Man oh man. I ordered a pack of these in green pumpkin and black/blue. I rigged up a green pumpkin with a 2/0 ewg hook and a 1/8 bullet weight. And a bobber stopper. Casted around and swam it. No hits. I moved the bobber stopper up about 12 inches maybe a tad more and started hopping it off the bottom. Non stop action caught some great fish in an hour and half trip before work. These are a killer secret weapon. I don’t know how I haven’t fished them in the last 10+ years. And I’ve always pegged the weight down. Never again. 

Ya, UV Speed Worms are my standard for Free Rigs - get that weigh further from the hook is the ticket.

I find myself throwing regular speed worms probably 5:1 or more to my UV speed worms. Don’t know why, just gravitate towards the “regular” ones I guess…

UV speed worm has been my go to worm for years now. I normally fish it with a pegged 3/16 or 1/4 oz weight and use watermelon red, junebug, green pumpkin or several other colors. My buddy catches a ton of fish swimming a junebug with 3/16 weight while I tend to fish mine on bottom more. Either way they are great baits.

Just fished one today 1/8 ounce sinker really slow on the bottom. Caught a few good ones. My favorite worm . I never peg em 

Don't sleep on the Magnum size - it's one my favorite baits of all time  - just tied my 11 lb 5 oz PB largemouth on this very bait last week!

 

It catches small fish too but it really seems to get big bites!  Use a 5/0 offset worm hook and you hardly miss any fish that bite and you can really horse them out of wood (or vegetation! 😉)

 

25 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

Don't sleep on the Magnum size - it's one my favorite baits of all time  - just tied my 11 lb 5 oz PB largemouth on this very bait last week!

 

It catches small fish too but it really seems to get big bites!  Use a 5/0 offset worm hook and you hardly miss any fish that bite and you can really horse them out of wood (or vegetation! 😉)

 

Holy cow!!!!!! Wow 

30 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

Don't sleep on the Magnum size - it's one my favorite baits of all time  - just tied my 11 lb 5 oz PB largemouth on this very bait last week!

 

It catches small fish too but it really seems to get big bites!  Use a 5/0 offset worm hook and you hardly miss any fish that bite and you can really horse them out of wood (or vegetation! 😉)

 

Show off - again 😁😁

 

Very nice Pat…

Love both the regular & magnum sized Zoom uv speed worms. Very versatile baits. Don’t sleep on using these weightless buzzed on surface as a topwater. It’s like a more subtle version of a horny toad & with that slimmer profile, sometimes it’s the ticket. 

I also use them weightless to drag across the top of vegetation like pads and grass mats. They make a great frog alternative.

The Magnum is my #1 bait of choice every outing. Been that way for years. 
 

I will only peg the standard size on occasion but only when I feel the need. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

funny, I was thinking to rig one up to fish this evening when this thread popped through.  I had my left elbow worked on last Friday and that's my rod holding hand with a baitcaster.  No way i could set the hook with a baitcaster right now, but I can certainly use that hand to reel a spinning rod...  So I was looking for a moving bait option for grass that I could throw on a ML or M spinning rod where I might ordinarily throw a heavier texas rig or a swim jig.  Magnum UV speed worm for the win.  I'll be sure to post an 11# catch with it later.  

22 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

funny, I was thinking to rig one up to fish this evening when this thread popped through.  I had my left elbow worked on last Friday and that's my rod holding hand with a baitcaster.  No way i could set the hook with a baitcaster right now, but I can certainly use that hand to reel a spinning rod...  So I was looking for a moving bait option for grass that I could throw on a ML or M spinning rod where I might ordinarily throw a heavier texas rig or a swim jig.  Magnum UV speed worm for the win.  I'll be sure to post an 11# catch with it later.  

Nice!! What did you get done to your elbow? I have horrible tennis and golf elbow in my left elbow. Caused by work. It’s my reeling hand for a baitcaster but man there is days it’s still awful to fish lol

26 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

funny, I was thinking to rig one up to fish this evening when this thread popped through.  I had my left elbow worked on last Friday and that's my rod holding hand with a baitcaster.  No way i could set the hook with a baitcaster right now, but I can certainly use that hand to reel a spinning rod...  So I was looking for a moving bait option for grass that I could throw on a ML or M spinning rod where I might ordinarily throw a heavier texas rig or a swim jig.  Magnum UV speed worm for the win.  I'll be sure to post an 11# catch with it later.  

Use a heavier spinning outfit if you have one if swimming through moderate grass. 
If you hook up with one you’re gonna need the power. 
Especially if you use the Magnum. 

