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Floating Worms
by Adam Rice
Its an early spring morning and you've had
fish missing a Spinnerbait all
day, you decide that its time to go, "fish were just to
finicky today" is
what you say as you pull out of the parking lot, what you should
have done
was tie on a floating worm.
A floating worm is just about one of the easiest
ways to fish that you can
think of. All you do is cast out your rig and twitch it all the
way back to
the boat. But there is another way for this bait to be fished.
Cast it out and let it sink all the way to the bottom. Let it
sit there for a few moments and then give it a sharp yank upwards
and then let it settle back to the bottom. This method is harder
because you have to constantly watch you line for a slight tick.
Sometimes you line will just move off to the side, your line
will go completely slack or it will tighten all the way up. As
with all other top water methods patience is the key to successfully
hooking up. When you see the fish bite you lure wait a second
then give her a hook set that'll cross her eyes.
I like to use a 6ft. Berkley Lightning Rod
Classic spinning rod in a medium
action. The reason behind this is because the rod has enough
whip in it so
that you can snap your worm out there and it has enough back
bone so that you can handle any hawg. I use any spinning reel
as long and it has a nice
moderate speed 5.1:1 speed. If you use one with too fast of a
retrieve you'll
take up too much line and not allow full action, and if you use
one with to
slow of an action you wont be able to take up enough line to
be able to keep
in contact with the bait. I like to use a spinning outfit because
it allows
me to be able to skip the worm way back up under a boat dock,
under a low
hanging lay down, or under anything you wouldn't be able to get
under using
an overhand cast. I use 8lb. Stren Original monofilament as my
main line. I tie on a #7 swivel (add a bead just above the swivel
in muddy water to make
a clicking sound so the fish can find it better). To the other
end of that
I use about a 12- 18" leader of 10lb. Stren Fluorocarbon.
The size of leader
line really doesn't matter as long as you use today's new fluorocarbon
line
which is practically invisible under water. I use a Mustad Ultra
Point Impact
Keeper hook in a 2/0 size but if I'm having a lot of fish throw
the hook I
like to upgrade to a 4/0 hook so I can get a better reach into
their mouth.
The worm I prefer to use most of the time
is a Zoom Trick Worm, this is the
best worm to use because it darts and bends to make for an excellent
action.
I like to use a white or bubble gum in clear water conditions,
limetruese,
sherbet, or yellow, and in muddy water I use merthiolate the
majority of the
time. If the fish are a little more aggressive Ill throw a Zoom
Super Fluke
in the same colors for the same conditions as stated above. Lot
of people
tell me that they use Gary Yamamoto Senkos too. Basically any
color you can see above water
will work.
Take what I've shared with you today and apply
it next time you go and it'll
make you a better bass fisherman. But what you have to remember
is that if
your not comfortable fishing a certain method your not going
to catch fish.
Confidence is the key. |
