Pros Don’t Want You To Know About This Old School Worm

In this video, Randy shares tips and techniques for fishing ribbon tail and straight tail worms in the summer. He shows you the baits, equipment, and setup for fishing a Texas rig worm. Hope you enjoy!
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[@bassing_with_Bart]

Thank you for this very in depth tutorial, Randy! Watching your videos has taught me a few more things about worm fishing and has made my summer fishing more productive.

[@daledean6860]

Lots of good information in this video.

[@Natureboy1607]

Excellent video Randy ! Good luck topping this video .

[@rocketsurgeon1746]

Great video, Randy. Appreciate the info

[@krispyk.1786]

I absolutely love worm fishing! It’s affordable and fun for someone like me on a slim budget!

[@bassing_with_Bart]

I love worm fishing too. It was the Texas Rigged worm that caught my first 5lber and then my PB 6lb 6oz Largemouth years later. I'm usually throwing a Zoom Ole Monster or Magnum Ole Monster and my other go to worm is the Man's Jelly Worms.

[@tommymckiddy7872]

I was not expecting Randy.

[@davidalley7270]

Owner ewg hooks are numero uno..

[@seizedcarcass8440]

Love to hear randy talking about old school baits. Needs to make a series just about old school baits that aren’t used much anymore.

[@Cornelius798]

I'm a bank angler and today I crushed the bass on a 4 inch zoom dead ringer, watermelon/chartreuse. Texas rigged, 1/0 Owner offset wide gap hook. 1/16 ounce tungsten bullit non pegged.

[@alanwinge8775]

I found that the Zoom U-tail worm would spin and twist my line more than any other.

[@ogles824]

Randy I used to fish a lot of club tournaments back in the 80’s and 90’s and my go to lure for getting in the money was the Culprit worm like this in Tequila Sunrise with green flake. I had such success with them I was buying them by the pound from a bulk vendor. These worms are awesome rigged on 3/16 ounce weight and 3/0 offset hook........

[@Whiteboyz-cp3nn]

The blue/red ice color is great on spotted bass. I’m not right on color name but it’s a culprit. I love the gold and silver culprits as well. I also love the old ones with a rattle pocket in them.I fish that purple (tequila sunrise) all the time

[@braddavis4472]

Yes sir, that’s the only bait and set up my uncle who taught me how bass fish in Fl ,in the 90’s Tequila with green flake was hot when it came out from Culprit worms,and Black grape with green flakes where a little older but still good.He was a hammer with that set up before braided line came out.

[@roberthoffhines5419]

Mister Twister, Burke Wig Wag worms...the stuff I used to stare at in the magazines when i was a kid in the early 70s. I just noticed I never see videos about what was all the rage 50 years ago. Senkos and Chatterbaits will someday be nostalgia.

[@drinkthekoolaidkids]

The grape curl tail mister twisters were the go to bait in the 70s when I was a kid , we just cast them out retrieve them back like a crank bait , caught the fool out of bass .

[@terrylewis9545]

Randy, I just recently got into worm fishing. Thanks for all of this great information. I’ll be trying these ideas here in southwest Florida.

[@jeremylowery3809]

I love this video I'm a very dedicated worm fisherman you can not find anyone who gives it more than a 3 minute video thank you

[@danham3344]

Great stuff! That’s the most worm fishing info I’ve ever heard in one sitting. Great job.

[@CodyLambert4U]

Honestly this video is one of the best I've seen lately. Love the cross comparisons!

[@GYakobian]

Gonna start needing a note- pad for these lectures 🤓

[@ely410]

I’ve had luck with these U tails. green pumpkin and junebug have been my go-tos all this summer

[@nathanellis914]

The most valuable thing a man has is his " time". Thank you guys

[@travisbruno5964]

Your 100% rite you match your hook to your worm size. Thanks randy we appreciate you brother. We also learn alot of great stuff. God Bless and tight lines.

[@k-mparker]

Gooood video!!! I still don’t peg my worms or creature baits, I like the separation as well! Most guys are using bobber stoppers and the peg-its. I’ve tried telling them in the boat NOT to peg it, bcuz its a more natural presentation. And, u nailed it, it makes it look like the worm is chasing something, so its a competitive strike! 👍😃🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣

[@MrDeputy83]

Excellent worm presentation 🎣

[@davehorn1422]

Epic video. Thanks for sharing all this knowledge.. really helps

[@jimhalleran6239]

Man that was an AWESOME video!!!! By far the most informative worm and rigging tutorial ever. Thank you.

