I'm going OLD SCHOOL!!!!!!

[Sproguy]

So I was out playing around last night and figured I would go back to my youth with a 7" Berkley Power Worm. Not even sure why but I haven't fished them in years if not decades! LOL

So here is my question, do you worry about the tail being up or down? In my youth I would have never considered it and I am sure that I caught tons of fish both ways. Now that I am an experienced fisherman, know everything and have a huge head I think there has to be a difference. The stupid stuff we worry about as fisherman!!!!!! LOL

I am kidding of course about knowing everything but we as fisherman out think ourselves all the time. That is what got me thinking about the tail. We worry about it on a grub and I don't ever remember thinking about it on a worm before. Do you guys?

[Ray Esboldt]

I still use Power Worms, I still use ring worms, I still use 4" curly tails, I still use just about every plastic style I used 10+ years ago. Why not? They are proven effective and bass have not evolved into a super intelligent fish. They're still greedy and dumb.

Which kind of transitions into rigging direction. I don't think it matters to the fish. I have some personal preferences (some baits rigged sideways twist the bejesus out of your line). Fish don't know what way the bait is supposed to be rigged. Besides, I don't like thinking all that hard when I'm fishing.

[Fever]

I regularly use 7'power worms as well as 10's. I do pretty darn good with them when conditions are right. I don't worry at all about the position of the tail but I do make sure the body of the worm is straight and the hook eye is lined up witht the business end of the hook.

I agree, we as fisherman have a big time tendancy to over think things. But, I think that is exactly what seperates the real good to good from the average to poor. Good luck with your wormin...

[Fishing_High]

I love fishing 7in and 7.5in worms. I usually use a gumball jig with the tail pointing up intill it get tore up a bit and I have to switch. To answer your question I always rig my tail pointing up I don't know why it just looks "right" to me, but I've caught plenty of which pointed in all directions.

[french_lake_kid]

I always have the tail pointing up. Just a confidense thing, I dont think it would make a difference. 10"ers have been pretty good for me this year.