Rubber worms
Thank you one and all. I like the idea of taking him tackle shopping. Naturally I’d take advantage and treat myself at the same time. Maybe see you there!
To be specific, we are talking about plastic worms, right? I am not aware of any "rubber" worms on the market.
Every vendor i've seen carries thousands of different mfgrs, colors, sizes, shapes, and such, but not rubber.
Just Sayin...RJS
S Kat
Loc: Lake Lanier - Georgia
Agree with several above - Senko in green, black/blue, or even crawdad color.
Hey there doryman I've worm fished all my life and have found that black is the best color and the plainer and straighter the better ,we tear the bass up here in southwest Florida with black zoom worm from Walmart use a good hook and as little weight as you can get away with hook him up weedless the most versatile bait around.fish the bottom and work it slow my son caught his 1st bass on a worm at 4 years of age good luck!
Well no one mentioned my favorite the Z-man they last forever I caught 19 bass over a three day period on one single worm check em out on the net zinkerz, finess wormz, fattyz, mag fattyz, TRD, big TRD, Giant TRD, hula sticks, they all work great and they stand up from the bottom on a VMC rugby jig hooks and the Z-man shroomz weedless hooks And Fishon Fishon!!!!
Those Z-man baits are made with a new polymer called elastomer. This makes it very hard to rig on a jighead. You have to make a pilot hole with the hook when using a worm hook and getting it over the last 1/2 inch is REALLY tough. BUT--they do work great. I do prefer the Slam Shady in 3-4 inch size.
I don’t fish salt water much but I’ve got all the Zman fresh water lures in about all colors luv them and Fishon Fishon!!!!
Yamamoto Senkos in 3" are outstanding for small mouth. Wacky rig with no weight. Just cast, let sink, a few bottom twitches then do it again. Although not a worm, When I lived in Castine, Maine, my favorite was a tube worm for largmouth in the local ponds. Senko's did not exist then. I just used enough weight for slow sink near structure.
Paul britton wrote:
I have luck with any worm that has a speckled brown look
when all those different plastic worms fail
do try a centipede--watermelon early
lime green for bright sun
a pro introduced me to centipedes years ago
told me it didn't do a thing but catch bass
he was truthful
it is a do nothing bait
but bass eat them
my fav bait after flukes
badbobby wrote:
when all those different plastic worms fail
do try a centipede--watermelon early
lime green for bright sun
a pro introduced me to centipedes years ago
told me it didn't do a thing but catch bass
he was truthful
it is a do nothing bait
but bass eat them
my fav bait after flukes
As long as it's plastic. I ain't messin with the real thing.
There's a right and a wrong way to hook a plastic worm. It should hang straight off your line. A nice YouTube video would come in handy.
Now back to what you said about crappies, I am just getting started on that journey. Would flies work if they were hitting the surface? You mentioned hair jigs. Is that like a small fluke with the hair coming off the face?
Huntm22
Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven
Welcome LarryY
Not only the length and the color of the worm, but how you use them. Some use a jig head with the worm attached, most use the 'Texas Rig". Some even throw out and skim it on top, much like a snake. Now the hook, I use a 4 or 5/0 worm hook. They look funny, but you want the worm to be in line with the string when fishing. Good luck
Paul britton wrote:
I have luck with any worm that has a speckled brown look
I caught a ton of largemouth bass with rubber worms. all kinds of colors. experiment with colors, tails etc...green pumpkin is a go to color. but you never know. Texas rig, throw it. Catch it.
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