If you find yourself in lake Okeechobee during the month of May go to the hog pen area and find the cleaner water with Lilly pads and swim either one of those worms on the surface and hold on, you're going to see them coming from 30' away. Great video 👍
I was fishing a lake in the Canadian Kawarthas region last summer. I was fishing a black 7” berkley power worm, Texas rigged. While I was reeling back to the boat, a walleye absolutely smashed it. I continued to swim this worm in many different areas and continued to get bit by walleye, pike and small mouth. Turns out there’s a healthy population of leeches in this particular lake and it’s a major food source. If anyone has a lake near them where leeches are abundant, I’d definitely give this technique a go.
The plastic head you are talking about for weightless is the Conehead by Halo. Use it all the time in Florida, helps it come through the pads. I have also Wacky rigged a speed worm
I hadn't fishing in fifteen years and being from Okeechobee county decided one day i wanted to fish again forty-five days straight no bass. I found some zoom speed vibes and all of a sudden I've been catching bass ever sence.
Catch 80% of my bass on the speedworm here in FL. Most of the year, i like the larger ones, l like the Zoom Magnum. The Gambler burner worm is my favorite.
Man I love throwing a speed worm during the summer on Toledo Bend fishing the deep outside clumps of the submerged hydrilla. I find the edge where the grass starts really thinning out and I'll flip a speed worm about 30ft in with a 3/8-1/2oz weight pegged and I'll lift it up the side of a grass clump then let it fall down the other. I've caught a bunch of big fish over the years doing this. I've never really had any luck swimming it like you hear about people doing in Florida but it's probably because I don't stick with it for very long. If I'm going to swim something it's hard for me to put down a jig... LOL
It's one of my favorites, it used to be about the only worm I threw, it still works but not like it used to when zoom first invented it, not many ppl knew about it then, that goes to show that the bass do recognize baits!👍
Regular offset worm hook I agree is money w a swim worm , wide gap hooks miss and skin hook so many fish were the round offset is key , great vid Matt good luck in the next derb🇺🇸
Hey Matt: Does it matter much if the tail is oriented up, down or sideways? (P.S. To keep the worm from slipping down when pulled through cover, I use a #10 Cabela's swivel (not tied but first eye slipped onto the line before tieing the hook, then second eye slipped over the hook point and up to the offset after first poking the point through the worm end).
I know it sounds crazy but I just tried putting a 7" Berkley power black/chartreuse tail curly tail worm on a swim bait jig head. My fishing buddy laughed at me... He found out real fast how many nice bass I caught that day...
I went and caught a bass on a popper within 15 minutes today then spent about a hour getting my 1st bedding bass hooked. Nothing like a weightless hairjig on dropshot to get a fish to commit.
@@MattStefanFishing I swear to Christ. That last bass I was playing with would bite the hair and move it off the bed. One time it put my jig under a limb and I had to get into the water to get my lure unsung. He moved it 4 times without taking the hook. Have you ever encountered one like that
I fish a speed worm from now till late fall. Now Matt, if that was my favorite color you held up...we have problem. 🤣🤣 *my favorite hook for a speed worm is a Trokar Pro V 3-3/0*
@@MattStefanFishingso I'm in North Dakota and there is only one largemouth lake in hole state, so I'm assuming smaller profile for smallmouth? Other ways to fish it besides top water when you say swim it are u talking like on a swim jig or swimbait head?
If you find yourself in lake Okeechobee during the month of May go to the hog pen area and find the cleaner water with Lilly pads and swim either one of those worms on the surface and hold on, you're going to see them coming from 30' away. Great video 👍
ill have to remember that if i ever get down that way.
Awesome
I was fishing a lake in the Canadian Kawarthas region last summer. I was fishing a black 7” berkley power worm, Texas rigged. While I was reeling back to the boat, a walleye absolutely smashed it. I continued to swim this worm in many different areas and continued to get bit by walleye, pike and small mouth. Turns out there’s a healthy population of leeches in this particular lake and it’s a major food source. If anyone has a lake near them where leeches are abundant, I’d definitely give this technique a go.
Very cool
The plastic head you are talking about for weightless is the Conehead by Halo. Use it all the time in Florida, helps it come through the pads. I have also Wacky rigged a speed worm
My fishing buddy and I slayed the bass on a 5 day stay Rolands Marina... using Speed Worms...
