| If you are catching a lot of Bass, then you are | | | | Techniques |
| probably using the plastic worm. The plastic worm is a | | | | You can use a variety of rigs with the Plastic Worm, |
| great lure for anyone looking to improve their catch | | | | such as: The Texas Rig, The Carolina Rig, The Wacky |
| proficiency and all around fun. This is a lure that can | | | | Rig, and any other crazily named rig you can think of. |
| maintain a small spot in your tackle box, or a large one, | | | | The Drag and Drop |
| depending on how well you are able to utilize this | | | | Cast your line out to a nice spot: a ledge, branches, |
| powerful bait. If you aren't using the plastic worm, then | | | | fallen tree, drop off. Let the lure drop to the ground and |
| you are missing out on a lot of fun and a lot of fish. | | | | reel in the slack. Raise your rod tip slightly and let drop. |
| What's in a Worm? | | | | Reel in the slack again, and repeat. |
| The plastic worm is one of the most straightforward | | | | The Sideways Retrieval |
| lures on the market. If you can tie a knot, cast straight, | | | | Same abookmarktaglineoutflag) { |
| and reel inwards, then you will catch fish with a plastic | | | | window.bookmarktaglineoutflag = false; var element = |
| worm. The natural action is unmatched by any other | | | | document.getElementById('bookmarktagline'); |
| baits, as they dart every which way in such sporadic | | | | element.className = element.className.replace(' |
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| created from a various array of synthetic polymers, | | | | document.getElementById('bookmarktagline'); |
| making them react to every twitch and movement of | | | | element.onmouseover = function() { |
| your pole. The only problem with the plastic worm, is | | | | window.bookmarktaglineoutflag = false; |
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| abundant that this is hardly a negative worth | | | | window. |
| mentioning. | | | | |