Wacky Rigging, My Way

[rubba bubba]

I keep a cap from a big highlighter that went dry in my bag. I place the o-ring around the cap, place the senko inside the cap, then roll the o-ring off the cap onto the senko. Same as the wacky rig tool but free instead of 9.99 like the mend-it manufacture guy wants on his site!

I do something similar to this but have drilled through the cap so you can slide the whole senko through the cap and position the band where you want it.

[looking4structure]

Wow thats sweet.I can't wait to try these on my Senko's.Are these as durable as the O rings?Thanks for the awesome post

[Crestliner2008]

Wow thats sweet.I can't wait to try these on my Senko's.Are these as durable as the O rings?Thanks for the awesome post

This is my 5th. season using this technique and it's worked flawlessly. I mainly fish smallmouths on off-shore structures and can count on 3 or 4 fish (sometimes more) with each Senko. And they are quite a bit cheaper than the popular "O" rings.

[The_Natural]

I have used O-rings and tiny rubber bands meant for braces in the past, but those hair bands you posted are clear, which is a solid improvement over what I've been using.  Excellent....

[JKay]

I keep a cap from a big highlighter that went dry in my bag. I place the o-ring around the cap, place the senko inside the cap, then roll the o-ring off the cap onto the senko. Same as the wacky rig tool but free instead of 9.99 like the mend-it manufacture guy wants on his site!

I do the same thing with the back end of an old dried up Sharpie permanent marker.  Snapped it in half, pulled out the inners and away I went.  Works great with the o-rings.

Just wish I could fish wacky style more often.  Too many weeds where I like to fish.  Every cast seems to dredge the lake and I spend more time cursing and picking weeds than fishing  >

[Clark Stewart]

I keep a cap from a big highlighter that went dry in my bag. I place the o-ring around the cap, place the senko inside the cap, then roll the o-ring off the cap onto the senko. Same as the wacky rig tool but free instead of 9.99 like the mend-it manufacture guy wants on his site!

I do the same thing with the back end of an old dried up Sharpie permanent marker. Snapped it in half, pulled out the inners and away I went. Works great with the o-rings.

Just wish I could fish wacky style more often. Too many weeds where I like to fish. Every cast seems to dredge the lake and I spend more time cursing and picking weeds than fishing >

use a weedguard hook. It helps

[Brett's_daddy]

 

[Falkus]

On 3/12/2009 at 9:51 AM, NOVA Angler said:

I'm picking some up today!

 

After 8 years being dead...someone brought it alive again ---

 

 

Yup, me too , just need to tell the wife that she needs some of that for her hair. 

That way I can steal some of it and test it out 

 

 

[ChrisD46]

The hair band deal works fine - I have been experimenting with clear heat shrink tubing off e-bay : Cut a 3/4th" piece off , center it on a senko , hit it briefly with a heat gun then run the hook hrough perpindicular .  *I'm sure it's just me but I just don't belive I get the best  hook set wacky with the hook parallel vs. perpindicular . y way with the heat shrink tubing yeilds a few more fish from one senko buy the clear hair band or o-ring would last longer I believe .

[XpressJeff]

This is why I love this forum!

 

Thanks folks!

[CTBassin860]

My wacky tool was 2 bucks at DSG.