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Here's what Larry Nixon has to say about the Shaky Worm.
"This new Shaky Worm is going to be hard to beat," Larry Nixon said. "I can use it three ways depending on the conditions."
> Wacky style – "I'll most likely be throwing it on a spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound-test Berkley Vanish. That fluorocarbon line will sink right with the bait. I'll just let it sink to the bottom. I use a No. 2 straight-shank worm hook, but I don't think the hook is really all that important as long as it's small."
> Jigging it – "Another way I'll use the Shaky Worm is with a jighead. That's what it was originally designed to do. If Florida gets a lot of rain before the tournament, the Shaky Worm on a 1/16- to 1/8-ounce head will become important to me. I'll concentrate on areas with current." For this rig he typically uses 8-pound Vanish on a spinning rod.
> Rigging it – Carolina rigs often come into play in Florida, but probably not in this tournament. "I know that a Carolina rig will catch plenty of bass, but I'm not sure I can win with it," he said. "We'll just have to wait and see. There's a lot of scattered grass and fishing it with a Carolina rig is perfect. I keep it moving fairly fast, and when it comes up against anything I pause, allowing the bait to glide and fall. That's when I get bit."
For Carolina-rigging, he uses a 2 1/2- to 3-foot Berkley Sensation leader in 10- to 14-pound-test. If he feels like bigger fish are in the area he'll use 17-pound line, and always goes a little heavier with his main line.
"Using a tungsten bullet weight is real important," he noted. "It makes more noise than lead and because of the shape it comes through the grass much better." If he 'rigs' in this Classic, he'll he using a weight that's 3/8- to 1/2-ounce. |
