What plastic worms do you guys recommend on a Texas Rig and a Carolina Rig for Murky water at around this time of year and more into the summer? also a some what grassy bottom not really too thick very patchy.

I'm partial to Culprit worms. They have a ribbon tail that gives off plenty of vibration, which bodes well for murky water or night fishing. They also come in more than one size. Although they're not a floating worm, they work extremely well on a C-Rig or split-shot rig.  They even make a thicker version for when you want to bulk up without going to a longer worm.

I agree with @papajoe222 

 

Bass in murky/off colored water are lateral line feeders. You need lures that move a lot of water like a ribbon tail worm.

 

Name brand is irrelevant! 

I agree with both ^^^

The first worm I'll throw in those conditions is a Culprit Fat Max ribbon tail, Then a Rage Cut R...

The point being you want the vibration above all and then go from there 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Junebug red ultra vibe zoom worm.

 

Works good in murky water around here

I would agree with most statements here, however I am partial to black or dark colors in murky or stained water. The absence of light means the absence of color, so most every color would appear dark,,, so, 

Any ribbon tail worm. Culprit is a good choice, or Berkley Power worms. In any dark color.

I like Zoom worms. Either the Mag 2 or Ol monster worms. They come in many colors. Getting them in your color choice should be easy.

 

The dog days of summer are here. So I'll be on the water early in the morning casting an 8" Mann's Jelly worm looking for a big bite...

 

good fishing...

If I am throwing a ribbon tail worm, it's a Berkley Power Worm in 7" or 10" sizes. I have been using them for at least 25 years, and other than a short stint in the mid/late 2000's when I seemingly forgotten about them, I still use them all the time, and they still catch lots of quality bass, maybe more so than ever because it's a bait that is not the "in" thing anymore.

 

I like to flip, pitch, or drag on a c-rig a power worm in stained water when the jig/craw/creature bite is "off" and everyone else is throwing senkos.

Ribbontail worms are wasted around here, bream tear off the tails faster than you can buy them.

 

I use the Mann's Jelly Worms 12", Baby Hueys, my largest fish this year was off the Yum 10.5" MightyWorm junebug. Mann's are the lightest, the Yum the heaviest. I don't use sinkers, usually the depth dictates which worm I'll use. Bream don't seem to bother you much when you're chunkin a snake...

 

Ribbontail worms are fun, but after a while they really aren't fun any more, "Swing and a miss!"

 

Muddier the water, the darker. Junebug or black, I've done well this year trying black spinnerbaits for the first time.

 

I'll also add, get your foot off the trolling motor. If you're wondering if you're fishing the worm slow enough, you're still going too fast. Sit down and act like a snake.......

Berkley 7" Power worms are on sale at TW.

Tom

Berkley 10 inch Power Worms are the bomb in the summertime. Zoom Magnum Ultravibe Speed Worms are great also. Fish one of those around grass and you’ll get bit

Good point on the bream tearing off ribbontails. We have some monster warmouth in our rivers.

 

The warmouth will pick up the tail an swim off, you'll be thinking ole moss back just swam off with it, set the hook kvd style, and reel in your new ned rig...

 

That's another reason ultravibes are popular in South ga. I actually caught my PB 11lb on ultravibe.

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Berkley 7" Power worms are on sale at TW.

Tom

They're even cheaper on Cabelas' site right now. 

Small ribbon tail worm. Make sure you keep your line taut, and set the hook quickly if you feel a tap. They can swallow it, or spit it out in a second if you don't set that hook.  Good luck!

I love Manns Jelly worms but a hooked tail worm rigged with the curl down will fight line twist . I have lot of success  on Mister Twister Phenoms and the Luck-E-Strike from Wal-Mart .

I tend to stick with Zoom products simply because I can get consistant colors across a wide variety of baits and they are available everywhere.  I would say the Ol' Monster or Magnum Ol's Monster in Junebug.

 I would drag an Ol' Monster right along the bottom very slowly. I have good luck with black with red flakes.

Zoom worms are too soft for me; bream bite off the tails & only 1 bass per worm. Netbait worms are a lot better. I get mine at Coosa Tackle (on the ‘net).  Culprit worms are good also. 

mostly Zoom