Straight Tail Worms

[BassFishingMachine]

Well I never do to good with straight tail worms, so I just wanted to know how you guys fish them. Do you t-rig them weightless, and cast them out, let it sink, and give it a occasional twitch, like you would a senko, or what do you do with them? Everytime I throw a straight tail worm I most likely don't get bit. The straight tail worms I plan to give a try again are Zoom Trick Worms, and Berkley Shaky Worms. How are you guys fishing this bait to wheres there catching fish for you, any secret technique to them?

[ba7ss3in]

I use reaction innovations flirt on a shaky head, also T rig the Zoom Trick with no weight, sometime Wacky. When the bite is tough they work well for me, also good for slightly stained water

[Davis]

This past year I T-Rigged em weightless and also with split shot.

When weightless I kind of jerk them around to get that swirling action.

This coming year I plan on throwing them on some shakey heads in certain waters.

[roadwarrior]

My #1 worm is the GYCB Kut-Tail. It can be fished on a jig head, split shot rig or T-rig, pegged or not. I generally fish it weedless with a Gamakatsu 4/0 EWG Offset Worm Hook, 1/8 oz bullet weight & bead, unpegged.

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[Davis]

My #1 worm is the GYCB Kut-Tail. It can be fished on a jig head, split shot rig or T-rig, pegged or not. I generally fish it weedless with a Gamakatsu 4/0 EWG Offset Worm Hook, 1/8 oz bullet weight & bead, unpegged.

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I have enough worms right now RW but for the audience out there, what size kutail are you using?

[SuthernProg]

I use 6" Roboworms, mostly in Aaron's Magic colors and Neon Bluegill. Sometimes T-rig, usually a jighead or shaky head. Depends on the bottom.

[Catt]

Weightless Texas rigged Zoom Trick Worm, 2/0 straight shank hook, & a 1 paneling nail inserted in the tail; this setup will slowly fall in the horizontal position.

Mini Carolina rig; Wacky rigged Zoom Trick Worm with a split shot 18 up the line, this speeds up the rate of fall of the wacky worm.

[Siebert Outdoors]

I make a 4.5 and 5.5" robo look alike.  They work great for me on a dropsot or shakey head.  

[Raul]

By far straight tail worms have been my number 1 worm type worm for years, Trickworms, Kuttails, Jelly Worms, Finesse Worms are lethal.

[roadwarrior]

My #1 worm is the GYCB Kut-Tail. It can be fished on a jig head, split shot rig or T-rig, pegged or not. I generally fish it weedless with a Gamakatsu 4/0 EWG Offset Worm Hook, 1/8 oz bullet weight & bead, unpegged.

8-)

I have enough worms right now RW but for the audience out there, what size kutail are you using?

6 1/2"  

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[gatrboy53]

hardly ever fish a curly tail worm.trick worms and senko type baits catch fish in any conditions.

[BassFishingMachine]

Hmm some good techniques you guys listed, I'll probably be giving them another good try when May comes around and the bass are extremely active. Weightless and fished a little quicker then a senko, and shakyheading, and inserting a nail into the tail. One of them rigs has to work, hopefully it will and the Zoom Trick Worm will have a place in my arsenal other then taking up space.

As for the GYCB Kut-Tails I t-rig them weightless, I kill the bass with them in 5inch, probably my #1 Plastic Worm. I don't use them too much though, because the sunnies tend to bite em, and rip the tails, so I'll only use them as last resorts, or for fishing beds (seriously these things are amazing). Kut-Tails, and perfect condition Gulp 6inch Night Crawlers are the only straight worms I do good with. (By perfect condition I mean they have to be soft, but not too soft where they are just ridiculously soft, and must look straight and undented, this can be hard to find, but there are some good bags out there).

[Jake.]

I either fish straight tails on a shakey head or weightless. When I'm fishing them weightless, I either will fish it really aggresively with alot of twitches, or slower near the bottom with longer pauses and fewer twitches. It just depends how active I think the fish will be. On a shakey head, I just fish it slowly on the bottom, and shake the rod's tip alot. I use either Zoom Finesse Worms or Robo Straight tails for these techniques.

[Tin]

Huh, no one has said wacky rigged with a screw in it. :-/

Ooops, did I just say that out load.

[fishin hole]

I used the Berkley Finesse 4 inch worms as my number one worm ,but they quit making them and my  supply is about gone. Last summer I started using Yum 4.5" Houdini worms on Charlie Brewer 1/16 oz spyder jigs and they worked really well.

[fathom]

zoom finesse and cuttails are my go-to's.

usually t-rigged on a ballhead...sometimes 1/8 oz., sometimes 3/16 or 1/4.

4 inch senkos work well here, too.

[Shadcranker]

1. Shaky head for 4" and 5" finesse worms (Zoom or Roboworm).

2. Foating worm fished weightless in the mid to late Spring (Zoom Trick worm in bright color)