Favorite "Do Nothing" Soft Plastic Rig ?

[jr231]

58 minutes ago, Outdoor Zack said:

 

Why do you use an EWG over a round bend? (just curious)

 

Sure bud.. basically it comes down to the thickness of the bait.. have you ever fished the IKA? If you have then you'll know it's a very thick bait and using almost any other hook besides a EWG (excluding screwlocks) will lead to the bait coming off the gap and balling up at the end of the hook. 

 

The round bend simply won't hold the bait in place as well as an EWG

 

Pictured here is an IKA with the 4/0 (3/0 is too small trust me) and you can see it fits perfect. With the angle.of the hook it is almost completely weedless fished just as shown. "Tex-posed " 

[blckshirt98]

Drop shot or a neko rig!

[Airman4754]

Keitech Custom Leech on a drop shot.

[Team9nine]

Have to go with Ned rig. Exposed hook, "no feel" retrieve, and no hook set required. Handles the impatience level of a beginner better IMO (no need to pause or drop occasionally) than many of the other listed rigs. A near tie for me though would be the good old pre-rigged worm (Touchdown, Ike-con, Kelly's Plow Jockey, etc.) with a split shot or similar small weight. Cast it out, slow reel it in and let the corkscrew action go to work. Almost fool proof.

 

-T9

[tander]

6'6' med. spinning rod with 10lb braid, with 5' 7lb leader with TRD/Hula Stick with 1/16oz head with weedguard. Ned rig.

[fishwizzard]

1 hour ago, Team9nine said:

A near tie for me though would be the good old pre-rigged worm (Touchdown, Ike-con, Kelly's Plow Jockey, etc.) with a split shot or similar small weight. Cast it out, slow reel it in and let the corkscrew action go to work. Almost fool proof.

 

-T9

Ha, when I first got into fishing I bought a bunch of those things, I don't think one ever lasted more than three or four casts, I was constantly snaging and losing them.   Now that I am, at least a little, more  competent, I kind of want to try them again. I assume you can catch a ton of panfish on the smaller ones as well, right? 

[jr231]

I've caught bass with the pre rigged worm as well ! That was awhile ago though... I had an all yellow one with a black line and dot on it that I would have gave 20 dollars for if I knew how many fish I was gonna catch with it. 

[Team9nine]

14 minutes ago, Bunnielab said:

Ha, when I first got into fishing I bought a bunch of those things, I don't think one ever lasted more than three or four casts, I was constantly snaging and losing them.   Now that I am, at least a little, more  competent, I kind of want to try them again. I assume you can catch a ton of panfish on the smaller ones as well, right? 

 

Yeah, if you can throw them on an ultralight or something. You'll also catch a surprising amount of panfish nipping the tails of the larger bass sized worms with the 3-hook rig (last hook at the very tail end).

 

-T9

[Outdoor Zack]

3 hours ago, Yeajray231 said:

 

Sure bud.. basically it comes down to the thickness of the bait.. have you ever fished the IKA? If you have then you'll know it's a very thick bait and using almost any other hook besides a EWG (excluding screwlocks) will lead to the bait coming off the gap and balling up at the end of the hook. 

 

The round bend simply won't hold the bait in place as well as an EWG

 

Pictured here is an IKA with the 4/0 (3/0 is too small trust me) and you can see it fits perfect. With the angle.of the hook it is almost completely weedless fished just as shown. "Tex-posed " 

 

Good to know, thanks

[the reel ess]

I started seriously targeting bass with a Rebel Deep Wee R crankbait, which had a max depth of maybe 8'. But if I was looking for a bait that will produce year round it would be the 4" Zoom Finesse Worm, weightless with a straight shank worm hook. I think this gets the most bites of any bait I've fished. I caught a few on it yesterday in cold water. Just toss it out and let it slowly sink, which it does with the body horizontal, then slowly drag it back a couple feet at the time. You also need to fish it on spinning gear (or a spincaster will do) si it's kid friendly in that respect. Really young kids might need some practice at hooksetting, but my kayak buddy, who rarely fishes, can do it so they could too.

[iceintheveins]

Probably a weightless texas rigged senko, but also I use the Ned Rig an awful lot, as well as centipedes and ring fry type baits on a carolina or mojo rig.

6 hours ago, Yeajray231 said:

 

Sure bud.. basically it comes down to the thickness of the bait.. have you ever fished the IKA? If you have then you'll know it's a very thick bait and using almost any other hook besides a EWG (excluding screwlocks) will lead to the bait coming off the gap and balling up at the end of the hook. 

 

The round bend simply won't hold the bait in place as well as an EWG

 

Pictured here is an IKA with the 4/0 (3/0 is too small trust me) and you can see it fits perfect. With the angle.of the hook it is almost completely weedless fished just as shown. "Tex-posed " 

 

The Fat Ika is great and since it doesn't get used as much as a senko, sometimes it works even better. 

[S. Sass]

I think I have 4 bags of the Fat Ika and not sure I ever put one on my line. I am sure they catch fish heck just about anything will if you put the right action on it in front of a bass.  

 

I guess my lazy bait is a 6 to 8 inch ribbon tail worm. Seems the fish eat them almost any time.