Wacky ain't just for bass!

Many have caught bass on wacky-rigged Senkos (soft stick hooked in the middle) including me. Not long ago I wondered how other fish species would react to a smaller version of the Senko except instead of using a hook, attaching a jig in the middle. The jig I found drops the bait as fast as a Senko (which is heavy yet soft) allowing the body/tail quiver on the way to the bottom. Here are a few of the prototypes that caught fish the first time cast:

https://i.imgur.com/rvB3fUm.jpg?2

https://sdfish.com/forums/attachment...fw-jpg.182322/ https://sdfish.com/forums/attachment...v7-jpg.182323/ https://i.imgur.com/JeVlYOU.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/VDhsgKS.jpg

Recently I figured: why not use very thin 'legs' on either side of the body the hook is placed. I came up with these the fish jumped all over! :

https://sdfish.com/forums/attachment...nq-jpg.182309/ https://sdfish.com/forums/attachment...jh-jpg.182308/ https://sdfish.com/forums/attachment...cz-jpg.182307/ https://sdfish.com/forums/attachment...vs-jpg.182310/ https://i.imgur.com/dKvK1TH.jpg https://sdfish.com/forums/attachment...mw-jpg.182311/https://sdfish.com/forums/attachment...iv-png.182312/ https://i.imgur.com/Ros2Oe8.jpg

Jig weight is never more than 1/16 oz with 1/24 oz best for shallow water. Rather than always allow the lure to sink, I twitch the lure mid-depth, pause to let it sink a bit and repeat. A 1/32 oz jig also works good when working a wacky rigged lure in weed pockets and along weed edges. Key is working the lure slowly in an area and casting to the same spots a few times to draw fish to strike.

Probably do good on a drop shot too .

I was thinking the same thing.

Great idea! Do you attached the baits with mend-it?

Thank you for sharing the idea, I really like it!

good pics!, I have been using something similar(small yum) for big bluegill and redear, ran into the idea when I was bass fishing, but kept catching panfish instead LOL, I like ur design

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Originally Posted by Flyfisher66048

Great idea! Do you attached the baits with mend-it?

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in a few examples (white perch and crappie), I took two Bass Assassin grubs, cut the fronts off to make flat surfaces, lit a candle and held them together for 3 seconds. A 1/24 oz jig was used to wacky rig the lure.
https://i.imgur.com/D09qRGc.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/K0nhKVq.jpg

https://www.crappie.com/crappie/imag...BJRU5ErkJggg==

Very informative, Spoonminnow. Thanks a bunch!


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Always informative.. Thank you kindly for sharing

Great idea!
that really gets er done !
Thanks for sharing

It's so satisfying sharing ideas with those that aren't stuck using the same lures year after year and may consider trying out making new shapes they never thought could work. I found that once I started tying different colored silicone skirts on spinnerbaits and weedless bass jigs and then finding the large number of soft plastic trailers to those lures that made them unique, I was on to something. It still amazes me that after all these years that no commercial-prone fishing media has ever once introduced lure modification or enhancement that could actually increase sales.

Thanks again.
(more stuff on my blog).

Good stuff!