I'm new to fishing, I've watched about 15 hours of 'tips' videos so far on youtube. This was by far the most descriptive on casting and reeling I've seen! Thank you so much!
+Bobby W. my suggestion is that you sign up for lucky tackle box. use code VIDEO over at www.luckytacklebox.com and you get your first box for just $5. each box comes loaded with new baits but it also comes with how-to videos to help you gain confidence while learning how to use new baits. its perfect for you!
I've been seriously fishing since I was 12 years old and I'm now 57, having grown up on a river in Florida and then fishing wherever I was stationed at as an adult (just so readers know where I'm coming from). There's one other type of bite on a soft bait I've experienced every once in a while. That is, the bass will inhale the bait and start swimming TOWARD you. It only happens once in a while but if you're watching your line it can mean the difference between catching a nice bass and losing one. As he swims toward you, do the best you can to keep the slack out of your line. Eventually, he (or she) will veer to one side or the other and when that happens, set your hook hard. Every time this kind of bite has happened to me, it has been a relatively large (to me) bass, 3 or more pounds. One was the largest I've ever caught, over 8 pounds here in Michigan. As a kid, I saltwater fished almost exclusively, since I lived on the Banana River. I sure wished I had known about small and large mouth bass, then, though. Now I've been bass fishing here in Michigan for about 16 years. Also spent a total of about 14 years trout fishing in Washington and Colorado.
Is there anyway to get in contact with you. So you can give me some advice and ideas on how to catch more different type of fish mostly bass a trout fish. I live in Central Ca !
Awesome advice! My whole life I have not been a fan of worm fishing, never had much luck.Come to find out I was fishing the worm to fast. I tried the dragging technique tonight, I caught 5 fish in 30 mins, one of which was my new personal best! 8 pounder on eagle mountain lake in Texas! On a Texas rigged zoom bait. Best evening of fishing I have had in a while.
Scott Martin I'm trying to catch large mouth and this has been explained to me by several bass fisherman but it was not until I just watched your video that I finally got that moment of crystal clarity. Thank you for this great , very informative video. You gotta creep the worm along by moving the rod and only real in to remove the slack in the line and repeat. You are a great teacher.
Thanks for posting the video, It's amazing that something so simple as "fish the worm along the bottom" can be so easily overlooked. I subscribed to your channel and I know I'm going to learn a lot from you. I live in the south where Bass is what makes up most of the freshwater fish, and most of the water is very grassy (Lilly pads, grass growing in the water, etc.) so its great to know a channel that tells you how to fish that kind of water for that kind of fish. Once again thank you, and I hope you keep making videos for a long time.
Wow, I love how you explain things - thorough, but simple & detailed. Keep it up! I've got an 11yr old boy that is hooked on fishing. We're looking at a move from Indiana to Florida in the next couple of years. I look forward to seeing your other videos.
Best tip ever! Went out this morning and caught seven bass between the size of three to five pounds. I never caught those size bass.Thanks for the great tip Scott.
Thank you so much I was so confused on how to fish a worm out there in the pond today thank you this is the best video to watch if u don’t know how to use a worm
Your video was the most clear information I’ve gotten yet from any other video !! As a beginner fisherman here in southwest Florida, this was great instruction….!!!L Jimmy
+Eddie Figus my suggestion is that you sign up for lucky tackle box. use code VIDEO over at www.luckytacklebox.com and you get your first box for just $5. each box comes loaded with new baits but it also comes with how-to videos to help you gain confidence while learning how to use new baits. its perfect for you!
Haven't fished freshwater in a bit, man your a great teacher. Needed a simple refresher and Bam! sincere thank you we can overlook the foundation when building the house 👍
Thanks Scott for all the great informative fishing videos you post it helps us weekend warriors,you should do a show like Bill Dance did he taught people alot about fishing.
