Your Big Worm Technique

[chrisD46]

Thanks Dale - good stuff ! You make helpful videos that the common bass fisherman can relate to which is good . Down here in Georgia I like a dark Green Pumpkin , Plum Apple and June Bug mostly . Looking to play their way onto the team are : Red Bug along with Black & Blue flake color big worms . *I like supporting sponsors , so I will look at what Doc Irv has to offer .

Great job Dale!! I love how you sign off. I don't see what your worried about, your videos are going to do awesome. 

*Good job Dale - although you have your own custom color , what  other colors do you carry with you that will work most any where ?
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Dad gum Chris, I should have talked about colors...

The big worms work with all of the traditional colors, however I think that over the years I've caught more large bass on the darker stuff. Still, I'll always have with me some Junebug, a Tequila Sunrise or Red Shad, I really like plain old Black Grape, maybe something along the lines of the motor oil/rootbeer, and I like electric blue on those bright & hot summer days. I'm not a huge color guy- I tend to think more of shades. lighter and darker. But still, the colors above are go-to's.

I also have and sometimes use the green pumpkin variations, but since EVERYONE throws them, like black and blue, I generally abstain from them.

The "custom color" thing is just fun- that color I a have tied on in the video is actually Rootbeer with large black and small red flake, giving it slight "purple" look. Doc Irv has been a sponsor on this site, and I try to support them all. I ordered a ton of baits from him a few years ago, and knowing that I may be the only person on the lake, or in the world, that's throwing that exact color is a slight confidence thing for me, especially on highly pressured water. Make sense?

Thanks for keeping me honest. I'm trying to work up interesting and information content for these videos, without hype, hyperbole, and too much B.S.  Okay, a LITTLE B.S.

Peace.

Dale
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[rb-nc]

Bud the reason of the unpegged worm is when you make a cast, not a pitch, as soon as the bait hits the water the worm and weight seperate. Then when the weight hits the bottom the worm suddenly changes speeds because it no longer has the weight of the sinker pulling it down. Now when you go to lift up the worm it "swimming" at a speed until it hits the weight then the addition of the weight makes the bait move different. This happens every time you lift and drop the bait on the retrieve. Also fishing in a river the current can move the worm when it isn't in contact with the weight that is very natural. This is one thing professional fishing has killed, plastic worm fishing. To them its all about speed. And everyone wants to copy them. I know I'm guilty too, partly because I don't fish as much as I use to and I'm like the rabbit from Alice in Wonderland when I'm out there. But I was lucky enough to get to see Tom Mann and Larry Nixon do it. Heck Tom a lot of times would not even put the trolling motor in the water. He would just pull up to a tree and tie off and set there and just bust them. I still fish this way when I go to Tillery and me and Jane are in the boat together. 6th Sense has come out with a Ridge Worm that is awesome. It probably is a little big for the river down there Bud. Man the old 6 inch Flip Tail worm was a killer. The V&M flat tip worm looks good to

[Bud Kennedy]

OK Thanks RB now I understand.  Both the wife and I have started using a yum 6" trick worm on the river and it has been doing very well.  I typically throw weightless and the wife uses a weight but pegged.  I believe we will try it your way the next time we can get out.  We have been using watermellon red that is actually more of a purple and it does get the job done but our fish so far have been fairly small which is typical for our location.

[chrisD46]

A few notes from Pros I collected on Big 10" Worms : Unpegged bullet weight unless you are pitching to specific targets and especially those  involving wood . Skeet Reese says his Big Worm bite percentage is at least 2X ~ 3X when he switched from a T-Rig to a large Shaky Head ( Buckeye Spot Remover Magnum , Yum Pumpkin Ed , Strike King Tour Grade Mag Jig Head) all in 1/4th oz. ,  3/8th oz. , 1/2 oz. etc. or more  depending on water depth and fall rate required. For hard bottoms relatively free from vegetation - don't over look a big worm on a Biffle Head / Swing Jig Head Football Jig  and steadily cranking the big worm along the bottom like an over sized crank bait .