Zoom baits are great. I started out with a Bush Hog. Now, can’t do without your three plus the Speed Craw. Thanks for the videos. Tight lines and Godspeed.
Thanks Randy, but without a doubt the top Zoom product is the Finesse Worm in green pumpkin fished on a 1/8 oz darter head with an Aberdeen (gold) hook. It works any time of year as well as at night. It has been a standard of bassers here in GA since the early 90’s.
I don’t use a lot of Zoom product cause in California we use a ton of hand pours or Robo worms but my top three are gold to me. 1) Baby brush hog. I C-Rig these, Bass love them. 2) Flukes, doesn’t matter what size. Thy flat out catch fish. 3) lil critter craw. Finesse trailer, Ned rig, split shot. My alternative to the hard to find baby Guido Bug
@@zachg5356 Medium heavy rod. 50 lbs braid. I use a 6/0 for the Mag and a 4/0 for the regular size. I like rigging them Texas rig style with a screw lock EWG hook so the bait lasts longer. Then I either burn them over the grass on certain days, or I will slow roll them about a foot under the water. I don’t think I’ve ever been skunked on that bait. Definitely my confidence bait.
@@zachg5356 No problem! You should have some luck on the Speedworm. Junebug/black and blue colors work great. I’ll also use a watermelon red. Good luck and tight lines.
I think the three top zoom baits would be the trick worm,super fluke,and brush hog. I will say zoom has some very underrated baits like the swamp crawler or the u tail worm.
Hey Randy, I've been fishing for 55 years and Zoom is my favorite soft bait company. We agreed on the Trick worm but I have to go with the Super Fluke because of it's versatility. Great texas rigged and makes a terrific chatterbait trailer. And my all-time favorite Zoom lure is the Horny Toad. I'm partial because I caught my PB of 11 lbs 5 ozs on it. All around great company with products that produce at a great price. Honorable mention goes to the lizard, brush hog, and Ol' Monster worm.
Me and my dad fished a team tournament in 97... We went to Florida fun fishing on Lake Kissimmee and fished all that week... And we were on them in some floating hydrilla beds.... But we entered the tournament the day before Drew second to last boat out....and by the time we got there....there was 50 boats all flipping the mats.... I pulled out the bubble gum trick worm and started twitching it over the pockets and holes in the mats......end of day 1 ....we had 8 fish that weighed 61.5lbs.....ill never forget that
Try a junebug finesse worm in FL. Either weightless on a 2/0 worm hook or on a ⅛oz Charlie Brewer Spider Slider Pro head. THAT was my #1 lure the entire decade I lived in FL.
Great video man, getting some good participation. interesting to see the top picks per region too. I'd go trick worm, speed crawl, brush hog jr. Not doubting your picks, just don't throw jigs as much as probably should. That Z crawl jr. looks awfully good.
The tiny brush hog is a machine, too. I love throwing it when I'm wading if the water is relatively calm in the stream. Catches a ton of smallmouth and rock bass and even rainbow trout on occasion
I thought for sure the Fluke would be your #1 !!! so many good baits I know. Those three that you picked are definitely at the top of the list, but for me personally, it would be the fluke. Lol.
Zoom is one of tlmy favorites no doubt. I definitely have more zoom & megabass baits than anything by far!!! You have some of best bait sponsors possible
I'd have to say the Finesse Worm is, hands down, #1 for me. It has given me several spring days with 200-300 bites, resulting in 75-80 spotted bass caught. Second would be the SuperFluke. It gave me several bass over 7lbs. Finally, the waterlogged chartreuse Centipede, aka. Grady's GloStik, has been my #1 Carolina rig bait since the late 80s. It won me alot of money.
The Green Pumpkin Flash is an awesome swim jig trailer BUT the key is to get the BIG ONE and cut 3 sections off. The reason for this is because the Jr in that color tends to have more GREEN PUMPKIN on the tentacles, whereas the big one has more FLASH.
Before watching my guesses 1. Trick worm 2. Z-craw 3. Brush hawg Randy is definitely right that it is hard to narrow it down, looking over their lineup I can see over a dozen that have cult followings.
