{"id":11370,"date":"2023-08-01T09:32:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theclarion.org\/?p=11370"},"modified":"2023-08-01T09:32:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:32:23","slug":"fishing-tip-of-the-week-125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/?p=11370","title":{"rendered":"Fishing tip of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Big Worms for Summer<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>by Mike Gerry<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over my many years of guiding, I have found that most fishermen believe that using a big worm in the heat of the summer is not the smartest of decisions. <!--more-->Well, I believe it\u2019s all in technique, and if you choose it correctly big worms are very effective. There are so many little things to consider when using a big worm in the heat of the summer , but when you make the correct decision, based on the conditions, you can have a great day in the heat.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, the best summer technique for a big worm is dragging it on the bottom, also known as bottom hugging. Bottom hugging a big worm instead of moving it in an up and down is the key to success, as most bass in the heat are located on the bottom especially past 9 a.m. or so in the morning as the sun comes up. However, this technique requires some thought especially if the deep water has developed a thermocline on the bottom, which with the correct sensitivity of your electronics you can actually see. Thermocline destroys the oxygen on the bottom and fishing it with any bait is a waste of time. You have to move shallower waters when this occurs for the fish to bite as they will move to better levels of oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>Another key is current. Big worms in the summer are very effective when there is current. As the bait moves, creating current, the bass will strike. <br \/>\nI like any big worm from 8 inches to 10 inches in the summer. The more tail action you get from it the better the bait works for you. I also believe that the better the worm floats up from the bottom the better the worm works in the heat of the summer. So, dragging a floating worm with lots of tail movement really makes for a great bait in the warm water as it projects off the bottom making for a tantalizing bait.<\/p>\n<p>Color can also be key don\u2019t be stuck on one color. If you\u2019re not successful try a different color to see if it changes the bite for you. Big worms, big fish in the summer &#8211; try it you will like it.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Captain Mike<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Worms for Summer by Mike Gerry Over my many years of guiding, I have found that most fishermen believe that using a big worm in the heat of the summer is not the smartest of decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fishing-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11371,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11370\/revisions\/11371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}