For the past 2 months I have been watching videos about how to fish etc. Well I have only caught 2 bass(shore)vs my mother in-law 6 using this dragging technique that I would constantly be telling her that her line was going to get caught. I now see why I have been getting a beating. She had never fished before. This works
thats how ive fished it since a kid its also great for people fishing off the back of the boat as he trolls through cover u barely flick it and map out the cover with the input from your rod and then as soon as u feel it break out from the grass flick a little bass love seeing something flash just outside of structure because it looks vulnerable and its instinctual to strike then.
This is a great technique. He is right on about not being able to fish it too slow. I've found rubber worms work great in any water color/condition but are best after rainstorms and/or when the water is cooler. Can't go wrong with the Zoom Trick Worm in Green Pumpkin color. Texas rig it up and fish away.
Very helpful tip on fishing a plastic worm with the rod tip advice, however I have also found at times in shallow weedy sections of a lake a weightless worm thrown into pockets without any action or swimming across pockets produces lots of fish under these circumstances. You've got a new subscriber and have enjoyed your Dad for years, thanks!
With so many styles of plactic worms out there, what is your favorite style? Ribbon tail? Straight? What is your go to worm style outisde of drop shotting and wacky. I fish in northern lakes, mostly MN.
+Nativebullet We all have our own way of fishing but learning new techniques always helps. My suggestion is that you sign up for lucky tackle box. use code VIDEO over at www.luckytacklebox.com and you get your first box for just $5. each box comes loaded with new baits but it also comes with how-to videos to help you gain confidence while learning how to use new baits. each video goes over rigging, retrieval and location.
I've been fishing for almost a year now, and all i can seem to catch them on is crankbaits. im realllyyy tryin to get into using softbaits. my number one question is what does it feel like when a fish bites a worm or creature bait? with crankbaits you usually feel the fish slam it but, how do you know when to hookset with a soft plastic? sorry if my question seems a little dumb.
basslines18 When you feel a fish bite a plastic is always different. Its just one of those things that you learn. just stick with a plastic for a while and you will get used to it cause i used to be in the same situation. hope it helps and goodluck
basslines18 it takes a while to recognize or feel the bite.. some cases you won't even feel it and just see your line moving when the fish swims away with it.. it usually feels like someone took a stick and started tapping at your line.. you'll feel it more specially when you have a medium fast action graphite rod (in my opinion)
i have a resevoir behind my house that I fish at least 4 times a week, and I've been using soft plastics lately. whether it be from a fish taking line or the tiny thump on the line, i know exactly when to set the hook now. thanks.
Virtually every big bass I have caught has been taken on a plastic worm. I get lots of fish on swim baits and frogs but all of the biggest have been on worms. I fish in Rhode Island where it takes a long time for a fish to grow to 6 - 8 lbs. I also fish in very clear water with high visibility. Natural worms are great all year long, but you have to have patience and fish them very slowly. They often hit on the way down if flipped wacky rigged but Texas rigged and drop shot worms are constant producers.
sorry for the dumb question, but I haven't gotten the part of worm fishing mastered as far as being able to detect when a fish just has the worm in its mouth without just taking it and grabbing hold and going with it.can you give me some insight on that please? .. thanks
Solid believer in the weightless worm 90% of the time. If needed I have some very minor weighted worm hooks. Some stuff likes to float, some likes to slowly sink (my favorite) and some lakes are just to deep to fish a weightless worm. We have a dam about 40 miles away. In the middle of no where. Talking northern part of North Dakota. No trees, no bushes, just relatively flat land with the occasional small valley. The dam is in the middle of no where can't see it from the highway can't even see the water but if you go down this random dirt road there is the dam (Black Tail). Water is 45 foot deep, virtually a drop off after 5 foot strait down. No current on the side I fish but that 70 degree angle. Almost impossible to get any top water bite. There is the occasional channel with 4-5 water and cattails..... Just fish it weightless and if you can't use the smallest possible weight you need to fall.
If you are lifting the rod tip up, then how are you dragging it along the bottom? Whenever I lift my rod tip I always elevate the worm in the water column. It always comes up.