And the top three were: 1. Z-craw 2. Super Chunk Jr. 3. Trick worm Right 2 out of three although I was thinking stand alone lures and not including trailers.
I’ve caught my pb on both a zoom trick worm rigged on a shaky head, and my new pb on a a zoom z-craw Texas rigged. Both really great baits pretty much all year round. Great video Randy.
White was always my best trick worm color, followed by green pumpkin. Green pumpkin magic is my baby brush hog color. Pearl was always my #1 fluke color but I like to switch up with light penetration. Cloudy or low light=pearl. Clear or bright=albino or crazy chrome. Bright or for bream eaters=Mardi Gras.
@SHADY G they make a pearl fluke with a chartreuse tail that definitely gets the job done, I've only ever seen it at sportsman's warehouse and online but I'd say places like basspro or academy probably carry it
Good choices but I also think an honorable mention should go to the Zoom 'Ol Monster and the 'Ol Monster Magnum. I've caught a bunch of 7 and 8 pounders on both.
I don’t think I could narrow Zoom down to 3. These 3 are all great but I can easily think of 5-6 more of their products that are just as good or better! I’d have a really tough time picking just 3. Fantastic soft bait company!
If everyone does it, try waterlogging a pack of CHARTREUSE CENTIPEDES to use on your Carolina rig, to give 'em something different to look at. They flat out WORK.
All Black C-Tail or U-Tail ZOOM worm. My lady and I call it “black magic” because when all our tackle fails, this black color and shape will 95% of the time, guarantee a catch.
I had a buddy turn me on to flipping a black Magnum Finesse worm in grass years ago. Sounds goofy but it works. Also, a redbug magnum finesse worm on a Spot Remover head is my #1 night bait. Put a rattler in, put BANG on it and you'll have hide in the bottom of the boat just to tie it on!
I like to use the Berkley fusion shakey heads. In the winter I’ll even cut the bait a little shorter. Seems to get more bites. I also like to use them as a jig trailer. Just cut them down so there’s about half of an inch past the skirt of the jig!
I like Speed worm. You can retrieve that in many different way and also (cutting the tail) you can use that like a classic senko on texas wacky and neko (if you shorten it).
You should've done top 5 or top 10 ! I'd say in no order. 1- Salty Super Fluke 2-Ultra Vibe Speed Worm / Craw 3- Swimmin Chunk 4-Super Chunk Jr 5-Baby Brush Hog
Was watching Lynn dollar this morning and was wondering if we could get a story time of how you went from 4 lbs on santee cooper to 20.5 lbs ? Especially when it was so windy.
To me for it to be the top it has to be a category standard or original. The Fluke is a category standard. So is the Trick worm. I think #3 would be either tve brush hog as original creature bait or Ultravibe speed craw was an original for craws with flapping tails.
The original fluke SUCKED! My brother gave me some in the clear/gold/copper color (now golden bream), back in 1991. I caught a couple over 7lbs on it but it was hard to float weightless. That's why they later made the Super Fluke. Now THAT is one awesome plastic. I got one over 9 on it. For sheer numbers, the Finesse worm simply cannot be beat.
So hard too pick 3 from such a great company, id pick super fluke for number 3 very situational bait but i never want too be without it during prespawn and the shadspawn, number 2 id pick there finnese worm its sublte action worls perfect for a deopshot, number 1 the trick worm amazing on a shakey head or a light texas rig
i been usin zoom since bout 1990.grern pk trick worm respibsibe for 100s of largies here.th add tcwas before i started usin the finesse worm wacky rig.. yhat is my go to and the centipede. if thetmy dont bite on that onky 1 thing left.the jackall! if that dont work .move.
