>>158380close to shore, look for rocks, weeds, dropoffs relatively slow water should get you a large/big mouth bass they're lazy though so if the worm lands like 15 ft away he won't go after it
small mouth are easier to fish for and better fighters. look for dropoffs and places with some current in a lake or pond. they actively hunt so they'll track down the worm
test your tension before you cast. you should be able to pull line out with a bit of difficulty, it help keeps the line from breaking and when a fish is on it and it can take line it's less likely to ditch the hook
pic related, small mouth from the other day