fishing a rubber worm

[anglerwantab]

ok i know this should be covered in fishing 101. this is my second summer fishing, i know this is a popular lure these days , but i ve never had success with these. is there any site that show how to fish the worm , i read here and there was only one response that specifically spoke to rubber worms. i ve tried wacky rig and texas, but i m not sure if i m fishing to fast or slow or what type of movement i should employ. .........SO what works for you?

[Midnitebasser]

anglerwantab, there are a lot of different ways to fish plastic worms. I generally fish plastic worms on a texas rig with a worm weight and start by slowly dragging it on the bottom if that doesn't work I'll try hopping it a couple of times and dead stick it in between hops, you have to keep trying different retrieves until you find one that works that day. You can also fish them on a jig head (shaky head), drop shot rig and carolina rig. If your fishing senkos, I fish them texas rigged without any weight and cast them out let it sink to the bottom, lift it and let it sink to the bottom again and repeat until back to the boat, I may also dead stick it for several seconds in between lifts. I hope this helps.

[tunnels]

MidniteBasser gave some great advice. You can get a hundred different answers to your question. Here's a little more to confuse you. I never use ribbon tail worms. I like either straight or paddle tail. I also like floating worms. I'll try them weightless, if that doesn't work I'll put a pinch weight on the middle of the hook (always the lightest that I can get away with). You can also use a worm weight in deeper water either pegged or sliding. I use a lot of jig heads or drop shot rigs with my worms. About five years ago I fished the summer using nothing but plastic worms. I never took anything else in the boat (made the tackle box a lot lighter). The more you use them, the better you will get. Try different things even if you think it isn't "right". Fish don't know the rules and what is supposed to work. I'm also a line toucher. Keep a finger on the line for better feel. This may help you getting used to bites. Have fun!!!

[ranger150]

All very well put. the only thing i would add is to try not to work the senko to much, the action and appeal is built in so be patient and fish it slowly. As far as a rubber worm i try to keep it simple and crawl it along slowly, ive never seen a worm jump off the bottom 2 ft. Good luck.

[Midnitebasser]

ranger150, nothing wrong with slowly dragging worms on the bottom but I've caught plenty of bass hopping a plastic worm, some times that's what it takes to trigger a bass to strike. The way your post reads it sounds like your telling anglerwantab not to try different kinds of retrieves and retrieve speeds, I hope that's not what you meant but that's how it sounded to me.

[ranger150]

No No i am all for different retrieves, i just prefer to crawl more often.