5" watermelon with red and black flake Senko, weightless t-rig, 3/16oz weighted t-rig, or wacky. Nothing compares for me.

Senko inn GP

6" Watermelon/Blake flake Senko 194

7 inch Senko Junebug.

 

Assuming that I'm fishing my home waters, the easy pick would be a 7 1/2 inch worm in Red Shad/Green Glitter. There is no telling how many bass have come out of the Atchafalaya Basin on that worm.

1 hour ago, Mobasser said:

one type of plastic worm

 

 

1 hour ago, bass4life.... said:

RI Skinny Dipper purple smoke with owner 4o underspin. I have caught so many fish on this bait over the years and my most recent big fish(7lbs 2oz) came off of it. Caught it saturday.

Oh. I misunderstood the assignment. I thought you meant soft plastic. Um, I would say watermelon red magic uv speed worm. Neko, Texas, Carolina, Tokyo, you name it.

38 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

 

 

 

how are you guys fishing them?  I picked up a pack of zman turbo fattyz which looked good to me and look similar to the speed worm. I was thinking Texas rigged and swim it through grass beds and edges.

 

thanks

rick

 

 

All the ways @LrgmouthShad stated above. 
Those things are my absolute favorite bait, plastic or hard and have been fir years. 
I only throw the Magnum. 

The majority of the time I rig it with an 5/0 Trokar TK 120 Ewg hook, unpegged 3/16 weight on 40# braid. 
The only difference is when fished on top unweighted but with the same set up. 
 

Another way that I forgot to tell @LrgmouthShad awhile back (sorry pal) Is When approaching “frog water” and they either don’t want nothing to do with a frog or just try to kill it without committing, I always follow up with the Speed Worm casting past where they hit it and burn it back, more times than not they crush it. 

Another way to rig it is with a keel weighted hook for more of a horizontal fall. However, when swimming through a pad field, submerged or emergent vegetation, I think a more vertical fall through any opening is far more effective. 

Hope that helps. 
 

 

Mike

 

 

 

Not going down this rabbit hole!

I prefer hand pours over injection molded with a few exceptions.

Jackall 4.8 Wacky worm in Watermelon Candy is a go to.

Roboworms 6” in Oxblood lt red flake & MMIII.

5” Senko # 301 is my go to with Senko’s.

My all time favorite was 5” purple thunder no longer available.

The above for catching number with nothing else seems to be working.

Tom

PS, I thought Berkley Max Scent Flat worms would be chosen?

I'm surprised that no Berkeley products got mentioned also?  I'm not surprised with grn Senkos. Seems to be the big choice here

Berkley Powerbait 7 1/2" worm in Blue Fleck

Watermelon red trick worm 

Definitely a black trick worm. No wait, definitely an original culprit. Wait, make that a Zoom Mag II. Hang on....... Um... I'll go with a Zoom 4" curl tail. No, wait........... Uh, I'll get back to ya. ?

Zoom Trick Worm is my favorite choice

I'd go with a Culprit 7.5in. grape with the last 1.5in. dipped in red dye.

It may not be the best choice for year-round fishing, but for the post spawn through late fall, it's the first worm/color I tie on a C-Rig.

Zoom Trick worm in June bug.

I'd probably have to go with a Zoom Mag Finesse worm

Any bait not named Senko is playing for 2nd place. Incredibly versatile and the fish never seem to tire of it.

Be a toss up between a 5" senco, and a 6" roboworm.

9 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

 

 

 

how are you guys fishing them?  I picked up a pack of zman turbo fattyz which looked good to me and look similar to the speed worm. I was thinking Texas rigged and swim it through grass beds and edges.

 

thanks

rick

 

 

1) Around submerged grass beds, I T-rig with a 1/8 or 3/16 ounce weight and swim as slow as you can.

 

2)Topped out mats and lily pads I’ll fish a weightless t-rig and fish like a buzz toad. You can let the worm fall in holes or slow your retrieve in larger pockets to let the worm swim subsurface. Top lily pad producer for me by a long shot.

 

3) Clear water I’ll throw it on a jig head. Let the worm sink to the bottom, then pop it 2-3 feet off the bottom. Tail gives it a fairly slow fall back down. Typically doing this in deep grass beds.

 

4) Carolina Rig around dropoffs and in current around hard cover.

 

5) T-Rig on bed fish.

 

Junebug, black and blue, watermelon red, and California 420 are the only colors I’ll throw during the daytime.
 

Nighttime junebug is a solid choice.

Just now, bigbassin' said:

California 420

Shhhhh ?

Bass pro 7” ribbon tail, Garlic scent

Mann’s auger tails (6 inch in purple)

Zoom's Ultravibe Speed Worm Watermelon Neon 

 

Tail dipped in chartreuse garlic 

 

Mustad's 3/0 straight shank round bend 

 

1/8, 3/16, or 1/4 oz bullet weight 

 

Swim it, drag it, short stroke it, flip it, pitch it, cast it.

 

Bank shallow or deepwater 

 

Winter, spring, summer, or fall 

 

Morning, noon, or night 

 

This is what I start with & adjust from there.

As of the last 3 years I'd have to go with the Berkley Maxscent lunch worm in motor oil.  T-rig, C-rig, light shakey. 

 

I've tried my darnedest to get a bigger bite with the 8" version but have yet to consistently do so.