Plastics

[AlwaysFishing23]

Dumb question. So I've always been a live bait guy but decided to try plastics and picked up a few bags your supposed to rig these to a jig head right? Picked up some 4 inch rib worms what size jig would I need for bass/walleye? Thanks!

[Wanderer]

1/8 ounce is always a safe start.  The mushroom style jig heads are a great go to for 4 inch ring worms.

There are some other options but the above can be fished in most conditions on 8 lb mono with a lot of success.  One of the biggest requirements is to rig it completely strait - no bend in the worm.

With the mushroom heads I'll bite off just enough of the front of the worm so when the worm is threaded on it basically becomes one profile with the jig head.  You can try rigging the curl of the tail with the bend of the hook or opposite the bend to see which way you get the best action with your particular choice.

[ZachD]

I usually texas rig and depending on how the weeds are I will either use or not use a bullet weight. Usually I don't use a bullet weight though.

[AlwaysFishing23]

Hey thanks for the help! 

[ZachD]

Good luck you will learn to love plastics.... I hardly ever use live bait for open water or ice fishing

 

[AlwaysFishing23]

55 minutes ago, ZachD said:

Good luck you will learn to love plastics.... I hardly ever use live bait for open water or ice fishing

 

I sure hope so! Plastics are cheaper! Live bait can get expansive!

[Cheers]

5/16 jig with 4 inch moxi

[Sculpin]

One other option you may wish to consider is a weedless jig, particularly if you are in heavy weeds, cabbage, etc. There are a number of excellent weedless jigs out there, but I like the Northland with the double plastic guards on them. There are multiple wire guard jigs as well. The weedless option is hard to beat in the straight jig/worm approach.

Good luck

[MakerLing81]

Sorry , I am not sure about it

[delcecchi]

On 1/27/2017 at 5:37 PM, MakerLing81 said:

Sorry , I am not sure about it

 

What is it you are not sure about?