Different Way To Rig A Worm. Anyone Doing This?

[Hogsticker]

Rigging http://youtu.be/8cEa5-uvKmQ?t=6m25s

Action http://youtu.be/8cEa5-uvKmQ?t=8m38s

 

Stole this from TT

[Felix77]

First time I am seeing the T-Rig like this though.  Thanks for sharing.

 

Looks similar to a weedless neko rig.  The action implies that there is some weight at the bottom similar to a neko rig.  

[A-Jay]

Interesting ~ Looks like there is a weight in the head of the worm.

 

I like the hook rigging concept.

 

I do remember seeing something very similar - see Wayne P's avatar . . . .

 

A-Jay

[Darren.]

Very cool vid. It feels familiar, like the other 

guys have said.

[F14A-B]

I guess, after 37 seconds I stopped, hearing the Japanese language is as frustrating for me as trying to read it..

Wayne P's rigging methods are rock solid..

[Felix77]

I guess, after 37 seconds I stopped, hearing the Japanese language is as frustrating for me as trying to read it..

Wayne P's rigging methods are rock solid..

 

I just mute and observe ...  I have done this for some shows when trying to observe how they work a technique and I don't want to be distracted by their instruction.

[F14A-B]

I just mute and observe ... I have done this for some shows when trying to observe how they work a technique and I don't want to be distracted by their instruction.

Good point!

[WRB]

Been fishing nail head worms about 45 years. This presentation became popular agian about 6 years ago, R2Sea came out with tungsten nail weights, Eagle Claw and Linker a City have lead nail weights.

Simply cut off 1/4" of the worm nose flat, insert 3/32 oz nail weight, wacky hook the worm about 1" above the flat end.

Old timers used nails, that's where the name comes from, regardless of being called XYZ.

Tom

[dave]

I guess, after 37 seconds I stopped, hearing the Japanese language is as frustrating for me as trying to read it..

Wayne P's rigging methods are rock solid..

I like to listen and see if I can figure out what he is saying...LOL

[Hogsticker]

I'm 50% sure there is no weight in the nose of that worm. Ha! But seriously, I don't think there is.

[smalljaw67]

This is a neko rig, and if there isn't any weight in the head then it is a special worm made for that as the head area of the worm looks pretty rigid as it is being drug along the bottom.

[Raul]

Been fishing nail head worms about 45 years. This presentation became popular agian about 6 years ago, R2Sea came out with tungsten nail weights, Eagle Claw and Linker a City have lead nail weights.

Simply cut off 1/4" of the worm nose flat, insert 3/32 oz nail weight, wacky hook the worm about 1" above the flat end.

Old timers used nails, that's where the name comes from, regardless of being called XYZ.

Tom

 

Dang, Tom beats me by 4 years, but of course I´m slightly younger .

[bassguytom]

What he say????? i missed it. What he say????

[Angry John]

Thought it was cool when i posted on TT.  Still trying to figure out if it is a special worm or not, but there made by jackall

[Wayne P.]

It is just a copy of the Weedless Wacky Rig with the hook inserted on the opposite direction.

Actually less effective since the hook point is in the heaviest part of the worm instead of the tail section.

Poor hook choice also.

[J Francho]

 

Actually less effective since the hook point is in the heaviest part of the worm instead of the tail section.

Poor hook choice also.

 

Why would that matter?  Bass engulf their prey.  I can't see this mattering one bit. flipping the hook around on a head weighted bait sure looks worse to me, than what's demonstrated in the video.  Not sure where the complaint about it being a poor hook comes from. I couldn't tell what hook it is.  Or do you have problems hooking bass with offset hooks?

[Wayne P.]

Why would that matter?  Bass engulf their prey.  I can't see this mattering one bit. flipping the hook around on a head weighted bait sure looks worse to me, than what's demonstrated in the video.  Not sure where the complaint about it being a poor hook comes from. I couldn't tell what hook it is.  Or do you have problems hooking bass with offset hooks?

With the hook point in the thickest part of the worm, that is just more plastic that can interfere with hook penetration.

The hook in the video is a wide gap hook, longer shaft and it makes the whole rig more stiff.

That is why I use the Octopus hook so both ends of the worm have flexibility.

"It ain't rocket science"

[J Francho]

With the hook point in the thickest part of the worm, that is just more plastic that can interfere with hook penetration.

The hook in the video is a wide gap hook, longer shaft and it makes the whole rig more stiff.

That is why I use the Octopus hook so both ends of the worm have flexibility.

"It ain't rocket science"

 

I use plastics that are much thicker than the thick end of a Jackall Flick Shake, without issue.

I'm going to wager that the hook itself, along with the head first rigging is what gives that bait it's action.  It didn't look "stiff" at all in the video.

I don't use octupus hooks too much, but they work fine.

 

Nope, not rocket science, just fishing.

[primetime]

I believe I read somewhere that some companies are actually pouring some tungsten in with the worms to increase weight and action and putting it in different places, so basically what Tom stated is the same thing if in fact that is what type of worm it is....Nail weights are fantastic, I used to buy the Lunker City nail weights but now I actually just use finishing nails the few times I still use them...I used to think they helped alot, but now I just feel like it is overkill and other ways to achieve the same action....Only time I use a nail weight is to get my worm to backslide under a dock without having to skip it and make a loud noise...