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    Manns 12" Jelly Worm
from 710brownfish #17012  
4/9/2012 6:59:54 PM

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 Went outside of my comfort zone today and bought a pack of these. Couple of questions: Do you use them, and if so, how do you prefer to rig them. Oh, and where do you use them (shallow grass, offshore ledges, etc)? For the next couple of months we'll have a lot of fish shallow in the grass still...I'm trying to think of a way to effectively use them there. I may just use a small 1/4oz tungsten bullet weight and Texas-rig them in the grass.

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   Good worm from Ralph Manns  4/9/2012 11:03:12 PM
 I took a bunch of old 12-inch Jelly worms and large Flip-tails with me to Mexico 8 years ago. The big bass ate 'em up. For fishing deeper than about 10 feet, I think you will want a 3/5 or 1/2 ounce bullet. Heavier weights will also help penetrate into any grass you try to fish. The big worms resist sinkin or sink more slowly.

Comment: In my local ponds and reservoir/marina I catch a lot more decent bass,b 5-8#, on finesse size worms and 4" Senkos than with larger worms. It takes a lot of large bass in the water to make big worms worth while, IMHO. But the anticipation makes them fun to throw. I suggest a 6/0 extra wide Gap Cross-point hook.

Someone will likely post a follow-up, noting that even small bass hit larger worms. Right! I love to tell the story of a trip many years ago to Defuniak Springs in North Florida. I purchased some 18-inch worms, a stiffer rod, 30 pound mono, and some huge hooks. On my first two casts to some heavy woody cover I tossed two 2# bass over my head on the hookset.

   I know what you mean about small bass / big lures... from 710brownfish #17012  4/10/2012 7:49:57 AM
 I commonly fish a NetBait C-Mac, which is an 11" curly tail worm, on a light Texas rig in shallow grass. I'm always humored when I catch a 1# bass on that set up, and that happens all the time. Or throwing a DD22 on a 15' river ledge and catch a 10" long bass????...I always wonder how he can hang out down there without getting eaten himself, much less be the one that eats a crankbait as big as your hand???

   You will also be shocked at how many small bass will hit one from Spookchucker #10778 #10778  4/10/2012 11:40:02 AM
 Nice thing about big worms instead of jigs, it it doesn't keep smaller keepers from hitting.

   It is a fallacy that small fish will hit big lures from Harumph #11038 #11038  4/10/2012 11:41:51 AM
  I offer the following proof:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll213/Harumphh/Monster.jpg

   . from RJR  5/24/2012 8:50:04 PM
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