Finally, the Slider has made it to Retro Bassin. It’s literally the do-nothing method. The little inflections in the rod tip while you reel are all the action it needs. You really need the watch the videos of Charlie Sr. explaining the system. They’re not great quality but they were originally on vhs. Here is a link th-cam.com/video/ZTxY7mColgI/w-d-xo.html
I have a copy of Charlie Brewers book on slider fishing. I have a Do It mold that was a “Glider” lol I believe his video on slider fishing is still on TH-cam. finesse fishing is my jam lol On your speed? As the man said (Bill dance) if you think you’re going slow, slow down
Charlie Brewer's SLIDER WORM,they're always putting some bonus for my mail order. When I was order them T-shirt and Hat and original SLIDER Jighead and worms, they putting smaller size T-shirt for my son.
Got a boat load of Charlie Brewer Slider fishing grubs, worms, hooks, etc. all I fish with. Been fishing the Slider way for over 20 years. Good stuff, great video!!
Your laugh is contagious! You can’t fake that much happiness. Fishing will do that to you. I had a wreck a week ago and broke my back, had major surgery and I’m having to relearn how to get out of bed and walk around. And I’m a single guy who literally fishes every single day after work and on weekends. Mostly catfish, stripe and crappie fish on the river I live by. So it’s been tough not being able to do what I love. But your videos have been very entertaining, thank you!
The lure that started it all for me! along with Sluggo bobby garland tubes and fleck spinner baits and a #9 rapalla. Sliders are still in my panic box they always catch fish.
Slider worms work pretty much all the time. Being they are old school you need to sharpen the hooks on the slider head jig. They are so easy to use it takes patients to reel slowly as in super slow imparting no add action to the worm. Jerking on a hit is not a good idea; instead just reel tight and set the hook using a sweeping stroke. I took a girlfriend fishing that never had gone fishing; I gave her a slider 4-inch worm and spinning rod. She continued to catch so many fish I didn’t have time to fish much myself. These little worms work best in clear open water. I believe they are the best lure to learn how to fish deep water too. Ring worm grubs work really well too. I met an old guy at the boat launch leaving as I was about to launch my boat. He looked at all the different rods and lures in my boat. He laughed and said; come here; he opened an ice chest; inside were two big bass, two nicer big walleye and a tank size crappie. He showed me two spinning rods with slider heads tied on and nothing else in his boat. He said son; you want catch fish or play in the water? I didn’t have an answer for that one. I got some Charlie Brewer Slider Head worms. I still play in the water but; if that isn’t working out come the slider heads.🦉
I used to read "Fishing Facts" magazine when I was a kid, and I remember when Charlie Brewer joined their staff and starting writing articles about his "do-nothing" style of fishing with the Slider worm. Charlie Brewer always said that no matter how still you tried to keep your rod during the retrieve, your inability to keep it perfectly still would impart all the action that was needed. He used the worm at all depths, including quite deep for his primary quarry, which was smallmouths in steep-edged reservoirs in Tennessee. He described the flat tail of the worm as every-so-slightly fluttering on a super-slow retrieve, just like the only part of a bait fish that seems to move is the tail fin as they slowly coast along. Thus, I'm not sure if that tail is supposed to be horizontal as you were saying. It might be that it is supposed to be vertical, though I have a hunch it won't matter much. I've only watched a few of Roland Martin's videos but he's a big proponent of keeping the rod angle high so that the angle at which the line intersects the rod is close to 90 degrees, as that puts the mechanical advantage in your favor, not the fish's, when it comes to which of you is the first one to become aware of the pull from the other end of the line. At "Fishing Facts", Charlie Brewer was known as "Tennessee Charlie" because they already had a writer named Charlie Richie who was known as "Texas Charlie". Texas Charlie was a huge proponent of extremely heavy tackle and early in his writing career at Fishing Facts he said he knew what worked and what didn't, and no one could ever land bass in his waters with more standard tackle (and especially not ultra-light). He really had a macho attitude about heavy tackle. Then, Texas Charlie spent a day fishing with Tennessee Charlie, and he wrote an article saying his eyes had been opened and that he would no longer be the stubborn know-it-all about heavy tackle that he had been before. He said that the ultralight tackle and do-nothing method of Tennessee Charlie had worked far better than he ever could have imagined.
