I threw a 10″ worm last fall with good results… gotta throw it more. Zoom ole monster, nice colors, cheap, works. I think jigs and creature baits have put this bait outa the picture.
Would like to hear your setups and experiences…
thanks
I think up north we sometimes shy away from the bigger worms…probably due to the old clear water/small bait idea.
I have been thinking the same thing to get some bigger bass. I’m usually shakin or texas riggin 6-8″ Roboworms and good old Culprits…
Carolina rig is usually 14# C Fireline, 15# fluoro leader on a 735 Dobyns Champ rod, Accurist reel… 8″ worm or lizard.
I’ve been a fan of the Berkley 10″ Power Worms. Haven’t thrown it as much lately, but I should.
A bassin friend who likes the Mississippi backwaters around Wabasha throws 10″ worms a lot and does very well with them. The water there is a little more colored than what many lakes offer but he does well on lakes in Wisconsin using the big worms too.
10″ worms used to be hard to find up here in Minnesota. I need to start throwing them more often.
They suck really bad, send to me for proper disposal.
10″ worms Texas rigged have proven deadly. Dialing in the sink rate is critical for these big worms. Sometimes the large profile can spook the fish, other times they kill it.
Nic,
As far as sinking rate, do you feel slower is better?
That was one of the things I was going to say about a bigger worm. You can finesse it while using a bigger weight.
Slow fall rate is good if you can keep boat position and get the lure to fall before you apply line tension and drag it into vegitation. I like 10″ worms for this reason as larger weights can be used to break free from and fall through cover and fall rate isn’t comprised all that much.
I also like them for the large profile, big bait = big fish. I have also used them weightless for a super slow presentation, very few times however as in this application a wacky rigged senko is preferred.
Thanks for getting my mind to open water fishing. That feels good!
What hooks do you use on these worms?
my set up was a littler lighter than most guys… had a 7-6 Daiwa S flippin rod, loaded it up with 10# P line. light line I know but I’m talking deeper weeds and its still pretty strong. 3/8 oz. sinker, 4/0 XP hook. fun easy to use set up.
Interesting, the rod was sitting unused, line was an old bulk spool, worms (Zoom Ole monster) been sitting around for years, hooks have been laying around for years. just threw it all together and went old fashion wormin’…
really looking forward to doing more of this… maybe a new “old” look to all the creature baits guys are throwing…
Also plan on some sort of carolina presentation with the ole monster.
I got caught up in this jig deal, forgot all about the big worm…
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