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DZ · 08-23-2006, 10:33 AM

Nice articles Joe. I’ve known Tim for a long time and he does a good job. If I may elaborate a little about his “Worms that Work” story. I’ve been fishing the jig and worm for many years now after Tim convinced me to try it. I fish them from the surf and here are a few lessons I’ve learned.

1. Use the Andrus jig heads – they are made with a VERY strong hook. Ritchie “Bucktail” Andrus makes some of the best bucktails and jig heads on the market. His ½ ounce jig head offers the strongest hook available and is perhaps the most versatile in rocky shoreline applications.

2. Use large bodied rubber curly tail worms at least 7 inches long – they will slow the sink rate allowing you to present them SLOWER. IMO the Berkely Power Worms are too skinny for surf use unless fishing deep water (over 10 feet).

3. When to use them:
There are times when bass will crash your plugs and you’ll drop them because they shake off or worse yet, straighten your trebles – very frustrating and if you’ve been around for a while you know what I mean. When this happens I’ll put on something with a single hook and very often it’s the jig and worm. The single hook will greatly increase your hookup and land ratio. (This single hook application was also the inspiration for the original “stubby needlefish” developed many years ago by Dan Pichney in collaboration with again, Tim Coleman. Interesting how good ideas stand the test of time.)

08-23-2006, 10:33 AM	#9
DZ Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,574	Nice articles Joe. I’ve known Tim for a long time and he does a good job. If I may elaborate a little about his “Worms that Work” story. I’ve been fishing the jig and worm for many years now after Tim convinced me to try it. I fish them from the surf and here are a few lessons I’ve learned. 1. Use the Andrus jig heads – they are made with a VERY strong hook. Ritchie “Bucktail” Andrus makes some of the best bucktails and jig heads on the market. His ½ ounce jig head offers the strongest hook available and is perhaps the most versatile in rocky shoreline applications. 2. Use large bodied rubber curly tail worms at least 7 inches long – they will slow the sink rate allowing you to present them SLOWER. IMO the Berkely Power Worms are too skinny for surf use unless fishing deep water (over 10 feet). 3. When to use them: There are times when bass will crash your plugs and you’ll drop them because they shake off or worse yet, straighten your trebles – very frustrating and if you’ve been around for a while you know what I mean. When this happens I’ll put on something with a single hook and very often it’s the jig and worm. The single hook will greatly increase your hookup and land ratio. (This single hook application was also the inspiration for the original “stubby needlefish” developed many years ago by Dan Pichney in collaboration with again, Tim Coleman. Interesting how good ideas stand the test of time.)
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