Since 1984 the slider has been my #1 go to. Do nothing method, work it thru the water column or even pull it across the top. It catches when nothing else will. The biggest catch yet was a 22lb. Bowfin on it.
Love the slider worm and technique. I use that same technique when fishing a 4 inch finesse worm T-Rig and it works great. When the going gets weird, it's gotta be Retro!
I still use sliders to this day. Matter of fact I just used them the other day. Find you a lake with a slot limit and load up on them 10 to 12 inch bass.
First. Sharpen your hook. If it will slide over your fingernail, it's not sharp. It should dig in with just the slighest bit of pressure. With a sharp hook, all you need to do to set the hook is lift your rod tip with a slight snap. I used 6-10 pound line. Reel it slow. If you think you're going too slow, slow it down dome more. The fish will tell you what you what they want. A "bump bump" strike is usually a bluegille. A bass just takes it in his moth and moves off. If you take your time you can lead them to the boat like a dog on a leash and never set the hook. I've done it and had my partner net the fish. But don't worry about is a bass or a bluegill. Just "pop" it and find out. As I used to tell my partners, "You gotta take a lot of jerks to the lake with you." Also, I never used the drag on the reel. I'd tighten the drag down tight, then leave the anti-reverse off, and backreel the reel when I needed to give line. I felt I was a better judge than the mechanical drag. Never lost a fish that way. I am a disciple of the Gospel of Charlie Brewer. I probably caught more fish on a Slider than everything else put together. From 1 foot, to 20 feet, clear water or muddy, tidal river or lake. It mattered not a bit. My old license plate on my Ford Ranger read "Slidr Rig."
Never tried the slider, but it would be neat to try. I concur with you Chris, just casting a worm and reeling it in has to be an odd feeling, lol. Keep up the great work, almost to 10k!!!!!!!
Definitely 4inches slider with spiderhead is a killer. My favorite color is chartreuse black core. I recommend you japanese follower Ano slider by Boreas.
Here's an old-school comment about your rod coming apart! In the old days, casting the top section off your fishing rod was a common problem. I read in a book from the 1940s (way before my time) that the easiest way to fix that is to pluck a hair or two from your head and drop it end-wise into the receiving half of the ferrule before putting the pieces together. The section of hair needs to end up being aligned lengthwise within the ferrule joint when the joint goes together. A single hair is usually enough, but if the ferrule is extremely loose, three might be needed. I have an ancient Heddon ultralight rod that had this problem from the day it was new, and this trick always worked perfectly. Nowadays, though, most guys have hair that's too short to make use of for this trick! Fortunately, modern rods are built to more precise standards and don't have this problem.
My favorite Charlie slider was 1/4oz orange head with 3in paddle tail worm that was brown wtih gold flake and orange tail. I would "slide" it over submerged weeds and let it drop into pockets and holes. Never caught any lunkers on it but lots of small guys.
Have to confess, have never tried the Slider Worm or the Slider method. Am intrigued. Might have to give it a whirl just so I can say I've used it. Checking out the website now.
You don't need to snatch like crazy on the hook set LOL. Especially if you work the worm point through the worm a few times to get the channel enlarged a bit and just tuck the point inside the worm rather than skin hooking. Even with a short fiberglass rod and mono line I'll almost never lose one if I wait until I feel the fish swim off to set.
I grew up on Slider fishing in the 90s. It was the go to for Dad and I for bass in Texas. I remember him teaching me how to drag and slow twitch the pole, hold out for the pause, cause that's when the bass will hit. About 4 or 5 years ago I decided to reinvest my time back into fishing (like every weekend). Called my dad up and said I was outfitting my tackle and worm bag. Asked if he knew where to get slider hooks, said sadly no...we couldn't find them on any selves anymore and he mailed me the few hooks he had in his box. I looked them up online and found their web site..it didn't look like the new improved one they have up now. I bought like 2 or 3 of everything fearing they would never make it back to market. I have the NED rigs, the various Shaky heads...but the Slider is the Original and still performs like a beast! Last weekend my Yak crew and I hit Briery Creek in Virginia. Its loaded with standing timber. Had a Slider tied on...everyone in the group said your not going to want to fish that here...you'll be hung all day. I replied...its a Slider hook guys...it dont catch anything but fish. Sure enough...I was the first one on with a good little 3lb football, slow twitching a line of timber they wound get close to with their open hooks. For me..if nothing else it brings back memories of fishing with dad, and will stay as a staple in my bag of tricks.
