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How to fish a ring worm?

Fishing with a ring worm lure, which is a type of plastic worm with concentric rings around its body, can be highly effective for bass fishing. Here's a proper technique to fish with a ring worm lure:

Rigging the Worm: Start by selecting the right hook and weight for your conditions. A 3/0 to 5/0 extra wide gap (EWG) hook is commonly used. For weights, a tungsten bullet weight is preferred for its sensitivity and smaller size. The weight you choose can range from 1/8 ounce to 3/8 ounce depending on the depth and cover you're fishing. In heavy cover, you may want to use a heavier weight to penetrate the vegetation.
Texas Rigging: A popular method to rig a ring worm is the Texas rig, which is weedless and effective for fishing through cover. Insert the hook point into the head of the worm, push it through about a quarter inch, and bring the hook out. Slide the worm up to the eye of the hook, then rotate the hook so the point is facing the worm's body. Measure where the hook should emerge to keep the worm straight, then push the hook through the worm's body, ensuring it's straight to prevent line twist.
Casting and Retrieval: Cast your rigged worm to the desired location, such as near docks, submerged structures, or weed lines. Allow the worm to sink to the bottom on a semi-slack line. Watch your line closely for any unusual movement, as bass often strike on the fall.
Working the Worm: Once on the bottom, you can employ various retrieves. You can let it sit for a moment to see if a bass picks it up. If there's no action, lift the rod tip to move the worm, and then let it fall back on a semi-slack line. The rings on the worm create vibrations and displacements that can entice bass.
Setting the Hook: When you detect a bite, reel up the slack, and execute a firm hook set by snapping the rod upwards. This drives the hook point through the worm and into the bass's mouth.
Wacky Rigging: Another effective method is wacky rigging, where the hook is inserted through the middle of the worm, allowing both ends to dangle and create a unique action. This can be particularly effective when bass are finicky.

Remember, the key to successful bass fishing with a ring worm is to maintain contact with the bottom, use the right weight to achieve a natural fall, and pay close attention to your line for bites. Adjust your technique based on the behavior of the fish and the conditions of the day. Happy fishing!

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Bass Fishing Plastic Worms From Shore | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → This setup with 3/0 Gamakatsu extra wide gap hooks, standard wire, nothing fancy there. And then I'm using a tungsten weight. Here, I'm using a quarter ounce tungsten weight because this worm...See how thin that is? It doesn't have a lot of water resistance. So, if you use a heavy weight, it's just gonna go right through the water column and that's not what you want. You want a nice slow fall through the water column. So, an eighth ounce through quarter ounce weight typically will suffice. Sometimes you might want to go to a three eighths if you're throwing in some heavy bushes and you wanted to get it down in the bushes. That is about as heavy as I'd go for the most part during the spring, summer, and fall. So, fishing it. Well, the best way to do this is you just cast out there and let the worm fall down, just straight down. Peel off some line off the rod. Don't cock the handle after you've made the cast. Instead give it some slack line, then cock the handle. And watch that line where it enters the water. Because here, a lot of times, you know, if a fish bites it, you won't feel it because you're on slack line so you have to watch for it. Watch that line, see if it does a twitch or bounce, something like that. That's a fish on the other line. Or sometimes the line it's slowly sinking in the water and then suddenly it speeds up. Ooh.

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Spring Bass Fishing Tip for Stubborn Fish by LakeForkGuy → it will kind of spiral down sometimes so it's really cool and sometimes I don't use the whole weight you know if it's not as windy I'll break it in half or something like that you can run it back and forth few times break it and I'll take that nail weight and I'll just go right into the nose of the worm just like this then make sure it goes all the way in and you're ready to go on the ring for I do it a little bit differently though because Lake Fork trophy lures makes a specific weight for this worm that is for wacky rigging and it really is a nice little added bonus takes takes the work out of it you just take this little ring weight right here you go right in over the the worm you pull the worm through just like that put it right in the middle and then you take your hook and I bring it up the exact same way just go in just like that and then you're actually you're your weight your ring weight is right in the middle there so it's really not going to fly off this weight also helps keep your bait on there longer and it's just a really nice way to rig it up wacky style to give it a little extra weight all right now let you got your worm ready to go it's time

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How To Fish Plastic Worms (The Best Ways) | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → Then what you're gonna do with that is your rod's gonna gain momentum, and speed, and power before it starts to move the bait in fish's mouth. Then when you do that, you're gonna piledrive that hook into his mouth. If this bait is up against of...inside his lips, right inside his mouth, if you set it up that hard, this cone shape, it's actually gonna shoot through his mouth. It will have enough power to go through his mouth and then the hook will catch, and you'll get a good hook set. So always have a little bit of slack in your line before you set the hook. That's key. That's key to fishing these baits. You're gonna catch a lot more fish if you change your hook set that way. All right, so let's talk about a couple other retrieves. So first thing you do is you cast it out there, let it sink, you're casting it to a bush, or a dock, or something, it hits the bottom. What you wanna do is let it sit for a second and just keep the line tight, and see if a fish comes and picks it up. And you can sit there for 5 seconds, 10 seconds, or a minute, it's up to you. But I usually let it sit for a couple seconds and if don't feel anything, then what I'll do is I'll reel down tight and I'll lift it up with the rod tip, and then I'll let it sink on semi-slack line.

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How to Rig a Worm Right for Bass by LakeForkGuy → to look natural so next time you're going out fishing get your hook in there just dry make sure your worm straight see if it'll help catch more fish I know it does for me see you guys later

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Fishing a Big 10-Inch Worm for Summer Bass by Wired2Fish → going to grab that line and pull it so it's just taught. You can see that's a sticky hook, which is the kind you want. What you do is just pull it so it's taught, wet it, and then pull it down. You will not break that knot. That's a knot you can tie on braid, mono, and everything else. We will leave the tag on; actually there's a pair of good Rapala scissors there. A lot of good colors, I like Plum real well, Blueberry is good, and there's all kinds of different colors. Junebug can be good at times. It really depends on letting the fish tell you what they want. I always rig it on the flat side and a lot of guys will change it up and rig it on the backside. I like the flat side. You just rig it down to the bend, (put it in the center of the hook and rig it down to the bend) punch it out, push it all the way down to the offset, make sure that it's nice and straight, and then I just punch it back into the worm. The worm is pretty thin and you want that thing to be as straight as you can possibly get it so when you've got your weight on it that's going to hang pretty straight. I'll even adjust it there because that needs a little adjustment. It's just straight as you can get it because when it comes through the water you want that bait

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