Jimmy Davis with a Beautiful Steelhead on a pink Action Tail Steelhead Worm from the secret honey hole

 

Action Tail® Steelhead & Trout Worms are a great substitute for bait or a great way to mix up your presentation. Our Steelhead & Trout worms are hand poured and come scented or unscented to make sure you have every weapon when your are pursuing your quarry.

What makes our worms superior is not only the steelhead and trout attracting colors but what's inside the worm. All of our scented Steelhead Worms have a high quality shrimp oil added and the Trout Worms have high quality trout attractant . This scent along with the action of the worm which is derived from the super soft plastic and provides the worm with more action when it hits the water.  This action makes it irresistible to steelhead and trout. There is also extra flotation added to the already buoyant plastic. Extra flotation helps keep the worm in the strike zone and out of "snaggy" rocks on the river bottom.

Our steelhead and trout worms are versatile. You can fish them under a float (dink, balsa, foam, or plastic float) and rig the worm wacky, threaded or jigged. You can also drift fish them off the bottom - Use a sliding weight (slinky, or pencil lead) with leader length of 24" to 48" depending on the body and clarity of the water that your fishing.


Action Tails Steelhead Worms® Sizes & Related Info:

Hand poured in the U.S.A. with "Super Soft Plastic"
All worms available in 3", 4" and 6" lengths
3" and 4" worms come 10 and 9 respectively to a package
6" worms come 8 to a package
Scented worms utilize special Shrimp Scent


Action Tails Trout Worms® Sizes & Related Info:

Hand poured in the U.S.A. with "Super Soft Plastic"
All worms available are 2 1/4" length
10 worms to a package
Scented with special Trout Attractant

 

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TECH TIPS

Examples

 

 

 

Action Tail® Steelhead Worms can be rigged in a variety of ways depending on the type of water you are fishing and your preferences.

Quick Rig Step 1  

 

 

Begin by threading the hook down the center of the head of the worm trying to center the hook the best you can.

Quick Rig Step 2  

 

 

Pull the worm down the hook and pierce the skin of the worm half way down being careful not to tear or rip the worm.

Quick Rig Step 3  

 

 

Straighten the worm out and make sure the presentation of your hook is straight.

Quick Rig Finished  

 

 

The finished product should lay flat with the hook centered on the worm.  This will help to keep the hook in the proper position to hook up.

Step 1  

 

 

Utilizing a worm threader begin by inserting the it from the bottom of the worm towards the head trying to maintain a path through the center.

Step 2  

 

 

Once the worm is threaded prepare your leader with a sequin or bead in front of your hook to prevent hook from tearing into worm

Step 3  

 

 

Once you have the leader ready thread it and begin pulling the threader through the worm being careful not to rip or tear the worm.

Finished  

 

 

The finished product will have a hook that dangles from worm until it's fished when it will be a little snugger against the worm.

Steelhead Worm Rigged With Fish Pill  

 

 

Utilize a Fish Pill whenever you would use a corky or cheater.  Fish Pills will provide a variety of flotation levels and colors to suite every condition.

Steelhead Worm Rigged With Corky  

 

 

Corkies work well for floating the worm and the colors provide contrast to attract your quarry.

Steelhead Worm Rigged Wacky  

 

 

Wacky worm rigged with a dental rubber band makes a deadly steelhead offering when drift fished.

Steelhead Worm Rigged W/ Spin-n-Glo  

 

 

Worms rig with a Spin-n-Glo provides contrast and high visibility in dirty water conditions.

Steelhead Jig Worm  

Steelhead Jig Worm rig with a 1/4 ounce jig head perfect for low clear water conditions typical of late spring and summer.

 


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