Need Help!!! Sick With The Sick Fish

[bassking1976]

So went fishing this past weekend and pulled out the havoc sick fish to try and the fish went crazy  bass were coming out  and smashing it   one about four pounds jumped outta the water to hit it. how many bass did i catch that day you ask? None!!!!! I missed six fish!!!  Set the hook hard but didnt stick one stinkin fish   upon further notice i saw that the hook wasnt going thru the hard body of the sick fish  and the belly weight on the swimbait hook was causing issues too, i changed out the weighted hook for an unweighted monster hook   but noticed the sick fish just wasnt swimming the same with out the belly weight thus no strikes.  thought about slitting the belly but wasnt sure if this would affect its action. Just curious on how people are rigging these bad boys as i want to continue to keep using them but too frustrating to lose any more fish...Please Help!!!!

[BenBassmaster]

I think your correct that you didn't slit the belly, now Im not so sure if it will affect the action; but I dont think it should affect the action of the bait at all. On other swimbaits (such as the the SK Shadalicious Swimbait) I always slit the belly; Which will increase hook ups. I haven't picked up the Sick fish, but I'm pretty sure slitting the belly should do the trick.

[WRB]

You can add a treble hook stringer on the weighted hook.

You didn't say what size Sickfish 5" or 6", So I can't say what size treble to add. Haven't fished with the Sickfish, don't have that problem with LittleCrippers Trashfish, it's a softer plastic!

You might want to pause your hook set, this is a swimbait and the bass will turn with it.

Tom

[Bluebasser86]

This is how I rig my 4" Sick Fish.

I've hooked very few fish on the regular hook but the hook up ratio is great with the belly treble and if you rig it right it can still be fished in pretty snaggy areas. The way I have the treble laying in the picture if you push the top point into the bait further it keeps the other two points close to the belly of the bait and behind the lead so it comes through stuff surprisingly well. 

[ChrisAW]

You're fine to slit the belly. It just gives the hook more room to move for the hookset. Even the Trash Fish, the 5 times more expensive original version of this bait, people will slit the belly to give the hook room.

[RandySBreth]

That's a good rig with the treble for open water - for snaggier areas I like a 3/8-ounce or heavier weedless jighead. Weedless but you still keep the swimming action, and rarely miss a fish.

[swanseabass]

What size hook would u guys use on the 3"

Version??

[Bluebasser86]

What size hook would u guys use on the 3"

Version??

1/8 jighead is my favorite way to fish the 3" version. It's a popular dropshot bait also. 

[swanseabass]

What size hooks do you use..

[Bluebasser86]

What size hooks do you use..

The jighead is a 1/8oz with a 1/0 hook that I pour myself. If you dropshot it will just depend how you want to rig it. If you nose hook it I'd probably go with a #1, if you want to T-rig it I'd probably go with a 2/0 EWG hook texposed. 

[Hyrule Bass]

You can add a treble hook stringer on the weighted hook.

You didn't say what size Sickfish 5" or 6", So I can't say what size treble to add. Haven't fished with the Sickfish, don't have that problem with LittleCrippers Trashfish, it's a softer plastic!

You might want to pause your hook set, this is a swimbait and the bass will turn with it.

Tom

yes you can. all you have to do is say "this size for the 5in and that size for the 6in"

[bigbill]

I just ordered some havoc sick fish and the strike king ones too just to try. I had many strikes with the yum money minnow but no hook ups, I need a trailer hook. We do not get much for $50 color & size wise. I figure with fall conning they will earn there keep.

For some reason my yum money minnows seem to lose there eyes from strikes.

[bigbill]

I just ordered some havoc sick fish and the strike king ones too just to try. I had many strikes with the yum money minnow but no hook ups, I need a trailer hook. We do not get much for $50 color & size wise. I figure with fall conning they will earn there keep.

[swanseabass]

yes you can. all you have to do is say "this size for the 5in and that size for the 6in"

3" sick fish