[@gregstabryla9945]

Love the side hook vs. using center on certain plastics. Makes sense to me! Great tutorial!

[@mattquinlan4629]

What a TON of AWESOME info!!! Thanks guys. Really enjoying the trio of Randy, Rick and Jonny!

[@victorsimonsen921]

thanks for all the great info.

[@mikemurphy353]

Great info, I will be using this info!

[@mikeharris130]

Thanks for the great info

[@bassngal3314]

Awesome info thx!

[@markcordero786]

I love this channel. So much useful information. Thanks buddy!

[@dennisederer3594]

Excellent discussion on a proven bait. Thank you.

[@travisbruno5964]

I love a nice 10" 13fishing big squirm or a. Zoom worm

[@RickJJohnson247]

Wow, awesome vid, thanks !!

[@brennanroyalty6664]

Appreciate your explanations. Trying to learn fishing with my young daughter. Struggling during these summer months and you give me some additional ideas to try.

[@timtighe9718]

Great infomation, as usual.

[@saul78oldrite]

WOW! JUST THE VIDEO I HAVE WANTED YOU TO MAKE SO MUCH! THANKS GOD! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING IT WITH US! MUCH RESPECT SIR!

[@grhodes3536]

Wow, great stuff!

[@Tomwolverton]

was using a zoom ol monster today in new jersey caught some nice ones

[@johnhanley8708]

Learned a lot form that video Randy Thanks

[@salpinto4474]

Wow, as boring as fishing a worm can be at times. That video just fired me up to fish a worms a lot more. Thanks for all that great info!

[@martybousum1010]

Here's a BIG tip for you people. I got this out of a Mississippi dude who caught big bass with it. Now, I catch big bass with it. I almost hate to give the secret away, but since I'm retired now, I guess this is your lucky day! I've been broken off several times with this bait and a double digit bass on the hook. Here we go! Go buy a package of the longest worms you can find. I found some 12" salty worms in a couple different colors! I like motor oil color. What you do is splice two together with super glue. Make sure the splice is flat and you will have only one tail, naturally. I used a 5/16 weight and a 5/0 hook. Throw the bait onto the bank in areas where you have cabbage (slang for moss, etc. ). Next slowly bring the worm off the bank and down through the cabbage. This works great where you have deeper water near by. If you get a thump, you better really set the hook. It will not be a small bass. One of my buddies laughed when he saw my rig. He fished BASS and FLW events. BUT, when he saw me fighting the bass, he said it was the largest bass he had ever seen that was hooked. There you have it. My contribution to your PB!!

[@brettoetting]

You’re splicing these together end-to-end to make a 20” worm?

[@aaronbrady2623]

Great video.

[@recordattheroom]

This is by far the best channel you can watch to learn off shore fishing can’t wait for more videos thank you so much for the knowledge. Because of what you put as content I have changed everything I know about fishing and spend many hours idling Learning my old lakes with electronics and catching and finding them deep!!

[@softaildiaries]

Shaky head & zoom u tail great combo

[@tollmcdaniel885]

My favorite old stylefor fishing the oxbow lakes off the White and Miss Rivers is the old Creme worms rigged with the little prop on tg he head. I throw with a spinning reel and 12 ld test with a split shot 6 in up.

[@mikeh9744]

Great video!

[@Anthony-Paul]

Great video

[@michaelloucks4448]

Hey Randy your videos are absolutely positively fantastic thanks so much for the great information your pal fisherman Mike

[@carlanchastain9989]

I use zoom ol monster worms weightless in shallow water and Texas rigged weighted in deep water. All of my large bass have been caught on plastic worms.

[@codya6017]

Texas rigged curly tail worms are always rigged and ready for both my 13 year old son and I in Missouri. I attended a BASS seminar about 20 years ago. Woo Daves was one of the speakers. He said if he could only have 1 lure/setup to fish anywhere in the country, it would be a black 6" curly tail worm texas rigged, and carry a toothpick to peg it if necessary. Sound advice then and now. This has quickly become my sons confidence lure.

[@BCKA]

Mind blown. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Bret SYOTW

[@got1769]

I totally agree with you on Swimmin' those big worms!!! I cannot tell you how many times I have seen giant Largemouth Bass swimming behind water snakes up on Smithlake AL . They will follow them down the shoreline 100 yards then CRUSH them!!!! These are Great Tips better listen to him folks!!!

