Yum dinger is another lure completely. Not the same game. You don't twitch a yum dinger on the surface and get the same action. It's like saying use a crankbait instead of a trick worm.

I'm shocked by all the trick worm love! Y'all discussed 87 different ways to rig em but nobody mentioned a jighead? That's cool....

Tell us about the jighead

Some things you just don't discuss.

Light jigheads, like1/64 oz assist the worm in sinking. Heavier jigheads just kill the action like previously mentioned.

Ned rig, shakey head, pumpkin head, toadstool, football head, arkie head, Texas rig or any other rig will work with a trick worm. You may like other thin hand poured worms like spot stickers as well. But that deserves its own thread.... or not....

State of Alabama in an effort to get baiting passed outlawed the use of trick worms on all public waters. Some kind of back door deal with Moultrie is what I heard. Y'all just send me your stashes. I have a business that will dispose of the trick worms properly.

This post reminds me of something I think all the time... I am always amazed at stuff I used to catch a truckload of fish on, that I no longer use because it doesn't work anymore, only to hear stories of other people wearin' em out with it. I can't catch a fish to save my life on a shakey head anymore, but apparently everybody and their mama still is.

Yep. I think the same about spinning rods, which many of us grew up fishing with and caught the fool out of fish with.

Then we got older and the baitcaster was cool and how to be a "real fisherman." So we put down the "fairy stick" and "little fish baits" and got our asses whipped sometimes by guys with spinning rods, lighter line, smaller baits, more patience and bigger fish.

I don't overlook anything anymore. I have favorite lures and tactics, but my mostest favoritest thing to do is catch fish on whatever they bite.

On spinning rods what gets me is bass guys mostly use baitcasters. But you get down to the coast, where fish should theoretically be larger, and everyone is using spinning rods.
Spent a little time on pier last couple days. I'm guessing spinning rods outnumber baitcasters 50:1.

It's simple goober. There is nothing for the salt fish to wrap your line around like in fresh water. Just wondering have you seen the reels charter boat Capt's use? They aren't spinning reels. Level wind is a stronger reel. While on some boats I'm sure they use spinning reels for some things. They troll with level winds.

Oh yeah. I know that. But every Pier fisherman got a spinning.

Bigger spools, more line on the salty spinning rods.

A bunch of the BASS and FLW guys use spinning rods with different lures. Iaconelli was using a drop shot for bedding fish in 2006 on Guntersville, and at the last BASS event Jonathan VanDam was throwing some kind of worm or something on a spinning rod. They load up and sling a mile.

I probably catch more on spinning reels than I do baitcasters. Folks would laugh, but I regularly throw a 1/16oz flick shake wacky rig in the grass with a spinning setup.

How do you keep it from getting snagged? Does the hook have a weedguard?

Wind is the main reason we used a lot of spinning reels on the coast. Wasn't unusual to fish in 10-15kt winds and it was a real pain to try to throw a baitcaster in that mess.

Did you even read my post? I said for a faster sink...and they are the same game, swimming a worm.

I read your post, but you don't really swim a trick worm. You twitch and let sink. It is a comepletely different game.

I didn't know the Danny Joe's worms still were available. Cool!

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Danny_Joes_Original_Floating_Worm_10pk/descpage-DJOFW.html

Also like this one for a slightly bigger profile:

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Luck-E-Strike_Con_Man_20pk/descpage-LKESCON.html