Culprit Worm

[tritz18]

Hey guys I was just wondering what ur thoughts are on the culprit. Favorite colors, size, and rigging, for stained to dirty water.

Thanks

[Bassn Blvd]

Only three colors I use in Culprit. Junebug, Redshad and Purple.  Mostly the 7.5 inch ones.  10" at night but they are a bit thick.  I just started back to Charlies Worms Junebug 8" on certain occasions.

[Derek84]

Big fan of Tequila Shad or Tequila Sunrise color.

[guitarkid]

Any thoughts on how to use them? I have had some for a while, and I have not even caught a cold on one.

                  -searoach

[Bassn Blvd]

Fish them around grass, or any type of structure.  Cast them out and let them settle to the bottom.  Bounce or drag the worm across the bottom by lifting your rod tip, not by reeling.  When rod tip gets to about 10:00 or 11:00 O'clock, then lower your rod tip and reel in the slack.  Repeat until you get a bite/bump.  Real in your slack and point the rod tip to the direction of the fish/bump and set the hook.  There are many,many different techniques to using the worm but IMO that is the most basic.  I use a 3/0-4/0 Tru-Turn hook on a 7.5 inch worm.  I commonly use a 1/8 ounce worm weight but sometimes go lighter or heavier.  Try and use as light of a weight as possible.

[BassinBoy]

Best and only worms I use.  I like the moccasin color t rigged.  Any where in the summer.  Great worm

[The Next KVD]

Best worms on the market hands DOWN!!!!!!  Can't go wrong t-rigging or c-rigging.  Very natural feel at a low cost!

[BassinBoy]

Best worms on the market hands DOWN!!!!!! Can't go wrong t-rigging or c-rigging. Very natural feel at a low cost!

Yes Sir!

[Team9nine]

I've never been a big fan of plastic worms, but I do believe a guy could take a bag of 7.5" Red Shad Culprits, along with a pack of 2/0 or 3/0 hooks and a few 1/8-oz and 3/16-oz sinkers and go to darn near any lake in the country and catch some bass.

-T9

[Castamasta]

yeha i just got some of the blue electric 10'' culprits, and i have only tossed them once and i got a bump and thats it. How would you reccommend fishing the 10''?? same as the 7.5? just need some advice, never really fished big plastics before

[Georgia Jeff]

Texas rig a 7.5 in red shad with a 1/8 oz sinker.  They are awesome.  You can't beat red shad culprits.

[snows17]

7.5 inch tequila shad(purple)=the best bait

[DrumintheSuds]

For stained water go with the purple/red firetail or blue/chartreuse worm and dip the tails with spike-it

I fish them with a splitshot a foot or so above the hook and throw it to structure.

Best ribbontail worm on the market

[Alpster]

Best worms on the market hands DOWN!!!!!!  Can't go wrong t-rigging or c-rigging.

Right on! 7 1/2" Black shad, Texas rigged with bullet weight. Fished slowly on the bottom. I have caught 100s of bass on this worm.

Ronnie

[harshman]

I love the tequila shad tassel tail 7.5" t-rigged I have caught more fish on this one color than all other baits combined.

Harshman

[Avalonjohn44]

I like their version of firetiger.  It is not bright and glaring like a firetiger crankbait, it is a very mellow version, and it absolutely kills in some ponds.  It looks a lot like a caterpillar that grows around here.

[Wayne P.]

One day I was swimming a weightless 7 1/2 Red Shad Culprit through some scattered grass around a cypress tree and-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Castamasta]

lol bet you thought that was a big one

[guitarkid]

I would not know weather to shoot it or release it. If I pulled in a gator, I would probably freak out.

                        -searoach

[T-Bone]

I love culprit worms, they have the best action as far as worms go if you ask me.  I love all the colors but the red shad is my favorite.  Caught my biggest fish on one, t-rigged.

[tritz18]

Haha I would probably freak out to, when I saw that gator luckily we don't have to many of those in New England. Just another quick question the 7.5 worms seem really big, are they still good for catching average size fish and does the tail take up a good amount of the 7.5 inchs. Because i'm stuck on either getting the 6 inch or 7.5. what do u guys think?

[Alpster]

I love culprit worms, they have the best action as far as worms go if you ask me.  I love all the colors but the red shad is my favorite.  Caught my biggest fish on one, t-rigged.

Hey T-Bone,

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I noticed your in Hammond, LA. I went to school at SLU and had a home in Robert for 6 years afterward. Small world!

Ronnie

[Jeff H]

Haha I would probably freak out to, when I saw that gator luckily we don't have to many of those in New England. Just another quick question the 7.5 worms seem really big, are they still good for catching average size fish and does the tail take up a good amount of the 7.5 inchs. Because i'm stuck on either getting the 6 inch or 7.5. what do u guys think?

Fish the 7.5" with complete confidence, especially go with 7.5" in stained/dirty water, profile is king there.  You'll catch bass from small to large with them.  Original Culprit, and any ribbontail worm, has a lot of "tail".

[bocabasser]

when i was a kid, culprits were all i used. red shad and mocassin were my go to colors.  tons of bass on those 2 colors.

[smokepole]

Black,Tequila Sunrise, Red Shad great colors with salt inpregnated and a 2/0 hook great set up.