” long and split the tail or rounded head end using the flat cut end to screw in a Hitchhicker spring

This is my jig weed guard. Clip the spring onto the jig hook and insert the hook point into the crouch of the split end, works great for me.

Splitting a straight tail worm 4 1/2” to 6” using the razor blade the split tail is 1 1/4” long and moves like a Minnow tail.

Smoke with gold, silver and black flake purple neon vane split / slip shot rigged have caught thousands of bass for me over the years. Yes it works!

Tom

 

[LrgmouthShad]

That’s super informative, thank you @WRB

[bowhunter63]

Slugg-0 still catch em great baits 

[Bankbeater]

I've had better luck fishing a straight worm either weightless or on a split shot rig.  I get a lot more bites than when the bait is t-rigged.  I think it may have something to do with the fishing pressure in my area.  I don't see a lot of weightless plastics being used.

[papajoe222]

I like to rig them on a sliding cylinder weight (mojo). Sometimes I'll put a bobber stop 8-10in. up the line from the hook. I've never split the tail on them, but next time out, I'm going to try that. I almost always dip the tail in JJ's or Spike-It, so I'm thinking I'll just split that portion and see if it makes any difference.

[Glenn]

Yes, it works.  And here's a ton more tricks you can use:

 

 

[ElGuapo928]

One of my favorite pond/bank setups is a light t-rigged (usually 1/16 or 1/8 if windy) “old purple” or merthiolate trick worm worked on a medium light spinning rod. I use a light wire 2/0 EWG hook for a slower fall. 

[txchaser]

Trick worm t-rigged (3/8 in 10fow in a draw) was a lifesaver this summer on a tough day. I prefer the netbait t-mac, then roboworm. More likely to throw it as a bubba shot, but on this day, that was only pulling smaller fish.