Its real hot here in Ala, so I have started using a 12 inch worm and moving away from the shore line. I had one on today and he took me straight to the stumps. I know you have fished Lake Eufaula....any suggestions to catch a nice one there????
man i was woundering if anyone stills remeber this way of fishing the rubber worm is my go to lure when there not biting anytging else thats for sure that has never failed me even at night can still catch them the most effective one for me though is red and black on a 1/4 to 1/2 ounce bullet weight on a mustad number 2 hook never failed me at all and the way he is telling you how to do it in the video is the best way
thank you! I'm beginning angler and I just got some worms... then i was like wait how do i fish these. perfect vid helped me catch my first bass. 2 pounder but i guess you got to start some where
I'm moving from the backwoods of Kentucky to an island off the coast of East Africa in a month. The coastline is predominantly sand beaches with a few areas here and there of rocky coves. Can anyone recommend a good channel to learn the basics of saltwater fishing and the lures used for ocean fishing from the shoreline? Im going from bass and catfish to fishing in the ocean and I am totally lost and would like to learn as much as possible before I get there. I won't be fishing from a boat at all so channels discussing deep sea fishing from the charter boats won't help me much. I will be fishing strictly from the shore. Thanks!
I'm new to fishing, I've watched about 15 hours of 'tips' videos so far on youtube. This was by far the most descriptive on casting and reeling I've seen! Thank you so much!
+Bobby W. my suggestion is that you sign up for lucky tackle box. use code VIDEO over at www.luckytacklebox.com
and you get your first box for just $5. each box comes loaded with new
baits but it also comes with how-to videos to help you gain confidence
while learning how to use new baits. its perfect for you!
+Bobby W.
Scott Martin is one of the best teachers on You Tube.
Get yer lure wet
Scott you and your family are truly legends of the sport keep up the great work
Thanks to your tips I caught a nice 5lb largemouth
+Eugenio Ortega That is the greatest thing you can tell us!!! So glad we could help :-)
Nice
This changed my life, thank you.
Just learning with my husband who is your biggest fan! Great tip for me as a newbie fishing with worms. Thank you
I've been seriously fishing since I was 12 years old and I'm now 57, having grown up on a river in Florida and then fishing wherever I was stationed at as an adult (just so readers know where I'm coming from). There's one other type of bite on a soft bait I've experienced every once in a while. That is, the bass will inhale the bait and start swimming TOWARD you. It only happens once in a while but if you're watching your line it can mean the difference between catching a nice bass and losing one. As he swims toward you, do the best you can to keep the slack out of your line. Eventually, he (or she) will veer to one side or the other and when that happens, set your hook hard. Every time this kind of bite has happened to me, it has been a relatively large (to me) bass, 3 or more pounds. One was the largest I've ever caught, over 8 pounds here in Michigan. As a kid, I saltwater fished almost exclusively, since I lived on the Banana River. I sure wished I had known about small and large mouth bass, then, though. Now I've been bass fishing here in Michigan for about 16 years. Also spent a total of about 14 years trout fishing in Washington and Colorado.
Is there anyway to get in contact with you. So you can give me some advice and ideas on how to catch more different type of fish mostly bass a trout fish. I live in Central Ca !
Awesome advice! My whole life I have not been a fan of worm fishing, never had much luck.Come to find out I was fishing the worm to fast. I tried the dragging technique tonight, I caught 5 fish in 30 mins, one of which was my new personal best! 8 pounder on eagle mountain lake in Texas! On a Texas rigged zoom bait. Best evening of fishing I have had in a while.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ANGLER?TH-camRS FOR SURE!!! NOT JUST KNOWLEDGEABLE BUT JUST A DAMN GOOD ATTITUDE! APPRECIATE THE VIDEOS!
Scott Martin I'm trying to catch large mouth and this has been explained to me by several bass fisherman but it was not until I just watched your video that I finally got that moment of crystal clarity. Thank you for this great , very informative video. You gotta creep the worm along by moving the rod and only real in to remove the slack in the line and repeat. You are a great teacher.
