Wacky

[BigBass86]

I was wondering if anyone knows how to run a wacky rig and if they have good success with it.

[senile1]

Read this thread from this website.  There's a bunch of stuff about fishing a Senko on this site.

http://bassresource.com/cgi-bin/bass_fish/YaBB.pl?board=gen_bass;action=search

[NiTrO 90210]

Just stick the hook in the middle of the baitand dead stick it off the bottom. I have some success with this method but have not used it that much. Hope this helps

[senile1]

Deadsticking is good as Nitro stated.  Sometimes shaking the worm a few times as it falls works.  The loose ends of the worm wiggle during the fall and even when the lure is sitting on bottom, enticing the bass to strike.   Let it sit for a bit, pick it up and drop it back to the bottom and let it sit for a bit again.  You can also shake it when it is sitting on the bottom.  Often the strike is light and you only feel pressure.  Many times the bass hit it as it drops.    

[Guest avid]

Wacky rigging is often the most effective way to fish any weightless soft plastic.   I find it boring so I don't do it much.

[Muddpuppy]

We keep one rigged almost all the time just in case a fish misses anouther bait and use it as a pickup bait alot. They often will hit it when they seem to have lost interest in the other.

[langs15]

The fish in my lake basically only hit wacky rigged, their for, when ver I use senkoes, I wacky rig them.

[Madhouse27]

We keep one rigged almost all the time just in case a fish misses anouther bait and use it as a pickup bait alot. They often will hit it when they seem to have lost interest in the other.

Good advice Mudd

[Guest Feel_The_Steel]

Wacky rigged baits are great however you must be careful about hangups and weeds.  Along with fish the exposed hook will catch everything in the lake!  I like to texas rig my worms and senko's when fishing wood and mill foil, so I can silp it in and around cover with no problems.  I have found wacky rigging to prove effective as a follow up bait and to throw around floating docks.  

[Lightninrod]

I use this weedless hook when I wacky-rig in the snaggy ponds I Bass in.

Here is the weirdest wacky-rig I've ever seen:

Yes, a hard-bait that has the line attachement in the middle of the floating, jointed bait. Amazing movement/action but no bites so far. I havn't had a topwater bite on anything in a while so I'm not discouraged.

Dan

[Guest avid]

Dan,

You fish the coolest looking stuff.

I know this has to be a Japanese import, but which one?

Let us know how it does.

I've spent some serious $$ on lures from Japan, some are really brilliant, like the megabass pop-max, others, well lets call them very pretty tackle box adornements.  :-?

[Tiki Stik]

I fish about 4 days out of every week. I have 2 worm rods and one spinnerbait rod. The two worm rods are always rigged as follows: One wacky Tiki Stik, One T-rigged worm/brushhog. I throw a wacky tiki stik about 70% of every fishing trip. If the fish are shallow, I'll throw the wacky tiki stick exclusively. If the fish are deeper than 4', then it's time to go to the T-rig. This past Saturday, I caught 6 fish on the wacky Tiki with the largest weighing 4 1/2 lbs. I'm a firm believer in it. It's slow fishing.. laid back... relaxing....and I love it. Spinnerbaits, cranks, topwaters, etc. will work you to death. Cast cast cast cast cast, non stop, and when you're talking 10+ hours on the water, uhhh, no thank you. I want to fish slow, in heavy cover, and relax. "THAT", my friend, is wacky style fishing!

[worm]

Beatifully said T.S.

I'm glad even my 6 year old has that mentality.  I don't like comin home from fishing feeling like I just threw 9 innings of MLB.

Worm