If you really want to go retro , check out the new Charlie Brewer Retro 4 1/2 ft. fiberglass rod. Tenn. handle and great action, not a wimpy rod. I forgot how much more accurate a short rod is compared to the 61/2 - 7 ft. rods we have all come so accustomed to ! Check out the " polishing the rocks " retrieve on Charlie Brewer You Tube . I t is my favorite way of fishing any type of worm , especially Sliders ! Also their 5 inch worms are awesome !
On my wife’s phone the original do nothing system they also say the mr twister ring worm is great on that rig to and they are very weedless there are still videos on TH-cam about how to from the old man himself also another great worm for Charlie brewer sliders would be the mad river steelhead worms and also take the paddle tail grub he makes and put it on a Johnson bettel spin it is a upgrade that will catch you some serious panfish and an occasional bass do your homework l fished with a old man one time this was his retrieve cast out a zoom fluke weightless leave bail open let sink to bottom then shake rod vigorously then he would slowly raise the rod until the Line would touch the rod and then he would shake again and repeat now for the final score l caught 3 he caught 8 then he said now are you ready to learn something and he taught me how to dead stick how to shake your rod while worm is falling and how to shake worm in place with out moving it then give it a very sharp wrist snap and let it fall to the bottom and do the snap again and let me tell you that old man always had a bent rod with a bass on the other end l started to fish his way and my catch rate went up by 50 percent so in one 8 hour day l learned how to shake in place and thump your rod and dead stick
The quarter ounce weight is a little heavy. Try 1/8th and 1/16th sizes. They seem to work best in shallow water.Just slowly drag /stop method seems to work best. Dead stick it on occasion. Not being able to keep the rod tip still gives it all the action it needs.
it's more a of a cast, trip the bail keeping the rod tip at 10 - 11 o'clock and let it glide through the water colum until it hits the bottom, drop the rod take up the slack and glide it through the water! keeping your eye on the line for any sideways movement or if the line feels heavy! take up the slack and sweep your rod! no need to cross their eyes! it'll set itself because of sharp thin wire hooks! as Charlie states in his book! when he explains how to take a worm out and hold it between your pointer finger and thumb and notice the only movement is the slight movement cause by your heart beating! that's all the action needed! it's more deadly when it's just gliding through the water! it's a finesse bait! that produces large fish on heavily fished waters! especially on these new braided lines! thin as sowing tread but strong as steel! especially with a 6' fluorocarbon leader 2x lb of the main line!!
That's what those worms are. I used to have a bunch and finally ran out. They were my go to for river smallmouth and goggle eye. Could never find them again I thought they were a zoom bait though
Wow, just found this video by accident. Now I'm going to address the obvious. You are not really fishing it wrong. Charlie Sr made the concept in order to fish it differently, actually like a more natural approach. I personally use them when I fish bridge pylons. That slider head you used is more for a 5 or 6 inch finesse style worm. Back when he made it,Creame worms were the hit. And it still works. Now I use the orange crappie jigheads and the black slider spider jigheads. I have used them in bank fishing with great success. Doesn't hurt to use a fish attractant on it to hide your scent. Spinning tackle is a must. Now here's a major factor..... Use 6 # monofilament line & set your drag loose. Use very little action to it as you possibly can. You will catch a lot of smaller size bass. But if you get a chance to fish from a boat under a bridge.... now that's where it really shines. Charlie Sr was a fishing genius in my opinion, God rest his soul. His book is the best book to read about fishing. I'm now in my 60s but I fished it since I was in my 20s. Charlie Jr is just as talented with his technique also. Believe me, there's days I caught more than 150+ bass. Some over 5 lbs. Thanks for sharing this video It brought back some great times fishing with slider worms
Finally, the Slider has made it to Retro Bassin. It’s literally the do-nothing method. The little inflections in the rod tip while you reel are all the action it needs. You really need the watch the videos of Charlie Sr. explaining the system. They’re not great quality but they were originally on vhs. Here is a link th-cam.com/video/ZTxY7mColgI/w-d-xo.html
That’s a great video! Still need to do the history of the Slider, but at least this is a start!
@@RetroBassin if you ever find your way to Lawrenceburg, TN, I’m sure they would give you a tour of their facilities and a history of the company.
