What Is Your Go To Big Worm?

[Quillback]

Good stuff Champ, heck of a lot of good info in relatively few words.

[abkeenan]

Grand is an excellent lake for big worms. It's a lot like LOZ ... somewhat shallow, stained and very fertile. Lots of old septic seepage (horrors) into the lake from surrounding residential property, providing the basis for a helluva healthy food chain.

Old Plug is spot on ... a jig plays big into the picture of things at TR way on up into the summer. Before, during and immediately after the spawn, you can catch a ton of fish by throwing a 5/16-ounce finesse jig right up on the bank. Banks with ledge rock drops down to 15 feet deep are excellent during this time. You can also throw a football jig on gravel banks and catch the snot out of all three major species.

Toward summer, follow the fish out to the main lake and keep dragging a football jig on bluff ends and even on soft-sloping gravel points, but concentrate on areas where the point rolls off into the creek channel. This is Mr. Babler's forte ... listen to anything he'll tell you about this kind of fishing because you can take it to the bank. No, wait, take it AWAY from the bank.

My last suggestion regarding jigs is boat docks. Some bass spend their entire lives under them on TR. Springtime, they'll spawn around the walkways and shallow ends. When done, they'll move out to that magical 15-25 foot depth and stay there until it gets lizard hot. Then they go even deeper and often suspend, making jig fishing not the best option although you can still catch a few on it.

Great info there guys. Thanks Champ.

[dtrs5kprs]

Flip tail was the brand. At some point in the 80's they became Whopper Stopper/Flip tail. After that I believe they were available (lizards at least) from a TX company, might have been Honey Hole.

A 100ct of blue flip tails was the first bulk bag of worms I ever purchased, from the BPS catalog in maybe 1984/5 or so.

[*T*]

As I've mentioned here on other threads, wish I could find large (6"?) Fliptail grubs again. They kicked butt. Big curly, paddle tail, segmented body like their worms.

[Old plug]

we called that the turtle of ots the same lure.

[bluebasser86]

Another vote for the Ol' Monster. I like Watermelon candy and Plum apple.

[jerry241]

Not trying to hijack the thread but..... Looking for a new spinning rod for worming this year any body got a good recommendation??

[Old plug]

Define the type of worming your going to do. One 6 to 61/2 ft bait casting rod and reel should cover all of it. I do not think spinning would fit the bill except in very light applications.

[eyedabassman]

I see alot of you guys like the Zoom Ol'Monster, and I see that Zoom also makes a Magnum Ol'Monster that is a 12 in.'er. ?

[Old plug]

Have never seen that one. Generally speaking zoom makes good plastic worms. I got a big bag of power works but do not think much of the durability. C-max is better yet.