Back in the 90s the joke was on my home lake Clark Hill. Any worm will catch fish, as long as it's a Zoom U-tale and long as it's Watermelon Seed. We fished it on a Carolina Rig, up to 5 feet long. First creature bait I remember was Zoom Creepy Crawler. They came pre rigged. They didn't invent the Fluke, Lunker City's Fin-S was that. But they did improve it. The Fish Doctor was our winter time bait, called the Do Nothing worm back then. We fished the Trick Worm weightless on a short leader. Called it the floating worm, even though it really doesn't float. It's now the #1 worm on Clark Hill now, fished anyway possible. You know, as long as it's watermelon seed
Have any of you ever heard of a lure they make called bazoom super fluke or zoom fluke.... Those are some of the best multi species lures ever created..... My personal favorite creature bait is the zoom super hog.... A bit obscure but very nice... Is but number one has to be the fluke.... After all it's the 1st lure on the shelf in every Walmart in America for zoom ..they know what they sell the most of
Just started watching. But if the top 3 doesn't consist of the Super Fluke, Trick Worm and Brush Hog, then you're off your rocker. Honorable mention to the Z Craw.
I like the trick worms but the zoom fluke, bush honor the Jr version of these works even better when fish or fickle with light tackle! The frist 2 he can keep them! The lizard 🦎 works great! 😁
Really the super fluke didn't make top 3? It's my top bass catching lure for spring time and pre spawn. I've never tried a speed worm before. I might have to try it next year. The super chunk is a go getter for sure. Keep up the good work Randy.
Fly fish food, had something called a 'Batman nymph'. It's basically a bass jig with live rubber legs. That got put into an atomizer machine, and made into miniature scale. I don't know how one would throw it, apart from Carolina rigs or some kind of drop shot system vertically. I don't know if bass would respond or not.
@@williamfaragher3671 There's a design out there, known as a 3F Frog. And it's interesting as a scaled down frog bait too maybe. Yeah, perhaps for creek fishing with Tenkara tackle maybe. But it could be used to 'pattern' fish that could be feeding up, next to topwater vegetation.
@@williamfaragher3671 Martyn White Flicking Feathers. He's got an interesting range of flies on his channel. That you will recognize as almost minature bass lures, if one knows anything about bass lures. The frogs he has are some. There's also Texas rigging types of flies. He actually makes them for saltwater I think (surprisingly small baits can work in saltwater). My guess is that 'clear' water in freshwater too, like saltwater where fish can visually hunt. Using too big a lure might not be advantageous. I've always fished 'clear' freshwater. And the large fish really don't mind small lures. They're just as effective (within reason), as large baits. Where water gets darker for a certain amount of time, larger baits can clean up too.
Martyn White has quite a caralogue of bonefish and warm water bass flies. Just checking now, the 3F Frog was from five years ago in his library. Along with some interesting ones. The Bunny Boiler bass fly, the Grim Reaper. And others. It's worth having a scan through the collection.
Best way to use them from a boat I'd say, is just to leave a Tenkara type rod and line on the boat deck. In case the opportunity came along to throw a foam bug or similar. It's as simple a system as one can get.
Fishing my Home lake Clark’s Hill and all the surrounding herring lakes my #1 is a fluke #2 is a speed crawl flipping, trailers ect. #3 when the dog woods and the azaleas are in bloom the Bubble gum trick worm is deadly!
These are Randy's opinions from his years of experience using his preferred methods. You can't be mad at him for his pics, lol. I'd have fluke there somewhere, but that's me.
I've had most of my big bass on a 5in. lizard. But also, love the brush hog and finesse worms. Zoom puts out some great products!
That 5" lizard is the deal on a Carolina rig! A green pumpkin magic baby brush hog and waterlogged chartreuse Centipede complete my top 3 C-rig baits.
Zoom baits are great. I started out with a Bush Hog. Now, can’t do without your three plus the Speed Craw.
Thanks for the videos.
Tight lines and Godspeed.
Thanks Randy, but without a doubt the top Zoom product is the Finesse Worm in green pumpkin fished on a 1/8 oz darter head with an Aberdeen (gold) hook. It works any time of year as well as at night. It has been a standard of bassers here in GA since the early 90’s.
I don’t use a lot of Zoom product cause in California we use a ton of hand pours or Robo worms but my top three are gold to me.
1) Baby brush hog. I C-Rig these, Bass love them.
2) Flukes, doesn’t matter what size. Thy flat out catch fish.
3) lil critter craw. Finesse trailer, Ned rig, split shot. My alternative to the hard to find baby Guido Bug
The Zoom Magnum Ultravibe Speed Worm has to be #1 in Florida. You might as well not even leave the ramp if you forget em!