@@RetroBassin Charlie also wrote a book on Slider Fishing. I think you can still get it from the Charlie Brewer Slider Company's website. Good read.
I found a 1973 Charlie Brewer ad last night. I'll send it to you. Great video Chris!
I have a copy of Charlie Brewers book on slider fishing. I have a Do It mold that was a “Glider” lol
I believe his video on slider fishing is still on TH-cam. finesse fishing is my jam lol
On your speed? As the man said (Bill dance) if you think you’re going slow, slow down
"Hahahahahaha He hit it funny too!" You are funny! And so light hearted and just lovin' it! I love your show. 🤠
Good mornin ! Thanks for another episode on a saturday mornin
Tryin’ to keep the cadence up!
@@RetroBassin Love the shows , All of them
4” slider was the only worm my Dad would fish. Brings back a lot of memories of sitting in a jonboat with my Dad
Those that fish the Slider REALLY fish the Slider!
Been slamming fish with the slider since 1984.
Charlie Brewer's SLIDER WORM,they're always putting some bonus for my mail order.
When I was order them T-shirt and Hat and original SLIDER Jighead and worms,
they putting smaller size T-shirt for my son.
Man I love your channel so much. I would bet you that 90% of today's fishing youtubers have no clue what a Charlie Brewer Slider worm is!
Finally a good video on these I'm from Tennessee and seen these on the news channel and since they are made in Tennessee I want to try them
Yeah buddy I was waiting for this video! I'll admit right away I was like oh no stop moving the rod lol.
Got a boat load of Charlie Brewer Slider fishing grubs, worms, hooks, etc. all I fish with. Been fishing the Slider way for over 20 years. Good stuff, great video!!
This channel is a hidden gem. Keep up the good work Chris, you’re gonna get big one day. Love the content.
I 2nd this. So much to appreciate with Retro Bassin
@@jumpinpics2414 Thanks, good buddy! Big or small, we’ll keep pumping out olde thyme content each week!
My childhood 🪱 I still have a pack of that same color without the chartreuse tail.
happy weekend from canada dude.
it's getting cold af here... ima fish vicariously thru you for the next few months.
love the channel.
take care.
Your laugh is contagious! You can’t fake that much happiness. Fishing will do that to you. I had a wreck a week ago and broke my back, had major surgery and I’m having to relearn how to get out of bed and walk around. And I’m a single guy who literally fishes every single day after work and on weekends. Mostly catfish, stripe and crappie fish on the river I live by. So it’s been tough not being able to do what I love. But your videos have been very entertaining, thank you!
Sorry to hear that, Coopersboy, but definitely get yourself fixed up and get back out there on the pond…or even the bank!
@@RetroBassin I’m getting there slowly! Thank you sir. Fish on!
The lure that started it all for me! along with Sluggo bobby garland tubes and fleck spinner baits and a #9 rapalla. Sliders are still in my panic box they always catch fish.
Did we just become best friends?? Sounds like my tackle box growing up. Loved that jointed rapala also.
@@pigjigs247 caught my first 5 on a gold jointed rapalla when I was 10 slow waking. I remember that strike like it was yesterday 35 yrs later
Slow down and then when you think it's too slow, slow down some more! - an old guy in South Texas once told me!
Jethro. You caught some good ones in that cement pond. Fun video Keep after them Son
Yeah, caught a bunch of SWC bait! Haha.
@@RetroBassin was a fun watch as always
Slider worms work pretty much all the time. Being they are old school you need to sharpen the hooks on the slider head jig. They are so easy to use it takes patients to reel slowly as in super slow imparting no add action to the worm. Jerking on a hit is not a good idea; instead just reel tight and set the hook using a sweeping stroke. I took a girlfriend fishing that never had gone fishing; I gave her a slider 4-inch worm and spinning rod. She continued to catch so many fish I didn’t have time to fish much myself. These little worms work best in clear open water. I believe they are the best lure to learn how to fish deep water too. Ring worm grubs work really well too. I met an old guy at the boat launch leaving as I was about to launch my boat. He looked at all the different rods and lures in my boat. He laughed and said; come here; he opened an ice chest; inside were two big bass, two nicer big walleye and a tank size crappie. He showed me two spinning rods with slider heads tied on and nothing else in his boat. He said son; you want catch fish or play in the water? I didn’t have an answer for that one. I got some Charlie Brewer Slider Head worms. I still play in the water but; if that isn’t working out come the slider heads.🦉
I used to read "Fishing Facts" magazine when I was a kid, and I remember when Charlie Brewer joined their staff and starting writing articles about his "do-nothing" style of fishing with the Slider worm. Charlie Brewer always said that no matter how still you tried to keep your rod during the retrieve, your inability to keep it perfectly still would impart all the action that was needed. He used the worm at all depths, including quite deep for his primary quarry, which was smallmouths in steep-edged reservoirs in Tennessee. He described the flat tail of the worm as every-so-slightly fluttering on a super-slow retrieve, just like the only part of a bait fish that seems to move is the tail fin as they slowly coast along. Thus, I'm not sure if that tail is supposed to be horizontal as you were saying. It might be that it is supposed to be vertical, though I have a hunch it won't matter much.
