fishing question using plastic worms?

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• 1 bahamalama // Nov 9, 2008

  fish the worm on a texas-rig wich means use a bullet wieght and let it slide all the way down, touching the worm. It kind of looks like a head. Here is a you tube link that displays it perfectly. Good luck and tight lines!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NpndQeBhnU

  P.S. if the link does not work for some reason, just go to you tube and type in “texas-rig” there is plenty of videos!

• 2 Logic316 // Nov 9, 2008

  I prefer to put a split-shot sinker right by the head of the worm. I seem to find that the right amount of weight depends on how buoyant the plastic worm is (they don't all sink at the same rate), and also on how strong the water current is. I also use gang hooks, so that a fish is likely to get hooked no matter which part of the worm it grabs.

• 3 James W // Nov 9, 2008

  There are many different ways to fish a plastic worm. Here are some methods to rig up a plastic worm.

  1) Fly line. No weight. Hook only.
  2) Carolina rig with sliding egg sinker.
  3) Texas rig with sliding bullet sinker.
  4) Drop shot. Split shot sinkers really come in handy here. I like to tie a little knot at the end of the line and pinch on a split shot. This way, the sinker doesn't slide off the line easily. If the sinker got stuck on the bottom, I just yank a little harder and the sinker will slip off. Split shot sinkers are much cheaper than drop shot sinkers. You can use other types of sinkers but those sinkers will not slide off your line if stuck. You'll have to yank the rig loose or tie your sinker on with a knot that will slip under pressure. Snapping your line is also an option if you know how to make the line snap at the knot every time.
  5) Wacky worm. This could be done with or without weight.
  6) Weighted hook. There're different styles and types of weighted hooks. Hooks with weight closer to the eye of the hook will have more up and down action. Hooks with weight towards the back of the shank will have more side to side action. Here's one style on weighted hooks: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0030842320317a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=weighted+hook&sort=all&Go.y=0&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23&Go.x=0&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1
  7) Jig head. This method is not that common but it works quite well.

  I use all methods mentioned above on a regular basis and all work very well for me.

• 4 TROY S // Nov 9, 2008

  assuming you’ve read all the other answers already i have 1 more way for you to use your weight. put your sinker on the hook itself. when you do this, first= put the nose of the soft bait you are using on the hook. second= put your weight on, ( close to the bend of the hook. a pinch sinker works best). third= finish rigging your bait. i know this sounds weird but it does work. it lets the back of the bait drop first, most fish arent used to seeing this. it also lets the bait sit different on the bottom, another thing most fish arent used to seeing.

  good luck