Drop Shot: Nose Hook Or Wacky?

[mattk22]

Do you guys think you get more bites drop shotting with a nose hook/texas rig or wacky style?  Or does one perform better for you under certain conditions then another?

[J Francho]

Yes.

[HoosierHawgs]

It depends on the bait, and how you want it presented and what the fish want. Try both, and add a Texpose to that as well.

[Felix77]

Lately nose hooking has worked better for me.  I definitely try both every time I go out to see which they prefer.  FWIW ... I always begin nose hooked.

[NathanW]

Nose hook 100% of the time. For me no reason to do anything else, it just works too good. If I am dealing with brush or dense vegetation I will throw a jig or shakey head or something similar that I can get through the cover. Done the T-rig DS and I dont think it helps enough to make it worth still throwing DS. Others hopefully disagree but this is how I do things and it always works out.

[MichiganBass80]

If I decide to throw a senko on there I'll rig wacky style.  Other than that with a dreamshot or roboworm I'll nose hook them

[Joe H.]

Both. Some days they want one or the other, some days it doesn't matter.

[Darren.]

Yes.

 

Same answer from me.

[Raul]

You´ll have to try both baby, some days they like it more one way than the other.

[ww2farmer]

Another one for the "both" category.

[Catch and Grease]

Both

[bigturtle]

I do both, but I think I use a nose hook more than a wacky.

[5fishlimit]

Both, but I always start with nose hooked.

[ChrisD46]

Most people probably rely on the following (in order) :

 

1. Nose Hook

2. Wacky

3. T-Rig

 

I see the first two for spinning setup but the 3rd could be fine for powershotting ...

[Heron]

Yes.

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[Basspro3106]

Nose hook. when the bait is getting torn up at the nose I switch to wacky. that gets me a fish almost every time

[wnybassman]

Both here as well.   Kinda got away from traditional nose hooking that you see most of the time, and went with threading the hook on the nose more.   Threading on maybe a 1/4" to 3/8".   Don't notice any difference in bites or hook-ups, but further decreases line twist for me.

[WIGuide]

I nose hook most of the time

[stepchild]

I do both, but when I nose hook, I do it in a slightly different manner. Instead of just piercing the hook through the nose of the worm, I actually insert the hook point 1/8-1/4 inch from the tip and run the point up to the tip of the worm. The end product is a worm with no hook point exposed.

 

I find that when rigged this way, the little bass/sunfish have a little harder time stealing my worm while still giving you the action you want and, at the same time, it sort of creates a keel as to drastically reduce the odds of your bait spinning back to the boat when you finish your cast.

[kadas]

Both. Some days they want one or the other, some days it doesn't matter.

^^THIS^^   X2

[backcast88]

Nose hook. when the bait is getting torn up at the nose I switch to wacky. that gets me a fish almost every time

x2.

[zeth]

I almost never nose hook anymore. I thread the bait onto the hook.

I wacky only when they are not taking the bait as I feel it gets the hook closer to their mouth.

I also now more and more use a texas rig. Owner twistlock finesse hook. I have great success with these especially when there are snaggs around.