wacky rigging with a nail weight

[sean0920]

i read an article about this and it sounded convincing and i wanted to get your opinion. i have success wacky rigging weightless in the river, but the lake i fish has deep bluffs and is deep in general so the weighted worm sounds good.  i was thinking of a 3/16 weight but cant find them anywhere

thanks

[Wayne P.]

The heaviest lead nail weight that I have found is 3/32 oz. I use the 3/64 oz lead nails for depths down to 25' so far-haven't tried any deeper. Lunker City makes the nails I use. I would think a nail in 3/16 would be too large in size to fit within the worm. For that much weight, you may want to try the setup where a ball head jig is used for the weight-cut the hook into at the bend and stick the hook shank and spike on the jig head into the worm head.

[fishfordollars]

I use a regular slipsinker that I texas rig with since day one and cannot tell a difference in that or the nailsl. Has worked for me for years and if you want to change from wacky worming just reposition the worm. I fish the 1/8 and 3/32 for the wacky rig.

[RandySBreth]

I use a jighead with a single strand weedguard. Sometimes use a weedless worm hook and wrap 50/50 solder around the hook 'til it's weighted up real good. Both work.

[Catt]

I use paneling nails for 2 reasons; they have little ribs that keep them put and I get a lot more for the price. Oh yea they also come in various lengths and weights!

I've found a 1 paneling nail will offset the weight of a 2/0 hook producing a horizontal fall much like a senko type bait.

[skunked_again]

cheap lead jig heads and i cut most of the hook off and the eye that the line would be tied too. of late ive super glued the jig head into the worm. this way you can use a heavy or lite weight.