Beat me to it.
How do you guys rig them? What's your rod and line setups?
@@zachg5356 Medium heavy rod. 50 lbs braid. I use a 6/0 for the Mag and a 4/0 for the regular size. I like rigging them Texas rig style with a screw lock EWG hook so the bait lasts longer. Then I either burn them over the grass on certain days, or I will slow roll them about a foot under the water. I don’t think I’ve ever been skunked on that bait. Definitely my confidence bait.
@@marciel3054 thanks man!! I'm a still a pretty new Florida bass angler. I started really fishing about a year ago. I'm over in pasco County
@@zachg5356 No problem! You should have some luck on the Speedworm. Junebug/black and blue colors work great. I’ll also use a watermelon red. Good luck and tight lines.
As Always so good at being REAL Thanks so much Randy
I think the three top zoom baits would be the trick worm,super fluke,and brush hog. I will say zoom has some very underrated baits like the swamp crawler or the u tail worm.
All 3 of these are my "go-to". They never disappoint. Also, the Yum Dinger.
Yes I was gonna say the same
U tail is super underrated
Agreed! Brush hog and uv speed craw are my 4&5. Hard to beat products that work better and cost half as much as other brands in plastic trays.
Hey Randy, I've been fishing for 55 years and Zoom is my favorite soft bait company. We agreed on the Trick worm but I have to go with the Super Fluke because of it's versatility. Great texas rigged and makes a terrific chatterbait trailer. And my all-time favorite Zoom lure is the Horny Toad. I'm partial because I caught my PB of 11 lbs 5 ozs on it. All around great company with products that produce at a great price. Honorable mention goes to the lizard, brush hog, and Ol' Monster worm.
Bubblegum trick worm is my #1 lure for dark scummy Florida ponds. It just works when nothing else does
Me and my dad fished a team tournament in 97... We went to Florida fun fishing on Lake Kissimmee and fished all that week... And we were on them in some floating hydrilla beds.... But we entered the tournament the day before Drew second to last boat out....and by the time we got there....there was 50 boats all flipping the mats.... I pulled out the bubble gum trick worm and started twitching it over the pockets and holes in the mats......end of day 1 ....we had 8 fish that weighed 61.5lbs.....ill never forget that
Try a junebug finesse worm in FL. Either weightless on a 2/0 worm hook or on a ⅛oz Charlie Brewer Spider Slider Pro head. THAT was my #1 lure the entire decade I lived in FL.
Great video man, getting some good participation. interesting to see the top picks per region too. I'd go trick worm, speed crawl, brush hog jr. Not doubting your picks, just don't throw jigs as much as probably should. That Z crawl jr. looks awfully good.
Baby brush hog is hard to beat! 👍🎣
The tiny brush hog is a machine, too. I love throwing it when I'm wading if the water is relatively calm in the stream. Catches a ton of smallmouth and rock bass and even rainbow trout on occasion
You should go off of the overall sales of each zoom bait to determine the top three baits they've created.
Keep em coming guys, I’m writing my Christmas list now with your responses!
Invest in the speed craw man green pumpkin watermelon red and to top it off black and blue
Watermelon green salty super tube is Smallmouth candy. No 1 for me and ALWAYS tied on every trip to the lake.
And try the speed craw...that tube or speed craw...
I thought for sure the Fluke would be your #1 !!! so many good baits I know. Those three that you picked are definitely at the top of the list, but for me personally, it would be the fluke. Lol.
Same.
Zoom is one of tlmy favorites no doubt. I definitely have more zoom & megabass baits than anything by far!!! You have some of best bait sponsors possible
I'd have to say the Finesse Worm is, hands down, #1 for me. It has given me several spring days with 200-300 bites, resulting in 75-80 spotted bass caught. Second would be the SuperFluke. It gave me several bass over 7lbs. Finally, the waterlogged chartreuse Centipede, aka. Grady's GloStik, has been my #1 Carolina rig bait since the late 80s. It won me alot of money.
Awesome product, been using Zoom over 25 years.
Over 35 for me!
Loving the hat!!! 🤠 Great insight on the plastics🤓 doing it mostly in the famous"Tackle Room"😁 thanks Randy!!!
