RANDY! I saw an old bassmaster video of you letting water in your boat to get under a low bridge, it was awesome, I would love to hear the story on that in a youtube video

@MrHabitat009

7 ай бұрын

Here’s covered that story many times

Pretty sure that’s Doug Hannon’s “swimming worm” rig from the 1960s/70s … although he usually fished it with a small bullet weight in front of the swivel but it is an awesome rig. Literally the first cast I ever made with that rig I caught bass. He wasn’t a monster but I knew I had something and since then I’ve never told anyone I use that technique and some truly big boys have resulted over the years

@Alaskahuntr

7 ай бұрын

Yep

@bstan54

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the added information. I fish a lot of standing timer, adding the tiny sinker will help.

@spencermanning1006

7 ай бұрын

Hello Randy. Thanks for sharing. One question. How do you get the worm to work down 5-8 ft? Do you let it settle until the depth you want?

@bstan54

7 ай бұрын

I would add a small bullet sinker above the swivel. @@spencermanning1006

@Fishingwithfaithoutdoors23

6 ай бұрын

I was going to say, that’s Doug’s right. And Randy in one video has talked about it. But I need to try it.

I’m not going to lie, when you showed that finished product I bursted out into loud genuine laughter because I’ve always been told how important it is to rig your plastics real straight and that looks like something my 8 year old would do trying to copy me 😂😂😂 Nevertheless I wouldn’t be subscribed if I didn’t trust you so I’ll be trying it!!! 😂

Never tried the floating worm this way but I am going to this weekend. Fishing really tuff right now may be what you need to get the fish to react. Thanks Randy for all the great info you give out on your videos.

What a great illustration!!! Thank you Randy

Thanks for the tip, will give it a try this weekend.

This will be a great one , I’ve never seen that color , the green one , wow look at the way ur rigging it , amazing , I’m definitely trying this , thank you for sharing it

Great tip Randy - Especially the part about fishing it deeper.

Thanks for these great tips and thanks to your advice I have my fair share of gamakatsu straight shank hooks, they are great!! Always appreciate these tips and tricks that you share with us Randy!!

You showed how to rig the floating worm on another video a year or so ago ... from that I have had some of the best day on the water in Mid May literally over 40 bass in a day ... I will try this little modification ... Looks awesome I also split the tail end.

@bassdojo3925

4 ай бұрын

I was wondering when was the best time? I'll have to find that video.

@frankwhite7006

11 күн бұрын

In the thumbnail, there is a bobber. Is there any point to a bobber being in the thumbnail?

Thanks for sharing your great tip. It is appreciated.

Thanks for sharing Randy, will be trying this at lake Murray thai week & throughout the fall

Love it,been messing with strike king floaters for years,good tactics

Years ago was an article about this however a regular hook was used Texas style with a crook in the worm making it seedless. I tried it out in a stock pond In my neighborhood perfecting the technique. A week later my brother and I were in a tournament on Rayburn, pulled up in a community hole with 20 boats, and threw the floating worm out there. My brother netted the 7lb plus fish. We fired up the engine and went to weigh in with everyone gaping at us.

Great info! Thanks Randy!

No wonder you need a barrel swivel! Thats a line twister supreme. That being said, I’m going to adapt barrel swivel idea for my floating flukes

Randy, I've seen a lot of things you've shown us and I shake my head sometimes but this, it makes really good sense. The shape of the worm look like it's in attack mode and the hook on the side of it would definately give it that little bit of action you wouldn't be getting the normal way. Thank you buddy. I will most definately try this.

Thanks Randy. Love the floating worm and will have to try the straight shank tip. How bout in cover?? U have any mods to fish real close to brush or trees? Thanks!!

Thanks Randy will definitely give that a try

Should I use the same length leader via a swivel with the core tackle fluke setup? Or make it longer. Thanks again Randy.

Thanks for information

Dude, that is freaking awesome! Gonna have to give that a shot.

Thanks Randy, I'll try it immediately !!!

Barrel swivel closer to worm also helps rig to skip better

Thanks for sharing…going to have to try. Colors? You were showing bright green and pink…

Stacy King made a Bass pro shops how to vcr video in the early 90’s that had excellent tips on how to rig and fish the floating worm…I don’t remember if he talked about a straight shank hook but I’ve used them since that time always rigging the worm with a kink and taught that at the tank during my floating worm seminars at bass pro…if anyone listened they’d already had this info long ago, thx for sharing!

