What Is Your Go To Big Worm?

[Old plug]

Yes for what I do. I hunt deep ledges breaks and other stuff where I think I can find Lunkers. Then I go out there when they are active stand back off in my boat and cast out over the ledge. The object is to catch them rising to feed. This is not for everyone. It is usually a short period of only a hour or so and you can get skunked at it pretty easy. If I am going to fish longer I might go to a jig. But rarely am I on the lake more than 3-4 hours.

[riverfish]

ten inch big bite kriet tail worm in plum apple color there is no other worm like it

[dtrs5kprs]

Yes for what I do. I hunt deep ledges breaks and other stuff where I think I can find Lunkers. Then I go out there when they are active stand back off in my boat and cast out over the ledge. The object is to catch them rising to feed. This is not for everyone. It is usually a short period of only a hour or so and you can get skunked at it pretty easy. If I am going to fish longer I might go to a jig. But rarely am I on the lake more than 3-4 hours.

That's very Bill Murphy-esque. He fished a lot of big worms in that stitching technique.

[bfishn]

I use live diamondback rattlesnakes rigged wacky style on a 6/0 EWG. Copperheads work well too. Just wear gloves, they are toothy critters

(in my best slingblade impression)

I like the way that boy talks, mmmmmhhmm.

[Old plug]

DTRS most of mine is not stitching. They are wighted very lightly and the big bass are rising looking for something. The worm just dead drops slowly with twitches now and then. Really I guess the word that best describes it interception. I would certainly NOT recommend it for tournament fishing. 99% of those bites come outside of the tournament hours. Your best fishing with this comes close to dawn and a sunset when bass are on a really aggressive feed. But I have done some stitching. It will work sometimes but other times I think they get to much time to look it over before they decide to nail it. this thing i do can have some real fine years then it can have some that are awful. Like anything else things change from year to year but after over 60+ years of favoring plastic worms I have learned a few things. but the above way has caught a lot of bass 5 lbs and up over the years.

[KC Bass Fanatic]

10" Power worm, black grape

[Sore Thumbs]

You guys need to try the Tomahawk by Missle baits. Very similar to ole monster but has a split tail at the end of it.Caught some good ones in Ark. On that.

[Jerry Rapp]

I guess I am out of the loop for sure. I am just glad the fish aren't. Power worms. Red Shad or Black with a blue tail. Hint, they have worked for many, many, years.

[Old plug]

That is how it is Jerry you use them your used to them. A interesting thing have learned over the years is you can have two worms look alike but made by different manufactures and sometimes there differences because of the mix of the formula or something. There used to be some on the market had a distinct smell that reminded me of dirty grease. Those things were awful. Then theres stuff you can add to them that is unbelievable. There are a few people I have run across that swear by Preparation H. I tried this one after I seen a good part of the drug was shark oil. I will say this for it it sure sticks to the plastic. Never seen it make a difference though. Then there is the guy that used to live down from me. He would not a worm or even a crappie tube without squirting some kind of oil on there. i know longer remember the name. but it was something like WD. I never tried that one but I think it was about as effective as the butt grease. The moral of the story is confidence. I do not think there are another bait other than jigs that require more of it.

[Jerry Rapp]

the only time I ever remember my old try and trues didn't work was at a night tourney at Loz, maybe 15 years ago. My buddy had some red shad power worms with green flake. That was all they would bite. That night still mystifies me.