Question about trick worms

[newfisherman]

i'm relatively new to the sport but i have learned a lot here.  i see you guys mentioning trick worms a lot.  i was at the store today and found a Zoom product called trick worm and i assume this was it.

how is it fished?  i know how to texas rig and set up a carolina rig.  is there some some "trick" to setting this worm up?

[Megastink]

You can't really fish a trick worm the wrong way. Fish it any way you like. Texas, Carolina, Shakey Head, or Wacky. Whatever.

[MichiganFisherman]

I haven't had much experience with them but, I caught a bass on one t-rigged.   I'm sure C and T-rigs work, as well as weightless too.  

[newfisherman]

megastrick,

can you describe the shakey head rig?

[Megastink]

In simple terms, it is a worm rigged "Texas Style", on a special jighead with a larger hook. Google Shaky Head rig images. Youll see.

[Sam]

New,

You rig the trick worm on your straight shank hook using a monofiliment test of 6 to 8 pounds.

You can use a weedless hook or "Texpose" the hook's barb under the worm's skin to make it weedless.

The worm needs to be weedless when fished.

No weight is needed although you can use a small 1/8 ounce bullet weight when pulling the trick worm over pads or if you want to fish it just a little deeper.

Cast the worm out on either a spinning or a baitcaster setup, and then reel it back to you, twitching the tip of your rod to make the trick worm act like a crazy snake or eel.

The worm will dart up and down and go to the left and right and act crazy on the top of the water.

Just keep twitching that rod tip as you reel.  A suggestion action is to reel/twitch stop; reel/twitch/let her sink; reel/twitch stop; reel/twitch bump into a pad or wood or rock; etc.

You can let it sink a little and fish it just below the surface.

You will get the idea when you fish it.

The key is to twitch your rod tip when reeling. And you may want to reel in "bursts" meaning reel fast and wait or reel slow and wait, etc.

The secret is to use a light test mono and a straight shank hook rigged weedless or a weedless hook.

Depending on the size of the bass you can go with a 2/0 or a 3/0 hook size.  If you feel lucky going after the big bass consider a 4/0.

This is a fun presentation and when you use a pink, yellow or white worm you can actually see the fish inhale the bait.

You can use a trick worm for a Shaky Head presentation since it floats and it's rear end will rise towards the surface and that is what you want with a Shaky Head presentation.

Give a trick worm a try, even in open water or along the bank, and see what happens.  But the best place to fish it is in, over and through pads and grass or parallel to pads and grass.

Let us know how you do.  

[Avalonjohn44]

I started putting these on a shaky head jig, but wanted them to stand straight up in the water, so I took one of my grandmother's hypodermic needles that she used for diabetes, and inject a bubble into the tail.  It might be my new favorite way of fishing.

[BFBoy]

I took my grandson out, this afternoon, so he could catch a few bluegils. I set him up with a slip bobber and some Gulp maggots. I tied on a 4/0 EWG Gammy hook and a Watermelon Zoom Trick worm on my spinning outfit. He caught three 9"+ gills that were as wide as they were long, and I caught 4 LMB. Unfortunately, two of the bass swallowed the hook and I wasn't able to save them. :'( The other two were hooked in the top lip.

These were the first fish I caught with the Trick Worm, and, in the heat of the afternoon sun, it was a bit surprising. I'll be using this lure more often.

[rocknfish9001]

I thought that fishing a t-rigged trick worm would be a little bit of a super finnesse technique that would give me a bunch of little guys, but i tried it a couple times this year and managed a 4lb 9oz bass. KVD caught an 11lb bass a few years ago in a tournament using a shakey head. So if anybody tells you trick worms are a small fish bait, you might want to consider where they got their information. Fish them on top, down deep, fast or slow, you should be able to catch fish on these if they are there.

[JR Howard]

I fish trick worms on drop shots, shakey heads, and c-rigs.

[Wayne P.]

I use them this way:

[newfisherman]

thanks a ton for all the great info guys.  i'm going to add trick worms to my list of presentations to try and put to use.