BeSt WorMS
Hand Pour
old school baits making a comeback,
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hen i think of old school baits the first
thing that comes to mine is a westy
worm. i’m sure you all have heard of
them or fished them way back in the day. elite Series Pro John Murry has won several
boats and tournaments all over the west using this
bait. Believe it or not, it is finding its way back into
tackle boxes again.
The westy worm can be fished a variety of ways
and also used as a search bait. My favorite way to
work a westy worm is with a 6 foot 6 inch Med action
spinning rod spooled up with 6 to 8 lb florocarbon
line. toss it out there and let it hit bottom. The eratic
movement on the way down usually will draw a strike
but when it sits on the bottom it’s just flat out deadly.
When i throw a drop shot or a shakey head and the
fish are just not commiting to the bait, i immediately
throw the westy worm back in and will get them on
the back hook.
Working a westy worm is a lot like woking a
senko. There really is no wrong way! You can swim it,
work it slowly across the bottom or just dead stick it.
The presentation on the tip of the tail standing upright
or slightly at an angle always seems to draw a strike
especially when the bite is off. There are a couple
of variations of the westy worm out on the market
and lobina lures has two different versions. The
integrated model like the picture seen above or the
old school which is made by hand at the factory using
the old school superfloater worm. on the integrated
westy my 3 go to colors are oxlblood, shad, and good
ole red.. Yep red.. When i fish lake roosevelt and it
gets tough, i throw it and
can always seem to fill my bag by the end of the day. i know what you’re thinking, lake roosevelt is pretty thick with brush and trees. Sure you will loose a few by the end of the day but catching a solid keeper will change your attitude pretty quick!
Now for all you worming guys out there. injection or Handpour? The titles pretty much explain themselves. Handpour worms are done by hand and injection worms are done with a robotic machine or by injection tube where the plastic is shot into an aluminum mold. Sure you all have your roboworms on the boat but how many of you have that one guy who makes you your favorite color? after doing some research, i have come across some guys from California to texas who have mastered the craft of pouring by hand. The artistry of these guys are second to none and can pretty much make you anything you want! a couple of my favorites are located below.
FiNd them
www.fringetackle.net
This red shad worm is pretty
much the best I’ve seen.
www.maverickworms.com
This chocolate neon is killer
up in the Delta.
www.philsprop.com
Mother’s Finest Worms
can be found right here.
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