Be a great video for on the water Randy. Thanks for the juice!!!! Gonna try it tommorow, cause i think this is best time of year, for a floating worm. When there on bed, and after they move out a lil.

Thank you Randy

Interesting idea! Do you think adding a little bitty split shot would help to get it deeper? Also, regarding the worm chasing a bug; If correct, might be interesting to dress up the swivel with some fly tying thread/fluff.Just to sell it a bit more. :) What size swivel do you recommend? (I'm really new at fishing....) Thanks for the video! Bert

@k9er233

5 ай бұрын

I rig with a #10 swivel. Small enough to not get in the way, but strong enough for any black bass. I increase to a #7 or even #5 when striped bass inhabit the same waters since they often exceed 20+ lbs. The split shot would help to sink the rig faster, but if fishing clear water you might pick up some cheap fingernail polish at the dollar store to color the lead to match the worm as best you can. Some believe that the bass will reject the worm if lead is showing at the head, but many folks rig their worms on a plain lead jig-head and still catch bass, at least in stained water, so it could work without the extra coloring. I keep a lot of different nail polishes in my lure-making and fly/jig tying setup. Nail polish is very tough, dries fairly fast and very hard and is cheap at the dollar store. I even mix 'custom' colors so I can match soft plastics using more than one polish color to get the right hue to fit the lure. Good luck.

@wingnutbert9685

5 ай бұрын

@@k9er233 Thanks! The nail polish is a great idea. I'm not so about fish being all that "smart". I think a lot of it is just one end of the rod trying to pin the bad day on the other end of the rod when it's actually neither and just a plain old bad day! LOL! Will definitely add some nail polish to the 'get' list. Thanks!

@choccolocco

Ай бұрын

@@k9er233 I’ve learned over the years that bass prefer a dull weight over a new one. I leave all of my bullets and slip weights outside for a while, which oxidizes the lead to a dull, dark grey. It makes a huge difference, give it a try.

@k9er233

Ай бұрын

@@choccolocco I will. Maybe compare the results to my lead with the 'paint jobs' to see if there is much of a difference between them. Tight lines.

@k9er233

Ай бұрын

@@wingnutbert9685 No worries. The reservoirs that I fish for bass are very clear, like often "bottom visible in 20' of water" clear. I have also occasionally seen trout bite at the split shot as often as my fly in streams, so I know what you mean about "fish smarts". Our local bass get hit hard, especially with the increase in tournament fishing these days. It seems as though the bass are getting a bit spooky lately, so the paint job could be giving me an edge there. I have often heard it said that fishing is defined as: "A jerk at one end of a rod waiting for a jerk at the other." 😁 Good luck out there!

Awesome thanks randy 👍

I'm gonna try this since I got some trick worms to try on shakey heads! Grabbed some of these hooks today for cheap!

Thanks for the real juice! You are a great help.

I worked at Springfield blue print and my Boss taught me the same trick that was over 30 35 years ago

Best video you have ever done!!

Give the Bass Professor the credit for this idea, but it is nice of you to discuss this so the young guys can try it. You should also try a Ike-Con swimming worm with a ball bearing swivel in front of it and a #5 split shot a foot in front of the swivel. Bass Resources also made a video about this rigging method five years ago.

I use a Berkeley floating trout worm on hook crooked like that for trout and steelhead👍

Trying this right away. You think i could use this techniques on a 1/0 ned hook? Looks like i would rig a nightcrawler. Gonna try it on all sorts of hooks

Going to give that a try!!

thanks randy!

What are your go to floating worm colors for largemouth bass

Wow. What a tip. Thanks

Does color matter in the fall for this technique

That way if rigging the worm on the hook goes against every bit of advice I've ever heard about rigging soft plastics. Everyone says they have to be perfectly straight. That's why I watch this channel. And I don't fish for bass, i just enjoy hearing your techniques that I can borrow for the saltwater. U think I could catch salty fish with floating worms, I just need to try. I bet redfish and flounder will bite them.

What about northern strain smallmouth? This time of year?

