Worm Fishing Tips

[bigbill]

We can use the worm by itself over weeds by casting it out and moving it slow.

I still use the split shot rig from the early 70's. We thread a snelled #2 hook into a 6'' creme work and have a split shot at 12 to 18'' ahead of the worm. We put the boat where the weeds disappear and cast into the weeds and wait. Every 3 to 5 minutes we move the worm a foot. Its slow but its worth it.

With my carolina rig i use a 1/8oz brass weight with a brass ball clicker with it. I put on a BPS stick o worm using a weedless eagle claw hook in the center wacky rigged. I user a 2' to 3' leader. Sometimes i let it fall on its own and sometimes i wiggly the rod tip to call the dinner bell (brass knocker). When i let it free fall i keep the line snug to feel the strike. I'm in about 10ft of water with this 1/8oz weight. I put brush hogs on this same rig too.

On my first casts i do not use a scent. Its when i get a strike and miss it is when i add a shot of scent and on the next cast its a hook up you can bet on.

At first the senko's got very expensive for me so i switched to the BPS stick o worms they seem to last longer.

[youngbassman]

this is the way i look at it if bass are being finicky than throw a smaller worm on like a gamakatsu one odd hook texas rig it on a painted bullet weight and i would recommend you peg it and use a smaller weight. will slow that fall down. you can t rig those you tails i have done that.