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CAROLINA WORM FISHING
CAROLINA WORM FISHING,
THE MOST POPULAR STYLE FOR BASS ANGLERS
By Ken Liebeskind
Yalesville, Connecticut
Carolina worm fishing rigs the worm Carolina style, which differs from the Texas rig, the most popular style for bass anglers. The Carolina rigged worm was a technique used on the tournament trail and a guarded secret of the pros for a long time. Now many offer the secret to average anglers who are looking for a method to catch bass under certain conditions. One angler says Carolina worm fishing "is a good summer and fall tactic.
Humps, roadbeds, points and submerged grass are perfect places to fish with it. Sometimes the Texas rig will not work."
Carolina worm fishing rigs
the worm "Carolina style"
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The Walking Worm has constant curling
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For Carolina worm fishing, set up your Carolina rig by attaching a bullet weight or splits shots 12 to 18 inches above your hook. Attach a weight above a swivel and tie on your leader. You rig up the worm just like the Texas rig, so it's completely weedless.
The Carolina rig allows a plastic lure to sink, but keeps the lure darting around a foot or so off the bottom where bass food usually swims. When the lure is suspended up off the bottom it is much easier for fish to see it than when it lies motionless on the bottom. The main components of the Carolina rig are the soft plastic bait, the unweighted offset worm hook, the leader (the line between the weight and the lure), the barrel swivel, a bead, and a sinker or weight.
The best soft plastic bait for Carolina worm fishing is the Walking Worm from www.Ngcsports.com, the company that specializes in scientifically designed lures. The Walking Worm is based on aeronautical flutter technology that traps air between several tail segments, causing the worm to constantly curl. Bass think it's a live worm and strike instantly.
The Walking Worm comes in a variety of enticing colors, from chartreuse to pumpkin seed and can be Texas or Carolina rigged.
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