Flick Shake Worm Review

With the cold weather here in mid-January, for bass fishing we turn to finesse techniques. One of my favorite and one that has produced a lot of fish for me is wacky worming.

Today, we’ll concentrate on a fairly new bait in this genre that has become a staple in my tackle box, the Jackall Flick Shake Worm(aff). This little worm has some unique qualities that I believe give it an edge over some more established baits.

Bait Design

Let’s start with the design of the worm itself. The Flick Shake worm has a pre-curved shape that adds to its squirming action when rigged traditional wacky style. For rigging you simply thread the worm through the hook right in the middle of the collar area. While this may look a little odd at first glance, you have to see the action in the water to appreciate it.

Another characteristic that you will notice right away is the fact that the Flick Shake worm is narrower throughout its length than many of the other worms out there. This does nothing but add to the action and makes it easier to set the hook when you get a strike.

The Jackall worm is salt and live bait scent impregnated so I don’t use any additional scent with this lure. Furthermore, this combination of scent is something that the fish haven’t been exposed to so they don’t know to avoid it.

There are a limited number of colors but the ones that are available reflect the most popular colors of traditional worms with slight variations. There are some patterns that will fit most any situation night or day and most of the colors are on the subtle side allowing the angler to use them in clear water or around cover.

The Flick Shake is a bit of an odd-ball size, 5.8 inches, but that hasn’t seemed to discourage the bass any from hitting this lure. Using this lure I have had the entire spectrum of strikes, all the way from bone-jarring rip your arm off to the subtlest of bites that you can barely feel and only know a fish is there because your line moves. This worm and technique work equally well from shore or from a boat with very little difference in presentation.

Rigging The Bait And Presentation

Two key points when using this bait are to try to thread the worm as near as possible to a right angle through the collar of the worm and allow the bait, following a cast, to sink all the way to the bottom before you pick it up. From there experiment with your retrieve back to shore.

I like to pick the Flick Shake up off the bottom about twelve inches after my first cast then allow it to sink to the bottom again. I repeat this process all the way in, staying consistent on any one cast.  The next cast I will let it sink to the bottom and then pick it up about eighteen inches before allowing it to sink to the bottom. Again, I repeat this consistent retrieve all the way back trying to find out what the fish are wanting. You can also vary your retrieve by allowing it to sink to the bottom, then dragging the worm a little way before picking it up again.

Remember to really watch your line when using this technique because in cold weather, bass will simply pick this bait up and start swimming off with it. Be ready, reel down and stick it to ‘em.

Give the Jackall Flick Shake worm a try while its cold outside and you may find yourself another tool for your tackle box that you will have a lot of confidence in it. Oh and don’t forget to use light line with this bait as heavy line will impede the action. I prefer 6 or 8 pound P-Line FloroClear.

See ya on the water…