This is where I struggled. I have tried soft plastic worms before but never paid attention to the details. It needs patience, attentiveness, and sensitive ultralight or light rods. While Fahmi gave perfect hooksets on each bite, I missed my chances on the few bites I had from my knee-jerk response each time a fish bit my worm. We fished many areas from sandy slopes to weed edges and hard bottoms around the lake. The worms triggered bites all around.
The afternoon came and our trip was ending soon. Fahmi & Yunus continued to land nice fish on their worms while I remained as the trip cameraman. With the sun high up and sleepiness taking over from the slow method of fishing, I lay back and used my life jacket as a pillow. I cast my worm out, kicked back and relaxed while slowly hopping the worm back with Fahmi’s advice in mind: “When a fish bites, shake it (soft plastic worm bait) until the fish gulps it, then set the hook”. Fish always bite when you least expect it, right? My light spin rod’s tip loaded as a fish nibbled on my 6” Damiki Air Spearworm. With a few shakes, the fish gulped the whole worm, and I set the hook. The drag of the Abu Garcia Promax spinning reel started to sing and there it was- my first Peacock Bass on a worm.