Great picks!! Mine would be a fluke, baby brushhog and trick worm. I gotta give that zcraw a chance
The Green Pumpkin Flash is an awesome swim jig trailer BUT the key is to get the BIG ONE and cut 3 sections off. The reason for this is because the Jr in that color tends to have more GREEN PUMPKIN on the tentacles, whereas the big one has more FLASH.
Before watching my guesses
1. Trick worm
2. Z-craw
3. Brush hawg
Randy is definitely right that it is hard to narrow it down, looking over their lineup I can see over a dozen that have cult followings.
And the top three were:
1. Z-craw
2. Super Chunk Jr.
3. Trick worm
Right 2 out of three although I was thinking stand alone lures and not including trailers.
My favorites Trick worm, Lizard, Horny toad. Bonus bait Magnum Finesse worm
Zoom to me is the best bang for the buck!!
Nice list. Personally, I would throw a fluke in there. I guess I should try a chunk.
They have alot of great baits, but the Swamp Crawler and Fish Doctor are two of my don't leave home without it lures.
You got that correct sir
Good one , love those too
I’ve caught my pb on both a zoom trick worm rigged on a shaky head, and my new pb on a a zoom z-craw Texas rigged. Both really great baits pretty much all year round. Great video Randy.
Totally agree with this. Zoom is underrated imo
Withstood the test of time
Trick worm green gourd, baby brush hog watermelon gold, super fluke white pearl.
They are all great though
White was always my best trick worm color, followed by green pumpkin. Green pumpkin magic is my baby brush hog color. Pearl was always my #1 fluke color but I like to switch up with light penetration. Cloudy or low light=pearl. Clear or bright=albino or crazy chrome. Bright or for bream eaters=Mardi Gras.
@SHADY G they make a pearl fluke with a chartreuse tail that definitely gets the job done, I've only ever seen it at sportsman's warehouse and online but I'd say places like basspro or academy probably carry it
Good choices but I also think an honorable mention should go to the Zoom 'Ol Monster and the 'Ol Monster Magnum. I've caught a bunch of 7 and 8 pounders on both.
Randy....what? No Zoom super fluke? Cmon man
My top 3 zoom lures are the Speed worm, Trick worm, and Super Salty Fluke.
I'm very very surprised , you did not include the Brush Hogs. Wow they have been around for along time and I still use them today.
I don’t think I could narrow Zoom down to 3. These 3 are all great but I can easily think of 5-6 more of their products that are just as good or better! I’d have a really tough time picking just 3. Fantastic soft bait company!
In my area everyone uses a brush hog in watermelon candy. Then dip the tail in chartreuse dip n die.
If everyone does it, try waterlogging a pack of CHARTREUSE CENTIPEDES to use on your Carolina rig, to give 'em something different to look at. They flat out WORK.
For me it’s the U-Tail worm, baby brush hog and the trick worm
Magnum trick worm #1
Super chunk #2
Z craw#3
I actually put zoom trick worm before a senko
All Black C-Tail or U-Tail ZOOM worm. My lady and I call it “black magic” because when all our tackle fails, this black color and shape will 95% of the time, guarantee a catch.
What colors you using Randy?
great list! that trick worm is my juice
My personal favorite is the magnum finesse, in pumpkin black flake!!
I had a buddy turn me on to flipping a black Magnum Finesse worm in grass years ago. Sounds goofy but it works. Also, a redbug magnum finesse worm on a Spot Remover head is my #1 night bait. Put a rattler in, put BANG on it and you'll have hide in the bottom of the boat just to tie it on!
I like to use the Berkley fusion shakey heads. In the winter I’ll even cut the bait a little shorter. Seems to get more bites. I also like to use them as a jig trailer. Just cut them down so there’s about half of an inch past the skirt of the jig!
Trick worm , old monster, zoom lizard 5 inch thing I like about trick worm is it’s easy to work through pads and hydrilla
I like Speed worm. You can retrieve that in many different way and also (cutting the tail) you can use that like a classic senko on texas wacky and neko (if you shorten it).
Hey Randy I have a complete box of luck e strike plastic lures with your name and face on the label when did you endorse there products?
