Follow up on fishing weightless worms

The article on soft stick baits covers a lot, however I have been using a little different setup with a LOT of success from NY to Florida for years.

It is simply a Zoom trick worm, 3/0 Gamakatsu offset worm hook, 30 lb Power Pro braid and a rod at least 7' with a fast tip.  I use a St. Croix Legend 7'6'' with a Revo S reel.

I work this outfit two ways....one as a followup to a Bass striking and missing a topwater frog either a floating frog or a buzz frog.  If I cannot get the Bass to come back for the frog I go into slow mode and cast the Trick worm right to where the Bass swirled.  The trick worm falls horizontally with a unique wiggle.  Watch the line and if you see it jump set the hook!

The second way is when the Bass are holding in and around shallow water cover pre-spawn to post spawn.   Cast the worm right up to shore and bring it back over the top of the cover.  You can work the rod tip a little to get a little bit of a jerk bait action going in open water.  Also let it fall into any holes in the cover along the way.  Works great in lily pads, floating wood, or just about any kind of shallow cover and draws some strikes from good sized fish.