I guess I am not really worried about whether it floats or not. I asked the question to gather some tips about when and how you guys use them, the differences between the trick worm vs. the powerbait worm in 10 inch version, and if anyone had ideas to help me become a better fisherman. I do appreciate both Dereks and Wayne and everyone else adding their input, but please, let's get back to the original topic for me and all others following this thread.

OK back to the 10" Power Worm. I fish that size worm either Tx rigged or weightless. I don't particulaly like any of the Power Baits but do use 10" -14" ribbon tail worms. An unweighted big worm looks like a snake swimming- a good presentation in grass and pads.

I have fished Clendenning for a lot of years and I think you would do very well with a 7 inch Power Worm.

The zoom trick worm does float without a hook, I just filled a bathroom sink to find out. But I also found out why it seems that it doesn't float. If you just take a trick worm and drop it into the water then it won't float because as soon as the worm's body goes under water it starts to sink. But if you use two hands and gentle place it on top of the water then the worm will float. It also floats on a shaky head as long as you Texas rig it instead of rigging it with the hook exposed like a grub

If you don't believe me fill a sink and try it for yourselves, remember gentle place the worm on top of the water

And if this fails, we can then assume that it will only works for guys named Derek, because my name is Derek and it works for me ;D

I'm not positive this is the reason, but I think its because it doesn't break the surface tension of the water the way you are placing it on top. If it truly floated, it should float back to the surface regardless of where it was in the water column. Wayne's tests show that they don't even suspend.