Wacky Rig

[FishinBill]

Been thinking of trying to learn how to wacky rig worms. My question is this....what size hook do you use? EWG hooks or regular hooks? weights? drop shot weights or bullet weights? weightless? juat want to get an idea.....and are senkos heavy enough to cast weightless with a baitcaster?

[Deitz Dittrich]

weightless, no sinker at all. And yes you can cast a senko type lure weightless quite well with a baitcaster.

This is the hook I have been using this year.. and LOVE IT!!!

Its a gamakatsu weedless hook. I am having a very hard time finding them places however!

[FishinBill]

what size hook? bass pro shops has some on their web site....

[Deitz Dittrich]

I use the 2/0

[st.crioxfishin]

Deitz,

I was looking at those hooks on a HSOforum when the weedgaurd is engaged. My question is this: When the fish bites the lure, lets say a senko type lure, does that weedgaurd just pop off and then you can set the hook?

Or is there a certain way you should set the hook?

They look great for wacky rigging and was thinking of trying some, just wondering if they work the same as any other hook would when making the hook set

[Griggs]

I've been using a 2/0 red bait hook. Gulp! Sinking Minnows and spinning tackle. Easy and fun to do.

Just find some relativley open areas where the fish can find it, and it works great.

I haven't had any cofidence trying it in more heavily covered areas, but it may work there too.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I use a hook with the same type of weedguard as Dietz, but a longer shank. I think they're Mustads, but not sure. Anyhow, the weedguard pops off just fine and I set the hook just as I would normally.

[Deitz Dittrich]

st.croix,

The weed guard on that gammie hook that there is a picture of is made of Mono... it come off very easily! just set the hook as you usually would. I have used the longer shank hooks with the wire weed guard and at times have lost fish because of the wire wrapping around the barb of the hook.. also, wire weed guards usually do not last long.. these new onew with the mono guard last quite a long time.. I have been very impressed with them.

[grip-em+rip-em]

what do you guys mean by "wacky rigs" is it just a texas rig setup without the weight?

[Deitz Dittrich]

Grip, no the wacky rig is totally different.. here is a pict.. as I always feel.. a picture is worth 1000 words..

[grip-em+rip-em]

Dietz, Try the pic again

[Deitz Dittrich]

grip, picts works on my puter?... Anyway.. wacky rig is a stright tail worm(senko type usually) that is hooked in the middle of the bait.. so it falls horizontle rather than verticle like both baits.. then when the bait is pulled it folds in half...

here is another pict...

[st.crioxfishin]

Thanks for the replies! I like that mono weedgaurd idea. I may just have to try a few. Back to the store!

[Kab Dreamin]

I was having a problem with the worms getting ripped off of my wacky rig all of the time until I read an article in In-fisherman about using an o-ring or a piece of plastic drinking straw around the middle of the worm where you hook it. Hooking through the plastic straw makes it alot tougher for the fish to rip the worm off. The best straws I have found so far are the ones at SuperAmerica that you use for the slushies. They need to be a pretty good diameter. Just cut off about 3/8" of straw, thread the worm through and run the hook through the straw and worm. I'm now getting 5-6 fish per worm versus 1 or maybe 2 before.

[stephendawg]

Kab's suggestion is great! The "Wacky Rig" is an incredible presentation. I just started using it here in Indiana a couple of years back and I love it. Be creative. I rig soft plastics or trailers up all kinds of ways to get different actions. It's fun to experiment on the slow days. Rig a flippin tube backwards sometime. It's pretty cool looking. Good Luck!