A new plastic rigging....At least for me

[cassidyta]

I paid my monthly dues to the bait monkey on Friday. While I was there, the guy ringing me out noticed the packs of trick worms and asked if I had used the Hedicki Rig (No clue if spelling is even close) which is sometimes called the D!*k rig.

The rig is very easy to tie on and was deadly for me. It is really just a modified wacky rig. Take one of the longer (I was using 6 1/2 ") trickworms put a nailweight in the nose and wacky rig it half way between the nose and hump. It is best done with a circle hook since it is easier to bury back into the bait to be weightless.

I played around with various retrieves and pretty much all of them worked for fish.

I figured I would pass it on.

[BigBassin144]

Any pics? Sounds similar to the Nekko or Necco rig I think.

BB

[MississippiBoy]

He wasn't talking to you, BB.

He was talking to the NEW BB.

[BigBassin144]

Originally Posted by bcklash

RUT--RO BIGBASSIN144

Originally Posted by MississippiBoy

He wasn't talking to you, BB.

He was talking to the NEW BB.

This is what I like to call a Dumb Sh1t Attack. I happens to me quite a bit believe it or not, lol.

thanks for catching that one for me daniel.

BB

[cassidyta]

I will take a pic of it for you. It is similar to a Neko, but the hook goes on the head side rather than the tail side. This presentation makes more of a verticle wacky worm look.

[cassidyta]

Here is a pic for you. I also made a video of it in the pool just now. I just have to figure out where to host it.

I use a small circle/drop shot style hook near the head.

[BigBassin144]

nice, looks like it would move like a cross between a wacky rig and a shaky head. I'll have to give it a try. The fish at the local reservoir just love anything wacky rigged.

BB

[cassidyta]

I tried it on different floating worms, but I really liked the action on the trick worm more than the others.

Here is a quick video of it in the pool. Sorry about the quality, it is a camera phone video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mt5aFia4n4

[BigBassin144]

Originally Posted by cassidyta

I tried it on different floating worms, but I really liked the action on the trick worm more than the others.

Here is a quick video of it in the pool. Sorry about the quality, it is a camera phone video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mt5aFia4n4

Quality isn't too bad. It does kind of have the action of a shaky head without the jig to hang up on weeds. I'll definately give it a try next time I go out.

BB

[jigfishinkid]

Originally Posted by cassidyta

I tried it on different floating worms, but I really liked the action on the trick worm more than the others.

Here is a quick video of it in the pool. Sorry about the quality, it is a camera phone video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mt5aFia4n4

what brand of trick worms are those

[bamabassman]

ok now, forgive me for asking this...but, am i the only one that thinks the hook is too small? or am i over thinking? for real. it just seems too small to me. of course i have not tried it, so i am wondering. not doubting you cass. just that it looks a little small for a worm the long.

[cassidyta]

Originally Posted by bamabassman

ok now, forgive me for asking this...but, am i the only one that thinks the hook is too small? or am i over thinking? for real. it just seems too small to me. of course i have not tried it, so i am wondering. not doubting you cass. just that it looks a little small for a worm the long.

Bama,

I actually thought that myself, but the larger hook changed the action too much. I am sure that a larger hook might add to hook ups, but I can say that I did not miss any strikes on it.

[MallenManson]

Originally Posted by bamabassman

ok now, forgive me for asking this...but, am i the only one that thinks the hook is too small? or am i over thinking? for real. it just seems too small to me. of course i have not tried it, so i am wondering. not doubting you cass. just that it looks a little small for a worm the long.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
Great job on the video cass! The action looks awesome!

[nybass1]

Bama i was thinking the same thing. It seems like there might be too much worm and not enough hook for a solid hook set. Like you said though i dont no wat the rigs like though

[Bubba_Bruiser]

#3,4, or 5B_B likes. What size hook is that Cass?

[Mac2]

The hook seems a little small, but it's also unobtrusive being that size. With even a little action inparted to the worm with the rig, the head end will move more than the tail and may be targeting itself in that manner. The fish will probably hit from the head end where most of the initial action is and will be taken fairly deep if the fisherman is inattentive. Paying attention and being a good line watcher will help avoid gut hooking in my opinion.

