Nose hooked weightless trick worm

[IndianaFinesse]

Hey guys, I just watched a video on using an owner cps spring in the nose of a fluke, and then putting a wide gap finnesse gamakatsu hook through the owner cps.  They explained how it led to better hookups, and it made a lot of sense.  I was wondering if this would also work with a weightless trick worm?  Or is the worm long enough that they won't tend to eat the head?  If anybody's tried it let me know.

[tcbass]

I wouldn’t see why it wouldn’t work just like a T-Rigged worm. 

 

I did the nose hooked CPS with Zoom Super Fluke but had to add a small piece of shrink tubing over the hook to keep the CPS from flying off the hook. Has worked great. 

[Deleted account]

A solution waiting for a problem. I don't have a medical degree, so it's just a lay opinion, but I think that guy has brain damage. Unless he is friends with the mods, in which case nose hooking is the only way to fish 'em.

[J Francho]

32 minutes ago, reason said:

A solution waiting for a problem.

 

Totally.  I nose hook flukes more than I rig them weedless.  I just use my wacky rig rod for it and the hook that's on it.  Works perfect.  I don't know anyone would need all the extra hardware.  Seems overly complicated for no reason at all.

[IndianaFinesse]

I figured that the spring lock would help the trick worm to last longer, but maybe not.

So have any of you guys tried nose hooking a weightless trick worm, and did it help your hookup ratio?

[tcbass]

53 minutes ago, IndianaFinesse said:

I figured that the spring lock would help the trick worm to last longer, but maybe not.

So have any of you guys tried nose hooking a weightless trick worm, and did it help your hookup ratio?

 

 

That's what I thought, I believe it makes the Super Flukes last longer and because it doesn't hook into the Fluke with a hook you have less of a chance of the bait being tossed off because the CPS keeps it hooked on well.

[govallis]

The major reason for the CPS is to save the soft bait, otherwise it costs one bait per fish. Also, it makes it much easier to hook/unhook the baits, much more convenient to switch, use, keep the baits.

 

Screw the CPS all way in and almost buried into the bait, then it won't slip off the hook.

 

To OP: I used trick worm and got two LM's withing 20 minutes, one is 5#. I add a 1/16 oz Eagle Claw worm weight about 1.5 ft above the hook as a slip shot rig, it makes the trick worm much easier to work with and seems more effective too. It is too light to fish with if totally weightless, unless you want to fish extremely slowly.

[Team9nine]

Sounds like Matt finally found his original Banjo Minnow rigging instructions - lol. It works with trick worms, too, until it doesn't. Most days they bite near the head and rigging that way works fine, but I've had days where I had to move the hook more central down the body to get consistent hookups. You'll know within the first half dozen bites which way you need to go. Several variables involved.

 

[J Francho]

10 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

Sounds like Matt finally found his original Banjo Minnow rigging instructions - lol.

Beat me to it!!!!!

[govallis]

12 hours ago, Team9nine said:

Sounds like Matt finally found his original Banjo Minnow rigging instructions - lol. It works with trick worms, too, until it doesn't. Most days they bite near the head and rigging that way works fine, but I've had days where I had to move the hook more central down the body to get consistent hookups. You'll know within the first half dozen bites which way you need to go. Several variables involved.

 

You are right, sometimes they won't strike from the head and thus hook is missed and worm is broken and/or lost.

[IndianaFinesse]

I've been playing around with it the past couple weeks and the results have pretty much echoed t-9, works fine some days but others they just don't commit as well and eat it half-way back. Overall I prefer a round bend or ewg 3/0 worm hook, depending on what I want for fall rate.

[fishwizzard]

On 5/21/2018 at 3:36 PM, Team9nine said:

Sounds like Matt finally found his original Banjo Minnow rigging instructions - lol. It works with trick worms, too, until it doesn't. Most days they bite near the head and rigging that way works fine, but I've had days where I had to move the hook more central down the body to get consistent hookups. You'll know within the first half dozen bites which way you need to go. Several variables involved.

 

I have only been fishing a few years and have never heard of this thing, it look clever, if a little fussy, what was wrong with it?  

[Team9nine]

38 minutes ago, fishwizzard said:

I have only been fishing a few years and have never heard of this thing, it look clever, if a little fussy, what was wrong with it?  

 

[NYWayfarer]

Question for those of you that nose hook Flukes. Do you run the hook through the nose so that the point of the hook is coming out the top of the Fluke or do you run it through sideways?

[J Francho]

Top.

[Team9nine]

Another top rigger here...

[Darren.]

I run flukes thru the top when nose hooking.

[NYWayfarer]

Thanks guys. Going to try nose hooking one tonight. I will run it through the top.