I've only watched a few of Roland Martin's videos but he's a big proponent of keeping the rod angle high so that the angle at which the line intersects the rod is close to 90 degrees, as that puts the mechanical advantage in your favor, not the fish's, when it comes to which of you is the first one to become aware of the pull from the other end of the line.
At "Fishing Facts", Charlie Brewer was known as "Tennessee Charlie" because they already had a writer named Charlie Richie who was known as "Texas Charlie". Texas Charlie was a huge proponent of extremely heavy tackle and early in his writing career at Fishing Facts he said he knew what worked and what didn't, and no one could ever land bass in his waters with more standard tackle (and especially not ultra-light). He really had a macho attitude about heavy tackle. Then, Texas Charlie spent a day fishing with Tennessee Charlie, and he wrote an article saying his eyes had been opened and that he would no longer be the stubborn know-it-all about heavy tackle that he had been before. He said that the ultralight tackle and do-nothing method of Tennessee Charlie had worked far better than he ever could have imagined.
Since 1984 the slider has been my #1 go to. Do nothing method, work it thru the water column or even pull it across the top. It catches when nothing else will.
The biggest catch yet was a 22lb. Bowfin on it.
Do you know of the lure that was called the Dixie Shimmy don't know who made it but it was made in the 40's or50's
Love the slider worm and technique. I use that same technique when fishing a 4 inch finesse worm T-Rig and it works great. When the going gets weird, it's gotta be Retro!
I’ve been fishing that system for years and still do! Loved the episode!
I fish the slider grub in the reg. I’ll have to try the worm!
20 minutes of the good old days
I still use sliders to this day. Matter of fact I just used them the other day. Find you a lake with a slot limit and load up on them 10 to 12 inch bass.
Dang son. That rod bending reminds me of my ugly stiks!
First. Sharpen your hook. If it will slide over your fingernail, it's not sharp. It should dig in with just the slighest bit of pressure. With a sharp hook, all you need to do to set the hook is lift your rod tip with a slight snap. I used 6-10 pound line. Reel it slow. If you think you're going too slow, slow it down dome more. The fish will tell you what you what they want. A "bump bump" strike is usually a bluegille. A bass just takes it in his moth and moves off. If you take your time you can lead them to the boat like a dog on a leash and never set the hook. I've done it and had my partner net the fish. But don't worry about is a bass or a bluegill. Just "pop" it and find out. As I used to tell my partners, "You gotta take a lot of jerks to the lake with you."
Also, I never used the drag on the reel. I'd tighten the drag down tight, then leave the anti-reverse off, and backreel the reel when I needed to give line. I felt I was a better judge than the mechanical drag. Never lost a fish that way.
I am a disciple of the Gospel of Charlie Brewer. I probably caught more fish on a Slider than everything else put together. From 1 foot, to 20 feet, clear water or muddy, tidal river or lake. It mattered not a bit. My old license plate on my Ford Ranger read "Slidr Rig."
Never tried the slider, but it would be neat to try. I concur with you Chris, just casting a worm and reeling it in has to be an odd feeling, lol. Keep up the great work, almost to 10k!!!!!!!
nice job..
Definitely 4inches slider with spiderhead is a killer. My favorite color is chartreuse black core. I recommend you japanese follower Ano slider by Boreas.
Sliders! Yes please!
Love it do more fishing shows bro. Right on!
You don’t see the chart tail with the junebug in bass worms much anymore. What a great color combination.
