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Taking my t-rigging skills to the next level. Couldn't pass up a Gambler lures sale, and picked up these ER 16's worms in bulk packs.
This should be fun!!
And your first bass will be a ten incher. Yup.
Dale
Try swimming that worm like a snake. That was the ticket in the 1980's.
Wizard
Quote from: Wizard on August 11, 2021, 05:09:30 PM
Try swimming that worm like a snake. That was the ticket in the 1980's.
Wizard
That's the plan. ;)
On a similar note - I accidently bought a pack of Net Bait 15" C-Mac Ribbon Tail Worms (I thought I was buying a smaller size) ... I've never fished a ribbon tail that big / long before . I figure a 4/0 hook , a 3/16th oz. bullet weight and just work it slow along the bottom occasionally swimming it up a few feet then letting it drop down again will be where I start . A 15" ribbon tail is a big worm !
Quote from: chrisD46 on August 12, 2021, 06:09:05 AM
A 15" ribbon tail is a big worm !
And will catch small fish. lo lo Don't ask me how I know.
Rodney
On those LONG worms I've been told you're supoosed to thread the hook about 3-4" down the worm before turning it back and tex-posing it. Is that correct?
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Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 11, 2021, 04:14:56 PM
And your first bass will be a ten incher. Yup.
Dale
This was my first thought too ~roflmao I've fished giant baits thinking, "oooo... If I get a bite, SWING for the fence because it's going to be a GIANT." Poor ten inches goes flying lo
But big bait do catch big fish ~c~ however never forget an elephant will also eat a peanut.
Bass don't have a mirror to see how small they may be - I've had 6" bass hit a 4" Rapala twitch bait before .
Always the case with me too. ;D
Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 11, 2021, 04:14:56 PM
And your first bass will be a ten incher. Yup.
Dale
So with big worms you need BIG Hooks. I decided to try out both of my favorite hook brands in a 7/0 size.
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My only two, 15" bass on my last outing came off this 16" worm. ~roflmao
You guys jinxed me!! lo lo
I rigged the E16 with the 7/0 Owner hook, weightless. Felt and saw the bass take the worm, gave the fish a moment to really take a hold of the worm and set the hook.
I was impressed with the E-16. If you swim it with a light tapping retrieve it undulates like a snake. After fishing it for a while, I can see why our bigger FL bass annihilate this worm.
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I usually gauge the size of the worm hook to the diameter of the plastic worm itself ... For a standard Zoom 'Ol Monster worm I use a 4/0 size EWG or round bend offset worm hook - rule of thumb being a hook gap distance 2X the thickness of the worm . For a Berkley Powerbait 10" worm a 5/0 is better due to the thicker worm body these have . *Lastly , most of the time a bass eats a worm head first trying to kill it , so for big worms a 4/0 or 5/0 size offset hook is about all you need .
Quote from: chrisD46 on September 06, 2021, 06:57:49 AM
I usually gauge the size of the worm hook to the diameter of the plastic worm itself ... For a standard Zoom 'Ol Monster worm I use a 4/0 size EWG or round bend offset worm hook - rule of thumb being a hook gap distance 2X the thickness of the worm . For a Berkley Powerbait 10" worm a 5/0 is better due to the thicker worm body these have . *Lastly , most of the time a bass eats a worm head first trying to kill it , so for big worms a 4/0 or 5/0 size offset hook is about all you need .
100% agree!
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