Worm Harness

[pchilli1]

Morning all,

Does anyone have a technique for weighting your worm harness? I usually use a small bell sinker on a leader at the same place I attach my harness. The problem is the harness gets tangled in the weight. Is this just part of harness fishing or is there a better way to get your harness down without it getting tangled? For information purposes, I am only fishing in 10-20 feet of water and usually slow trolling/drifting (depending on the wind levels).

Thanks all and good fishing!

[SteveO]

A bottom bouncer is a common and recommended way to get your harness down there. 1 to 2 oz would work well for your depth. If you really want to tick the bottom then start with the 2 oz. However, this rig is still somewhat prone to tangling. To help avoid tangles, drop it over the side with the boat already in motion.

For shallower depths (~8ft) I use a rubber core sinker on the hook side of the swivel, about a foot from the hook.

[Peekay]

I've used the single arm bottom bouncers with the quick change weight snaps...the conventional bottom bouncers seem to be too cumbersome, and not easy to change weight quickly if you want to change depths. Plus, with the swivelling/sliding snap, its much less prone to tangling. I'm sure they're available in other places but I got mine at luremaking.com
http://www.luremaking.com/catalogue/cat ... ouncer.htm

If you like to use harnesses, this is the best system I know of.

PK

[Wallyboss]

You can also use a worm weight just like the ones you would use for a worm rigged Texas Style. Or what they call Keel weights.

But just dropping it over the side and letting line out is the way to do it instead of casting it out because of the weight being heavier when you cast out, the weight is actually ahead because it is heavier than the actual worm harness therefore when it hits the water it automatically tangles because when you start moving the weight has to come back over the harness to be in the right order and that causes a tangle most of the time. (I understand what i am trying to say, hopefully everybody else does too)

[eye-tracker]

You have a few options depending on where the fish are. A wire Bottom Bouncer will keep your spinner in the strike zone if you are targeting fish on bottom. If the fish are suspended off bottom you can troll with snap weights or keel weights to control your depth.

Bottom Bouncer


Snap Weights


Keel Weights


-sheldon

[ToadhunTer]

I prefer rubber core sinker, no tying involved,very inexpensive.[/img]

[jighead94]

For my worm harnesses, I put a 'snap-on' bell sinker ahead of the snap swivel on my main line. Then the worm harness is attached to the snap swivel. Weight then runs up against the swivel, in the waters I fish not that many rocks etc so have never had problems with the weight attaching itself to the bottom and losing everything.