Just purple with metallic green flakes…classic!
@@RetroBassin Yeah but they always leave off the chart tail in the newer stuff. Gotta have that chartreuse.
@@phain3 dip it in dye?
@@XxNiteStockerxX yeah that works (and the bass probably don’t care) but it’s just not the same look as being molded with it
Try using the Lazy Ike lure, seems I'm the only one still fishing with it after 40 years !!!
Please tell us what retro rod and reel you're using in episodes where you fish.
Will do!
Will do!
I use my slider worms whenever I fit a pond they work great .
I have been a fan of the Charlie Brewer slider worm for years and won ten tournament s using the motor oil color
I have never tried his bass worms but the crappie slider grubs are killer…
Here's an old-school comment about your rod coming apart! In the old days, casting the top section off your fishing rod was a common problem. I read in a book from the 1940s (way before my time) that the easiest way to fix that is to pluck a hair or two from your head and drop it end-wise into the receiving half of the ferrule before putting the pieces together. The section of hair needs to end up being aligned lengthwise within the ferrule joint when the joint goes together. A single hair is usually enough, but if the ferrule is extremely loose, three might be needed. I have an ancient Heddon ultralight rod that had this problem from the day it was new, and this trick always worked perfectly. Nowadays, though, most guys have hair that's too short to make use of for this trick! Fortunately, modern rods are built to more precise standards and don't have this problem.
Those worms look like they would be good on a drop shot also.
Retro--I got behind in my watching, but I will catch up and give you thumbs up!!! Love the slider. Straight up black is always my winner winner.....
My favorite Charlie slider was 1/4oz orange head with 3in paddle tail worm that was brown wtih gold flake and orange tail. I would "slide" it over submerged weeds and let it drop into pockets and holes. Never caught any lunkers on it but lots of small guys.
There are so many different head styles, I will have to do some more research before next trip!
Nice reel bro! 😉
Have to confess, have never tried the Slider Worm or the Slider method. Am intrigued. Might have to give it a whirl just so I can say I've used it. Checking out the website now.
That was fun, thanks.
I remember using the Slider. I still have some and they still work! You may be setting the hook too fast. Try letting them swim with it.
Where ya at man? No video this week? (Halloween Sunday) Hope all is well brother.
Guess it was a Trick…back on normal cycle this weekend. Got on water with the vintage Jerk Worn yesterday.
@@RetroBassin lol. Cool man. Just glad you're okay. See ya Sunday!
The Slider fishing book stays in my work truck. I have been reading that book since I was a kid (41 now)
And I swear by his tackle and method
Slider is the Finesse cousin to Ned
You don't need to snatch like crazy on the hook set LOL. Especially if you work the worm point through the worm a few times to get the channel enlarged a bit and just tuck the point inside the worm rather than skin hooking. Even with a short fiberglass rod and mono line I'll almost never lose one if I wait until I feel the fish swim off to set.
I grew up on Slider fishing in the 90s. It was the go to for Dad and I for bass in Texas. I remember him teaching me how to drag and slow twitch the pole, hold out for the pause, cause that's when the bass will hit. About 4 or 5 years ago I decided to reinvest my time back into fishing (like every weekend). Called my dad up and said I was outfitting my tackle and worm bag. Asked if he knew where to get slider hooks, said sadly no...we couldn't find them on any selves anymore and he mailed me the few hooks he had in his box. I looked them up online and found their web site..it didn't look like the new improved one they have up now. I bought like 2 or 3 of everything fearing they would never make it back to market. I have the NED rigs, the various Shaky heads...but the Slider is the Original and still performs like a beast! Last weekend my Yak crew and I hit Briery Creek in Virginia. Its loaded with standing timber. Had a Slider tied on...everyone in the group said your not going to want to fish that here...you'll be hung all day. I replied...its a Slider hook guys...it dont catch anything but fish. Sure enough...I was the first one on with a good little 3lb football, slow twitching a line of timber they wound get close to with their open hooks. For me..if nothing else it brings back memories of fishing with dad, and will stay as a staple in my bag of tricks.
If you don't sing along with the theme song, you're on the wrong channel. So glad I found this channel.
Awesome❗️
Enjoyed the video! I ordered some sliders to try.
