Carolina rigged worms are great for fishing points, gravel bottoms and to get your worm up where the bass can see it!

Similar to a Texas rig, this rig will keep you in contact with structure like jetties, rocky areas, fallen trees, sunken ships, pirates gold...whatever you've found to fish on. The big difference is that long leader will allow your bait more free movement, even allow it to float if it can. The only way this is any different than a normal Carolina is that you have two weights, one on either side of a bead, and they clack together to add some noise. This works some days when the bass are aggressively feeding and are more tuned into noises and drawn towards the bait in hopes of discovering a hapless sea creature.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: five minutes

Here's How:

  1. Decide on hook, lead and bead size.
  2. Thread line from reel through lead, then through a bead and then through the 2nd lead.
  3. Tie your main line to a swivel using Palomar, San Diego Jam or improved clinch knot
  4. Cut 18" to 30" inch piece of flourocarbon (or regular mono) and tie to your swivel
  5. Tie hook to other end of the leader
  6. Insert hook into worm Texas style or exposed
  7. For exposed, thread hook into head of worm and down worm until shaft if buried, then turn hook and leave point sticking out.

Tips:

  1. Use a lighter and longer leader in clear water
  2. Match hook size to worm - a 1/0 is good for a four inch worm, a 5/0 may be needed for a big lizard
  3. Vary lead size to depth of water, shallow water use 1/2 ounce up to 1 ounce for deep water