Fly_Guy Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I would focus on what Eric the Awful does best - fish brutal and tenacious. Also, one of the best rods I've fished with braid is Berkleys LightningRod. What rod are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5bites Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I use power pro braid but never as a mainline for fishing bottom contact baits. That's just me. I'm a fluorocarbon guy. Now I have been using braid/flouro leader with on my spinning outfits and so far I like it. I use the uni to uni knot shown above by Spook to connect the two lines. It works great. Don't be afraid to trim the tags right down to the knot. Wrench is right on the weight. That might have been a touch light for deep water on a new to you outfit with that size of a worm. Another suggestion is tie on a jig. Jigs always have a better feel than plastic. If you are to Texas rig the worm I hiiiiighly suggest tungsten weights. Buying them feels like getting punched in the stomach by a 10yo girl that you didn't think could hit that hard. The benefit though is that the sensitivity with tungsten is mucho more betterer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric the awful fisherman Posted July 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2015 I would focus on what Eric the Awful does best - fish brutal and tenacious. Also, one of the best rods I've fished with braid is Berkleys LightningRod. What rod are you using? I'm was using a lews speedstick medium action 6'9". It's great on the river and for top water. But I did down size to 8 lb flouro. Going to try it out tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric the awful fisherman Posted July 30, 2015 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2015 I use power pro braid but never as a mainline for fishing bottom contact baits. That's just me. I'm a fluorocarbon guy. Now I have been using braid/flouro leader with on my spinning outfits and so far I like it. I use the uni to uni knot shown above by Spook to connect the two lines. It works great. Don't be afraid to trim the tags right down to the knot. Wrench is right on the weight. That might have been a touch light for deep water on a new to you outfit with that size of a worm. Another suggestion is tie on a jig. Jigs always have a better feel than plastic. If you are to Texas rig the worm I hiiiiighly suggest tungsten weights. Buying them feels like getting punched in the stomach by a 10yo girl that you didn't think could hit that hard. The benefit though is that the sensitivity with tungsten is mucho more betterer. I'll have to try it. I've never used tungsten for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacknoseddace Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 What size tungsten weight should I use with 8" to 10" worm (Texas rig) in around 20 ft of water. I' m using 15 lb. power pro with 15 lb flourocarbon leader. Also, who has the best price on tungsten weights? From what I've seen so far they all seem to be about the same price, very expensive. If this question is repetitive I apologize in advance. Your replies are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5bites Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I use either a 3/8 or a 1/2. If I was going to be swimming them around docks like we do at grand I'd stay at 1/4. If you're fishing in brush piles specifically I like to peg my weight. Prices ugh. They stink. Some walmarts have strike king weights on sale for $3-5. Otherwise basically the best deals are on facebook fishing groups like bass baits buy and barter. Also theirs a person that sells them on texasfishingforum.com classifieds for a reasonable price. Most box store prices are absolutely ridiculous. This is slightly off topic but magicwormman from this forum sent me some hand pours a few weeks ago. They are very nice! blacknoseddace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmontgo1246 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 What size tungsten weight should I use with 8" to 10" worm (Texas rig) in around 20 ft of water. I' m using 15 lb. power pro with 15 lb flourocarbon leader. Also, who has the best price on tungsten weights? From what I've seen so far they all seem to be about the same price, very expensive. If this question is repetitive I apologize in advance. Your replies are appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmontgo1246 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Check out www.bassteamtackle.com. Quality tungsten at a reduced price...plus its by the piece so you can order a little or as much as you need What size tungsten weight should I use with 8" to 10" worm (Texas rig) in around 20 ft of water. I' m using 15 lb. power pro with 15 lb flourocarbon leader. Also, who has the best price on tungsten weights? From what I've seen so far they all seem to be about the same price, very expensive. If this question is repetitive I apologize in advance. Your replies are appreciated. blacknoseddace and Eric the awful fisherman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric the awful fisherman Posted August 1, 2015 Author Members Share Posted August 1, 2015 Check out www.bassteamtackle.com. Quality tungsten at a reduced price...plus its by the piece so you can order a little or as much as you need On the bass team tackle website are the heads made of pure tungsten or the tungsten powder epoxy mix? I couldn't find anything saying one way or another. Also ha sang one here tried the Nutech jig heads ? Have a friend who bought some says they work as advertised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted August 1, 2015 Root Admin Share Posted August 1, 2015 On the bass team tackle website are the heads made of pure tungsten or the tungsten powder epoxy mix? I couldn't find anything saying one way or another. Also ha sang one here tried the Nutech jig heads ? Have a friend who bought some says they work as advertised. I love your screen name!! Fly_Guy, crappie jerk and Eric the awful fisherman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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