Place the hook beside the worm, then put your finger on the worm where the bend of the hook ends. This is where you want to bury the hook point. To do so, you will have to bend the worm a bit.

BEAVER LAKE -- Could be there are more black bass caught on plastic worms during spring and summer than on any other lure.

There may be as many ways to rig a plastic worm on a hook as there are species of fish in the lake. Rigging a worm shaky-head style is popular on all Ozark lakes.

Grab the worm right behind the hook bend, push its body slightly forward, then bring it back down on the hook point until the point is almost but not quite all the way through the plastic.

Try these essential bait rigs on your upcoming fishing trips. From worms to liver and shrimp, use these bait rigging guidelines to stick more fish.

Dwayne Culmer nets a largemouth bass he caught May 3 2021 with a plastic worm at Beaver Lake. Plastic worms in dark colors are his go-to lures for bass during spring and summer. (NWA Democrat ...