Worm Fishing Preference

[KGBass]

When fishing in 3' to 5' of water what's your worm preference? Do you T-rig,C-rig or go weightless? What about a weighted hook rigged T style?

[rippin_lips]

I usually either wacky rig or weightless texas rig, deending on the type of cover I am fishing and if snags are a problem.  

[Wayne P.]

With that criteria, I use a weedless wacky rigged finesse or Trick worm.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Maybe it doesn't help you, but all of the above.It really is going to depend on the available structure and cover.

[Pond-Pro]

I always like to throw weightless worms whenever I am fishing shallow water.  The bass seem to prefer a slow falling worm in most cases.  

[thedude88]

i agree with the other responses. I will use a wacky rigged senko or finesse worm. i will throw it weightless so it has a slow fall.

[tritz18]

i agree with the other responses. I will use a wacky rigged senko or finesse worm. i will throw it weightless so it has a slow fall.

yep or t-rigged weightless

[EastTexasBassin]

Maybe it doesn't help you, but all of the above.It really is going to depend on the available structure and cover.

X2

I use all 3 in that depth range.  Which one depends more on the wind, the bottom type, the activity level of the fish, and most importantly the available structure/cover.

[Hammer 4]

Strange as it may sound, I get the most bites on a weightless wacky, ussually a senco, but Robo worms have produced really well too.

I think in shallow water a weightless worm seems more natural.

[Catt]

Which rate of fall produces best is determined by the bass not the angler

If all you throw is weightless how do you know if the bass wouldn't prefer weighted?

I catch more bass with either a 3/16 or 1/4 oz from bank shallow out to 20'

[Raul]

Which rate of fall produces best is determined by the bass not the angler

If all you throw is weightless how do you know if the bass wouldn't prefer weighted?

I catch more bass with either a 3/16 or 1/4 oz from bank shallow out to 20'

This man and I must be related or sumthin like that  :-?.

[KYntucky Warmouth]

I always like to have at least one t-rig and a weightless rigged up at all times to alternate

[tyrius.]

If I'm fishing a ribbon tail worm or a trick worm then I like to have some weight.  Catt's suggestion is dead on.

If I'm fishing senkos then I don't typically use weight.  Those beasts weight enough the way it is.

I always T-Rig, but that's more to do with my limitations as I've never really fished the C-Rig.

[Wayne P.]

I keep a weighted Tx rig worm, a weighted wacky rigged finesse or Trick worm, and weightless wacky rigged finesse or Trick worm ready all the time and try all in the same areas. I have found that the weightless wacky rig will out-produce the other two consistantly even as deep as 20'. The longer the lure is suspended in the water column, the better the chance is of a bass taking it. Most fisherpersons don't have the patience to fish that slow, I do because I know how well it works.

[guitarkid]

rigged weightless and weedless:

Trickworms

Senkos

Finesse Worms

                     -gk