Weighted Wacky Worms ?

[chrisD46]

A technique that allows me to cover water better in the summer as well as add a little more "pop" to a wacky worm is using a weighted wacky Trick Worm or a stick worm (Yum Dinger) using wacky jig heads in 1/16th oz. and 1/8th oz. weights . Currently I use VMC and Berkley wacky jig heads - but also want to try making my own (i.e. VMC Neko hook , 1/16th oz. bullet weight and a bobber stop) . Lastly , VMC cross over rings , clear heat shrink tubing or soft silicon sleeves (i.e. G7 type off of ebay for trick worms and stick worms) seal the deal for me ... Your thoughts and experiences ?

[Donald Garner]

Chris sounds like you have a good plan on fishing the Wacky Rig.

When I fish a Wacky Worm I'll rig them up in a couple different ways.  If I'm fishing really shallow water > 5ft or less < I'll rig it up like the picture below.


If I'm fishing it deeper 6-10ft  or Flipping it in brush piles or along a stump flat.  I'll rig it up like in the pictures below with a 1/8oz slip sinker.  Sometimes I'll add a bobber stop to it also.


I use Big Bite Baits Stick Baits.  The hooks I use mostly are V&M Wacky Rig Hooks.  Depending on the structure I'll use a Weedless hook and other times I won't.  I fish these baits on a 7ft 3in Medium Heavy Action Rod.  The line is Berkley Big Game Clear 20lb test mono.  The Slip Sinker is just a plain old 1/8oz Water Gremlin lead slip sinker.

[Princeton_Man]

I've experimented with 1/16oz finesse dropshot weights, Gamakatsu Wicked Whisker hooks, and 5" a Senko rigged wacky with no more than 12-14" of fluoro between the bait and weight. I guess you could call it Wacky Dropshotting.

[coldfront]

technique works great in 20 ft of water off points too...

[Hobious]

I just Neko rig em.  I have weighted hooks for the job tho.