| In mid summer when its hot you can bet that the | | | | for what's going on down there. |
| bass are probably going to be deep, not always | | | | Heavy weights are good in summer because they |
| but a lit of the time they will be. So a Texas or a | | | | often induce a strike with their fast fall, get down |
| Carolina rigged worm is probably your best option. | | | | quicker and give you a better feel when the wind |
| They are both great catchers but when to use | | | | is blowing. |
| which? I am going to try shed some light on this | | | | A lightweight will make your worm sink slower |
| subject so you can have another bass fishing | | | | and may get a lazy shy bass to take. i would |
| technique at your disposal to help on those hot | | | | begin with heavier weights an progress to lighter |
| summer days when the bass are not biting. | | | | if the action is a little slow. |
| Carolina rigs are good for covering a larger | | | | Your low sink rate will also be affected by the |
| bottom area to find structure, ill use a heavy | | | | type of worm used, bulky worms and ones with |
| sinker (3/4 to 1 ounce) and will quickly scan the | | | | legs and big tails will slow the sink rate, i would |
| area until I find some rocks or stumps or weeds. | | | | use these with heavy weights and move them in |
| Then i slow it down a lot and work it through the | | | | an aggressive way. |
| cover, in this way I can quickly cover more area | | | | These types of worms will move a lot of water |
| and find those bass holding areas. So the Carolina | | | | and appeal to the bigger bass that are hunting. |
| rig is good search bait with the bonus of catching | | | | Swim these worms and bounce them along the |
| the fish once you find the structure. Bass love | | | | surface with either a Texas or a Carolina rig to |
| structure remember that. | | | | get the best out of them. |
| The Texas rig is good when fishing specific areas, | | | | When the day is proving difficult to get a take, |
| steep drop offs and heavy cover. a Carolina rig | | | | you can try using slim worms to try lure then out |
| will tend to snag more and can't get into these all | | | | of their cover. I would rig up a straight tailed thin |
| holes in grass clumps or bushes. The Texas rig is | | | | worm and light weight slowly fish them past |
| good for these types of situations. When fishing | | | | cover on a Carolina rig, you can even try small |
| steep banks and ledges and rock piles the Texas | | | | floating worms on a Carolina rig to slow the |
| rig can be slowly be pulled down such structure, | | | | sinking right down and create a great bouncing |
| whereas the Carolina rig will tend to pull your | | | | action on the ground. |
| worm down too fast. | | | | Remember there are no hard and fast rules, use |
| The size of your weight is also worth considering, | | | | these bass fishing techniques as a guideline and |
| Tungsten weights are harder and smaller for the | | | | learn from it and experiment. |
| same weight and therefore transmit more feel | | | | |