Wacky Rig Senko

[BR1AN]

What hook do you guys prefer when you wacky rig a senko?

[Bluebasser86]

I use a 1/0 or 2/0 wide gap finesse hook. 

 

 

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

[Darren.]

Brand: gamakatsu

Hooks: splitshOt/dropshot and wide gap finesse <--corrected!! removed the "i" for an "O"  

Sizes: 1/0 mainly but I will use 4-3/0

Edited February 24, 2016 by Darren.
Autocorrect correction...stupid autocorrect.

[Dypsis]

I still haven't found a hook I LOVE.  My standard is the Gamakatsu Wide Gap Finesse Hook Weedless.  I bought 2 this winter to try - Decoy Cover Finesse HD Worm 220 and Falcon Lures Weedless "K" Wacky Hook both weighted and unweighted.

So we shall see.  Love me some Wacky Rig!

[thebillsman]

2/0 Owner Mosquito's are my favorite..

[Airman4754]

1 hour ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I use a 1/0 or 2/0 wide gap finesse hook. 

Same here. I also stared using two O-rings instead of one last year to stick the hook straight out and that made way more of a difference than type of hook.

[Mike L]

1 hour ago, thebillsman said:

2/0 Owner Mosquito's are my favorite..

Ditto

I also like a 2/0 circle hook

 

Mike 

[Fishes in trees]

I'm a big fan of the 1/16 oz Falcon K wacky hooks in the 3/0 size.  I used to have a few bags of the larger size 5/0 or 6/0 but they are all gone now.   I haven't seen their hooks in stores for several years now.   I acquired my stash of wacky hooks when an internet business out of Lake Ozark had a close out on them.

[Jar11591]

Gamakatsu straight shank worm hook

[Ads7633]

Does anyone like using wacky jigheads instead?

[JustinU1X]

The Gamakatsu weedless finesse wide gap has saved me a lot of grief from snags and lost senkos/hooks. 

[The Fisher]

Owner 1/0 wacky hook without the weed guard

[olegs]

Owner 2/0 Wacky Weedlees Hook

[BaitMonkey1984]

Sammy octopus hooks. They basically set themselves. Very sharp hooks too.

 

[corn-on-the-rob]

trokar weedless widegap wacky. Have a huge bite on them, sharp, and strong, and not terribly expensive like most of their hooks.

[Dwight Hottle]

Owner 2/0 wacky hook. Super large hook gap. 

[buzzed bait]

owner wacky on senko i like the owner mosquito a little more on smaller worms like trick worms

[ww2farmer]

On spinning gear I use the VMC wacky jig heads. 1/16th oz. most of the time, I bump it up to 1/8th oz if it's windy, or I am in water deeper than 10'. On casting gear I use the Revenge Flippin' Wackers 1/16th oz. head, and much like with the spinning gear, I bump up to 1/8th oz. in the wind, deeper water, or if I am in heavyish cover and need a little extra weight.

I have not used a weightless wacky rig in many many years, I find the jig heads to be of no ill-effect to getting bites, plus, it allows me to use more cost effective stick baits, like the Yum dingers, which are not as salt laden as GYCB senkos, and last a lot longer. A dinger on a 1/16th oz. jig head sinks just about as fast, and with the same "wiggle" as an unweighted Senko, and by using the jig heads exclusively it keeps my hook selection simple.

I used to use the Falcon lures "K" wacky hooks, and they were great for 5" and 6" baits, but a little over kill on 4" baits, and switched to the VMC/Revenge combo once my supply of Falcon hooks were gone.

[Darren.]

3 hours ago, Ads7633 said:

Does anyone like using wacky jigheads instead?

Yes, but mostly I fish weightless. That said, my favorite
wacky jig heads are Buckeye FlickIt in 1/16 and 3/32 heads.
I like the football head style, and boy have I caught some
nice bass on them. And I fish the black versions.

[Ads7633]

2 hours ago, Darren. said:

Yes, but mostly I fish weightless. That said, my favorite
wacky jig heads are Buckeye FlickIt in 1/16 and 3/32 heads.
I like the football head style, and boy have I caught some
nice bass on them. And I fish the black versions.

Nice! So what situations do you prefer weightless vs weighted? I heard somewhere that to really exaggerate the wiggle from the tail ends of the Senko you should have a weighted hook for wacky rigs. What are your thoughts on that sentiment?

[Darren.]

21 minutes ago, Ads7633 said:

Nice! So what situations do you prefer weightless vs weighted? I heard somewhere that to really exaggerate the wiggle from the tail ends of the Senko you should have a weighted hook for wacky rigs. What are your thoughts on that sentiment?

On the norm, when there's chop or a good wind, I go for
the weighted wacky rig, otherwise my braid will blow with
the wind/wave and my weightless worm will never sink.

As for an exaggerated fall, I believe there is truth to that, 
but I've done considerably well weightless. I like using 
salted baits like the GYCB Senko, or BPS Stick-O, they
have nice shimmy/wiggle on the fall. Most of the time I 
find their fall rate entirely acceptable, especially in shallows.

[no39]

I probably throw the wacky rig way more than I should.  So, I've tried a lot of the specially advertised hooks with mainly disappointment.  I usually adjust to conditions and these are the main three hooks I use.   

 The hook I would prefer to throw would be the gamakatsu wide gap finesse. I like because it has straight hook point and slightly wider gap.  It's not so large where it constantly catches on stuff, but it's width and shape give's a nice boost to hook up ratio.  There's also relatively cheap for a value pack.  I generally use it on weed edges and light to medium density weed beds, or flats.

This is the weedless version of same gamakatsu hook mentioned.  I prefer to use these hooks around docks.  It should be noted that the weed guard is super delicate. It doesn't take a lot for it bend, but I found if you're careful around docks and reel slowly at the right times you won't snag.  I like the to able to skip way back into a dock without worrying about snagging on a rope or something.  Some of the issues I dislike is that these things are expensive and the rather fragile weed guard.  After a few fish it seems to want to stay in place less and less.  

This is vmc's weedless wacky hook.  I don't like the beaked hook, I feel that it tends skin hook a lot.  If I bend the point out more a little bit I find I'm sticking the fish better.  The wire weed guard is stiff, like really stiff.  Sometimes, I think I miss fish because of it.  As much as I dislike this hook I have found a use for it.  It works great in the really snaggy stuff.  I typically use it fish deep into lily pads. They're okay for the money.  The wire guard despite being stout seems to get destroyed sometimes by fish.  I think they're great for throwing a wacky rig where I feel most won't.  

 

[Crestliner2008]

Been wacky rigging for many, many years now and have settled on the Gamakatsu INLINE circle hooks, in the 1/0 size. Have taken countless smallmouth on them, including LM's, salmon, rainbow and lake trout, white & yellow perch. All wacky rigging 5" Senkos on this very hook. Works for me.

[jc68]

gamakatsu finesse wide gap hook with weed guard