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I was trying a wacky rig in my dad's pond yesterday and was using a red #1 Owner Mosquito hook. Well on my 3rd cast I threw the worm off the hook and backlashed my reel (was throwing it on a baitcaster). As I was pcking the backlash out I felt a tap. Picked up the hook then flipped it back out. Well about a 14" bass swam up to the hook and ate it. It's the first time I've ever caught a bass on a bare hook! That was pretty cool! I proceeded to catch 3 more on the wacky rigged worm including one that was close to 4 lbs. I'm planning to use this rig in my next tournament this Saturday.
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Awesome. You'll find the wacky rig to be pretty awesome and effective. I love wacky rigging because the bait does all the work so I can't mess up with it. What bait were you using?
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Wow! That's pretty cool!
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Nice way to turn a bad situation into a good one.
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I like throwing a 3/0 gamakatsu straight shanked worm hook and trick worms when I wacky rig. I also put a swivel 3 to 6 inches above the hook.
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08-12-09, 02:08 PM | #7 |
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hey man, that's awesome! the wacky rig has being doing good for me this year.
I've never used the mosquito hooks. I use a gammy octopus hook. since it's close to a circle hook, I rarely hook them deep, and almost always hook right in the side of the mouth. BB
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BA - You on the James, Chick, or Chesdin???
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Will be on the Chick this Sat. for a Region 8 Federation Open and on the James/Chick for the Castaways next Sat. I need some money!!!
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How do you like wacky rigging with the octopus hooks??? I caught my first wacky fish on that hook. Then I got finesse wide gap. So should I switch?
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thats weird man but I can say it's never happened to me
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The only time I've ever caught fish on a bare hook was in one that was waaaaaay over populated with little bass <-----------------------------------------------< about that long (actual size).
They were probably starving to death and hit anything that moved. Hook, small twigs, pieces of tree leaves...
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I've caught bluegill on bare hooks but never a bass
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Gotta love the wacky rig... I always toss that, regardless of situation. in fact, i dont think i even know when the "right" time is to be throwing a wacky rig. oh wait yes i do... ANYTIME!
Probably my favorite presentation. I use a buncha bearpaw hippie sticks (4 inch senko type things... i just get em in a cool color from a bait i once had, cept scented and saltless). Mac2 had a thread a while ago suggesting zoom speedworms with the tail cut off (worms like a charm). I used an offset red 2 hook for a while, caught like crazy, but for some reason today I decided to go buy some gammy 3 octopus hooks for my tourney on saturday. Love wacky rigging just because you can never go wrong, really... cast it out, hang out for a bit, twitch it back setting the hook is surefire, almost even unnessecary a while ago, i had casted a line out into the lake and something tangled in my line. with the bait still out there, i pulled apart the tangle, and started reeling in. once the slack was all gone, lo and behold i had something tugging on the other side... really does go to show how feisty those young fish are. I usually catch fish about a pound with this rig, but its still tons of fun
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