[@danluther1741]

Excellent, informative vid!!! Neat to hear that the techniques I used decades ago are FORGOTTEN by many as they move on to newer "shinier" things! Why? I will CONTINUE to use baits and techniques that are proven to work while others look for newer, shinier things!!! Lol!!!😜

[@duanetheimer7215]

The tungsten really is a winner with the old texas rig worm

[@Reedalot1]

I just caught my PB on one of these ribbon tail worms a few days ago

[@datruthhurts3984]

Caught 30 over 5 lbs last 5 yrs on them.patience and use as light as weight as you can get away with when fishing 12 ft or less

[@timhall9635]

Great video,if I could only chose one bait hands down it would be the plastic worm in dark brown, watermelon seed,red shad..good luck at sam rayburn randy

[@gustavomaciel8340]

Randy great stuff. i wish everybody that made videos will explain like you do. Keep them rolling out. How do you like the new boat

[@johnnyblaze2620]

Always have a bag of Zoom Trick worms in my arsenal. Thank you Randy and Johnny for another great vid👍

[@castandchill]

man those have been workin for me lately

[@johnnyblaze2620]

@@castandchill You really can do anything with them. I use them in Spring for floating worm applications and one of my favorite ways is on a Split shot rig

[@castandchill]

@@johnnyblaze2620 ive actually never tried them weightless

[@johnnyblaze2620]

@@castandchill That also works as a finesse wacky. Try putting a light split shot just above the hook if you wanna get it down a little faster. I prefer a light weight so you don't over power the worm it's a lot more finesse then a senko👊

[@johnnyblaze2620]

@@castandchill If you wanna try the floating worm with it Wired2fish has an excellent vid on it brotha. Jason Sealocks vid

[@phoenixw2w]

Zoom speed worm! 🎣

[@dayman-ed1pp]

As far as colors go I've noticed particular success catching 3+ pound fish on black and red flake and watermelon red flake color schemes.I've seen this with worm and craw soft plastics. I live in north Florida.

[@fuzztsimmers3415]

nobody fished utails like me. i put them on a long hooked jig head and just slow roll them around cover

[@JoeTayMetal]

14:10 my go to in post spawn on a Carolina rig except I use the magnum

[@bottomlinebassin2001]

You're right on it again Randy! I fished a small lake last week and couldn't get bit topwater, flipping craw or jig. Ended up catching 25 on a small Texas rigged finesse worm, weightless with a 2/0 hook. Craziest day of fishing I've ever had!

[@robpatterson2441]

Great info and video, gents! Where does the stick-style senko fit into tge mix for you?

[@johnnyweaver1300]

Great video will definitely be trying the different weights with the worms, pretty much have been using 1/4 ounce weight for every type of worm, the u tail worm is a worm that I have never used, definitely need to get some, the ultra vibe speed worm used to be the only worm I would throw till it was time for ole monsters, that worm I don't get any bites anymore, I don't really don't understand it, was wanting to know what type of knot you use on Texas rigs & that flipping hook, currently I use a palomar knot👍

[@Range-X]

Ive been flipping red shad 7.5 culprit worms for years with unmatched success. Catch more weightless than with a bullet sinker.

[@Doug_Goin]

If I could only fish one bait for the rest of my life it would be a Culprit 7.5 Red Shad worm.

[@Range-X]

Doug Goin oh yeah! Really never need another color for a worm. Good in ultra clear water and good in mud water. Slow bite or feeding frenzy no matter, a trusty lure

[@ejzabojnik834]

I like the Zoom Mag II a little better than the U tail because it is just a little bit larger in profile, and I have used the Ole Monster for many years now.

[@papaduck2443]

Great video guys! Ya know, when I was younger I couldnt stand fishing a plastic worm and now they are my go to favorite lure. This video was a home run! Also, to address a few comments about Jonny's plug for supporting him by using his Tackle Warehouse affiliate link........any interruption in a video is annoying, but Ive watched videos where there is a commercial every 45 to 60 seconds and that is almost unbearable. You have to remember, for these guys to put out the quality content that they do they have to make money somehow. So, would you rather have 1 or 2 plugs for a Tackle Warehouse affiliate link or 50 commercials? Im not crazy about the click bait titles saying things that the pros dont want you to know thing though. This channel is of such good quality and Randy and Jonny are of such good quality that the click bait titles are not necessary. Im not slamming you guys, Jonny or Randy, this is just a suggestion/observation. Im gonna watch everything you put out regardless because I love your channel. Lol!!! Great work guys, keep it up and God bless you both! Love your content!!!!!!!!!

