| Anyone that does any amount of fishing | | | | dark colors in water with little light |
| has had to learn how to use plastic | | | | penetration such as muddy or stained |
| worms to catch bass. It doesn't matter | | | | water, and cloudy or windy days. And use |
| if you are fishing for large or | | | | light colors in water with more light |
| smallmouth bass worms work extremely | | | | penetration - i.e. clear water, sunny or |
| well. They are most anglers primary bait | | | | calm days, etc. Use natural colors. Big |
| and every anglers fall back if their | | | | bass learn from being caught not to |
| favorite is not working. They are simple | | | | resort to their curiosity to react to |
| to use and come in many varieties. | | | | everything unnatural. That's why natural |
| Because there are so many varieties the | | | | looking baits produce bigger bass. |
| choices can be confusing and you will | | | | There are many opinions about what size |
| have to experiment some in the waters | | | | to use and again you will have to |
| you fish to actually find out works | | | | experiment in your local waters to find |
| best. However there are some general | | | | out what works best in your waters. As a |
| guidelines on how to choose which color | | | | general rule use 6-7 ½ inch worms for |
| and size to use. | | | | big bass and 4 inch at all other times. |
| Fluorescent colors retain their color in | | | | Do not take this as a hard and fast rule |
| deep waters whereas other colors turn a | | | | as I fish the 4 inch worm with a lot of |
| shade of grey. Color can be something to | | | | success catching both average and large |
| consider after you find the bass. If | | | | bass. |
| they're following the lure, tapping it, | | | | Doug Burns has been an avid angler for |
| or just not hitting it and you tried | | | | more than 35 years. His advice has |
| different presentations, try a different | | | | helped many anglers achieve their goals. |
| color of the same lure. In general, use | | | | |