Pink Rubber Worms?

[Wayne Jordan]

When I was fishing the Sauk today I found a float just submerged in the current. I pulled it up and found a 6" pink rubber worm on the end of it! Is this a common bait/lure for gear anglers fishing for steelhead? :dunno

Maybe I stumbled upon a secret technique employed by members of B.A.S.S. when they go steelhead fishing! Now that I think about it I could have swore that I saw Jimmy Houston kissing a steelhead on the lips as he floated by me....:+

[Flip]

yeah, they use em. with great success. there are some pink worm flys, id look at the corys fire worm. its a good one at about 5" long. palmered pink marabou tubes work the same and look the same underwater

tom

[clockwork]

i read somewhere that it was a secret steelhead killer in BC, they say just drifting a pink rubber worm isabout as good as you can get but i've heard that before.

[Jerry Daschofsky]

LOL you guys. Far from a secret, and been around quite awhile (guess I'm just a "in the know" gear guy lol). They first came out of BC around 20+ years ago. Been a staple for fishing down here for well over a decade now. They have been heavily used on the Olypen for quite awhile now. I know I've used them for at least 15 years now (at least that, I know I have been using them since I was in high school). There are quite a few ways to fish them. More then I'm sure you guys want to know. LOL. But one effective way is under a float (very successful for steelhead on rivers like the Hoh and SolDuc). My gear vests/bags are NOT without a bag of them.

If you want a fly that immulates (sp?) a pink worm is a leech. LOL. I've used the pink bunny leech very successfully (since it is my go to fly). Same movement. And durable to boot. Just suggest if you use a long leech (say a 4" long one) to use a trailer hook, or rig so that your hook will sit down near tail of leech (articulated).

[Crump]

Pink worm flies???
No way, they dont work, the same goes for black worm flies, or purple worm flies, or any other 'worm' flies for that matter....


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[bugnuts]

Looks like that Dolly's smokin' a pipe. ;)

[Peter Pancho]

A pink pipe...

Peter ><>

Mark 12:30-31

[Jay Allyn]

Like SH69 said, they have been used for a while and in the last couple years have gained popularity. Many people fish it with a little weight below a bobber or drift it like drift gear. The steelhead seem to really like them, most seem to be natives. And there are many bunny flies that resemble the "pink worm."

[chadk]

I've met a few silver salmon who were rather impartial to the pink worm as well. :smokin

[Wayne Jordan]

Well forget this feather stuff! I'm going to break out my vast collection of "Flying lures" and of course the infamous "banjo minnow" the next time I go steelhead fishing!;-) :thumb

[Hal Eckert]

"Take nothing but pictures leave nothing but your tracks"

First saw the pink worm on the Chilliwack/Vedder in 1986 I wondered if they were fishing for bass. LOL No they were after steelhead, I almost died when I saw it me standing there with my fly rod, etc..

Wait to I get my "Condom Fly" perfected, right SH 69 ? LOL I have a picture and the dressing from my southern trout fly fishing friends, got to love their creativity.

Now just have to settle on the color pink or natural and ribbed or unribbed ! BTW, they look simple to tie, just have to think about how I explain this to the WIFE ! Going to try them on our summer runs this year.

I will find a way to tie them in secret or something.

LOL

:beer2 :thumb

BG

[Flip]

:+

[Dan]

It's not a secret technique. Stop by Hook, Line and Sinker in Smokey Point and ask Josh to see the collection. At first blush, it does seem to be an unusual way to fish for steelhead - why on earth would they eat a pink worm? - but it can be very effective. Think 17 pound hen and 8 pound buck steelhead. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. Upon reflecting on the matter, it does make a certain amount of sense. I carry a San Juan worm in my box for trout and use it sometimes as an attractor pattern. Why wouldn't BIG trout eat worms, too?

Dan

"There are none happy in the world but beings who enjoy freely a vast horizon."

[Wayne Jordan]

Trust me, in my travels I have seen some strange techniques. I've caught trout through the ice in Maine that had rubber worms halfway down their throats, and were skinny because they couldn't digest anything.
When I used to fish for bluefin tuna we'd use all kinds of weird stuff to attract/catch them. One of the best techniques was using the "rocks" that are used as chicken feed to help them digest their food. When thrown overboard this stuff tumbles& flashes as it falls through the water. We would also use tampons soaked in herring oil, and stuff tie them inside of our rubber squid daisy chains. Did it work? You better believe it! It paid my way through college!:thumb

[Matt Burke]

I'll bet the Banjo Minnow makes a fly line snap while casting. My articulated hare leeches are a lot like worms, I guess. I know they don't get down as fast as a jig would. Wonder how long a jig would stay on my Spey rod and line. OOPPPS, sorry. Satin must have been controlling my thoughts there for a second.

Matt Burke