Ah yes... the uni-knot trick... conceptually the monofilament version of the barbed shank on old school bait hooks.
And yes a substantial hangback would be the objective.
I would imagine you would thread/slide the worm down the leader all the way to the hook, then tie in the uni(s) a couple inches above the head, trimming a bevelled stubble on the front end of the uni and trimming flush on the back end of the uni. Now just slide the worm back up to capture the uni(s), then slide ever so slightly back down to seat the "barbs".
Never done it that way, but just curious how often a single uni gets the job done. Seems like you might need more than one if the "pre-drilled" lumen in the worm fits a bit loose.
One mono. Uni knot on the leader is all that is needed most of the time, but sometimes I'll use two if needed. Tie mono. Uni knot (with 1/16" tags/barbs left on both sides of the knot) on the leader before threading the plastic worm approximately where you want the Uni knot to sit inside the plastic worm, 2" - 4" above the hook, depending on the size of the plastic worm. The Uni knot is adjustable after tying it, adjust it where on the leader you want it to be before threading. Thread the Uni knot leader in to the plastic worm the way you always have, starting 1/4 to 1/3 from the bottom/tail of the plastic worm. I like using a long doll needle. After threading the Uni knot leader in to the plastic worm, the Uni knot on the leader should be about 1/8 - 1/4 of the way down from the top/head of the plastic worm.
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