I used this technique and literally caught a large mouth bass TWO casts later lol!! wow thanks for the tips!!
I don't usually come on here to comment but thanks to your advice I have caught 2 very large bass! Awesome video and thanks!
Thanks for posting the video, It's amazing that something so simple as "fish the worm along the bottom" can be so easily overlooked. I subscribed to your channel and I know I'm going to learn a lot from you. I live in the south where Bass is what makes up most of the freshwater fish, and most of the water is very grassy (Lilly pads, grass growing in the water, etc.) so its great to know a channel that tells you how to fish that kind of water for that kind of fish. Once again thank you, and I hope you keep making videos for a long time.
Wow, I love how you explain things - thorough, but simple & detailed. Keep it up! I've got an 11yr old boy that is hooked on fishing. We're looking at a move from Indiana to Florida in the next couple of years. I look forward to seeing your other videos.
Best tip ever! Went out this morning and caught seven bass between the size of three to five pounds. I never caught those size bass.Thanks for the great tip Scott.
Thank you so much I was so confused on how to fish a worm out there in the pond today thank you this is the best video to watch if u don’t know how to use a worm
He’s not lying. I’ve been having trouble all day it’s Sunday. I tried his technique caught three fish already.
Your video was the most clear information I’ve gotten yet from any other video !! As a beginner fisherman here in southwest Florida, this was great instruction….!!!L Jimmy
Thanks so much for the tips I went out and fished a worm for the first time like this and I have caught 30 fish in the past 4 days
Thanks for the tip, I always found myself reeling the worm slowly across the bottom instead of letting my rod doing the work.
Very good tip and absolutely true...when it get's tough go back to basics and sling a worm out there :-)
Thx for the simple tips. Its easy for tutorials to get caught up in the finer nuances of a technique ...that is to be learned later
Thank you sooooo much for this tip. I am a novice and any help is greatly appreciated.
+Eddie Figus my suggestion is that you sign up for lucky tackle box. use code VIDEO over at www.luckytacklebox.com
and you get your first box for just $5. each box comes loaded with new
baits but it also comes with how-to videos to help you gain confidence
while learning how to use new baits. its perfect for you!
I tried this technic just last week and caught two bass within 10 minutes apart!! worked great!!
Haven't fished freshwater in a bit, man your a great teacher. Needed a simple refresher and Bam! sincere thank you we can overlook the foundation when building the house 👍
This helped me pop off on the lake today. Thank you!
Thanks Scott for all the great informative fishing videos you post it helps us weekend warriors,you should do a show like Bill Dance did he taught people alot about fishing.
For the past 2 months I have been watching videos about how to fish etc. Well I have only caught 2 bass(shore)vs my mother in-law 6 using this dragging technique that I would constantly be telling her that her line was going to get caught. I now see why I have been getting a beating. She had never fished before. This works
thats how ive fished it since a kid its also great for people fishing off the back of the boat as he trolls through cover u barely flick it and map out the cover with the input from your rod and then as soon as u feel it break out from the grass flick a little bass love seeing something flash just outside of structure because it looks vulnerable and its instinctual to strike then.
Great video, short, simple, so too the point! Going to try this today
Great tips especially for someone who has never fished before!!!
This is a great technique. He is right on about not being able to fish it too slow. I've found rubber worms work great in any water color/condition but are best after rainstorms and/or when the water is cooler. Can't go wrong with the Zoom Trick Worm in Green Pumpkin color. Texas rig it up and fish away.
You are awesome Sir! Thanks for all your advices!
Very helpful tip on fishing a plastic worm with the rod tip advice, however I have also found at times in shallow weedy sections of a lake a weightless worm thrown into pockets without any action or swimming across pockets produces lots of fish under these circumstances. You've got a new subscriber and have enjoyed your Dad for years, thanks!
With so many styles of plactic worms out there, what is your favorite style? Ribbon tail? Straight? What is your go to worm style outisde of drop shotting and wacky. I fish in northern lakes, mostly MN.
Haha,thanks to this guy I've finally gained confidence in worm fishing 🎣 .my thanks to u.
