How To Fish WAX WORMS for STEELHEAD - IN DEPTH TUTORIAL

Welcome back to another full episode of fishing and an in depth look at how to effectively bobber fish for winter steelhead with jigs and wax worms under a float.
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-Dragscreamer + SkeinTrain

[@bonzo9472]

This is the most useful Michigan jig and waxie setup I’ve seen, AWESOME BOBBER DOWNS😎I’m bettin fish! I feel like usually your float “falls” slowly downstream when your on bottom👍🏼👍🏼best jigs around!

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Thanks man I appreciate it! Bobber dowwwwwnnnnnn!

[@Keegan_0727]

Definitely bite no way that is bottom. Bottom can’t pull that fast😂 nice video!

[@themichiganangler4746]

Its been so long for me I don’t even remember what it feels like to catch a steelhead . Sure looks like fun!

[@mihookset3596]

Jig + Waxies baby! I thought that bite looked a little fishy to me!

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Me too obviously!

[@UABassist925]

Ricky?! I thought that was you! Love the video! Gorgeous fish too!

[@kevinjohnston8269]

Great plug for fishing guides! Thanks! And nice bonus walleye!

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Absolutely, you're welcome. It's the truth. Even just one or two trips with a guide you can gain a ton of confidence to go back to do it on your own.

[@stevemcvey6197]

Keep up the great video’s, I enjoy learning and trying different tactics that your videos provide me. Thanks

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Great to hear thanks!

[@fishbirdy8547]

Fish all day thats why i use centerpin reel no slag on line quick hook set! Good vid👍🏻

[@Doc74]

Facts !! Center pin covers way more water with a much better drift !! Nice and even

[@joeyjuday9962]

Thanks for the useful advice man great video!!

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Thanks appreciate you always commenting and supporting!

[@joeyjuday9962]

I always look forward to Mondays when you post.

[@anicacenic1354]

Thats is one of my favorite teqniques for winter trout and steelhead. Great video, thanks for the info!

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

You're welcome thanks for commenting!

[@thesteelheadmaniac2045]

I enjoy putting my waxes on my jig through the mouth. I pinch the head and that opens up the mouth of the wax worm. works great!

[@waltbaker610]

All around good video. Good job. I've been on them in Indiana.

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Thanks! Gotta love a little Indiana great lakes steelhead.

[@riverwright261]

My go to rig! Nice job fellas!

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Thanks 😊!

[@riverwright261]

Can also switch up every 20min or so by throwing a spawn sack or Pautzke eggs on jig! Good luck man!

[@sbsoutdooraction3055]

Good stuff fellas!

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Thanks appreciate ya!

[@michaelapanasewicz9967]

Great video very informative what type of jig and what is the weight also how heavy is egg sinker

[@tommcclellan1133]

Was a bite for sure.

[@jamesnauert7844]

Excellent video, looked like a fish to me just because the float went down so quickly.

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Agreed 👍 you know my opinion on it from the video hahaha

[@themichiganangler4746]

Great video!

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Thanks jig waxie maestro!

[@themichiganangler4746]

@@rickyshiltsgolf what made you switch from beads to waxies this day specifically??

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

@@themichiganangler4746 hard to beat live bait and slower runs

[@themichiganangler4746]

@@rickyshiltsgolf tied up a few spawn bags to try tomorrow! 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

@@themichiganangler4746 consistent producer as well! Good luck!

[@mick8018]

100% FISH the float disappeared straight down in an instant... big fail on hook-set.

[@spencerbehler]

bite for sure.

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

I'm just gonna put a thumbs up on your comment right here 😆 🤣

[@joshuavanderschaaf5145]

I've caught a few fish on jigs and wax worms, not a bunch but usually they work for me when it gets really cold out. If I use wax worms during warm weather I use just wax worms on a hook. Especially for skams on late summer. When the bobber goes down assume it's a fish. I've had them just grab it as it goes by and I think it's a snag, ends up being a fish. Great video and nice fish.

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Yes for sure totally agree man thanks for commenting

[@chappychap7447]

5:42 that was a bite

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Agreed 👍 giving my buddy crap is always fun

[@fishbuscharters]

Well done! A clear explanation of what the rig is. Thanks! When do you fish wax worms vs. beads?

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Usually when it's really cold water temperatures. Not until December usually

[@tony1519]

Subbed. 👍

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Sweet man thanks. Let me know if you get one this way that'd be sweet

[@azularias7442]

Enjoyed your video. Are you using okuma sst rod? If so, what length and power is it?

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Okuma 4-12lb rated lite. 13'4 length

[@bluelineoutdoors2726]

Nicely done! Do you guys ever use wigglers on youre jigs? I kind of got away from that because they are pretty fragile compared to the waxies.

