Plastic worm
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A plastic worm (or trout worm) is a plastic fishing bait, which can be made with many colors such as orange, red, chartreuse and many others.
Plastic worms can be setup many ways for effectiveness, normally used with a small fishing hook with a split shot weight to keep the trout worm deeper in the water. The fishing equipment recommended is a 7 foot fishing rod with 2 to 4lb fishing line. There are many versions of trout worms like Berkley Power Worms or Lip RipperZ Trout Worms, etc.
Creme Fishing Lures, located in Tyler, Texas, is a company credited with first creating the soft plastic worm lure in 1949.[citation needed][1] To date, they have expanded to include over 30 different types and variations of lures for sale in a wide range of colors.[2]
For bait casting for trout most anglers will use a bucktail or worm on a lead head. The angler will back away from the bank or rocks and cast his lure towards them. Once the lure hits water the angler will pull slightly and wind, pull slightly and wind over and over until the lure is retrieved all the way in. Then the angler repeats the process again and again until the time a big trout hits the rig or trout worm.
[edit] Fishing Tackle
- Rod: Lite or Ultra Lite action fishing rods. Top three rods for fishing trout worms are Phenix, Kencor, and G Loomis.
- Rod Length: Rods in excess of 6 foot are highly recommended in order to "feel" the worm and detect bites at all time.
- Line: 2-4 lb line. Nothing more.
