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Worms and spinner baits are two of the oldest and effective lure types for catching bass, walleye, trout, speckled trout, red drum, and other game fish species.
Worms have a distinct advantage in that they are virtually Weedless and can be fished with a variety of techniques. The Texas rigged worm incorporates a cone shaped weight, glass bead, and hook. The weight rest on the glass bead and the glass bead rests on top of the line knot at the hook eyelet. The glass bead protects the line knot from the weight and also produces sound for fish attraction. The hook is rigged through the head of the worm with the hook point embedded in the worm body, just below the outer surface of the worm. When a fish picks up the worm the angler sets the hook which then drives the hook point through the worm and into the jaw of the fish. Another way to rig worms is the Carolina rig. In this set up the weight is usually an oval shaped weight which also rests on top of a glass bead. In this rig the weight and glass bead are attached above a swivel. A piece of fishing line 1 to 2 feet in length is attached to the bottom of the swivel. The hook and worm are then attached to the fishing line. In this method the worm is fished weightless. The retrieve is slow along the bottom.
Spinner baits have one to two blades which rotate during bait retrieval. The blades cause turbulence and vibration which attract fish and enhance the fish’s ability to find the bait in stained water. For this reason spinner baits are very effective at night. Spinner bait blades are varied in size and in color. Some spinner baits incorporate willow shaped blades while others utilized the more rounded Colorado style spinner. Spinner baits are often made with one blasé silver and one blade gold. Anglers often attach pork rind or plastic frog legs and plastic trailers to spinner baits to imitate bait and to slow presentation of the lure. |
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Worm fishing has evolved from simple shapes 4 to 6 inches long into lures that are sometimes over 9 inches long. Small plastic chambers filled with small beads are available for insertion into the worm body to provide rattling sounds. 
Spinner baits are very effective in all conditions. They can be fished by buzzing across the surface, by a steady retrieve, and by slow rolling off of ledges and other underwater structure.