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that moves more water without all the wavy stuff. Meyer rigs his Bull Worm with a 7/0 Owner EWG hook, slips a tungsten bullet weight onto the line and pegs is for efficiency.
Two-time Bassmaster Classic champ Jordan Lee also likes the Bull Worm’s simplicity, but he’ll occasionally very his presentations by rigging the monstrous bait on a hefty shaky head. For 15-25 feet, or in a stiff wind, he uses a 3/4-ounce head. For shallower spots, a 1/2-ounce will do.
Lee says he uses this presentation when he thinks the fish have seen too many Texas-rigged worms dragging prone across the bottom. He’s all about getting some elevation in that tail and making ‘em take notice.
“Let the worm do more than your rod tip,” Lee said. “Instead of giving it a lot of action, it seems to work better for me when I just drag is as slowly as I can.”
IT’S A DRAG
Meyer points to a couple of final options for big worms during the summertime — first, Carolina-rigging. Using the same 7/0 Owner EWG hook, a 3-foot leader and a 3/4- to
1-ounce weight, he knows the Bull
Worm’s hefty profile is simply too
tempting for bass to resist, especially
in classic hot weather gathering areas
like points.
“I’ll throw that Bull Worm out and
just drag it across the point,” Meyer
said. “Again, you’re looking for that one
big bite and a lot of times that Bull
Worm will get one for you.”
Now, if the lanky C-rig doesn’t
get the job done, Meyer turns to the
Strike King Structure Head — an
articulated football style head that
pivots on every bump and deflection.
This creates tremendous action that
simulates a large baitfish feeding
along the bottom.
“I’ll throw this in the same type of
areas where I’d throw the Carolina rig, just when fishing gets a little tougher and I still need that big bite,” Meyer said.
With any of these rigging styles, the big worms offer the distinct advantage of accommodating large hooks. Bass that develop an interest in such a bait aren’t nibblers; they want to eat and they’ll usually engulf the whole worm. This puts that big hook right where it needs to be and the inherent holding power means you’ll catch most of what bites. •
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