Worm Fishing 2024
813basstard reply :
I’m sure like most of y’all, I grew up fishing worms. Texas or Carolina rigged. That’s what we knew. As I gain more experience, I hardly can’t fish a worm anymore. Texas, weightless, dropped, Ned, Florida, senior, mojo, big, small, stick, ribbon tail, etc not much success lately. I’ll throw a jig all day in a rain puddle, but when it comes to worms now?? Any advice, tips, atta boys welcomed
Mottel reply :
Don’t really get the problem
papajoe222 reply :
I drifted away from throwing a Texas rigged worm over the years. I, too, am a jig man now, but I've gone back to a worm recently. The fish around here seem to hold on to them longer than with other presentations and other than a tube, they're the only soft plastic bait I have confidence in.
Bluebasser86 reply :
So are you catching fish on a jig and not on a worm or just not fishing a worm anymore?
813basstard reply :
Not fishing a worm hardly at all. Lost my feel for it. Wondering if some of the more experienced anglers here have grown out out it or is it still a valuable tool
Mike L reply :
I will Never, Ever give up my plastics.
Oh sure I'll change up if I have too, but overall for size and/or numbers, worms and craws in all kinds of water anywhere there is water is my go to and can't see that changing.
Mike
Wurming67 reply :
I use to fish a worm exclusively and always caught fish,but than I joined this forum lol I became alot more diverse fishermen and my bank account disappeared lol,I don't fish a worm like I use to because it's been more fun trying to catch fish on new techniques and lures but....when the bite is tough I'll break out my worm rod and slow it down and sit down on my chair and give my body a break and than I'll say to my self now I'm fishing.
thinkingredneck reply :
I still fish worms a lot. I use them weightless if the bottom is muck. They can be fished at different speeds and with different sizes, weights, colors, and actions. I probably use them 3:1 over jigs. Maybe you need a little reaquintance with them. I applaud your use of jigs, though.
Todd2 reply :
I spend about 45% of my time on jigs, 45% on plastics, and the other 10% I'm looking down at my jig/plastics rods wondering if I should pick one up.
Catt reply :
On 7/4/2018 at 7:32 PM, Todd2 said:I spend about 45% of my time on jigs, 45% on plastics, and the other 10% I'm looking down at my jig/plastics rods wondering if I should pick one up.
Exactly! ????
If I aint getting bit on a worm I'll throw a jig, if I aint getting bit on a jig I'll throw a worm!
Pickle_Power reply :
I don't throw worms much anymore...only when it seems fit, when faster presentations aren't working. Most times, I work a bulky creature bait or a jig instead of a worm.
I don't mess around with any worms smaller than 8" anymore. The huge 10" versions still catch 12" bass.
I find that worms consistently catch fish with a slow drag and pause cadence.
Brad in Texas reply :
I'll attach a video by Jeff Kriet below where he talks about cashing several checks from tournaments by fishing with a traditional worm, this over creature baits. He says that he often pulls out fish missed by other anglers when he is fishing behind them. Lots of videos, of course, on succeeding with worms, no doubt about it.
One thing that is sort of just the way things progress is related to the fact that if you are in the business of making plastic baits, there isn't a heck of a lot you can do to differentiate the appearance of one worm from another. Then, along came the era of added appendages dangling off the various creature baits. Now, we see new renditions of creature baits almost every year.
The hardware issue: worm hook vs. jig would lead to another round of product differentiation developments. We now have dozens of each to choose between.
Brad
Kriet on worms
N Florida Mike reply :
I am exactly opposite. Out of all the bass techniques, I like jig fishing the least. All I catch with jigs is a clump of weeds each cast. Still tear em up with worms, and any soft plastics for that matter. If it ain't broke , why fix it ? I do believe if you fish the same thing too much in the same water, the fish will get used to it, and your catch rate will decrease.
scaleface reply :
I still throw worms a lot . Un-pegged , off-set hook , clear blue fluorescent line , just like I did 40 years ago . The only difference , I use a 1 foot longer rod .
Mobasser reply :
Plastic worms are still my #1 lure. I fish Texas rig, split shot rig, and shakey head the most.
BassWhole! reply :
I almost always have a t-rigged trick worm at the ready, weigthless and weighted. To me, creatures and craws, I like to drag or hop on the bottom or pitch to cover, worms I'm usually swimming or dragging and dropping.
greentrout reply :
early morning...topwater bite...then spinnerbait looking for aggressive bass...then worm t rigged & weightless trick worms mostly...worm fishing majority of time...
good fishing...
Catt reply :
I only carry 5 setups even when tournament fishing!
