Neko Rig

[RHuff]

Been focusing hard on it lately man it’s a versatile technique.. Can literally be fished anywhere in the lake.. caught some shallow.. caught some deep on the bottom.. and shhh caught some suspended with Livescope on it today… 

 

I like using the 5in Berkley Maxscent General with the VMC crossover ring on the eggsack of the worm.. 1/16oz nail weight on 8lb braid/flouro leader with a #2 VMC wacky hook… 

[gim]

It’s been my top producing presentation this season for largemouth. Fish are set up on a weed line and I drop it down the edge. Quite often they will grab it on the fall.

 

My setup is very similar. 5 inch stick bait, hooked in the middle with an o ring. I use a size 1 VMC neko hook though. I prefer the longer shank on it.

[Bluebasser86]

What O-ring do you guys use? I have some I'm not sure where I got them from and they're literally worthless. Now instead of losing the worm every fish, I lose the worm and the O-ring. 

[JackstrawIII]

Instead of rings, try using the Geecrack neko hack. They’re great. 

[RHuff]

17 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

What O-ring do you guys use? I have some I'm not sure where I got them from and they're literally worthless. Now instead of losing the worm every fish, I lose the worm and the O-ring. 

 

 VMC Crossover rings

[MN Fisher]

3/4" Length of Silicon Tubing installed with a 'Nasal Speculum'.

 

[gim]

I’ve been using the slink o rings that were suggested here. Can be bought on Amazon.

[WVU-SCPA]

The neko rig has become a major part of my arsenal.

 

A flick shake worm has been my go to.  At one lake it's the only way I can get consistent bites post 9:00 a.m..  Painfully slow action off the outside weed line in 15FOW.

 

The bellogill/shad looks so delicious neko rigged, but haven't been able to put anything consistent together.

[WackyWormNedRig]

Anyone use a 6inch worm for neko rig? I’ve had a lot of success with 5inch worms.

[TNBankFishing]

On 7/23/2024 at 10:08 PM, WackyWormNedRig said:

Anyone use a 6inch worm for neko rig? I’ve had a lot of success with 5inch worms.

Bellows worm at 8” crushed last weekend for me. 

[RRocket]

25 minutes ago, TNBankFishing said:

Bellows worm at 8” crushed last weekend for me. 

That's a pretty wild worm.

 

I used the 5.8 and it was pretty impressive.

 

8" must be heavy since the 5.8 was no lightweight.

[TNBankFishing]

8 minutes ago, RRocket said:

That's a pretty wild worm.

 

I used the 5.8 and it was pretty impressive.

 

8" must be heavy since the 5.8 was no lightweight.

They are all heavy. 

[FryDog62]

Thicker worms with floating air bubble tails skipped under docks catch big fish soaking or twitching…