Thanks
I hadn't fishing in fifteen years and being from Okeechobee county decided one day i wanted to fish again forty-five days straight no bass. I found some zoom speed vibes and all of a sudden I've been catching bass ever sence.
It’s a good bait
Catch 80% of my bass on the speedworm here in FL. Most of the year, i like the larger ones, l like the Zoom Magnum. The Gambler burner worm is my favorite.
Just got home from lake kissimmee. The zoom magnums are always tied on and i also catch about 80% of my fish on them
Awesome
Man I love throwing a speed worm during the summer on Toledo Bend fishing the deep outside clumps of the submerged hydrilla. I find the edge where the grass starts really thinning out and I'll flip a speed worm about 30ft in with a 3/8-1/2oz weight pegged and I'll lift it up the side of a grass clump then let it fall down the other. I've caught a bunch of big fish over the years doing this. I've never really had any luck swimming it like you hear about people doing in Florida but it's probably because I don't stick with it for very long. If I'm going to swim something it's hard for me to put down a jig... LOL
Sounds good
I like using the Berkley windup worm. Even here in OK, they work in shallow flats.
Me too but the stopped making it
It's one of my favorites, it used to be about the only worm I threw, it still works but not like it used to when zoom first invented it, not many ppl knew about it then, that goes to show that the bass do recognize baits!👍
Awesome
The the zoom worm with the flappers on it are a good go to for me.
Nice
Regular offset worm hook I agree is money w a swim worm , wide gap hooks miss and skin hook so many fish were the round offset is key , great vid Matt good luck in the next derb🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing!
Speed worm is one of my must have night baits.
I really want to check out the new 6th Sense "The Judge" a speed worm/swimbait hybrid bait.
It’s a good one
Great info! Thanks Matt!
You bet!
Thanks Matt I only use them as backup on top water misses.
No problem 👍
Hey Matt: Does it matter much if the tail is oriented up, down or sideways? (P.S. To keep the worm from slipping down when pulled through cover, I use a #10 Cabela's swivel (not tied but first eye slipped onto the line before tieing the hook, then second eye slipped over the hook point and up to the offset after first poking the point through the worm end).
I don’t think so
I know it sounds crazy but I just tried putting a 7" Berkley power black/chartreuse tail curly tail worm on a swim bait jig head. My fishing buddy laughed at me... He found out real fast how many nice bass I caught that day...
Sounds great!
You made a jig worm. One of the original bass lures…
Found out how well they work as a top water last fall
Awesome
I went and caught a bass on a popper within 15 minutes today then spent about a hour getting my 1st bedding bass hooked. Nothing like a weightless hairjig on dropshot to get a fish to commit.
Nice!
@@MattStefanFishing I swear to Christ. That last bass I was playing with would bite the hair and move it off the bed. One time it put my jig under a limb and I had to get into the water to get my lure unsung. He moved it 4 times without taking the hook. Have you ever encountered one like that
I found i miss a lot of bass using the worm woks on those magnum swimming worms.
Bummer
if your slow rollin a swim worm in bottom i feel like it looks like the back of a big shad if a bass is looking down on it
Thanks for sharing!
will there be video on using the wacky shot by core tackle similar to the other core tackle products?
Yep go watch the fish the moment video with it
I fish a speed worm from now till late fall. Now Matt, if that was my favorite color you held up...we have problem. 🤣🤣 *my favorite hook for a speed worm is a Trokar Pro V 3-3/0*
Haha
BUT - for a top swimming worm there's only ONE - The Keitech Mad Wag!
I’ll give it a try
An incredibly important bait in Florida ...
Yep
Sure, I hope everyone thinks so 😉
Haha
What hook you use for pit boss worm or speed worms?
I like the offset worm hook
I love it n grass n pads
Me too
Tail pointed down or up for the speedworm?
I prefer up
Tail down gets more action.
Top vid, Stef !!!
Thanks!
Matt, you ever throw it on the Ozark rig?
Yep and i like it
🍺Thanks Matt🤠.
You bet
Never had the need to fish one.
Give it a try
@@MattStefanFishingso I'm in North Dakota and there is only one largemouth lake in hole state, so I'm assuming smaller profile for smallmouth? Other ways to fish it besides top water when you say swim it are u talking like on a swim jig or swimbait head?
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Thabks
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Thanks for watching
All terrain tackle mighty jig is a great vehicle for speed worms 🪱 👍🏻
Right on
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Thanks for watching