2 ea Texas Rigs
Weightless to 3/8 oz
1/2 oz to 1.25 oz
2 ea Jig-n-Craw
1/4 oz to 1/2 oz
3/4 oz to 1.25 oz
1 ea for either topwater, spinnerbaits, traps, or crankbaits.
That works on every body of water I fish ????
813basstard reply :
Yeah your right. I need to re-light the spark. Tonight it’s Teddy Pendergast cassettes, microwaved Hot Pocket and ribbon tail 7” June bug worm. I may even put up my Emmitt Smith poster and challenge the wife in Tecmo Bowl.
Thanks boys,
happy 4th
FishTank reply :
For me, I tend to fish soft plastic worms weightless and Texas rigged more than anything else. I use to through jigs a lot but I got tired of loosing them in and around the heavy rock bases I usually fish. I've caught a ton of fish with them. I just wish I didn't get hung up with them so much.
Log Catcher reply :
I throw Texas rig soft plastics more than anything. When I throw a jig I have really gotten desperate to get a bite. I get hung up a lot more with jigs so I just don't use them unless I have to.
bigbassin' reply :
As far as dragging a worm goes, I still do it but a jig has replaced it for the most part. Just more versatile in my opinion. You can still cast to targets, drag it, or hop it along the bottom like a worm, but you can also swim it while moving from spot to spot or check to see if the fish would prefer a moving bait.
Pitching and swimming speed worms, along with weightless trick worms are still go-to techniques for me and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Ksam1234 reply :
On 7/4/2018 at 6:42 PM, Wurming67 said:I use to fish a worm exclusively and always caught fish,but than I joined this forum lol I became alot more diverse fishermen and my bank account disappeared lol,I don't fish a worm like I use to because it's been more fun trying to catch fish on new techniques and lures but....when the bite is tough I'll break out my worm rod and slow it down and sit down on my chair and give my body a break and than I'll say to my self now I'm fishing.
Make that 2 for emptying the bank account haha
WRB reply :
There are some days I never pick up a worm rod and more days it's the only thing I use. Can't remember not fishing a worm at night.
Tom
ww2farmer reply :
On 7/4/2018 at 7:54 PM, Catt said:
Exactly! ????
If I aint getting bit on a worm I'll throw a jig, if I aint getting bit on a jig I'll throw a worm!
That about sums it up for me too.
WRB reply :
My 1st introduction to soft plastic worms was in 1955 at lake Shasta in Northern California on a family vacation. Old man, about 1/2 my age today, gave me a Creame worm with rigged with 2 hooks on a short leader harness with a few beads and a small propeller. The man showed me how to clip on a Dipsey sinker and told me to go across the bay to those rocks and drag the worm on the bottom. It was magic.
The sliding bullet weight Texas rig became popular in the mid 60's and Creame Scondrel worms, then Flip Tails followed by Mann's Jelly worms, DeLong, Flutter Craft were Texas rigged or split shot rigged until the mid 70's when the Carolina rig became popular, followed by the nail rigs. Darter head jigs with Flutter curl tail or Mr Twister worms were also very popular in the mid 70's to mid 80's along with Smitty's hand pours.
Drop shot and slip shot rigs in the 90's along with wacky rigs, brass n glass, doddling, shaking etc. I fish them all frequently. Custom hand pours, injection molded, Senko's, straight tails, trick worms, ribbon tails, curl tails, gator tails, dragon tails etc, etc, so many worms so little time.b
Fishing soft plastic worms and creatures can keep anyone busy for a lifetime, then there are jigs....
Tom
813basstard reply :
55’ huh? Jesus. That’s a couple casts ago. Love the insight and all. Sometimes it boils down to telling myself ‘shut up, tie it on and fish’ like I tell my son
Catt reply :
@WRB
Ya forgot Mr. Twister Phenom, Rebel Ringworms. Ditto Gatortail, & Bagley, yes before crankbaits Bagley made plastics!
lo n slo reply :
On 7/5/2018 at 7:37 AM, Catt said:@WRB
Ya forgot Mr. Twister Phenom, Rebel Ringworms. Ditto Gatortail, & Bagley, yes before crankbaits Bagley made plastics!
there was a time when we caught alot of fish throwing those Gatortails at night ????
WRB reply :
On 7/5/2018 at 7:37 AM, Catt said:@WRB
Ya forgot Mr. Twister Phenom, Rebel Ringworms. Ditto Gatortail, & Bagley, yes before crankbaits Bagley made plastics!
Didn't forget them, etc.
So many worms so little time.
