Big Spawn, Big Worm

There抯 nothing that goes together with post spawn fish better than fishing a big worm on drops, edges and points. It抯 been a fishing fact for many years when the bass move off the beds and start spreading the lake the oldest and most fished presentation is still Texas rigging a big worm; the fact is it catches fish!


The thing that many fishermen do not realize is that there are many ways to present a big worm; most of us present the worm by picking it up and dropping it. While this is somewhat the traditional way to present the big worm it is not the only way to do so. I like to Carolina rig a big worm with about a two foot leader that allows you to work it parallel to the bottom, as the grass grows the longer leader gives the worm a unique action just over the top of the grass. This works very well in shallow depths as well as deep water until the grass gets too high.


Many of us that grew up fishing a big worm, learned to keep it on the bottom and slowly roll the worm back to you, we had a saying that when you think you抮e going slow go slower. The wavy tail action swimming a big worm just ticking the bottom is one of the best post spawn presentations during this post spawn period. It抯 a tantalizing technique that catches big fish and puts good numbers in the boat; it抯 one of the best fish catching techniques ever and nothing has changed as it still works today.


Color is also been somewhat traditional over time as purple, watermelon and peanut butter colors have worked for ever and still work today. There are certainly all kinds of colors available on the market, but I stick to the traditional colors most of the time. The big worm, post spawn and a variety of techniques add up to a good time fishing especially this time of year!