You should've done top 5 or top 10 !
I'd say in no order.
1- Salty Super Fluke
2-Ultra Vibe Speed Worm / Craw
3- Swimmin Chunk
4-Super Chunk Jr
5-Baby Brush Hog
Yes to the Trick Worm but the Brush Hog lineup rules the water.
Was watching Lynn dollar this morning and was wondering if we could get a story time of how you went from 4 lbs on santee cooper to 20.5 lbs ? Especially when it was so windy.
This was 94/95.
Big spinnerbait
Trick worm for sure, June bug or black emerald here in central Florida. 4:17
To me for it to be the top it has to be a category standard or original. The Fluke is a category standard. So is the Trick worm. I think #3 would be either tve brush hog as original creature bait or Ultravibe speed craw was an original for craws with flapping tails.
The original fluke SUCKED! My brother gave me some in the clear/gold/copper color (now golden bream), back in 1991. I caught a couple over 7lbs on it but it was hard to float weightless. That's why they later made the Super Fluke. Now THAT is one awesome plastic. I got one over 9 on it. For sheer numbers, the Finesse worm simply cannot be beat.
You forgot the Zoom fluke any color will do , I’ve caught big bass , bluegill & crappie off of them things , I mean big fish .
That's easy, super fluke, trick worm, and a mag II worm. I'll even throw a 6" lizard in there!
I love the mag Il worm in junebug
So hard too pick 3 from such a great company, id pick super fluke for number 3 very situational bait but i never want too be without it during prespawn and the shadspawn, number 2 id pick there finnese worm its sublte action worls perfect for a deopshot, number 1 the trick worm amazing on a shakey head or a light texas rig
Finesse worm is my #1 BY FAR! I've caught thousands of bass on them.
i been usin zoom since bout 1990.grern pk trick worm respibsibe for 100s of largies here.th add tcwas before i started usin the finesse worm wacky rig.. yhat is my go to and the centipede. if thetmy dont bite on that onky 1 thing
left.the jackall! if that dont work .move.
Cold front , high pressure, bluebird sky's speed craw is hard to beat
Finesse worm on a ⅛oz Charlie Brewer Spider Slider Pro head.
SPEEDWORM ULTRA VIBE ??? Come on Randy that dang climate change is clouding your thinking 😆
I'm going with the ultra vibe speed craw, super hog, and trick worm.
Back in the 90s the joke was on my home lake Clark Hill. Any worm will catch fish, as long as it's a Zoom U-tale and long as it's Watermelon Seed. We fished it on a Carolina Rig, up to 5 feet long. First creature bait I remember was Zoom Creepy Crawler. They came pre rigged. They didn't invent the Fluke, Lunker City's Fin-S was that. But they did improve it. The Fish Doctor was our winter time bait, called the Do Nothing worm back then. We fished the Trick Worm weightless on a short leader. Called it the floating worm, even though it really doesn't float. It's now the #1 worm on Clark Hill now, fished anyway possible. You know, as long as it's watermelon seed
The Fluke is BY FAR the most popular, well-known Zoom bait.
Finesse worm
Love the Lizard and the Fluke!!
Randy, could you do a video talking about purple trick worms, curly tail worms ect. Thanks! #nolivescopeneeded
Have any of you ever heard of a lure they make called bazoom super fluke or zoom fluke.... Those are some of the best multi species lures ever created..... My personal favorite creature bait is the zoom super hog.... A bit obscure but very nice... Is but number one has to be the fluke.... After all it's the 1st lure on the shelf in every Walmart in America for zoom ..they know what they sell the most of
Just started watching. But if the top 3 doesn't consist of the Super Fluke, Trick Worm and Brush Hog, then you're off your rocker. Honorable mention to the Z Craw.
As an old timer, I'm wondering what happened to the Mann's Jelly worms? Back in the 70s and 80s that's the plastic worm most folks used.
They're still available and around. Just not widely promoted or used. They still work though.
Got em at bass pro
Super Fluke, Trick Worm, and Ol’ Monster would probably be my top 3.
I'd rate the baby brush hog #1, trick worm #2 and baby z craw #3.