If you really want to go retro , check out the new Charlie Brewer Retro 4 1/2 ft. fiberglass rod. Tenn. handle and great action, not a wimpy rod. I forgot how much more accurate a short rod is compared to the 61/2 - 7 ft. rods we have all come so accustomed to ! Check out the " polishing the rocks " retrieve on Charlie Brewer You Tube . I t is my favorite way of fishing any type of worm , especially Sliders ! Also their 5 inch worms are awesome !
On my wife’s phone the original do nothing system they also say the mr twister ring worm is great on that rig to and they are very weedless there are still videos on TH-cam about how to from the old man himself also another great worm for Charlie brewer sliders would be the mad river steelhead worms and also take the paddle tail grub he makes and put it on a Johnson bettel spin it is a upgrade that will catch you some serious panfish and an occasional bass do your homework l fished with a old man one time this was his retrieve cast out a zoom fluke weightless leave bail open let sink to bottom then shake rod vigorously then he would slowly raise the rod until the Line would touch the rod and then he would shake again and repeat now for the final score l caught 3 he caught 8 then he said now are you ready to learn something and he taught me how to dead stick how to shake your rod while worm is falling and how to shake worm in place with out moving it then give it a very sharp wrist snap and let it fall to the bottom and do the snap again and let me tell you that old man always had a bent rod with a bass on the other end l started to fish his way and my catch rate went up by 50 percent so in one 8 hour day l learned how to shake in place and thump your rod and dead stick
The quarter ounce weight is a little heavy. Try 1/8th and 1/16th sizes. They seem to work best in shallow water.Just slowly drag /stop method seems to work best. Dead stick it on occasion. Not being able to keep the rod tip still gives it all the action it needs.
There is more than one way to wiggle a worm!
Fishing slow is hard!
it's more a of a cast, trip the bail keeping the rod tip at 10 - 11 o'clock and let it glide through the water colum until it hits the bottom, drop the rod take up the slack and glide it through the water! keeping your eye on the line for any sideways movement or if the line feels heavy! take up the slack and sweep your rod! no need to cross their eyes! it'll set itself because of sharp thin wire hooks! as Charlie states in his book! when he explains how to take a worm out and hold it between your pointer finger and thumb and notice the only movement is the slight movement cause by your heart beating! that's all the action needed! it's more deadly when it's just gliding through the water! it's a finesse bait! that produces large fish on heavily fished waters! especially on these new braided lines! thin as sowing tread but strong as steel! especially with a 6' fluorocarbon leader 2x lb of the main line!!
That's what those worms are. I used to have a bunch and finally ran out. They were my go to for river smallmouth and goggle eye. Could never find them again I thought they were a zoom bait though
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RetroBassin, are you a Stren Original man?
Wow, just found this video by accident. Now I'm going to address the obvious. You are not really fishing it wrong. Charlie Sr made the concept in order to fish it differently, actually like a more natural approach. I personally use them when I fish bridge pylons. That slider head you used is more for a 5 or 6 inch finesse style worm. Back when he made it,Creame worms were the hit. And it still works. Now I use the orange crappie jigheads and the black slider spider jigheads. I have used them in bank fishing with great success. Doesn't hurt to use a fish attractant on it to hide your scent. Spinning tackle is a must. Now here's a major factor..... Use 6 # monofilament line & set your drag loose. Use very little action to it as you possibly can. You will catch a lot of smaller size bass. But if you get a chance to fish from a boat under a bridge.... now that's where it really shines. Charlie Sr was a fishing genius in my opinion, God rest his soul. His book is the best book to read about fishing. I'm now in my 60s but I fished it since I was in my 20s. Charlie Jr is just as talented with his technique also. Believe me, there's days I caught more than 150+ bass. Some over 5 lbs. Thanks for sharing this video
It brought back some great times fishing with slider worms
Awww shit! It's Saturday morning, isn't it?
100%
I just love that there are comments before I get out of bed!
@@RetroBassin Heck yea
I used to catch 3 to1 in ponds yrs ago, now I fish lakes and haven't had hardly any success with them.
The action is a keitech style wobble on a constant retreive. I would pinch the curly tail off a tequila sunrise 6" and just kill them!
Less talking and more fishing next time geesh
You are not fishing the slider worm correctly !!!
That much I do know.
It's simple Throw it out. let it sink, reel it back very slowly ...I have caught several thousand Bass this way from shore
I think I was feeling too fast…