Trick Worm

Yea I used Krylon indoor/outdoor satin black. Looks great and seems to flex great with the rod. I'll post pictures of my new setup when it is complete.

would krylon spray paint work

I'm lookin' for something that is flexible enough bend with the rod. Any ideas?

Like Mase said we fish on the Auburn club team. I also caught this one on a spinnerbait at our Lake Eufala tournament and it ended being the Big Fish.

I'm actually lucky enough to have 2 ponds in my apartments, one of which holds decent sized bass. The biggest I have pulled out of that one was around 4 lbs. I am also on the Bass Fishing Team so I get to compete in tournaments all over and do that 1-2 times a month.

Fishing a small pond near campus today with a white/bleeding strike king spinnerbait. Caught these all in about 15 min.

I wouldn't exactly say its winter here but I caught 3 today on a strike king spinner bait white with bleeding trails in the skirt. I think the spinner bait is probably my favorite cold weather bait. I keep reading articles saying you can still find shallow bass in the winter.

I know some people who fish this lake and they all claim it is THE BOMB and has very large bass. I will try to get you some info.

that doesn't appear to be a lake. How many acres is it? Looks more like a pond.

Bass pro shops has a big bass combo that looks like it would do the trick

Ive seen people make a double rig and hook two 4 pounders at one time. The dual rig is great for schooling bass. I usually rig them weightless with a 4/0 hook and twitch them letting them fall for about 5 seconds in between the twitches to imitate a dying bait fish.

One of four qualifying tournaments for the Auburn traveling team. Very slow day and many people came back empty-handed. Luckily my boater stumbled upon huge schools of shad being preyed on by bass back in a creek. He was throwing a rat-l-trap and I threw a booyah spinnerbait with trailer hook at the schools when they would spook. I only got two keepers with a total weight of 5.5 lbs and the big fish was 4.25 lbs. Pictures come when they are posted on our website.

I pretty much learned bass fishing through a trick worm on a 4/0 hook with some size bullet weight. Still one of my favorites although recently I have been using the Carolina rig with good results as well. I always have a Texas rig on one of my rods when I fish a tournament. And as cool as bait casters are this is one of those baits I have always fished with a spinning reel. MH rod 6'6" to 7'0". I used to use mono with all of my reels but recently switched to fluorocarbon for better hooks sets and more sensitivity to bites/nibbles when T-riggin'. I like hopping it along the bottom with varying speeds depending on conditions; very similar to my jig fishin' technique. The only downfall I have found to this bait is that any weeds or grass will not allow the bait to function correctly, but who cares flippin' is more fun anyways. I prefer catching fish on a T-rig over spinnerbaits, crankbaits, buzzbaits, and anything with a steady retrieve. I think feeling the vibrations as a fish inhales the worm and predicting the right time to set the hook is one of the best adrenaline pumps when it comes to bass fishing. Although T-rigs have caught me many fish in all season it is a very important cold weather bait. When the fish are very lethargic a T-rig can add just the right finesse and allow you to slow your presentation down enough to get bit. If fish are not biting at a T-rig then the worm is probably too big and should be swapped for a smaller bait. Some of my favorite soft plastics to use are: trick worm Tiki worm Lizards Zoom Ole' Monster 10.5" Fav. colors are: Junebug Watermelon seed Black Pumpkin seed

I've used them when trolling for spanish mackerel in salt water

remember the bigger the line the harder it becomes to cast. When you really need strength but still want to maintain performance it is hard to beat braided. For heavy cover I would use 15 lb fluro no mono