Dude That's Awsome < You never cease to Amaze me < Thanks * peace

That rednwhite ball float is ~pretty~ oldscool. I remember thats being used since early 70s😂😂😂

Great now I have an excuse to buy more plastic worms ! 🙂

I used to fish w a flat hand pour worm ,pegged w hvy mono.oshaunessy bend fine wire hook to 4 inch liter to a #7 swivel. The guy that shared this w me used 3 hooks exposed,and killed it all the time w this up north.

Hey Randy I have a pro tip for you use a dull hook. With that crooked embarrassing worm

How does it not get stuck with the hook point revealed?

Recommended colors?

Oooh- I see that Bass Crack in the thumbnail! I got some of them and gave it to my buddy’s kid that fishes on high school team- limited out on Rayburn last weekend. He said they used the green, but I got him the green and blue

@CrushItGel

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the awesome review! 🎣👍

@tonyb-50

7 ай бұрын

@@CrushItGel I’m in hunting mode right now but I can’t wait to use it. The kids loved it

Which brand size of floating worm?

works on trout too randy,cheers

You have talked about it before you also recommended I think a guy named Doug some old bass fishing show you used to watch a guy that had caught multiple 10 + pounders Doug Henning RIGHT

the over hooked worm is the bomb!!!

Size swivel?

That's crazy. When I was 13yrd old ( 62 now) I rigged a worm this way as directed by an article in Field &Stream Mag. I was at Lake Silverwood in early spring. Hooked my Biggest Bass at ,9lbs and that stood as my PB for better than 10 yrs. Black Creme paddle tail rigged exactly the way you showed, except my leader was longer. Anyway, I honestly haven't utilized this technique since. I was learning tex rig with great success and split shotting highly pressured Calif Bass.. Great video

When would you fish this over a soft jerk bait?

Sorry Randy. Pretty much all of your tips are super unique. But this one has been around YT for a while. However you are the only one saying it's a fall lure. Love to see a head to head

Fish worm right to where it goes out of sight. It depends on water clarity

My grandpa has cought multiple 8 to10 pounders on his wall from a Cream floating worm (white) and always rigged straight as possible

What is the largest bass that you have caught on a floating worm

No #1 hook to small men. Will do you good use different size hooks as the only wieght. Smallest 3/0

That has got to make it wiggle

When i seen the bobber i said to myself you got to be kidding 😕 thanks for the tip

@80d63

7 ай бұрын

That’s the clickbait part

Just to clarify, you have called that hook a "#1" and also a "#1.0" Which is it?

Also depends on my attitude of fish that day

This dude is crazy

You don't have the hook listed

Basically, a k n e bass stopper rigged like that!

I’m guessing you took Doug Hannon’s swimming worm as influence

@clay7514

7 ай бұрын

Yep, he did a video like this a good while back. Looks like same rigging

@jamessipes122

6 ай бұрын

There was an article 40 or so years ago in one of the fishing mags about fishing and rigging a floating worm. The rig used an Eagle claw curved bait hook. Crème worm, a 14” leader and two nos. 5 snap swivels. Does anyone remember the article?

Yep u definitely showed this before

My lips are sealed!

I'll throw a black floating worm one of three ways all times of year.

Looks like it would get hung up.

Hummmmm

I've seen where people kink up their floating worms in the bag, and get them to hold that bent up shape. But then you ruin your worms for other techniques... I like Randy's way better and I havent even tried it yet.

Ban that rigging method!😏

Can I run a fluke like this too?

@southernspeedsolutions2845

7 ай бұрын

Yes Honestly any bait that will dangle off the hook like this is a move. Differing presentations is monumental

I'm sure we all benafeted some.

@scottvaughn9565

7 ай бұрын

Benefited *... much love bro

Doug learn it from sunny on lake murray fact he has won more boats than any one said he never go pro due to staying away from family was not in his cards but sunny is the float worm guy he would put a weight or a tooth pick on the line above the barrel said deeper weight top top water tooth pick

8 lb test are you kidding me

@choccolocco

Ай бұрын

Line size matters when the fish are being picky, it can be the difference in getting bites that larger line just won’t get. That’s what the drag on your reel is for.

Must be getting too old to remember that you have talked about this before

So….. what’s the bobber for in the picture? Click bait…

Randy I will try it on Chowan River tomorrow 👍I’ll let you know the results probably will post on my Instagram as well👍