New approaches

ROBZILLA · 08-23-06, 04:35 PM

New Approaches

I was out fishing the other day and I was not having much luck with a regular bulleted Texas Rigged plastic worm. I managed to catch a few smaller bass within the hour, but nothing spectacular. It was late afternoon, and the weather seemed to be going real well in bass fishing terms. It was 7:00pm on a cloudy day and could not pull in any decent sized fish from my favourite bass pond. I soon decided to try a different approach to the pond. I took off my bullet weight and kept the worm on my line with no weight other than the hook and the 6inch plastic worm itself. I threw the lure out there, and slowly watched it sink to the bottom, almost motionless. After a few seconds, I gave it a little twitch and let it rest again, BAM, pulled in the biggest fish of the day and could hardly believe it. I fished for another hour this way and managed to double the weight and amount of fish I caught the previous hour. When I got home I started thinking about why I had so much luck with this naked worm rig and came to a few conclusions. Firstly, being near the end of the day and cloudy, the fish were beginning to inch out of the thick weed cover in search of food. The water was gin clear and the bass could easily see with plenty of time the purple worm falling in front of their noses, instead of quickly getting it down into the thick stuff which I was doing earlier. I am quite positive this is the reason I got more numbers in bass, because if the bass cannot see the lure, they cannot bite it, especially since it was a finesse lure with no noise making abilities. Another reason I believe this lure produced so well is because it was something different that they are used to. In a small bass pond, the bass have seen many of the lures that are popular with fishermen, and become more picky with what they eat. Seeing this slow moving worm horizontally moving through the water just turned them right on. This could be another reason for the amount of fish caught and an even bigger reason for the larger sized bucketmouth's.
So next time you are fishing a popular pond, try something different than usual, and maybe give this rig a try.

JB · 08-23-06, 04:41 PM

its always rewarding and a real "confidence boost" when you go out with a lure you've never caught fish on , and keep working it till you get a bass!
nice article

flbassman · 08-23-06, 04:44 PM

Like this one a lot. A weightless worm can be killer. Only thing I don't like is trying to keep in touch with the bait.

ToPwAt'R GuY · 08-23-06, 08:53 PM

Weightless worms are great. Im glad you had good luck with them.

Fishie1 · 08-23-06, 08:58 PM

one time I was talking with a woman bass fisher and she said that a lot of people throw big 12 inch worms down at Lake of the O on a t rig which I knew but she fishes them weightless like a senko sorta around the docks and does pretty well.......thanks for reminding me rob to give that a shot!

Vabass22 · 08-24-06, 10:07 AM

I love weightless plastics, only time I weight them is on a jighead, or with a bullet sinker, or splitshot in the weeds.

ironman · 08-24-06, 05:07 PM

I love to use weight less lizard's over lilypad's while giving it little jerk's.It work's great.

mack · 08-24-06, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flbassman

Like this one a lot. A weightless worm can be killer. Only thing I don't like is trying to keep in touch with the bait.

thats my biggest problem...

ironman · 08-24-06, 06:17 PM

What part??

JB · 08-24-06, 06:20 PM

weightless 'erms means having to watch the line all the time, something I do any method but the agonizing slow fall of weightless (much like a senko) can be difficult, but hey, we aren't' on the time clock now are we...whats the hurry...the rewards can pay dividends on days that the bass want a slow descend

ironman · 08-24-06, 06:21 PM

I run them across the top instead of leting them sink.

lizardsrule · 08-24-06, 06:25 PM

Good analysys, but if I may, how about just because it was slower, and more natural in the fall, that that was what made a bigger difference than just them starting to come out for the night feed. Sometimes weightless plastics is the only thing that will work for me. The bait has a more natural motion, and needless to say "STAYS IN THE STRIKE ZONE LONGER". Also bigger bass IMO have less of a tendancy to chase faster baits, especially during the summer. They are always looking for a easy meal.

flbassman,

This is a technique that really requires you to be a line watcher, and slowly lift the bait to feel that heavy feeling. If you feel it heavy or it quit dropping when it shouldn't have, set the hook.

Lizards

mack · 08-24-06, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mack

thats my biggest problem...

Quote:

What part??

keeping in contact..sometimes the worm feels so light, i cant tell when the line is as tight as can be...

ironman · 08-24-06, 06:28 PM

Reel it on top istead of leting it fall. You feel the weight of the lizard ALOT more.

mack · 08-24-06, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironman

Reel it on top istead of leting it fall. You feel the weight of the lizard ALOT more.

but i was talking about fishing worms at the bottom weightless..i usually use frogs and mice for what you do with the lizard...

ironman · 08-24-06, 07:23 PM

That work's to!!