Thanks for posting, Cassidyta

[cassidyta]

For the video I was using an ultralight spinning rig with 4lbs test. When I was using it this weekend, I threw it on a 7 foot spinning rig with 6lbs.

Bubba, I honestly do not know what size hook that was. I have mine sorted by relative size and simply grabbed one from the samll hook section of the divider.

Mac2- I did find that I was more prone to gut hooking with the small hook. But I also find that the smaller hooks remove much easier when I do gut hook. Almost all of my small hooks are barbless simply because of gut hook concerns.

[bamabassman]

thank you cass. i believer you buddy.

[BigBassin144]

I tried it in my pond tonight, but because I don't have any floating worms, it hopped nicely, then fell sideways, lol. I'll have to pick up some trick worms or elaztech finesse worms next time I go to the store.

BB

[Bob Smith]

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

I tried it in my pond tonight, but because I don't have any floating worms, it hopped nicely, then fell sideways, lol. I'll have to pick up some trick worms or elaztech finesse worms next time I go to the store.

BB

BB, we've used this rig down in Texas in the hotwater discharge lakes during the winter. I typically used a # Gammy weedless hook because of all the hydrilla I was fishing in. You can adjust the action by changing the nail weight size (lead nails can be bought at BPS, get the smallest diameter). You do that by cutting (or breaking) the nail a little bit at a time until you achieve the desired action. It can be absolutely deadly when the fish are in a "funk".

[Mac2]

Cass, about the hook size....I think it's the perfect size for the rig and will work extremely well, just a little prone to gut hook if not alertly attended. I used to use a small hook similar to that when fishing live bait (crawlers) and finally gave it up as I was gut hooking quite a few. Another rig was shown to me by Bender with a ball bearing swivel up the line a foot and a half, no weight in the worm, but hooked in the hump. The swivel serves as the weight on his rig and he's found it to be very effective as well.... Glad to see you go barbless, I mash my barbs halfway on almost all my rigs.

[cassidyta]

Originally Posted by Mac2

Cass, about the hook size....I think it's the perfect size for the rig and will work extremely well, just a little prone to gut hook if not alertly attended. I used to use a small hook similar to that when fishing live bait (crawlers) and finally gave it up as I was gut hooking quite a few. Another rig was shown to me by Bender with a ball bearing swivel up the line a foot and a half, no weight in the worm, but hooked in the hump. The swivel serves as the weight on his rig and he's found it to be very effective as well.... Glad to see you go barbless, I mash my barbs halfway on almost all my rigs.

I have three lakes here that require barbless. It can be a little frustrating at times, but it is not all that difficult. It does make buzzbaits and jigs more of a challenge.

The worse part of barbless is the guessing game of how DFG will check your hooks. Some do a look, some run their finger over it, and the worse are those who push it through a T-shirt. If it snags, it is not barbless.


The other thing I like about the very small hooks is that they do not appear to affect the fish as much on a break off. I have caught a few fish with small hooks in them that were very healthy even though you could tell that the hook has been there for a while.

[flipclip]

Been using something similar for a couple years now, some guy showed me it at the regional on the Potomac 2 years back. His set up was a zoom trick worm, nail in the head and this hook or something similar: http://www.performancetackle.com/ren...=400&padding=0
put the hook right throught the worm just below the burried nail weight, pitch it right into the weed mats and hang on. The worm will "dart" in the direction of your cast so you can get it under and into some of the overhanging stuff.

[islandbass]

Cass,

You just had to show this while I'm tryin' to learn to get better with a jig and trailer (only one fish ever in my life on a jig), and I can see the great potential with this rig in my waters.

This definitely looks like a winner here. I second your sentiments regarding BBoss. If I were his age, I would hope to have had his enthusiasm about fishing. I didn't start fishing until five seasons ago and I've come a long way in that short time starting with a $19.99 walmart special rod as I have dubbed it to making lures such as poppers and crankbaits.

[cassidyta]

The basic zoom trick worm. 6.5 inch