 

 

 

 

Mike

1 hour ago, Joedodge said:

Nice!! What did you get done to your elbow? I have horrible tennis and golf elbow in my left elbow. Caused by work. It’s my reeling hand for a baitcaster but man there is days it’s still awful to fish lol

 

PRP therapy.  Also bad tennis elbow, I think from too much in the gym.  it wasn't torn, but it looked like a minor former tear that didn't heal fully.  One round of PRP will hopefully be enough to heal it in a couple more weeks.

 

1 hour ago, Mike L said:

Use a heavier spinning outfit if you have one if swimming through moderate grass. 
If you hook up with one you’re gonna need the power. 
Especially if you use the Magnum. 

 

Mike

 

Grass is still light for now, but I was going to put it on my bigger rod anyway.  That worm needs a 4/0 or so hook and that's a good bit to drive through the mouth of a good one.  And this lake has a few good ones (though maybe not an 11).

They're also an awesome topwater lure if rigged weightless or with a 1/16 oz. bullet weight. Very versatile lure.

Deadly bait in the spring around grass and pads. One of the better prespawn/spring baits around here. However its production halts very suddenly around this time of year. It will go from 20+ fish a day to literally not a single bite. When that happens pick up a buzz bait and you continue to catch those fish. Can’t explain it but happens every year. 

A 2/0 hook? I find even a 3/0 hook is too small for these. I end up with so many fish completely missing the hook. 

10 hours ago, Mike L said:

The Magnum is my #1 bait of choice every outing. Been that way for years. 
 

I will only peg the standard size on occasion but only when I feel the need. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Do you don’t peg the weight on the magnum? What weight do you normally use with the magnum?

3 minutes ago, woolleyfooley said:

A 2/0 hook? I find even a 3/0 hook is too small for these. I end up with so many fish completely missing the hook. 

Do you don’t peg the weight on the magnum? What weight do you normally use with the magnum?

I haven’t had any issues yet. I generally

try try to keep all the hardware to a minimum. I mean I have 3/0 hooks. Just didn’t feel the need. 

4 minutes ago, woolleyfooley said:

A 2/0 hook? I find even a 3/0 hook is too small for these. I end up with so many fish completely missing the hook. 

Do you don’t peg the weight on the magnum? What weight do you normally use with the magnum?

 

Unpegged 3/16 the majority of the time 

 

Also, I use a ewg 4/0 hook for the Magnum and 4/0 skip gap for the standard size. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

15 minutes ago, Mike L said:

 

Unpegged 3/16 the majority of the time 

 

Also, I use a ewg 4/0 hook for the Magnum and 4/0 skip gap for the standard size. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Well jeez. You guys are making me feel like I need to upsize my hooks lol

7 hours ago, Joedodge said:

Well jeez. You guys are making me feel like I need to upsize my hooks lol

I use 5/0 superline hooks most of the time, even for the regular sized worms. The extra weight of the thicker hook helps with casting them without a bullet weight. Sometimes I upsize to a 6/0 monster hook for the magnum size.

 

I should’ve also mentioned, the regular sized uv speed worm is excellent on a shakey head. 

2 hours ago, wdp said:

I use 5/0 superline hooks most of the time, even for the regular sized worms. The extra weight of the thicker hook helps with casting them without a bullet weight. Sometimes I upsize to a 6/0 monster hook for the magnum size.

 

I should’ve also mentioned, the regular sized uv speed worm is excellent on a shakey head. 

I’ll try some larger hooks next time. I wish I could use shaky heads. The water is just contrast here on the bottom lol

A 2/0 or 3/0 EWG is perfect for standard size speed worms. If you're going to an offset round bend, then a 4/0 or 5/0 is perfect. IMO too many people use oversized EWG's when a 2/0 works for 90% of baits. When you go to a 4/0 or bigger EWG, you increase the height so much that the hook has to rotate in an average fish's mouth for it to get closed. That results in poor or missed hookups. My rule of thumb is to use the smallest hook that still has enough gap for the plastic to move down and create clearance for the hook point to latch in. 

6 minutes ago, JHoss said:

A 2/0 or 3/0 EWG is perfect for standard size speed worms. If you're going to an offset round bend, then a 4/0 or 5/0 is perfect. IMO too many people use oversized EWG's when a 2/0 works for 90% of baits. When you go to a 4/0 or bigger EWG, you increase the height so much that the hook has to rotate in an average fish's mouth for it to get closed. That results in poor or missed hookups. My rule of thumb is to use the smallest hook that still has enough gap for the plastic to move down and create clearance for the hook point to latch in. 

 

 

I agree.

 

I am specifically referring to offset round bend/worm hook - I don't use any EWG style hooks with worms personally.

 

3/0 is my choice for the regular size but 2/0 would work fine - it's a pretty small bait compared to the Magnum size.