Texas Rigged...Wacky Rig. Ever try this?

[ironbjorn]

I've never seen this done before. I screenshotted it from social media.

[GreenPig]

Nope

[evilcatfish]

Interesting. I’m sure it would work, but I bet the worm gets torn up fast 

[BrianMDTX]

56 minutes ago, evilcatfish said:

Interesting. I’m sure it would work, but I bet the worm gets torn up fast 

Yamamoto loves this one simple trick!

[waymont]

I've done it before, but with an Owner CPS hook that was much smaller, and a 1/16oz pegged sinker. It worked well, but I don't use it much. Couldn't get more than two fish per use though.

[softwateronly]

3 hours ago, BrianMDTX said:

Yamamoto loves this one simple trick!

Like they need any help!

 

scott

[AlabamaSpothunter]

1 hour ago, softwateronly said:

Like they need any help!

 

scott

Lol, exactly.......if you look at them wrong they sink to the bottom 😂

[Brian11719]

lol no...I could see adding some weight to some wacky worms that don't have enough salt in them and sink too slow but even then not sure this is the route I'd take...

[WRB]

14 hours ago, ironbjorn said:

I've never seen this done before. I screenshotted it from social media.

Nope and don’t plan to tire it!

Tom

[bowhunter63]

Nope

[MN Fisher]

I'll stick with my wacky jigs, thank you.

[LrgmouthShad]

I’m going to play devil’s advocate because why not. I bet you it catches fish. I bet it’s not too shabby. Is it better than the myriad of other rigging options we have at any given time? Who knows. 

[Skunkmaster-k]

I’m gonna try it. 

[OmegaDPW]

That's interesting. I've actually seen it done with a smaller octopus style hook (also on social media) so that the hook point is more in the middle and not the end. That one wasn't exactly TX rigged, though. Basically just hiding the hook point in the plastic. This way actually looks better. 

 

 I didn't try the first way and probably won't ever try this way. Wacky rigs have produced well in my ponds but it's just not a way I like to fish often. A weightless TX rigged stickbait became my favorite way to fish for bass and I seldom stray from that anymore. 

[ironbjorn]

12 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

I'll stick with my wacky jigs, thank you.

Fine around wood but still utterly useless in grass and vegetation. I'm curious about the presentation I saw on social media being used in grass. 

11 hours ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

I’m gonna try it. 

Me too. There's a pond near me that's choked with weeds. I'm gonna toss this right in it.

[J Francho]

Not with a worm weight, but I have done something similar for a weedless wacky rig. If you use a slightly bigger finesse hook, you can run the hook point back through, Texas style, with no issues. If I ever needed weight, I'd just add a nail to the bait or use a wacky jig. You can also just add some split shot close to the hook or wherever. Helps on a breezy day. 

[MN Fisher]

37 minutes ago, ironbjorn said:

Fine around wood but still utterly useless in grass and vegetation.

The times I've used it, it comes through Hydrilla and Milfoil well enough...only thing that seems to clog it up is Filamentous Algae...but I've yet to find a lure that isn't fouled by that stuff.

[J Francho]

Not all of us are blessed healthy weeds.