| Plastic worms are excellent bass baits,
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| | or buzzbaits. Bass simply suck in a worm,
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| especially for largemouth bass. These
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| | but they can also blow it out just as
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| plastic worms come in a large variety of
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| | fast. That is why you should always be a
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| shapes, colours, sizes and actions, and
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| | line watcher. When to set the hook is
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| can be fished in a number of ways under
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| | debatable. Some anglers like to wait a
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| different conditions.
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| | few seconds. Other anglers recommend
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| When choosing plastic worms, try to stay
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| | setting the hook immediately. Myself I
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| with 6 to 7 ½ - inch (15 to 19 cm)
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| | tend to set the hook right away!
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| sizes. Look for those with the action
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| | Plastic worms can be cast all along weed
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| tails, they attract bass from a greater
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| | lines, tossed into pockets and holes in
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| distance. When the bass are less active
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| | weed beds, or pitched to the shoreline
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| turn to the worms with less action for a
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| | cover, such as brush piles, docks or
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| more subtle presentation.
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| | trees. If rigged weedless , with the
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| Personally I like the black, purple,
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| | hooks imbedded in it the worm becomes the
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| blue, green, or brown plastic worms. The
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| | ideal lure for catching bass in most all
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| worms that are peppered with the metal
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| | conditions and practically any type of
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| flake seem to work even better. Now when
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| | cover you would encounter.
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| fishing very clear water avoid the flashy
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| | The visual attraction of these baits have
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| worms. Try to match the colours you use
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| | also been augmented by adding scents that
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| with the natural bass foods, such as
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| | make them taste and smell like real prey.
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| crayfish, leeches, or baitfish. In
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| | When selecting your hook size. Consider
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| stained or murky water, use the brighter,
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| | the size of your plastic worm Generally,
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| larger worms with more action. The black
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| | size three and four worm hooks work well
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| is also good under these conditions.
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| | with 6 ½ to 7 ½ inch (17 to 19 cm)
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| Fish the plastic worms Texas-rigged for
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| | worms. Use sharp hooks of course. They
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| weedy areas, the worm stays in place
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| | have greater penetrating power and need a
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| better and the action is more pronounced.
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| | less powerful hook-set.
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| Use heavier line 10 to 14 pound test when
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| | For largemouth. Use 4 to 8 inch (10 to 20
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| fishing worms around cover, but beef it
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| | cm) worms. Drop down to 4 inches (10 cm)
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| up for the thickest cover. A long weed
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| | or less for smallmouth bass. The small
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| lines or open water the heavier line is
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| | black worms, which resemble leeches, are
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| not necessary, especially for small mouth
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| | great. They can be fished with smaller
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| bass.
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| | non-weedless hooks and split-shot in the
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| When fishing plastic worms try to feel
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| | more open situations these larger bass
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| the cover you are fishing, Try to keep
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| | inhabit. The simple Carolina rig, with a
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| contact with the bottom and skim the bait
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| | larger hook, worm, and shot also works
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| over cover. Disturbing the cover will
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| | well for finessing those largemouth in
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| attract more fish and you will get more
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| | open-water situations.
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| strikes.
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| | If you are not using plastic worms for
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| Usually when a bass takes the worm all
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| | bass fishing yet you are missing out on
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| you will notice is a slight twitch in the
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| | great action. They are cheap, effective
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| line, a spongy heaviness in the rod tip,
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| | and an exciting way to catch bass. But
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| or a slow movement of the line toward the
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| | just get out there and enjoy fishing and
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| cover. If you are looking for spectacular
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| | mother nature.
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| hits from bass, try using top-water baits
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