Soft plastic leeches will work for largemouth bass. You can fish them on a variety of rigs, but some of the more common rigs are a jighead, drop shot rig, shaky head jig and a weightless rig.
What Sizes are Best for Largemouth Bass Fishing?
The 4 and 5 inch soft plastic leeches work well for action. You can upsize a little bit to target bigger largemouth bass, but there aren’t a lot of manufacturers that make larger soft plastic leeches.
How to Rig Soft Plastic Leeches
For largemouth bass, it is tough to beat the drop shot rig with a weedless hook. You can also use a variety of jigheads to present these baits to some hungry largemouth bass.
Best Techniques
Hop Them Along the Bottom
Use a jighead or drop shot rig to hop these baits along the bottom with some pauses mixed in. You are going to get your bites on the pause most of the time.
Shaky Technique
The shaky technique is a very good technique for fishing a soft plastic leech for largemouth bass. Fish it around cover and shake it like crazy then pause the bait. Your bites will usually come on the pause.
