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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Smurfs]
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04/11/15 05:12 AM
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Tyler's Outdoors
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GrandeBass Rattlesnake worm in Trophy Hunter! Academy had them for 98 cents a bag a few weeks ago.
Big Baits! Thick Lines! Equals Heavy Weights!
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Smurfs]
#10759793
04/11/15 07:43 AM
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Bazztex
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Original paddle tail Zoom Speed worms kick bass.
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: bassdoode]
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04/11/15 03:07 PM
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BCJ
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use o-rings, itll save you senkos. just put the o-ring in the middle of the senko and slide the hook between the o-ring and the senko. This! Went thru pack after pack of senkos before I started using these. Now one senko can last hours and you can throw it without worry about it coming off and leaving you backlashed beyond repair.
Last edited by BCJ; 04/11/15 03:08 PM.
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Smurfs]
#10760153
04/11/15 04:01 PM
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wackEmaster
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Smurfs]
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04/11/15 06:03 PM
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bigbass94
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"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Smurfs]
#10760666
04/11/15 11:39 PM
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ksalmon
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Cabelas "Go-To" Stick Bait I use these with the O-Ring already molded into the worm.....also places hook in correct position unlike the O-Rings you add yourself. They are often on sale and when they are I stock up.
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Smurfs]
#10762918
04/13/15 03:49 AM
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StormVet
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Read an article a year or so ago about using two o rings instead of one to get your circle hook to line up like it would if you weren't useing o rings. Just cross the rings and slide your hook between the rings and the worm. Better hook set, more caught fish! I love this set up.
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Donald Harper]
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04/13/15 04:50 PM
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Phototex
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I like to use the shrink tubing on my wacky rigged senkos and trick worms. It allows you to put the hook through with the point up. With the O-ring you are hooking sideways. This +1 - Sometimes I can get 8-10 fish off of one Senko this way. My favorite color is black with blue fleck, but I also fish green pumpkin/black fleck and watermelon/red fleck once in a while. Hope this helps.
PB: 10-01 on a Ribbit frog
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Smurfs]
#10772413
04/16/15 05:15 PM
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West Tex fishman
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Gamakatsu finessse wide gap hooks, 1/0 or 2/0, o-wacky tool to slide your o rings in place also. My buddies and always use pliers to bend hook out of line so point and shank are offset about 1/8 inch. This causes the hook to rotate in fishes mouth, resulting in hookup in roof of mouth the majority of the time. You will miss a lot fewer fish on hook set also by doing this.
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Smurfs]
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04/16/15 05:24 PM
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tom e
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Green Horn
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Wave worm blue flek tikki stick that color out fished all others 3 weeks ago.
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: West Tex fishman]
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04/16/15 05:58 PM
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Panhandle
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Gamakatsu finessse wide gap hooks, 1/0 or 2/0, o-wacky tool to slide your o rings in place also. My buddies and always use pliers to bend hook out of line so point and shank are offset about 1/8 inch. This causes the hook to rotate in fishes mouth, resulting in hookup in roof of mouth the majority of the time. You will miss a lot fewer fish on hook set also by doing this. That's a good tip! 
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Smurfs]
#10772883
04/16/15 08:01 PM
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manhunter
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I personally don't like the O-ring. I like the bait as naked and natural as possible. The Big Bite Trick Sticks hold up well and will get you bit. I like the Zoom Trick worm as well. If the fish are being difficult I will rig a trick stick and trick worm together. It gives the presentation a different look and it works. I call it the "double wacky rig". It's goofy but it works.
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Donald Harper]
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04/16/15 08:16 PM
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Brad R
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Donald, that is a really good tip about the heat shrinking!
Just wondering: Is it only an advantage in the retention/longevity of the worm; or, will it actually improve hook-up rates over a traditional "hook through the worm" using no rings?
Thanks! Brad
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Smurfs]
#10773605
04/17/15 01:01 AM
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lipjerk
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Re: Wacky Rig Help?
[Re: Donald Harper]
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04/17/15 01:31 PM
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plasma800
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THAT is a fascinating idea!! I would have never thought of that. Donald, what is shrink tubing? Heat shrink...tubing used for electrical work. Ask for it at Home Depot. When you heat the tubing it shrinks to a smaller size. Correct.. You will need two sizes 1/2 inch for the 6" and 7" senkos. Cut it into 1/2 inch pieces with scissors. Slide it on the senko to the center point. Hit it briefly on both sides with a lighter. It will shrink down tight. I like to use the clear but it is hard to find. - 1/4 inch for the trick worms. Hook the hook straight through the middle of the plastic and senko, then put the weed guard in place. The hook will ride in the upright position and the hook up ratio will be much better.
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