Legit watched this video while fishing, casted out after it was over and fought a bass. Awesome video!!!
Using this tip today!! Thanks Scott been watching your channel lately lots of great stuff!!
best teacher ever im new to fishng iv learned so much thanks brotha
Scotty, noticed on the rig you were showing, you have a bobber stopper on the line instead of pegging.
Thanks for all the info Scott. Excellent job explaining, as usual.
Thanks.... I've been doing it wrong for 40 years. No wonder I've never been a great fisherman. I'm looking forward to trying the new technique.
+Nativebullet We all have our own way of fishing but learning new techniques always helps.
My suggestion is that you sign up for lucky tackle box. use code VIDEO over at www.luckytacklebox.com
and you get your first box for just $5. each box comes loaded with new
baits but it also comes with how-to videos to help you gain confidence
while learning how to use new baits. each video goes over rigging, retrieval and location.
He's is the man!!! Love his Okuma Rods!!!
cool video I fish in Minnesota gonna try I catch good bass here huggs from Minnesota great tip just started using soft baits
Scott is the best ! Love his videos ... hey Scott come fish Falcon Lake in TX with me ...
Good tip
Helped my game a lot !!!
I've been fishing for almost a year now, and all i can seem to catch them on is crankbaits. im realllyyy tryin to get into using softbaits. my number one question is what does it feel like when a fish bites a worm or creature bait? with crankbaits you usually feel the fish slam it but, how do you know when to hookset with a soft plastic? sorry if my question seems a little dumb.
basslines18 When you feel a fish bite a plastic is always different. Its just one of those things that you learn. just stick with a plastic for a while and you will get used to it cause i used to be in the same situation. hope it helps and goodluck
glad to know there's hope for me. thanks.
basslines18 it takes a while to recognize or feel the bite.. some cases you won't even feel it and just see your line moving when the fish swims away with it.. it usually feels like someone took a stick and started tapping at your line.. you'll feel it more specially when you have a medium fast action graphite rod (in my opinion)
i have a resevoir behind my house that I fish at least 4 times a week, and I've been using soft plastics lately. whether it be from a fish taking line or the tiny thump on the line, i know exactly when to set the hook now. thanks.
basslines18 usually after it tapes it a few times and on the third tap you jerk it to set the hook
Scott, the best teacher!! Thank you!!
Some of the better advice i've seen
Thanks for the tip... I'll try this on some Canadian Bass and Walleye.
I so needed this. I such at fishing and my brother is good at it. I don’t think he dies this but I will for now on
This has helped me very much especially since I’m bass fishing today
Thanks for the advice I use yums worms there my favorite
Great video...excellent tips!!!
Virtually every big bass I have caught has been taken on a plastic worm. I get lots of fish on swim baits and frogs but all of the biggest have been on worms. I fish in Rhode Island where it takes a long time for a fish to grow to 6 - 8 lbs. I also fish in very clear water with high visibility. Natural worms are great all year long, but you have to have patience and fish them very slowly. They often hit on the way down if flipped wacky rigged but Texas rigged and drop shot worms are constant producers.
I been wondering if you could use braid when using a plastic worm
sorry for the dumb question, but I haven't gotten the part of worm fishing mastered as far as being able to detect when a fish just has the worm in its mouth without just taking it and grabbing hold and going with it.can you give me some insight on that please? .. thanks
Solid believer in the weightless worm 90% of the time. If needed I have some very minor weighted worm hooks.
Some stuff likes to float, some likes to slowly sink (my favorite) and some lakes are just to deep to fish a weightless worm.
We have a dam about 40 miles away. In the middle of no where. Talking northern part of North Dakota. No trees, no bushes, just relatively flat land with the occasional small valley.
The dam is in the middle of no where can't see it from the highway can't even see the water but if you go down this random dirt road there is the dam (Black Tail).
Water is 45 foot deep, virtually a drop off after 5 foot strait down. No current on the side I fish but that 70 degree angle. Almost impossible to get any top water bite.
