Bass Worm?

Listen A Hull! I told you I suck at Bass fishing! I just got some weighted hooks - jerk!

Plastic worms have been around forever E. Senko's are just the current flavor of the month but there's been dozens of others in the past that were just the cats meow of slingin rubbers.....anybody else remember slug-o's??  I think its less about which bait or color and more about presentation and genre that will draw the strike.  Pitching weightless plastics deep into shallow cover was by far my favorite tactic.  Behind my houseboat was the fishiest section of cover you'd ever seen, I used to pull bass out of ten inches water, most times the strike was visible, just see a fat toilet bowl swish and you were on. 

Anyway, if you're into weightless (no bullet weights, jigheads, etc..) you can go a couple different ways.  Pencil leads are little short, nail shaped sections of lead that you can trim to desired weight and insert into the worm itself.  Pretty good for chunky baits.  As industrious as you are, you could go down to the hardware store, buy nails and trim the heads off to achieve a similar product.  You can crimp a splitshot onto the hook shank, my preferred method, works killer for adding minute amounst of weight and keeping the baits balanced on the decent.  Or just buy weighted worm hooks....but the weights are always on the heavy side if you ask me.   


edit...looks like pat beat me to it 

Senko w/nail weight in the tail-section. Most people insert the nails in the head, which is OK. But I prefer the tail because they'll fall/sink away from you...then give a little yank, and it better resembles a wounded/struggling baitfish attempting to kick to the surface.
Art, I still have a plano box of Slugos. They're actually making a comeback! I'm gonna use em for RF this season too.

Jeez did you guys just start fishing? Dude, just get some of those nail weights that you insert into the worm/plastic. Go search Google for "nail weights" and you'll see what I'm talking about. Either that or get some weighted hooks (if you want the plastic to sink a certain way). I prefer the weighted hooks. Although...knowing you...you could easily make some nail weights from uhhh nails.

This may not be recommended but I like to drill out a block of lead then use the long slivers to weight my soft plastics and lures . this way you can choose the amount of weight you use. Like stick baits that basically float put a little around the front treble and darts deeper and wiggles more.

I've got a whole bag of them nail type weights for you EWB.     Well... Might keep a couple to actually try this. 

And yes Pat, bass fishing is pretty new to me    Three years ago I thought that the only way to catch them was with crank baits!  Look at me now 

I may just resort to nightcrawlers...that famliy at berry was killing them 

Eric,
There is none quick sinking other than the nightcrawler , All rigs you mentioned are weights dependent the heavier the faster they sink...I use Senko 6" pumkin color then depends on the season and pattern..My all time favorite is drop shots unless I am fishing on heavy Algae bloom I will use 3/4 to 1 oz bullet sliding sinker for my Texas Rig