Wacky rigged senko

[Wicked738]

So I had some time to kill this morning and hit a local small pond and boy I nailed the bass on the green pumpkin wacky rigged senko. I'm a believer in this bait. More of a frog guy but had a blast with these worms will defenitly try these on farrington lake Tuesday when I got out.

[kcritch]

You can't go wrong with a senko (or similar). They catch tons of fish for sure...especially when fishing is tough. Glad you got into them.

[briansnat]

The Senko is usually my go to for bass. I probably use it about 60 percent of the time, the rest devoted to other plastics and everything else.

I rarely do wacky rig though, catches way too many weeds. I hook em through the nose, T-rig style. I know a lot of people swear by wacky, but the few times I was fishing with my T-rig along with a partner using wacky rig (same color and size Senko), I caught significantly more fish. I don't know if it has to do with the action, or that my bait spends more time in the water because they are always picking off weeds.

[Jigman13]

That's a good color. So is watermelon, black and colors similar to June bug

[Wicked738]

Yea the wacky rigged seemed a bit novice friendly.....throw it out let it sink then twitch it a few times let it sit most votes were when the bait was falling. Now when you fish it Texas style you twitch it as well?

[Chrisper4694]

I don't think you can compare the two rigs. They're really for two different applications.

[bigfishy]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

I don't think you can compare the two rigs. They're really for two different applications.

much agreed

[logs22]

Since most of the places in fish are full of snags I usually will rig Senkos Texas style on a 3 or 4 EWG. If nothing is biting the Texas rig I will usually before I leave switch it up and just use the same Senko rigged wacky. I know an EWG hook not ideal for a wacky rig but often I can hook something before I get snagged or throw in the towel.

I also like using a smaller Senko (3-4") rigged wacky fishing for Smallies in Rocky rivers/streams with a good current. Small twitches just enough to get off the rocks and catch the current for a few feet at a time.

[njfish4life]

What style and size hook do people use for wacky rig? I have always fished senkos texas style but always looking for differentways to fish. Also is it worth using the wacky rig "O" rings or just straight through the senko?

[Chrisper4694]

1/0 owner hooks made for wacky rig, idk what they're called off the top of my head but any sharp, short shanked, moderately gapped hook should work great. O rings def worth it.