Tokyo Rig Weight Question?

[wdp]

Just picked up a couple of the VMC Tokyo Rigs and gonna give em a try for the 1st time. 
 

My question is regarding the bullets weights I’ve seen used in numerous videos, no matter the application whether it’s punching, flipping, or open water. Everybody always seems to place the bullet weight in the opposite direction of the way I would expect, with the cone shape facing down. As such, when reeling you are pulling against the flat face of the bullet weight. I would expect that you’d wanna put the cone facing up instead of going “against the grain” so to speak. I’d think it’d be more weedless and less likely to snag with the cone facing the lure retrieval direction, like a Texas Rig. Am I missing something?

[throttleplate]

you put 2 weights on opposed of each other.

[mcipinkie]

Yep!  Generally, I throw a 5/16 oz. weight.  3/16 oz down, 1/8 oz up, or vice versa.

 

Believe it or not, it really works well.

 

If you want to go heavier, or lighter, same principal.

 

I like that rig.  Except for pitching big worms in heavy wood looking for suspended fish, almost completely replaced Texas rig.

[wdp]

Yeah, after I posted the question I remembered a video where 2 bullet weights were placed flush with one another. Will try that. Thx for the replies. 
 

I’m actually gonna try it with some smaller 3-4” swimbaits based on another video I watched recently. 

[roadwarrior]

Rage Tail Structure Bug

 

[mcipinkie]

Zoom Z - Craw !!

[wdp]

@roadwarrior and @mcipinkie ?

 

Yep, already ahead of you guys. Both are baits I’d planned on getting to give a try. ?

[mcipinkie]

Additional note, for what it's worth - I like the EWG hook's.  Generally 4/0.

 

[throttleplate]

never used a tokyo rig, decided to make my own while watching tv. Snap ring pliers, reg pliers, wire cutter and a needle nose was all it took.

Dont know how long i will make the leader wire, maybe experiment with different lengths.

[mcipinkie]

Really doesn't look to difficult to make.  Just easy to buy.

 

If this winters stays bad, I'll probably make few with around 6" wires just to see how they work.

[Glenn]

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/tokyo-rig.html

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/tokyo-rig-tips.html

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/tokyo-rig-techniques.html

[wdp]

17 hours ago, mcipinkie said:

Additional note, for what it's worth - I like the EWG hook's.  Generally 4/0.

 

Yeah, I bought the VMC version with EWG hooks.

 

Think I’ll try to put a few together on my own next time. Somebody else replied in a recent Tokyo Rig topic that they use heavy test fluorocarbon for the leader instead of the wire. I like the idea of customizing the length as well as the fluoro being a bit more flexible. I got plenty of EWG gamakatsu and owner hooks lying around. 

[throttleplate]

2 minutes ago, wdp said:

Yeah, I bought the VMC version with EWG hooks.

 

Think I’ll try to put a few together on my own next time. Somebody else replied in a recent Tokyo Rig topic that they use heavy test fluorocarbon for the leader instead of the wire. I like the idea of customizing the length as well as the fluoro being a bit more flexible. I got plenty of EWG gamakatsu and owner hooks lying around. 

be sure that the split ring rotates inside the hook eyelet smoothly or else hook will get hung up on split ring and screw up it ability to move freely.

 

I had to go down to size 3 ring on some hooks for ring to move freely so i then switched to gama SuperLine ewg hook where the eyelet of hook is bigger and then was able to use size 4 split ring.