O-rings, hooks and plastics make for a simple rig, but make sure you have plenty! A few O-rings, a couple wacky or Neko hooks and a few soft stickbaits or straight worms like the Yamamoto Senko and you’re good to go with a wacky rig. It’s a great bait to have rigged anytime you’re fishing shallow.
Where do you fish a wacky worm?
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Do you use a sinker with a wacky rig?
There are many types of wacky rig weights that can be used, but I’m only going to recommend two of them. The first type I use is a pencil weight or nail sinker. These are typically inserted into the center or end of the worm and the hook is then inserted around the backside of the weight.
Assuming you are fishing a 5 inch wacky rig senko or stickbait (which is what people fish on a wacky rig 90% of the time), a 1/0 hook is widely considered as the best option.
How do you catch a wacky fish?
What hooks to use for senkos?
Rigging the Senko
Most anglers prefer a 3/0 extra wide gap (EWG) hook when fishing the 4″ version Texas-rigged with 8- to 12-pound test fluorocarbon line and a medium or medium-heavy action rod.
How do you fish a bass worm?
What rod is best for senkos?
The best Senko casting rods are typically shorter than normal casting rods, approximately 6’6″-to-6’8″, a medium to medium-heavy backbone, and lastly comes with a have a fast to extra-fast tip.
What size hook should I use for a wacky worm?
We recommend using a 1/0 red Octopus style hook when fishing the most popular 5” size stick bait. The 1/0 hook size is perfect for securing enough worm without exposing too much of the hooks shaft.
What color Senko is best for bass?
The Best Senko Colors to Catch More Bass
Clear water: watermelon black flake.
Slightly stained to murky water: watermelon/red green flake and watermelon/black red flake.
Murky or stained water: blue pearl silver flake, morning dawn, and chartreuse black flake.
How deep can you fish a wacky worm?
You can fish 4- to 6-inch worms wacky rigged but you put a 3/16-ounce tungsten nail weight in it and you can fish that bait really well in 20 to 30 feet of water. The fall of the bait is so different and it wants to plane and glide and you can hop it and shake it throughout the water column.
Wacky rig—“A lot of folks forget about the wacky rig, but it will catch these shallow winter bass when other presentations can’t,” Lee said. “It’s a perfect imitation of a dying shad and the bass can’t pass on it.
Is texas rig better than wacky rig?
The wacky rig creates more action especially with senkos, attracts more interest than the texas rig overall, and stays put better. The venerable Texas rig is rightfully famous, and from punching thick grass mats to pitching into heavy cover, working a deep hole or hump to gliding under a dock, it’s just plain magic.
What size hooks for 5 inch Senko?
Rigging the 5″ Senko
Most anglers prefer a 3/0 – 4/0 extra wide gap (EWG) hook when fishing the 5″ version Texas-rigged with 8- to 12-pound test fluorocarbon line and a medium or medium-heavy action rod.
Do you fish a Senko weightless?
Fishing a weightless Texas rig Senko is one of my favorite ways to catch bass. Fishing a weightless stick bait on a Texas rig can annihilate the bass all year. Here is the when, where, why, and how I use this bait to release the Kraken on some bass!
What size Senko is the best for bass?
4” Senko (9S) Texas Rig
This is one of my favorite smallmouth bass lures but it also works great for spotted and largemouth bass, particularly when clear water and highly pressured situations require light line techniques. The 9S Senko is great for fan casting to expansive flats in search of bass.