Happy 4th of July to you and your family Tommy 
Munkin reply :
While I generally use creature baits over worms in the summer they are hard to beat. Jigs work freat and while they are one of my confidence baits nothing beats a worm in summertime grass regularly. They do not bury in grass like a jig nor get the appendage hang up like a worm. For the Upper Potamac tournaments if in doubt throw a black 4" power worm on a 1/8oz head.
Allen
Catt reply :
On 7/5/2018 at 8:55 AM, WRB said:Happy 4th of July to you and your family Tommy
Happy 4th y'all & everyone at bassresource! ????
padon reply :
I'm with catt I fish all types of techniques but worms account for about 70%of my largemouth catches each year.I can go right behind guys fishing faster baits and catch fish on a worm of some sort. Texas rig drop shot shakey slip shot rig whatever.now river smallmouth are different but for lake largemouth I'll usually have two or three types of worms rigged on the boat at all times
John Tom reply :
I am the other way around. I started bass fishing about a year ago and been throwing worms like crazy. I HATE creature baits I have never done any good with them. As for jigs, they are in the same boat as creature baits. I am mostly a top water and worm guy. My favorite color of worm is yum dinger carolina pumpkin chartreuse.
scaleface reply :
On 7/5/2018 at 7:37 AM, Catt said:yes before crankbaits Bagley made plastics!
I do not remember Bagleys soft plastics .
Koz reply :
I get what the OP is saying. A few years ago I was throwing predominantly worms but then I got distracted by shiny new toys like Whopper Ploppers, jigs, chatterbaits, frogs, and spinnerbaits and now I rarely throw a worm.
But the bite has been slow lately. Maybe one of these days I'll go out there and just throw a worm all day and see what happens.
Hez reply :
On 7/4/2018 at 6:20 PM, 813basstard said:Not fishing a worm hardly at all. Lost my feel for it. Wondering if some of the more experienced anglers here have grown out out it or is it still a valuable tool
It is still a very valuable tool...especially in our neck of the woods.
Soft plastics is king around here...especially on the Harris Chain.
Catt reply :
On 7/7/2018 at 1:17 AM, scaleface said:I do not remember Bagleys soft plastics .
https://www.theonlinefisherman.com/705-fishing-story/608-the-history-of-bagley-baits
Tennessee Boy reply :
A jig is usually my go to bait. I feel like I catch more big fish on it. I have to remind myself that four of my top five were caught on plastics.
Mobasser reply :
I think I would be at a serious disadvantage if I stopped using plastic worms. If I had to pick one bait year around plastic worms would be my first choice. #1 bass bait for me - hands down
Steve1357 reply :
On 7/4/2018 at 8:55 AM, 813basstard said:I’m sure like most of y’all, I grew up fishing worms. Texas or Carolina rigged. That’s what we knew. As I gain more experience, I hardly can’t fish a worm anymore. Texas, weightless, dropped, Ned, Florida, senior, mojo, big, small, stick, ribbon tail, etc not much success lately. I’ll throw a jig all day in a rain puddle, but when it comes to worms now?? Any advice, tips, atta boys welcomed
Based upon my experience fishing with friends in their boats.....get your foot off the trolling motor!
Plastic worms may be the slowest, most boring lure there is.
Short story:Nephew was with me fishing from shore one day, He was using a 6" lizard weightless. He cast out and laid his pole down and walked away for a minute. I hear something, turned and looked, his rod and reel is being dragged into the water...
To finish what I started, it's hard to fish with friends in their boats emulating FLW contestants. Trolling motor always engaged, crankbaits cranking, you can forget trying a worm. I've caught bass just letting the worm drift behind the boat...
In my boat this time of year, I'll find a cove with trees, sit in the shade and fish a worm for 10 minutes or more before hitting the trolling motor and moving up the shore a little bit into another shade.
Weightless rigged plastic worms may be one of the best bank fishing lures there is.
But it's all good....
813basstard reply :
^Cool story...I’ve also caught bass on beef jerky while we pounded beers. However, that wouldn’t be a suggested way to do it all the time. I’ll go 4-5 trips without recharging the trolling motor so slinging crankbaits all over isn’t what’s going on but neither is dropping the anchor, pulling out a sandwich and soaking the same area for one hour for one bite. May as well throw live bait. I love jigs, swim baits, creature baits just having a tough time with worms at the present. It’ll pass. Fishing ain’t that hard
LCG reply :
A zoom trick worm is my confidence bait. Texas rigged and drop shot rig.
IgotWood reply :
A worm of some sort is always on one of my rods...ALWAYS. If I can't get bit on anything else, usually a worm will get a bite. However, July and August on my local lake, for some reason, a big 12"-14" worm with an 1/8oz bullet weight just before daybreak....MAGIC!!!!!
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