[@sbaner5]

How/When do you decide on a worm versus a jig?

[@ejzabojnik834]

If the fish will bite the jig on the lake, pond, or river you are fishing that would be my first choice, if they are biting it, because usually they will be bigger fish. Sometimes they just don't want the jig and then I will go to the worm in different styles and colors to determine what they like best. For my techniques I will use them on a Carolina rig, a Tx. rig, and a Drop shot. In the spring or any time I am fishing shallow water I will also fish them weightless or wacky style.

[@JimmyCricket61258]

Zoom is making a magnum u-tail this year.

[@recon_ur6856]

Mag II is my standard... if I have a T-rig on... that's my plastic

[@hillbillytarzan]

Zoom Ole Monster. My favorite summertime worm for years

[@CougarClan]

Perch = Bluegill/sunfish BTW... 23:40 :))

[@brandonsides4589]

👈The biggest fish I've ever caught, was on a #4 Aberdeen hook.

[@rousefire]

I think a smaller hook , one with a gap twice the size as the worm , keeps them pinned better and the smaller diameter penetrates easier . I

[@michael476b]

Randy, what do you think of hook length to be 20 percent of the length of the worm or less?

[@joshjohnson3352]

Y'all like that 12 pound line. I got to beef my line size up bc I can afford to lose baits

[@tommybarksdale5783]

Randy - did you sell your aluminum Ranger when you got the Skeeter or did you trade it in?

[@aleckrug1554]

What other combo setups are there when it comes to baitcasters. I know flippin stick is one set-up.

[@mikegiles5162]

It doesn't end. If I had to pick 3, I'd have a 7'MH cranking rod with a reel with 12lb test, a flipping set up, and a 7'2MH graphite rod with 15lb flouro. Can get a lot done with those 3 and a spinning rod or 2

[@aleckrug1554]

@@mikegiles5162 what makes a flippin stick a flippin stick? Extra heavy? Cuz I flip with all my sticks even spinning rods and 16th oz bullet weights.

[@mikegiles5162]

I've done the same thing. We all have when we didnt have the equipment to do it. For me a flipping stick is a7/7'4/7'6 rod with a fast tip and heavy action. It's the "come hither" rod, so when I flip into a Bush and one eats it, I know I have the power in the rod to torque that fish out of the brush. The rod also allows you to use 20 or 25lb test so your line doesn't get as banged up in the brush

[@aleckrug1554]

@@mikegiles5162 lol I have 40lb braid on a medium extra fast. And 50 on a MH fast. I wanted to put 20 or 25 on the first one but only had 40. What kind of line do you use for flipping

[@mikegiles5162]

If the water is really dirty or the fish get no pressure, braid is great. And I throw braid on my top water rod, but I always go 20lb flouro on mine unless I need heavier because of rocks or barnacles on poles. You can honestly get by with 15 in most situations and it's less visible to the fish. But if you're fishing around 8lb fish a lot, I'd have a minimum of 20. Lighter line let's lures fall and move more naturally and has less drag. But you cant yank a 10lb fish out of a brush pile on 8lb test very well

[@ralo4265]

Good stuff Randy! 💯

[@robertdurio8756]

How come everybody talks about rigging the baits, and nobody wants to talk about actually fishing the bait.

[@timjacobs1997]

If not for bad luck I’d have none at all! Dang it

[@nathanellis914]

Culprit

[@mikegardiner3934]

Randy, great info as always!

[@C.Adams82]

Apparently the pros don't want us to know anything

[@justinthomas5401]

are you guys related?

[@JustMe3104]

I have to laugh when you guys say something looks unnatural. How many actual baits look natural? A bobber stop looks unnatural? Come on Randy! A 1/4 ounce bullet weight looks natural? A bobber stop might be 1/8 of an inch not a 1/4. Maybe you don't like using them but the little bobber stop doesn't look any more unnatural than the rest of the rig.

[@roddybieber7031]

Please put your hand behind the hooks and baits to create a good background.

[@rosshall312]

Pro don't want u to know ?? Clickbait !!! U just rambled for 10 min !! Said knothing about hooks just explain Ed each one !! Duuuuuh. Clickbait !!!!!!!!!!

[@DennisRegling]

if the pros don't want people to know, why are you blabbing about it? Seems disrespectful.

[@gabrielm.4554]

"PrOs DoNt WaNt" is the new "tHeY haTe HiM fOr" click bait trash thumbnail. Come on FTM you guys are better than this