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Texas-Rigged Worm
Soft Plastics

Texas-Rigged Worm

All lures

The weedless workhorse for bass in cover.

Technique

Lift-drop and drag

Depth

2-15 ft

Water Clarity

Any

Best Conditions

Heavy cover, warm water

Spring Summer Fall

About This Lure

A plastic worm rigged weedless with a bullet weight and offset hook. Comes through grass, wood, and rock with ease.

How To Fish It

Cast to high-percentage cover like laydowns, weed lines, or rocky points and allow the lure to hit the bottom. Use a slow, methodical approach, lifting your rod tip from three to twelve o'clock to hop the worm before letting it settle back to the substrate. Focus on keeping contact with the bottom to maximize the action of the soft plastic tail.

Retrieve Cadence

Lift, pause for three seconds, drag six inches, pause for two seconds, repeat.

Best Colors

Green Pumpkin— Versatile all-around choice for clear to stained water.
Black and Blue— Ideal for muddy water or low-light conditions.
Watermelon Red— Best for high-visibility situations with heavy sunlight.

Sizes & When To Use

4-inchWhen bass are pressured or feeding on smaller shad and fry.
7-inchStandard size for targeting aggressive fish or searching flats.
10-inchBest during the post-spawn or when targeting trophy-class fish.

Commonly Rigged On

3/0 to 5/0 offset wide gap hook1/8 to 3/8 ounce bullet weight

Recommended Gear

7'0" medium-heavy fast action baitcasting rod, 7.1:1 gear ratio reel, 15lb fluorocarbon line.

Pro Tips

  • Peg your bullet weight with a rubber bobber stop to keep the bait and weight together when punching thick vegetation.
  • Always skin-hook the point of the hook back into the plastic to make it weedless when fishing through heavy brush.
  • Pay close attention to your line during the initial descent, as most strikes occur while the lure is falling to the bottom.
  • If bites are tentative, switch to a lighter bullet weight to give the lure a slower, more natural glide.
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