BIG WORMS for BIG BASS! Summer Wall Fishing in Arizona

Big worms can produce some of the **biggest bass of the summer**, especially when those fish move onto the steep rock walls of Arizona lakes.

In this video, I break down one of my favorite summertime techniques: fishing **7- and 8-inch straight-tail worms tight against sheer walls and bluffs**. Canyon Lake, Saguaro Lake and Apache Lake all have incredible vertical walls, and when the bass are using them, this technique can produce some seriously big fish.

I’ll show you the two ways I like to rig these oversized worms:

• **Jighead rig** with a big straight-tail worm
• **Neko rig** with a 7- or 8-inch worm

The key is getting the bait **right against the wall and letting it fall vertically on completely slack line**. A straight-tail worm has an erratic, spiraling fall that you simply don’t get from a ribbon-tail or curly-tail worm.

I’ll also explain:

• Why I believe bass use these walls to ambush baitfish
• How to create enough slack for a true vertical fall
• Why an extra-fast spinning rod works so well
• How I detect bites when the bait is falling on slack line
• My **reel-and-sweep hookset** for fish swimming toward you
• When I switch between spinning gear and a baitcaster
• Why these big worms often produce fewer—but much better—bites

Some of my favorite big worms for this technique are the **Strike King KVD Bull Worm**, **Big Bite Baits straight-tail worms**, and the **7-inch Yamamoto Senko** rigged Neko style.

This isn’t necessarily a numbers technique. You can go a long time between bites. But when the bass are on those walls, throwing a big worm can put a much better class of fish in the boat.

If you fish **Canyon, Saguaro, Apache—or any lake with steep bluff walls—give this technique a try this summer.**

Thanks for watching **Fish Point with Joe Michels**.

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