I was fishing the other day texas rigging a power worm and was getting skunked working docks and two kids  working just behind me were killing them... talk about frustrating... so i asked what they were fishing and despite my best amusing banter the best i could get out of them was the subject of this thread... "plastic worm, weightless"

so I ask you, my esteemed bassin fellows, what would work in my situation for weightless worming...

the water is gin clear, you can see the bottom clearly at 10-15 feet and more, summer days, high 70s - low 80s  water temp, southern CA. working floating docks with a grassy bottom... 1ft worth of grass or so

any suggestions or thoughts would be great

thanks so much

There are many worms that work weightless. My favorite is a Zoom Trick worm. Others are the Senko, Finesse worm, and the Super Fluke. Fish seem to like a straight tail worm with little action when fished weightless. In Gin Clear water I usually fish colors that I can see through.

There are many worms that work weightless. My favorite is a Zoom Trick worm. Others are the Senko, Finesse worm, and the Super Fluke. Fish seem to like a straight tail worm with little action when fished weightless. In Gin Clear water I usually fish colors that I can see through.

What Fluke said!!!!!

  What Fluke said also. But to simplify it as to how I fish this the situation you described. "Most of the time" I use a 1/0 round bend worm hook t.rigged weightless to a zoom "salty centipede". The other option is a zoom super fluke on a 4/0 ewg hook if I want to skip it further under docks. Tough days use the salty centipede, aggressive days go with the super fluke. Set the hook fast on the centipede, give um a few seconds on the fluke.

      Good fishin,

All of what Fluke said and if it's really tough I'd throw a Zoom finesse worm(essentially a short trick worm).Also don't be afraid to try a senko swim.

Yamamoto Kut Tail worm 6.5 inch.Enough said.

Clear water?? Try flourocarbon line.It's nice for "weightless applications.

Something straight tailed in the 4" - 6" range in Watermelon, wacky rigged.

Brad

thanks so much for the suggestions guys...

hopefully next time i wont see the bass laughing at me and the other guys catching fish right behind me LOL

flourocarbon is the way to go with clear water.

Important not to under estimate the effectiveness of a 7.5" and up curl tail worm rigged either weightless or with light keel weighted hook. I would venture to say that it is equally as effective if not more effective than standard straight tail worms in many situations.

I personally don't use straight tail worms for this application because sinko style and flukes have proven more effective than weightless strait tail worms. As for me, I use only curl tail worms for this type of presentation and have for 30 yrs. with tremendous success, especially 10" versions.  I have caught at least 15 fish over 10 lbs with this technique and most if not all were in scattered grass or moss beds in 10 ft or better depth.

I just finished a 10" worm design that will be debuted at the ICAST next week called Rage Tail Anaconda, comes in 7.5" and 10". Will put up a short video on website soon to show action. In Bass Times, KVD told what he used at Wheeler- Series 5 sexy shad SK crankbait and 10" Anaconda in Green Pumpkin. Of course he was fishing it Tx and/or Carolina rigged.

There is one rigged both weightless and tx rigged on my deck at all times and most any color works, my standard choices are blue fleck, red shad and/or green pumpkin candy. They cover most water color and varieties for me.

Big O

www.ragetail.com

I've been having very good success this year with a weightless black Zoom Trick worm rigged on a 2/0 Mustad wide gap hook.  The bass up here in WA really love it and we have pretty clear water in most lakes I fish as well.  I rarely feel the strikes, they just suck it in and swim off with it.

Like the sound of......

Rage Tail Anaconda

I love snake looking lures......

Like the sound of......

Rage Tail Anaconda

I love snake looking lures......

Don't want to hijack Big Matty L's thread but you should really like the video footage coming soon.

Big O

www.ragetail.com

I'm with Big-O.  I use Curl-tail worms on keel-weighted hooks as a go-to right now.  I also like rage tail craws on the same rigging.  

I really only use senko style lures on carolina rigs these days.  For weightless applications, I like flukes and fat ikas...neither of which is a worm but they work really well.  

Really anything can be fished weightless, so long as you can cast it.  Experiment with it, and be on the look out for Big-O's video.  

I think a guy should pay more attention to how he fished the worm than the kind he is throwing. Any plastic work rigged weightless will work as long as it falls slowly. Thats what driving bass wild. Learn to fish it slow giving it time to sit after sinking to the bottom and make good accurate cast tight to cover where the bass hang and you'll catch them. My favorite for weightless is a senko cause I love the way they cast and they just plain catch fish but zoom, manns, and culprit are 3 companies I also have alot of success with.

Senkos, zoom trick worm, finesse worms, and culprit and power worms. Let them sink all the way to the bottom. I get alot of my hits when i have a culprit worm falling. Remember to watch your line!

As I always say..Powerworms work great for me all the time. Weighted, weightless, whatever. The 10" worms work real nice weightless because they're so bulky and have some weight to them already. And yes LET THEM FALL, WATCH YOUR LINE!! Weightless plastics are excellent. Learn em' love em!!

jvox