I slaugher them with this setup. Snelled hook, weightless, weed guard, and worm rattle. I don't like thin wire hooks or any hook smaller than that size there because 8+ pounders would bend them with ease when they run -- mostly because I don't like a loose drag setting.

I heard everyone talking about green colors (or shades of green). Anyone ever catch anything on a Black/Blue senko or darker colors?

Also, anyone ever use the Gamakatsu Wicked Wacky hook?

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Gamakatsu_Wicked_Wacky_Hook_3pk/descpage-GWWH.html

As the title says, I've never really used them, How do you fish them, trig, wacky style, etc.

I hear they are great, just thought I'd see what the forum says..

I could be wrong but I see allot of people confusing Texas rigging with how soft plastics are weedless rigged on the hook. From what I have been taught, a Texas rig is a hook with a weight on the line above the eye (pegged or not) that keeps the bait in contact the water bottom. Texas rigging has nothing to do with how the soft plastic is rigged to the hook. A Texas rig can be rigged weedless but it can not be rigged weightless. A weedless rigged soft plastic can be rigged weightless.

I have had most of my Senko catch's on a weedless Texas rig or a weightless weedless rig. I don't have much experience with wacky rigs or Carolina rigs, But I do hear that a weightless wacky rig catches allot of fish.

Wacky, they cant stand that neutral buoyancy!! Son caught a 3 and two 5s from the local ponds here yesterday. Watermelon blk flake. I am on the Grande pocket rockets now, but I always have these, they can catch them when others cant.

Only Yamamoto or do you throw other brands too?