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[David]

Yes that's exactly what it does.  Just a small amount of air injected into the tail of the worm will lift it off the bottom a couple of inches or so, making it a more pronounced bait for the fish to find more easily!   

[IamCanadian]

But how what do u use to inject air into the worm?

[Rodney]

With an air injector of course.

[IamCanadian]

hm...for some apparent reason i've never heard of that

[keithr]

"But how what do u use to inject air into the worm?"  Perhaps you could feed them beans and give 'em a little case of gas!  Or maybe blow 'em up like a balloon.

My parents used to thread a night crawler (dew worm) on a hook and then add a miniature marshmallow on the point to float the worm off the bottom.  They caught a lot of trout from reservoirs that way.

[Fish Assassin]

But how what do u use to inject air into the worm?

Just use a hyperdermic needle. You can buy them at the drug store. Works for me.

[David]

That's exactly what I use Fish Assassin.  But I like the sound of the marshmallow Keith, added attraction as well as buoyancy!

[IamCanadian]

What size of hool would you use then?

[IamCanadian]

whoops...i meant hook*

[Rodney]

Hook, go big, especially if you are using bait. Smallmouth bass has a large mouth. We use 2/0s, even then the hook can be swallowed at times. Last year, we had the 4 inch tube swallowed by some fish.

Keith, inducing methane production in worm is cruel! Watch out, PETA is after you.

[David]

I know some of you lot are obsessed with using gaffs for hooks, but I always tend to match the hook size with the bait I'm using and for a big worm I wouldn't go any bigger than a 4.  Big hook doesn't neccesarily mean the fish will not swallow it, you mentioned that one swallowed a 4" tube bait - I rest my case.   Just my 2c.

Tight lines

David

[David]

IMO the only way a fish is going to swallow the whole lot is if you give it enough time to, just try striking quicker.  I do realise that this won't completely alleviate the problem, but it will go a long way towards helping it. 

Good luck

[David]

Also if you're using a leader, shorten it.  If you're using a float, use a lighter one for increased sensitivity.

[IamCanadian]

So, basically, if i use like a real worm with a marshmallow or something, i should be catching those darn bass? thanx

[Rodney]

Worms are always good, but if you better stock up many if you want to catch a lot of fish. Most of the time we just stick to plastic bait, check out this bass that Chrome Mykiss caught, with a plastic tube hanging from its lip.