When, Where, and How to Fish Big Worms for Summer Bass

In this video, I explain how to fish big worms on a Texas rig for summer bass. I also give tips and instructions on the best areas, retrieves, rods, reels, and weather for a big worm. Hope you enjoy!
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[@markesquivel1458]

Spot on 💯

[@Tackletuesdayfishing]

In Florida, the big worm is one of the more productive in grass. Great info overall

[@rimshotdc]

Excellent tutorials..straight to the point clean clear through..no swearing or unnecessary garbage etc The Best..Thank U..keep going and good luck

[@Donovan1172]

Culprit made a twin tail worm back in the 90’s. Great worm.

[@matthewpritzl4300]

Good video. I like the format.

[@irwinm.fletcher2612]

Thanks. Please do a shallow water worm video. Too many off the guys I fish with only thought the strait tail. Seems like auger tail is a thing of the past, but I am sentimental on the curly tail

[@billymitchem5256]

My favorite 3 colors also

[@rickshipley7232]

Great video. I will try it

[@tim9928]

Awesome video bro!

[@craigmcilhargey2886]

Great video as always!!!!!

[@brandonm180]

Love the shirt!! The black max are awesome and smooth reels

[@nickwodka8080]

So many helpful tips. Thank you for sharing, Jonny!

[@tablerockkid8237]

One of my favorite ways to fish. Love fishing the Zoom Big Dead Ringers at night too. As you said they don't usually produce a lot of numbers but the bites you do get are well worth the wait. Thanks for the tips.

[@mikemason4792]

Great info. A big worm deep is easy fishing from a kayak.

[@BottomLineBassin2]

Check out the DOA worm. It's been killer on Butler Chain

[@johnkent9019]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@davehorn1422]

As always a solid video, the Mann's jelly worm has been around forever, and is cheaper than all of them.. awesome producer..

[@danham3344]

Great vid as usual! Thanks again.

[@MattyMakes]

Very good information!!! Keep the great vids coming

[@funkymojo111]

Great information! Again! Didn't even know Manns was still making worms. I started catching bass in Calif as a kid on them a long time ago.

[@jimjohnson1944]

Great information on big worms, got a tournament coming up next weekend and will try it in 80 degree water

[@DSartors]

Love the content as usual. Great job.

[@tylerplatts4151]

Gotta tourney Sunday I will be worming!!! Thanks for the good info!!!

[@daniel_fogle_fishing]

Great video just one week too late. I finished a tournament on Eufaula last weekend was really struggling with the notorious brush piles. Love the videos keep up the great work

[@joshuachick1346]

Great video!

[@ralo4265]

Good stuff Jonny! 💯

[@robpatterson2441]

Love your videos! Great content and unbiased reviews and explanations. If I may offer one piece of advice -- this comes from many years of public speaking and teaching. Re-watch your videos. Pay special attention to run-on sentences, particularly the possible over use of the words 'AND' and 'SO'. God bless and keep up the great work!

[@FishtheMoment]

Thanks for the advice. I’ve received this advice before and I’ve been working on this for the past month. You will see my results reflected in future videos. I’m about 3 weeks behind on videos, so you will hopefully notice a difference in a few weeks. It’s strange because I don’t do this when I give prepared speeches. It’s only when I’m trying to come up with information off the cuff. It’s really tough to formulate ideas and try to string together coherent sentences at the same time. It’s just that my videos already take me 6-12 hours to make and would take me an extra 2 hours if I wrote myself a script.

[@Tom-ic7hw]

i fish the ol monster same colors deep shallow year round ....small lakes around here berkley power worm seems better

[@thestime]

Nicely done video. Kind of new to bass fishing and just learned of pegging the weight. I don't see anything about what bobber stop you used in the description. Don't really need the brand name, just need to know if that's just a standard bobber stop. Thanks

[@keithsr.]

Which ribbon tail worm is the heaviest? Like to see the weight of a Gary senko in a ribbon tail. I know the Berkley are heavier than zoom. Just curious if you know about the other brands and weight comparison. Thank you

[@bevo7729]

On my wife’s phone bull worm is good for neco rig and whacky

[@tcoop616]

Hey Jonny, another great video. I'm just curious since you are color blind, how do you know what color worm you are fishing? Do you have to keep them in the original package to read the color? Do you use colors you are able to differentiate?

[@lannyseals2084]

Great info and tip's! What's your thoughts on the YUM mighty worm? I don't have many places around me to fish the big worms but have a few mighty worms and maybe can get bit on them and I fish the black max reel and I really enjoy it, like you I have been using them for awhile and never had any issues..the fish don't see my rod and reel,they just see whatever presentation I fishing that day.. I fish tons of river and creek smallies and put the reel through the ringer and work's great! Just came across your channel not long ago and glad I found it, best of luck and stay safe and healthy out there!

[@jeffmiller3765]

Hey Jonny... If you haven't tried the missile baits tomohawk on a wobble head you may want to give it a try 😉

[@jell-oputin8036]

Informative af! How is this guy not making the Googan squad! (That’s not a slam on the Googan squad btw) this dude is deserving of some hype though. Lots of solid knowledge being shared.

