ER 16 Gambler Worms.

[Capt. BassinLou]

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!! 

[D.W. Verts]

And your first bass will be a ten incher. Yup.

Dale

[Wizard]

Try swimming that worm like a snake. That was the ticket in the 1980's.

Wizard

[Capt. BassinLou]

Try swimming that worm like a snake. That was the ticket in the 1980's.

Wizard

That's the plan.

[chrisD46]

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 !

[Oldfart9999]

A 15" ribbon tail is a big worm !

And will catch small fish. Don't ask me how I know.
Rodney

[BassmanRudy]

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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[Mike Cork]

And your first bass will be a ten incher. Yup.

Dale

This was my first thought too  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 

But big bait do catch big fish however never forget an elephant will also eat a peanut.

[chrisD46]

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 .

[BASSCATLILDAVE]

Always the case with me too. 

And your first bass will be a ten incher. Yup.

Dale

[Capt. BassinLou]

So with big worms you need BIG Hooks. I decided to try out both of my favorite hook brands in a 7/0 size.

[Capt. BassinLou]

My only two, 15" bass on my last outing came off this 16" worm. 

You guys jinxed me!! 

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.

[FlatsNBay]

Big worms catch these too!

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[chrisD46]

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 .

[Smallie_Stalker]

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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