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Never have tried a wiggler for chrome. Only tried them for perch and bluegil.

[@billnurse5321]

That's nice you guys are catching something,what kind of jigs are those ?

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Not actually sure of the brand sorry. Very light wire hooks though and bend easily

[@Justin-cq7gx]

That was a bite.

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Agreed 👍

[@Justin-cq7gx]

@@rickyshiltsgolf how deep of runs are you fishing typically? Would a fixed float work.

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

@@Justin-cq7gx we used to run fixed floats but some of these runs are over 10 foot so just made the change and never looked back

[@MRbassmasterman]

👍👍

[@bdb9182]

Definitely a bite

[@scottjones2717]

You guys get to fish a beautiful river. Have you tried Mad River worms or the Addicted Fishing worms? They're pretty fishy.

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Not yet! I've considered the pink worm sometimes but never actually have done it. You like em then?

[@scottjones2717]

@@rickyshiltsgolf Yeah pink and some red ones with white tails. I cut them down to about 5in. I don't usually use full length.

[@geraldbostock9858]

Does that technique work in Michigan rivers through March?

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Yea wax worms will work on a jig through March in my opinion but I usually switch to beads by then just easier to fish beads in my opinion

[@timrowlett5451]

Looked like a hit to me. Like Orlando Wilson says, don't cost nothing to set that hook.

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Agreed and Boom 💥 great point! One wax worm is the cost! Not a big price to pay for the chance of a fish!

[@savanahburns1026]

Bottom

[@williamdougie6213]

Guessing a bite

[@illprevail9383]

What jig heads are you using

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

RBM

[@reeloutdoorscanada]

What time of year does this work for?

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

December thru February

[@kevinjohnston8269]

That was a fish all day long!

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Certainly looked like it!

[@italiansalmonhead]

U fish like me . But why u dont use trolling weight instead use all those beads around your sinker?

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

There's 2 beads. Doesn't seem like a lot to me. But what do you mean by trolling weight? One that clamps on the line ?

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Sorry I meant 2 beads around the weight. I know there's other beads by the float. I think I've seen the weight you're referring to. Just personal preference I guess. Bought a big pack of egg sliding sinkers years ago and never have seemed to go through them so I keep using em

[@italiansalmonhead]

@@rickyshiltsgolf trolling weight are faster and u dont have to use the beads they have an eye on top and bottom so u hook your leader and main lain

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

I might try some out those sound nice!

[@italiansalmonhead]

@@rickyshiltsgolf look them on ebay or amazon u can find the size that match the float u use and u rig faster good luck

[@jackstorm5378]

What river? Lake Michigan trib?

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Lake Michigan trib yes

[@kylea4186]

11:59... Err man I cant gitter up

[@tony1519]

Do y’all think that would work in the PNW?

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Absolutely man ! Just study steelhead and the variety of things they'll eat! Addicted does tutorials a lot on bobber and jigs for steelhead.

[@tony1519]

@@rickyshiltsgolf I do follow addicted already. They do more of the main river stuff nothing like Far East in Washington. On the slow moving snake river or even the touchet. I must try this next time I go out. Do they usually hit the wax when it’s colder or at all temperatures?

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

@@tony1519 for some reason here in Michigan most people only use them in the cold probably because its a smaller bait when the metabolism is low. BUT they DEFINITELY will eat wax worms at ANY time of year if there's one in their feeding range. Hope that helps! Tight lines!

[@Bpositiveandprosper]

I had a bite i thought was bottom the other day rip

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Yep it definitely is hard to tell sometimes!

[@Doc74]

The only way it gets better is if you hook up on a huge brown hen full of eggs !! 😂😂😂

[@johnieroumaya3741]

Pretty sure it was a bite

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

The current was pretty quick so there's a chance it was bottom... but as you can tell by my reaction, I thought it looked more like a bite then not. We'll never know for sure !

[@ianwagner4186]

Don't use colored beads with your lead fish will bite them instead of the hook

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

Agreed man but I don't take it that seriously with the beads being pressed up against the lead the whole drift I'm not too worried about it. The rig shown was my buddies rig so I'll tell him to get his stuff together and not do that ;-) I wouldn't ever put color next to my lead hahaha 😉

[@ianwagner4186]

@@rickyshiltsgolf even then lots of times they will eat the lead where I fish off of cliffs with clear water we can see everything this is how I know lots of fish even attack our float

[@rickyshiltsgolf]

@@ianwagner4186 for sure I hear ya and have seen it. Couldve been what happened in this video on the one that I asked people to comment if it was bite or bottom. It looked like a quick bead bite actually to me