cant wait

bad habit · 01-05-2009, 05:27 PM

cant wait to use these ! the bigger ones are about 17" the purple and black are 12" . a freind of mine picked them up for me in texas at a bass pro shop .merry christmas

TTFishon · 01-05-2009, 06:08 PM

Those are some nice big worms you have there. I'm looking forward to see what you get with those things.
Is your avatar the point of interest up by Davis lake?

Basshound · 01-05-2009, 06:16 PM

I cant wait either. i use 11"s at dorena.

jcft2007 · 01-05-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Basshound

I cant wait either. i use 11"s at dorena.

Hi,
What kind of 11" worms are you throwing there? Are they skinny, fat, straight tail, curly tail?
Are you willing to be specific? I don't want you to give up "trade secrets" in case your fishin' a tourney...

Thanks for the help, Joel

bad habit · 01-05-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TTFishon

Those are some nice big worms you have there. I'm looking forward to see what you get with those things.
Is your avatar the point of interest up by Davis lake?

yes it is . good job

Rauly · 01-05-2009, 07:36 PM

Dang and to think I have weighed in fish smaller than those baits.

Bearden · 01-05-2009, 08:00 PM

Bad Habit - what kind of hook set up do you use on one of those things? I like the looks of the second one up from the bottom, looks like a purple slider worm, my favorite!

Bearden

flippinbaits · 01-06-2009, 01:53 PM

BAD HABIT,

I picked you up some bigger baits than that but of course left them in california on my way back to school. U'll get it before the spring though

oh ya, and you should go get a 12/O hook, cuz your gonna need it

bad habit · 01-07-2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by flippinbaits

BAD HABIT,

I picked you up some bigger baits than that but of course left them in california on my way back to school. U'll get it before the spring though

oh ya, and you should go get a 12/O hook, cuz your gonna need it

cant wait to see those .. a 12/0 ..wow i dont think ive ever seen a 12/0 lol ..thanks ..hopefully you will see me land a pb on those.. cya soon B

bad habit · 01-07-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearden

Bad Habit - what kind of hook set up do you use on one of those things? I like the looks of the second one up from the bottom, looks like a purple slider worm, my favorite!

Bearden

Im not sure how Im gonna rig one , maybe 2 hooks . I got big hooks , but there not THAT big..any suggestions

XPO · 01-08-2009, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by bad habit

Im not sure how Im gonna rig one , maybe 2 hooks . I got big hooks , but there not THAT big..any suggestions

In his book In Pursuit of Giant Bass, Bill Murphy talks about using these beasties, made by DeLong back in the '80s. He did not have EWGs then, so he used one large, not huge, bait holder hook in the head. 12/0s are available, but you can probably get by a 6/0 to 8/0 . FYI: I found the big Snakes available at Muskie Tales, Inc Baits.

bad habit · 01-08-2009, 09:12 PM

i have the 6/0 , thats what i planned on using originally. but I thought, hmmmm maybe, that leaves a bit to much real estate w/out a hook. I am going to use the 6/0(its big) I will have to read that book. I have seen that title thrown about for while. the 80's wow....

jcft2007 · 01-09-2009, 07:19 AM

Hi,
Just FYI, Owner Hooks makes a 7/0 and 11/0 offset "J"-hook for this application when using large bulky hooks.

Also, while fishing many of these long styles of worms, I found the 5/0 and 6/0 regular and heavy duty offset hooks work just fine for me.

I've noticed the bass usually bite the hook side only (they aim for the predators head first.) Sometimes, you'll get those small fish biting the tip of the worm. Your goal is for the larger fish, not the smaller ones.

Hope this helps, Joel

raptorschild · 01-09-2009, 08:30 AM

you have to post a picture of the 8'' bass you will catch with that! lol!

bad habit · 01-09-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jcft2007

Hi,
Just FYI, Owner Hooks makes a 7/0 and 11/0 offset "J"-hook for this application when using large bulky hooks.

Also, while fishing many of these long styles of worms, I found the 5/0 and 6/0 regular and heavy duty offset hooks work just fine for me.

I've noticed the bass usually bite the hook side only (they aim for the predators head first.) Sometimes, you'll get those small fish biting the tip of the worm. Your goal is for the larger fish, not the smaller ones.

Hope this helps, Joel

nice , thanx for the help