[@robhand7205]

he isn't "hip" enough for googan squad. You gotta say "bro" "dangles" etc to join the googan squad

[@wes7590]

Because he’s actually a good fisherman

[@aj06bolt12r]

He's to calm and serious... he's a teacher not an entertainer

[@flat---line]

when pegging the weight why not just use an EWG hook with a fixed head weight?

[@Fluffyguy958]

One of my dad's secret weapons has always been a culprit worm.

[@1888CHAD8881]

I got a pack of Culprit worms.. ribbon tail.. purple black.. maybe 7.5 inch I think..

[@shanescott3168]

Great information. I took notes! What about fishing worms in rocky lakes?

[@masfishing1]

I just tried fishing a large worm for the first time last week in 92° weather. My lake has lots of rock bottom snags. I put an 8" worm on 3/16oz shakey head. I didnt lose my shakey head all day. Im a bank fisherman, so no electronics to show me brush piles. I think dragging mite get me snagged alot, so i just hopped it, and shaked it. I only had 2 bites, but i caught one, 17" 2.2 lbs.largemouth. Im going to try it again this week.

[@Cerus98]

Mike Waara - As long as the hook isn’t exposed you shouldn’t get snagged unless you try to set the hook on a submerged rock or tree. Try Texas rigging a rage craw as well. Fish the same as a T rigged worm and can trigger some big fish.

[@martinblanchard5072]

J S what type of fishing glasses do you use brand and lens I’m looking for a great set of fishing glasses to use thanks for your input MJB and you do make solid videos thank you again

[@bevo7729]

On my wife’s phone jelly worm best worm ever made

[@ajwenzel6276]

I been looking for brush piles on Stockton for a month. Everyone says their on about every point. Idk if my graph jus isn’t dialed in right or what but for the life of me I can’t find the brush!!

[@FishtheMoment]

I made a video out there last week and caught 13 pounds in brush piles. I’ll talk about how to find them in that video.

[@ajwenzel6276]

Fish the Moment I got some $$ for ya brother I’ll just have you meet me out there one of these days!

[@coryhoopes4419]

If you haven't thrown a 10 or 12 inch Culprit, you are missing out!

[@coleasikes]

Man, you gotta stop showing everyone my spots on this little lake in NWA! Anyway, great video!

[@theperchjerker]

Fish whisperer says. Bass love worms. 🤣

[@robsee336]

Even with a smaller than 10” worm, is it generally better to use worms for brush piles?

[@Cerus98]

Depends on the lake, pattern and the mood of the bass really. Any kind of soft plastic will produce fish though.

[@tennesseekayakfishing5691]

I hope the supply of Black Max reels improves. They are disappearing.

[@johnbutler2231]

What hook do you use for the worms?

[@Cerus98]

Depends on the technique you’re using. You can wacky rig small stick worms, Texas rig bigger ones etc. 2/0 - 4/0 straight or wide gap hooks are a good rule of thumb. All kinds of circleish style hooks with or without weed-guard for wacky rigging.

[@patrickseekins1299]

What lake were you on?

[@jeremysilva629]

Do you sell shirts like the one you are wearing

[@masfishing1]

Jonny, I just tried fishing a 8" worm last week for the first time. Im a bank fisherman so i just kind of guess where to throw it, unless u got some tips for me. The lake i fish has a lot of rocks on bottom. I put my worm on a 3/16 oz shakey head using a 7 ft med action spinning rod, 10lb flouro. I only caught one, but it was 2.2 lbs. Can u throw these large worms wacky rigged? Is that effective?

[@Cerus98]

You still want to fish the same areas as boaters. The only difference is your access is limited. All fish hold to structure but not all structure holds fish. Increase your chances by picking banks not in direct sun with some form of cover and preferably with some current flowing into it. 6” or so is about the limit for a wacky rig IMO. Much bigger and you lose the action that makes wacky rigging so effective.

[@masfishing1]

@@Cerus98 Thank you for your response. I much appreciate the info.

[@MrEricdgreat]

Johnny love all your videos but the back round music is boring a more hyped music or maybe no music at all thank you for all the most awesome fishing videos on KZbin. Just my two cents. Best of luck bro. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@Archenhaust]

First. Guess I'm the... early worm.

[@afronprime51]

They made that twin tail under the name "Do Little" worm. before you were born.

[@MSmith-jf5wo]

Great advice, and Thanks... (Take me fishing some time...?) Haha! Have you ever heard of the Piscifun Phantom reel...? I have several Lew's, Black and Silver Max, Quantum, and even a (shelved for now) REVO SX. The Phantom is THE best reel for the money, by FAR (that I've found)...! NO! I don't get paid anything for promoting the Phantom, don't even know anyone else that has them - except people I let use mine - then they are sold on getting one of their own!). Check'em OUT...

[@kboutdoorspnw3147]

I’ve seen and heard of them. But never tried them yet. Really worth it? (Not that money is tight) but haven’t wanted to waste the money on something that cheap, that may just fall apart or disintegrate after awhile. Because I have 2 Black Max’s and they’ve been out through the ringer, and still work as well as the day I unboxed them.

[@MSmith-jf5wo]

@@kboutdoorspnw3147 I have 2 Black Max (Best for the Money Combo) and a Silver Max, and a couple of Lew's Reels. So far, I've only used the Phantom for about a year and a half. Haven't tried the Phantom in Salt Water, though.