I like the trick worms but the zoom fluke, bush honor the Jr version of these works even better when fish or fickle with light tackle! The frist 2 he can keep them! The lizard 🦎 works great! 😁
Brush Hog is my go to.
Trick worm, 6 in lizard, and my new favorite big critter craw in watermelon candy or watermelon/ chart.
1. Super chunk jr. 2. 4” Ringworm. 3. 5” lizard
Do you ever use the super hog? I really like it.
Lot of people don’t know about the crank baits that Ed Chambers put his name on. Zoom 300 classic chartreuse. I wish I had 50 more.
Really the super fluke didn't make top 3? It's my top bass catching lure for spring time and pre spawn. I've never tried a speed worm before. I might have to try it next year. The super chunk is a go getter for sure. Keep up the good work Randy.
They make a 7 inch magnum fluke too
I love Zoom great products
4 inch finesse worm or a trick worm does it for me
The finesse worm measures 5 inches! I said it wasa 4" worm for years myself.
Randy, have you ever thrown any micro lures for bass, at any time of year?
Fly fish food, had something called a 'Batman nymph'. It's basically a bass jig with live rubber legs. That got put into an atomizer machine, and made into miniature scale. I don't know how one would throw it, apart from Carolina rigs or some kind of drop shot system vertically. I don't know if bass would respond or not.
@@williamfaragher3671 There's a design out there, known as a 3F Frog. And it's interesting as a scaled down frog bait too maybe. Yeah, perhaps for creek fishing with Tenkara tackle maybe. But it could be used to 'pattern' fish that could be feeding up, next to topwater vegetation.
@@williamfaragher3671 Martyn White Flicking Feathers. He's got an interesting range of flies on his channel. That you will recognize as almost minature bass lures, if one knows anything about bass lures. The frogs he has are some. There's also Texas rigging types of flies. He actually makes them for saltwater I think (surprisingly small baits can work in saltwater). My guess is that 'clear' water in freshwater too, like saltwater where fish can visually hunt. Using too big a lure might not be advantageous. I've always fished 'clear' freshwater. And the large fish really don't mind small lures. They're just as effective (within reason), as large baits. Where water gets darker for a certain amount of time, larger baits can clean up too.
Martyn White has quite a caralogue of bonefish and warm water bass flies. Just checking now, the 3F Frog was from five years ago in his library. Along with some interesting ones. The Bunny Boiler bass fly, the Grim Reaper. And others. It's worth having a scan through the collection.
Best way to use them from a boat I'd say, is just to leave a Tenkara type rod and line on the boat deck. In case the opportunity came along to throw a foam bug or similar. It's as simple a system as one can get.
My top 3 have to be the uv speed craw, super fluke, and trick worm
My go to zoom is the ribbon tail worm
Three fine baits.
Ol monster is up there for me in the NE Oh.
I have always said if it has Zoom on it, fish will eat it. Great baits!
Cool Daddy-O 😎👍💈
Brush Hawg, Trick worm and Fluke .
Zoom Super Fluke ?
Easy for me, trick worm, fluke, and the speed craw well. We agreed on 1.
Fishing my Home lake Clark’s Hill and all the surrounding herring lakes my #1 is a fluke #2 is a speed crawl flipping, trailers ect. #3 when the dog woods and the azaleas are in bloom the Bubble gum trick worm is deadly!
I just wish they’d package some things in a clam, hate bent out of shape baits
Super Fluke is the best Zoom bait of them all, I’d even put it over a senko
Creature craw & trick worm for me.
I'm gonna go with
1. Brush hog
2. Trick worm
3. Ol monster
Good Stuff
8” lizard, brush hog, super speed craw
These are Randy's opinions from his years of experience using his preferred methods. You can't be mad at him for his pics, lol. I'd have fluke there somewhere, but that's me.
Z craw doesn’t touch the lizards sold in the 70’s -90s
zoom finnese worm for me
Bingo! #1 BY FAR.
I thought you’d have the nasty (brush hog)on the list
Gotta put the super fluke in there. Just caught a nice 2 pounder on one today.
Zoom has so many great products. This would have to be a hard video to make.
Brush hog has to be top 3 for me personally