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Wow 68 and 65??? Man, that sounds amazing. Ok, so you're killin' me here ... what's the worm and what's the color? (I'm guessing your waters are pretty stained, though).

Of bein' hunkered down in the snow and watching old fishing tourneys with friends ...sounds kinda fun. Of course we can fish year round here, so never gonna experience that.

Man, I gotta say, I live in Cali and I'm kinda jealous lol...

Man...Great post. I too, have young sons — two of them, Jack and Walter (2.5 and 5 respectively). I have also thought long and hard about the things I've done in my past and how I barely made it out of adolescence and my early twenties alive. I mean, Joyriding my parents car multiple times at 14, and a hit and run at that age, driving drunk numerous times on VERY windy sheer cliff roads in the Malibu Canyon, parties where I blacked out, wrong crowd etc. It's insane, and it makes me insane to think about what my boys will have to face as far as peer pressure and hormones and a not-fully-developed-brain at the age of Teen. Somehow, though, I made it through. I don't know how, and I don't know why (Other than to be the father to my two boys, 'cause THAT is the joy of my life). I guess we just give 'em the best of what we got, and pray for the rest. It IS important to have a little fun along the way, too, I suppose ...

Wow, I didn't even realize Castaic was this rocky/had this many sheer cliffs. I guess I gotta get a boat (or a kayak) lol.

@Big Hands awesome stuff man, thanks. Wait so you think with a weightless Senko, it seems like you're sayin' the Bass will hit it even when it's dead-sticked right? Do you think that's because it was just moving and now it's still for awhile, or do you think a bass will just pick up a dead looking worm on the bottom not moving or anything. Let's say for this example the current is dead still. Then, do you think they would do that with a roboworm? Also, if you're dragging a senko or straight tailed worm like roboworm or Iovino worm, and it's T-rigged weightless, is dragging it horizantle along the bottom enough to get it to rise a little and then do the wiggle-fall, or should you raise your rod vertically to get a little lift and then let it settle? Interesting point about them holding onto it for a bit, almost as if to see if we are gonna pull it away too fast, and then they'll know it's a lure and they're about to get hooked, right? I like the idea of a subtle, gentle game of tug of way, or just reeling into them once they've committed. Almost like they have commitment issues, haha lol. I also have been using braid with flour leader, it seems to make line watching much easier. How much of a leader do you recommend, though, cause obviously you want your braid to be far enough from the floor so the fish don't see it anywhere in the vicinity, right? Thanks for all the great info. I really appreciate it.

Wow this is impressive. Nice!

@JbroBass Or anyone, can you provide a link or a brand name for these plastic worm binders? I've seen them, but I'm not sure which one to get. Looking for one I can just store the bags of worms you buy in and flip through them like a book. Thanks

Thanks guys, sounds good I'll hit up the Iovino site instead of TW for those.

Got it, thanks guys. @J Francho is that a Senko?

Guys, what is smoke? I mean, it seems like it's a milky dark grey color? Having a hard time finding these. Are there any smoke colors for Roboworms? Thx.

Thanks Rick, I think it has to be the Iovino plastics since it's under this thread. @Glenn what color are you using in the video there? I could't find it on TW. Thanks.

So @Glen, is the reaper you used in the video the Iovino reaper?

Thanks for all the info. Good Stuff. New Member here, and new to fishing as well. finally caught my first bass, and used a 4.5" Roboworm in Aaron's Magic. I've tried all kinds of different setups, from drop shots to Texas rigs, but I caught my first fish on just wacky rigging that roboworn on a size 2 mosquito hook from owner weightless. I know people right seiko's weightless a lot, but I haven't seen much talk about a straight worm rigged weightless. But I noticed how slowly they fall, and they give good action so I hooked it up and sure enough I pulled up a smallie. My question is, when you say the bait is moving as much as pausing, can you go into this a little more? Also, an insight on knowing when you get a bite when you're fishing weightless wacky? Obviously you watch your line for any unusual movement, but when I caught my first fish I was basically lifting the line to get the plastic off the bottom and let it fall again and I felt some pressure, so I started reeling and sure enough there was one on the end. I love the detail, personally, so anything you can tell me on how to fish this way would be helpful. Thanks!