There is the occasional channel with 4-5 water and cattails.....
Just fish it weightless and if you can't use the smallest possible weight you need to fall.
If you are lifting the rod tip up, then how are you dragging it along the bottom? Whenever I lift my rod tip I always elevate the worm in the water column. It always comes up.
Well if you have a weight and the line is long,then I think it should work.idk honestly
Its real hot here in Ala, so I have started using a 12 inch worm and moving away from the shore line. I had one on today and he took me straight to the stumps. I know you have fished Lake Eufaula....any suggestions to catch a nice one there????
Thankyou Sir But what if I only have mono 17 pounds to be exact would that help me any or no
Thank you! Very helpful!
man i was woundering if anyone stills remeber this way of fishing the rubber worm is my go to lure when there not biting anytging else thats for sure that has never failed me even at night can still catch them the most effective one for me though is red and black on a 1/4 to 1/2 ounce bullet weight on a mustad number 2 hook never failed me at all and the way he is telling you how to do it in the video is the best way
I will definitely use this tip for this monday
Bout to head out and try this at my favorite linker pond
thanku, i needed this
thank you! I'm beginning angler and I just got some worms... then i was like wait how do i fish these. perfect vid helped me catch my first bass. 2 pounder but i guess you got to start some where
"You know..."
no I don't know. That's why I'm watching this video.
bannor216 😂😂 real talk
lol same
Thanks for the tips
yo a fellow Liam m
Got it. So pumped up Let’s Fish.
Thanks! Your way has caught me a lot of bass!
Thank you for your advices...
+Julio Villalta No problem
+Julio Villalta
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Great tip and video my friend! Oooooooooooooooooooooooh Yeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaahhh! Dig It!
great tip scott thank you
any tips for fishing with worm in rocky waters ?
use 35 pound braid would be my suggestion. I fish a lot of rocks and they would chew up 8-12 pound flaurocarbon.
excellent tip
All great tips.
I do this with a Texas rig just like this video but I get a bunch of grass/moss whatever it is all over the hook
May be a dumb question but can you do this with a regular worm?
What if there's a lot of thick grass/moss that gets stuck on my worm
texas rig
What am I talking about... my dads favorite.. the helicopter lure from the 90s
Excellent video
I'm moving from the backwoods of Kentucky to an island off the coast of East Africa in a month. The coastline is predominantly sand beaches with a few areas here and there of rocky coves. Can anyone recommend a good channel to learn the basics of saltwater fishing and the lures used for ocean fishing from the shoreline? Im going from bass and catfish to fishing in the ocean and I am totally lost and would like to learn as much as possible before I get there. I won't be fishing from a boat at all so channels discussing deep sea fishing from the charter boats won't help me much. I will be fishing strictly from the shore. Thanks!
Any news? what kind of fish you're catching?
what rod and reel specs would you recommend while fishing these worms
By lifting the rod you don't lift the bait off the floor?
Wow i been fishing with live bait and stink bait but now i am going to fish with this
Shiners are always good
Great video, thanks!
When is it more appropriate to fish worm as opposed to swim-jig/swimbait?
Does lifting the rod bring the worm off the bottom? The reason I ask is, I dont use a bullet weight with my plastics.
if jerk it will come off, but if you drag it slow it should stay on the bottom
Thanks for the infogood info.
Thanks Scott!
How do you keep it from getting caught on the bottom of the lake
I did this using common sense and basically being the bait.. proud of myself after watching this & knowing i did it right.
great video bro. any other advice welcomed
Scotts the man!!
Good tip thank you!!
worms are a great bait. I'm going to try his tip.
i fish in sawlt and small red plastic warms how should go at corvina saltwater bass how i aporch the salt Warter corvina bass
Could you do this with a brush hog too?
Most definitely.
thanks I could really use this tip
What color worm should I use?
Depends, i usually use watermelon red flake it works amazing
+Colton Drane ok thanks
+Tvanpoppel just look at videos on what colors to use in dirty water and clear water.