I grew up throwing straight tail worms on lite line with spinning gear.Sometime's We would deadstick it around matted weedbeds.Like a Dieing minnow.Fin clear water.Ww would watch them swallow it.

10 hours ago, Mike Schell said:

I grew up throwing straight tail worms on lite line with spinning gear.Sometime's We would deadstick it around matted weedbeds.Like a Dieing minnow.Fin clear water.Ww would watch them swallow it.

Mike, this is a deadly technique in Florida.   More tournaments have been won that way than anyone knows about.  A swimming worm is one of the oldest and best ways to fish for bass. In the bedding season, a weightless worm thrown in a bed is almost guaranteed to get bit.   I throw Zoom Trick worms on a spinning rod with 8 pound mono.  If I need a little weight, I tie a small swivel inline about a foot in front of the worm.   The action is similar to a Ned Rig only slower.  

I've caught more bass on a topwater floating worm than any other lure except perhaps a Texas rig.

In my experience of fishing like that, it is a productive or more productive as deadsticking a fluke. RoboWorm is my worm of choice. I like fishing Shad like colors. 
 

Great post!

Shhhhhhhhh dont tell everyone.  Before the senko craze, this is one of tricks I would use alot.  A zoom trick worm or 6 inch robo worm, or even a sludge.  You can dead stick it, or just flick and twitch that thing.  Deadly around grass or laydowns.   @Mike L I think was swearing by white as a color

I like casting out a weightless worm into a weed mat.  I work it back like a frog with little short jerks and twitches.