This 6 1/2-inch worm is often referred to as a “floating worm”, but that terminology can be misleading because it doesn’t actually float. Instead, it sinks very slowly. The most popular way to fish the Trick Worm is on a weightless Texas rig.
Are Zoom worms good?
Zoom plastic worms are great, especially these grubs! What more can we say? This is a good springtime lure for smallies, especially in rivers.
How do you reel a Trick Worm?
Retrieving. When twitched, a trick worm jumps back and forth like a walking plug, almost in a walking-the-dog manner. It can be fished in many ways but the most effective is to twitch it just under the surface, then pause and let the worm sink. Sometimes bass come up and hit the worm on top and you can see them.
What color plastic worm is best for bass?
The best colors for worms are natural colors: green pumpkin, watermelon, junebug, black and blue. With these colors you will be able to catch bass year round in any body of water that holds bass.
What is the best color trick worm?
3 Best Worm Colors to Cover All Conditions
- Top 3 Worm Colors:
- Watermelon Red- use this one when fishing in clean or lightly stained water and around vegetation.
- Green Pumpkin- best and most versatile color.
- Black and Blue- use this one in muddier water or low light conditions like night fishing and in cloud cover.
Can you Texas rig a trick worm?
The most popular way to fish the Trick Worm is on a weightless Texas rig.When faced with lethargic bass or vertical cover, you can also wacky rig a Trick Worm with great success. Simply hook the worm in the middle and skip underneath cover with 8-pound line and a spinning reel.
Do bass bite on worms?
Many anglers use worms to catch species such as bass, trout, crappie, bluegill, perch and more. The truth is, most fish will probably eat a worm, no matter if it’s freshwater or saltwater, big or small.
What is a floating worm?
A floating worm is a perfect way to target largemouth bass when they are shallow around flooded cover in clear water. If they are spooky and you can’t get real close to them in shallow water, you can cast and skip a floating worm up to them and get them to bite.
What is a shaky head?
A shaky head jig is a lightweight leadhead, with 1/16 to 1/4 ounce sizes being the most common. This ball-shaped jig is coupled with a light wire bass-style hook, making the use of finesse plastic baits a reality.
How long is a Zoom trick worm?
6 inches long
The Zoom® Trick Worm features a high-floating design that is absolutely deadly on pre-spawn bass in dense vegetation. The Trick Worm provides incredible action in the water when twitched slowly in the shallows. This Trick Worm is 6 inches long and comes in a pack of 20.
What is a Texas rigged worm?
The Texas rig is a technique used for fishing with soft plastic lures. It involves a bullet-shaped weight being threaded onto the fishing line first, followed by a glass or plastic bead, and then the line is secured to a hook, usually an offset worm hook.
What is a dropshot rig?
A drop shot rig consists of line tied to a hook with a trailing leader that comes to an end with a weight so that the weight is at the bottom and the hook and bait are above it.
Is a floating worm the same as a Trick Worm?
The Trick Worm was the original floating worm, deadly for twitching and deadsticking weightless for a stealth approach to shallow water bass, but in recent years it has become the gold standard for so much more.
Do plastic worms float?
That’s a question we’ve heard a lot around here in reference to our soft plastic baits. The short answer is: YES, they all float!Fishing soft plastic baits is a little less dramatic than the prospect of a sinking boat, but the same principle applies.
What hook do you use for floating worms?
The floating worm consists of a straight-tailed worm Texas rigged on a 2/0 – 4/0 offset hook, and usually a small barrel swivel a foot or two up the mainline.
Why do bass like pink worms?
Twitching a hot pink Fluke or other soft jerkbaits across the surface also produces smallmouth on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. The bright color allows the fish to see it from a long distance and will pull bass from 15 to 20 feet deep to the surface to attack the lure.
Who owns Zoom bait?
Ed Chambers
We had a unique privilege to visit with someone that all of us at Wired2Fish consider one of maybe five of the top innovators ever in fishing, Ed Chambers, owner of Zoom Bait Company.
What is a bass favorite color?
A bass sees all shades of blue as essentially the same (provided, of course, the colors have the same brightness). The same is true for subtle variations in dark purple or dark red lures.
What is the best pressure for bass fishing?
The best barometric pressure for fishing is between 29.70 and 30.40 inches of Mercury (1005.757 to 1029.462 millibar). This is a medium pressure and if you want to try out some new technique or do any kind of regular fishing, do it during this condition.
What do plastic worms imitate?
With the advent of 3 millions shapes, sizes and colors of worms, it seems like worms are meant to imitate everything under the sun except worms themselves. To their credit, I’m glad it has evolved that way because the plastic worm has become arguably the most effective artificial bait ever used for bass.
What color worm is best for muddy water?
Dark colors
When fishing murky, muddy or stained water, dark-tinted soft plastics do the trick. Some popular variations include: junebug, black and black and blue. The opaqueness of darker colored soft plastics allows the bass to better see the lure in low-visibility situations.
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