Ring wormin- a question for the experts

This time of year how do you work the ringies? Slow retrieve up current, follow down current, drift….Please tell. Any info would be apprieciated. Thanks

If you have time use the search engine and you can find enough info. on fishing ringworms to write a book. I know the biggest thing that helped me is haveing the right equipment to fish them with. I bought a Avid rod 2 years ago and what a difference. Also having a high vis line helps me a lot. Good luck

bigpike,

We all are finding these ringworms to be more and more versatile for many given situations. However, for me on Pool 2 of the Miss river I like to work them really slow up against the wingdams or various rip rap or sand flat areas. Regardless of the features that I am fishing, I like to fish it as slow as possible this time of year. The bigger fish really like the slow drop of these morsels. No snaps or jigging motions are necessary, just a lift and hold apprach will get you what the doctor ordered! As Art mentioned, having the right equipment to do the job is half the battle. A good graphite rod such as the St. Croix Avid series rods will give you the confidence to feel even the lightest of biters.
The hi-vis lines are a real plus when working these jigs slow. Watch for a slight twitch in your line as your jig slowly falls to the bottom.

As Art mentioned as well, do a search on the site here and you will find more than enough good reading on everyone’s views on the best colors, jig weights, rods, line, etc…

Good luck

Steve, what brand and line weight are you using for this method?

I have been expreimenting with several different lines over the years, and my most confident line currently is Fireline in the 6# ranger in the hi-vis green. This is the line I like to use for pitching wingdams or rip rap shorelines. When it comes to pitching purely sand area that are snag-free, I then like to switch over the mono for this application and go with the Sensithin in the 6# range as well. This gives me a slightly different fall rate with my jig from braid to mono.
OverallI like the braids for the sticky snaggy areas, I am able to get alot more sngs out by snapping my line and the no-stretch makes this possible, but also able to really “feel” the rocks and gravel areas that I casting to!
This is a great search line as well when tackling a new area. Sometimes I find hidden little structure pieces that I never knew was there!

Thanks for the info, I did make it out toady with a couple friends and we did pretty good (for us anyways)-away from the dam in 3-17′ water. Using plastics, mostly bit on K-grubs but also a 4″ finesse worm took a couple nicer walleyes shallow. Hey if I can do it anyone can do it, just go do it. I learned some new things and caught nice fish using plastics today hopefully I can build some confidence and keep going to it next trip. More big fish! Thanks Steve!