I fish plastics worms Texas style with 6 pound line (very clear water) because nothing in this pond can out-produce a worm. Anyway, getting a solid hookset can be an issue, even with a sharp hook.

I use Renegade brand worms, which are extremely soft, but not all stores carry that brand.

Can anyone recommend a very soft worm brand?

well, yamamoto custom baits are well known for being really soft.

Dick's sportin goods restocked their shelves and now they have 'manns hard nosed baits', I was suprised to see how soft they were.  it seems like the outside is very soft and the inside is a bit firm.  just inspected it for a few seconds, I'ma try them tomrrow to see hwo they fish.

Thanks a lot! I'll check the stores around here.

You can also try Yum Dingers. They are pretty much the same exact thing as senkos just cheaper

Also Strike King Makes their 3X Soft Plastics, make sure u dont mix them in a bag with any other worms.

Also Strike King Makes their 3X Soft Plastics, make sure u dont mix them in a bag with any other worms.

I second that!  I really like the Stike King 3X Zero worms.  When I first saw them I thought, $3.99 for a 5 pack of worms?  NO WAY!  Then I read about them and decided to try 'em.  I did and noticed that 1 or 2 worms will last you the entire day.  One problem with them is they slip down the shank after about 15 casts.  I remedied that problem with keeper hooks:

The barbs make it nearly impossible for the work to come off. The formula used to make the Zero worms make it extremely tough to get the worm off the hook.

PLUS A DAB OF SUPER GLUE ON THAT SPIKE AND YOU'RE HOME FREE!

try wave worm's tiki stiks they are really soft

if you can find it try mister twister exude there really soft

i use zoom worms, anyone tried this too?

I think Senkos are the softest and most flexible worms i have used, and i like how heavy they are; Though they break/tear easier then any of the other soft plastics i have used....

-Seeker

Senkos are good and rip to easy and since they rip so easy you have to buy more but they are to expensive. tiki sticks work just as good. Zoom trick worms are good and i think they last longer.

Try a hand poured worm.  The plastic used for hand pouring is much softer than injection plastic.

I have used many, many different brands of plastics over the years.  I think that GYCB makes the best products, followed by Zoom, but for sheer softness in a worm the winner hands down IMO is Roboworm.  These little babies will slither and squirm just by breathin' on them.  I can only get them from big internet tackle houses like tackle warehouse but they sound like they would be perfect for you.  They are a California company that specializes in finesse products.

Avid is right about roboworms.  They are a robotically "hand" poured worm so they will have a flat side and are super soft.

the renegade worms are the best, and all walmarts carry them, should be easy to find

I third robo worms as far as softness.  They will tear up rather quickly.  I have started using the Manns "dragon series" they are a lot like the Robo, as far as the softness and action, but seem to last a lot longer.

Soft plastics? You don't need anything softer than Yamamoto baits. I have recently fished some Roboworms and they are soft, but I find them far more durable than GYCB. Unfortunately, Roboworms are a small bass bait and I'm way more interested in big bass than I am in durability.

RW, try a full sized RoboZipper worm on your flipping stick.  It is far from a small fish bait.

Upnorth,

I didn't mean to dis the worm. I bought two packs of every 6" Shakin' Zipper Worm the company makes after reading a couple of articles last year covering some western tournaments. They have worked for me when nothing else was producing a bite. As a matter of fact, a few weeks ago I caught something like four bass on five casts and a total of six in fifteen. Now, that was something! But, all I have caught are small fish, certainly nothing over 3 lbs. Maybe I just haven't fished them enough.

Anyhow, I highly recommend the Roboworm for numbers and I think it would be especially effective for those of you that drop shot.

For being so soft, the 3X worms and others of that ilk are nearly impossible to get a good hookset on until they have so many holes in them that the hook slips off. I do not recommend these! Senkos are very soft, and you don't have to go any softer period. You might want to try some of the cut tails from Yamamoto.  Very good soft, and you get at least  twice as many for the price.

If any old timers out there have save worms for 30 years as I have, all worms today are much softer than the old Cremes and Fliptails of years past. The Jellyworm was the first step in softer worms that I found about in '75.

The Yamamoto Kut-Tail is the same formulation as the Senko, same salt and density. It's obviously a different profile and has differfent action. I fish the 6 1/2" version and it has produced some very good fish and has recently been a top producer for me. Interestingly, even though this worm is made out of the same soft materials as the Senko, it's durability is considerably greater.

I think you all will be quite surprised as to how soft the Mann's hard nosed bait is.  I'm going to buy more my next trip over to dick's.

great action too.