anyone using the zoom trick worms?

[deermaster]

i was looking for some bubblegum colored plastics yesterday for t rigging, and grabbed a bag of zoom trick worms.  i was in a hurry and didnt notice they had no tail.  i was wondering how well they will work for t riggin since they will have no curly tail action.  thanks for any info,

[Pitchinkid]

On a shakey head, they were my #1 producer this year. I have used them on a weightless 4/0 EWG hook and have caught alot of fish. Never have fished one Weighted on a t-tig

[foul hooked]

They are a very good split shot rig bait. Don't forget about wacky rigging them either.

[Steven Ladner]

The Zoom trick worms flat out catch fish. I remember way back when I caught my first bass using a T-rig Zoom trickworm. As said above, they are great on a shakey head.

[aarogb]

    Yes, they will produce without the curly tail.  My best success with that color has been when I fished it weightless on a 3/0 offset worm hook.

[zbigbadaaron]

I love them weight-less and t-rigged or wacky rigged. They always seem to catch. When the bite is slow i can usually catch alot.

[DINK WHISPERER]

You kiddin me guy!?! Those things are deadly when fish are lock jawed! I have caught 6lb bass in the Winter with these on a Shakey head jig!

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Try it out and see how it works. I like those bright colors better for weightless twitching presentations though.Like a senko,there is NO wrong way to rig it or fish it. Texas rigged with a bullet is my least favorite technique but that is not saying it will not work.Water calrity can play an issue too. A good finesse technique is to use a 1/32 or 1/16 weight on the nose.

Yes they are great on a shakey head but my favorite way to fish it is rear weighted and skipped under trees, into and around cattails,pitched into cover,and shaken within lily pads.

[Sam]

Pink and white.

No weight, just a 3/0 hook on 8 pound flouro on a spinning rig.

Fish in grass, over pads, in open water, along shoreline, in wood, in cover, over bushes, etc.

Make them wiggle like a snake on your retrieve.

Keep an eye on them and have some fun.  

[Eddie Munster]

I've been catching quite a bit on the Green Pumpkin w/red flake on a t-rig with a 1/8 oz bullet weight. That color matches the local lake nearly perfectly and the flakes seem to float in the water.

I haven't tried them on a shaky head yet but will certainly give em a run.

[bigfish88]

great baits man, i usually fish them shaky head.

[fishfordollars]

One of my go to lures. Try it wacky style. Been fishing them since they first hit the shelves.

[deermaster]

sounds like i got a winner by mistake!  when you say weightless, do you still fish is like a t rig on the bottom, or topwater, or just swim it back to you?  thanks fo rany info.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Weightless is kinda tough to fish much deeper than about 5-6 feet max,of course things like flouro make it all the better. The size of the hook and or wire gauge can control sink rates as well. The bait really only needs a 1/0 or 2/0 hook of any style but you can go as high as a 4/0 or 5/0 to get different action.

Fishing it this way can be killer right on top.Use around pads,submerged weeds,and brush,or pull it right off the bank. You can make the worm walk the dog.Fish with a good amount of slack and use a very sharp snappy upward twitch using your wrist only,not pulling the bait.Rod up. The fish normally just swirl up under it and suck it under.At that point drop the rod tip and reel the line tight and stick them.Of course speed and cadence play a top role here as always.

Weightless can also be fish subsurface a few inches to a few feet deep.Use the same retrieve as described above except keeping the rod low and using a downward twitch. If using a bright color like white(one of my favs) let the worm sink til it is just about out of sight.

Then there is the dead stick.The one we all love soooo much.Throw it to a good spot and let it hit bottom and don't even move it.How long to leave it and how much to move it depends on your patience and whether you have the confidence that there is even a fish around the area.Lift slightly and let it drop again,repeat. This can be killer when absolutley nothing else is working.There are times when the bass just come right out of the woodwork from virtually nowhere.Don't count on it as a search technique though.Better to use when the bite is off.

Hope any of this helps.I love me some trickworms and could probably right a book on it if I was a better writer in the first place

[aarogb]

    When I am talking weightless Trickworms I am fishing them where I can see them underwater.

[driftingrz]

great worm. the first Lure/plastic bait i ever caught a bass on. currently out of trick worms so i havent used them in weeks. and ive been starting to use senkos. but trickworms never fail

[BrnzeBckStalker]

i have used the bubblegum for awhile but since then i have this season only been using "limetreuse" and yellow. i never t-rig them i go weightless 4/0 and fish i like a fluke. i used regular 10" power worms for t-rigs.  these worms have plenty of action. also when wieghtless you can run them like a topwater in the weeds and drop them into the holes and produce fish. that is what i did yesterday came out with 3 nice LM. also you can try using a splitshot rig for fishing drop offs and it works really well.

[SRivers]

you can fish these which ever way you can think! I love working them on the bottom with a keel weighted hook. pop, twitch, rest.... repeat. and you gotta love the colors they come in! red/black cores are evil!

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

you can fish these which ever way you can think! I love working them on the bottom with a keel weighted hook. pop, twitch, rest.... repeat. and you gotta love the colors they come in! red/black cores are evil!

Good to hear, I am glad someone likes that POS color. It's a good looking bait but I've never had a strike on it.

[SRivers]

you can fish these which ever way you can think! I love working them on the bottom with a keel weighted hook. pop, twitch, rest.... repeat. and you gotta love the colors they come in! red/black cores are evil!

Good to hear, I am glad someone likes that POS color. It's a good looking bait but I've never had a strike on it.

I don't always hook up on them.. but the majority of the time I rip lips.

[Captain Chaos II]

No ribbon tail but it wiggles/shimmys on the way down.  Love mine weightless + on shakey head.  Green Pumpkin, Baby Bass.

[cwb60]

I have had good luck this year using them on a drop shot rig.

June bug color has worked well this way.  Same hook and weight I use for a finesse worm.

[avid]

sounds like i got a winner by mistake! when you say weightless, do you still fish is like a t rig on the bottom, or topwater, or just swim it back to you? thanks fo rany info.

a very productive and very fun way to fish these lures is like a snake.  The color you chose is great for this.  I cast them out on a spinning rod, and twitch the rod tip so the lure "snakes" it's way back to the boat.  It works really well in the back of coves.  When you draw a strike they really murder it.

great fun ,...enjoy.

[sockey]

A trick worm junebug/chartreuse t-rigged with a 1/8 bullet weight is my go-to rig. I love pitching it into laydowns and bushes and jiggling it out, fish often murder it on the fall. IMO the chartreuse tail makes a big difference, it waves really nicely while the worm sits.

[Wayne P.]

Last Wednesday I used about 30 of them in three colors rigging them weedless wacky.  Watermelon/Red, Moccasin Blue, Junebug/Red