Jig-wormin' for Largies...

[Matt Johnson]

We decided to play the numbers game a work over a deeper weed line for largemouth this past weekend, anywhere from about 8-15 feet. The fish were stacked up in the weeds and were ambushing whatever ran across their faces.

I worked a MisterTwister Exude 7.5 inch Wide Ribbon Tail on a 1/4oz Round 26 Gamakatsu jighead hooked weedless.

I later switched over to a 5/0 offset Shank Gamakatsu Worm Hook with a brass bullet and bead to get down deeper in the weeds. I also noticed my hook-ups were less with the jighead, so switching over to the 5/0 Worm Hook really increased my hooking percentage, but both methods did work on landing several fish.

The Exude Wide Ribbon Tail really gives off some great action when worked as a jig-worm and seemed to be the ticket this past weekend on the bass. The Pumpkin/Chartreuse Pumpkin was the hot color, but the Fire and Ice was right up there as well..

The big fish didn't cooperate all that much, but the numbers were there and the action was fast and furious.

The beauty of this set-up was that I could work the deeper weeds, then if I saw a dock I wanted to pitch to, I could do the same.

The jig-worm has earned a spot in my bass arsenal

[Ray Esboldt]

Say, Matt. Another bait that works real well on a jig head is a Mr. Twister Comida . I don't want you telling anyone about that, OK?

[Matt Johnson]

Sounds good Ray, I'll keep it hush-hush