08-23-06, 04:35 PM	#1
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	New approaches New Approaches I was out fishing the other day and I was not having much luck with a regular bulleted Texas Rigged plastic worm. I managed to catch a few smaller bass within the hour, but nothing spectacular. It was late afternoon, and the weather seemed to be going real well in bass fishing terms. It was 7:00pm on a cloudy day and could not pull in any decent sized fish from my favourite bass pond. I soon decided to try a different approach to the pond. I took off my bullet weight and kept the worm on my line with no weight other than the hook and the 6inch plastic worm itself. I threw the lure out there, and slowly watched it sink to the bottom, almost motionless. After a few seconds, I gave it a little twitch and let it rest again, BAM, pulled in the biggest fish of the day and could hardly believe it. I fished for another hour this way and managed to double the weight and amount of fish I caught the previous hour. When I got home I started thinking about why I had so much luck with this naked worm rig and came to a few conclusions. Firstly, being near the end of the day and cloudy, the fish were beginning to inch out of the thick weed cover in search of food. The water was gin clear and the bass could easily see with plenty of time the purple worm falling in front of their noses, instead of quickly getting it down into the thick stuff which I was doing earlier. I am quite positive this is the reason I got more numbers in bass, because if the bass cannot see the lure, they cannot bite it, especially since it was a finesse lure with no noise making abilities. Another reason I believe this lure produced so well is because it was something different that they are used to. In a small bass pond, the bass have seen many of the lures that are popular with fishermen, and become more picky with what they eat. Seeing this slow moving worm horizontally moving through the water just turned them right on. This could be another reason for the amount of fish caught and an even bigger reason for the larger sized bucketmouth's. So next time you are fishing a popular pond, try something different than usual, and maybe give this rig a try. __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

08-23-06, 04:44 PM	#3
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Like this one a lot. A weightless worm can be killer. Only thing I don't like is trying to keep in touch with the bait. __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

08-24-06, 06:25 PM	#12
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	Good analysys, but if I may, how about just because it was slower, and more natural in the fall, that that was what made a bigger difference than just them starting to come out for the night feed. Sometimes weightless plastics is the only thing that will work for me. The bait has a more natural motion, and needless to say "STAYS IN THE STRIKE ZONE LONGER". Also bigger bass IMO have less of a tendancy to chase faster baits, especially during the summer. They are always looking for a easy meal. flbassman, This is a technique that really requires you to be a line watcher, and slowly lift the bait to feel that heavy feeling. If you feel it heavy or it quit dropping when it shouldn't have, set the hook. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

08-23-06, 04:41 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	its always rewarding and a real "confidence boost" when you go out with a lure you've never caught fish on , and keep working it till you get a bass! nice article

08-23-06, 08:53 PM	#4
ToPwAt'R GuY BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: missouri Posts: 930	Weightless worms are great. Im glad you had good luck with them.

08-23-06, 08:58 PM	#5
Fishie1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	one time I was talking with a woman bass fisher and she said that a lot of people throw big 12 inch worms down at Lake of the O on a t rig which I knew but she fishes them weightless like a senko sorta around the docks and does pretty well.......thanks for reminding me rob to give that a shot!

08-24-06, 10:07 AM	#6
Vabass22 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,120	I love weightless plastics, only time I weight them is on a jighead, or with a bullet sinker, or splitshot in the weeds.

08-24-06, 05:07 PM	#7
ironman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: palm coast florida Posts: 879	I love to use weight less lizard's over lilypad's while giving it little jerk's.It work's great.

08-24-06, 06:17 PM	#9
ironman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: palm coast florida Posts: 879	What part??

08-24-06, 06:20 PM	#10
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	weightless 'erms means having to watch the line all the time, something I do any method but the agonizing slow fall of weightless (much like a senko) can be difficult, but hey, we aren't' on the time clock now are we...whats the hurry...the rewards can pay dividends on days that the bass want a slow descend

08-24-06, 06:21 PM	#11
ironman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: palm coast florida Posts: 879	I run them across the top instead of leting them sink.

08-24-06, 06:28 PM	#14
ironman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: palm coast florida Posts: 879	Reel it on top istead of leting it fall. You feel the weight of the lizard ALOT more.

08-24-06, 07:23 PM	#16
ironman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: palm coast florida Posts: 879	That work's to!!

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