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am I the only one?
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05/17/18 05:59 PM
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jwcromer
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759206
05/17/18 06:00 PM
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Hog Jaw
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/17/18 06:02 PM
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fouzman
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Nope. Hate it and won't do it.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/17/18 06:08 PM
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Huckleberry
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I tried it once, wasn't my style.
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/17/18 06:10 PM
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retdbasser
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Prepare for the future-it will be here tomorrow. Personal Best Large Mouth Bass 9 lbs. 12 oz 5/13/19. Herb Stein, who famously reminded us that “if something can’t go on forever, it will stop.”
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Re: am I the only one?
[Re: jwcromer]
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05/17/18 06:15 PM
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GROD
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All I can say is there is a time and a place for the wacky rig, and if its not in your aresenal then youre behind the curve.
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/17/18 06:38 PM
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Ranger1
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Not just no...but he77 no!!! Wacky riggers are for...no never mind
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759300
05/17/18 06:57 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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If I do......the days going pretty slow.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759348
05/17/18 07:28 PM
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Stickchunker
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Nope!
And the funny thing is, i have all the stuff, Wackey Tool, Wackey hooks, Wackey jig heads, and have never used any of it!
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759354
05/17/18 07:30 PM
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KevinHebert
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Haven't tried it but I've always heard........once you go wacky you never go backy!
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/17/18 08:32 PM
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Billy Blazer 300 HPDI
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I don't fish it, not my deal.
Thanks, Billy
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Re: am I the only one?
[Re: jwcromer]
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05/17/18 08:34 PM
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Huckleberry
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I'd rather fish a rubber worm under a bobber.
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759469
05/17/18 08:50 PM
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Jeff From Iowa
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Its too darn slow to consider a fishing method to me, but I do it once in a while and it almost always works.
fyi no o rings, buy some electrical shrink tubing and slip it over the worm then put the hook thru it just on the edge now your hook is facing the right way AND your worms will last darn near forever...
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/17/18 08:53 PM
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Kay Dyson
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LOL.... If you've fished competition on Fork, and I was there too, I'd bet I took some of your money doing it... It's absolutely deadly when the fish are shallow, they can't stand that thing whip'n around.
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759502
05/17/18 09:15 PM
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GIG'EM AGGIES
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All 9 fish I caught last Wednesday were on a wacky rig. Trying to figure out a fast way to fish it in deep water, maybe with a C-rig.
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed. Conscience never acquits, it either accuses or excuses.
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Re: am I the only one?
[Re: Kay Dyson]
#12759508
05/17/18 09:25 PM
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Ranger1
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LOL.... If you've fished competition on Fork, and I was there too, I'd bet I took some of your money doing it... It's absolutely deadly when the fish are shallow, they can't stand that thing whip'n around. Stop it Billy, Say it ain't so
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/17/18 09:25 PM
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1oldbassguy
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when wacky first came out , I couldn't see why/how bass would want it . Once I tried it , I couldn't put it down . I fish it all year , all depths . I will fish it as deep as 40 feet without a weight and at times it's the only way I get them . Two years ago , my son was fishing with me and complaining that "only little" bass will eat a Senko that is wacky rigged in shallow water . Well , it was July , it was hot , the water was dirty ---- and after I landed an 11.2lber , on a spinning rig with 10lb test --I proved my point . Like it or not , wacky rigging works
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759581
05/17/18 10:20 PM
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Kay Dyson
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All 9 fish I caught last Wednesday were on a wacky rig. Trying to figure out a fast way to fish it in deep water, maybe with a C-rig. Ronnie Try it on a drop shot, of course you have to pick suitable battle grounds. There are lots of long semi slick points on Fork that hold fish
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759610
05/17/18 10:35 PM
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retdbasser
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OK. I'm willing to try it. Do you use a weight or not and if so what size?
I went out on Ray Hubbard Wed. morning and caught 8 on a Yum Dinger. Will I catch more on a wacky rig?
Last edited by retdbasser; 05/17/18 11:31 PM.
Prepare for the future-it will be here tomorrow. Personal Best Large Mouth Bass 9 lbs. 12 oz 5/13/19. Herb Stein, who famously reminded us that “if something can’t go on forever, it will stop.”
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/17/18 11:15 PM
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Gman72
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Wish I had the patience.....
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759662
05/17/18 11:25 PM
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Big Kahuna Fishing
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Had my best day on Lake Waco ( a lake that really hates me) with the wacky rig. Green pumpkin or Junebug on stained water. Sweet Tater on clear water like Stillhouse.
Also really good to skip up in docks.
Living the American Dream in central Texas !
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759758
05/18/18 12:22 AM
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J.H.S.
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No way. Heck I barely ever fish plastic. Maybe 5% of the time.
Live Daringly, Boldy, and Fearlessly....Embrace the Challenge So That You May Feel the Exhiliration of Victory.
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/18/18 12:26 AM
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GIG'EM AGGIES
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OK. I'm willing to try it. Do you use a weight or not and if so what size?
I went out on Ray Hubbard Wed. morning and caught 8 on a Yum Dinger. Will I catch more on a wacky rig? No weight but I do stick about a 1" nail in the head of the 5" Ocho.
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed. Conscience never acquits, it either accuses or excuses.
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Re: am I the only one?
[Re: Kay Dyson]
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05/18/18 12:31 AM
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GIG'EM AGGIES
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All 9 fish I caught last Wednesday were on a wacky rig. Trying to figure out a fast way to fish it in deep water, maybe with a C-rig. Ronnie Try it on a drop shot, of course you have to pick suitable battle grounds. There are lots of long semi slick points on Fork that hold fish Already got one rigged up Billy. Thought about dragging one up the sides of the points with a C-rig too. I think the weightless wacky rig would do some magic tricks on a 2-3' leader of a C-rig. Won't hurt to try.
I am a Senager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 50 years later. I get an allowance every month. I have PU truck and a bass boat, I am blessed. Conscience never acquits, it either accuses or excuses.
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759791
05/18/18 12:43 AM
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beeflover
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I like em on a 1/2 oz drop shot out deep
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12759859
05/18/18 01:35 AM
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Fish2222
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Oh....heck yes....gotta do it.
"I only catch the ones that bite" BassCat Sabre Mercury EFI 175
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/18/18 03:14 AM
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TOMCAT21
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Didnt fish it much till I was fishing with a friend and his wife. After I watched them both catch 10+ fish each while I scratched out four or five with swimbaits and traps I was convinced. Now I almost always have one wacky rig tied on all the time.
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/18/18 03:18 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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LOL.... If you've fished competition on Fork, and I was there too, I'd bet I took some of your money doing it... It's absolutely deadly when the fish are shallow, they can't stand that thing whip'n around. Yep. I used it to fill out a limit tonight. It was the difference between money and no money tonight.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/18/18 03:23 AM
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Beast From The East
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If they wont eat a whacky rig, theyre not biting!
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/18/18 03:38 AM
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kevine80
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its like big girls or mopeds --you do it --you just dont let your friends see you !
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/18/18 06:21 PM
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kevine80
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there is one one my deck at all times!
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Re: am I the only one?
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#12760747
05/18/18 07:59 PM
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Coop2564
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Its rarely calm enough for me to fish it. I do when I can or at least try.
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Re: am I the only one?
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05/18/18 08:45 PM
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BASS GURU
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You gotta be wacky to fish wacky. Not for me.
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