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The Wacky Rig
The Bass that have been put into tournament live wells are a testament to the wacky rigs performance. Just this past weekend has been an amazing demonstration of its ability to catch Bass when other techniques failed.
My partner and I witnessed two boats fishing a gin clear reed bed that we purposely targeted from studying our maps prior. One of the boats was definitely tournament anglers, probing the reeds like a torpedo. They were obviously pre-fishing for the next day's tournament. They must have had their bow mount at high output because they were moving, obviously site pre-fishing, but never the less fishing just the same! We didn't witness a single Bass taken with their efforts and without notice another boat probed the same waters, but with such a racket that you would swear the Bass should have scattered to oblivion!
Now let me give you some parameters of the situation. The water was anywhere from two to five feet in depth with pencil medium density reeds scattered in gin clear water conditions. Just to prove a point, my partner and I proceeded right into the heart of the highway of travel of the previous boats and boated not one, but two beautiful Largemouth Bass weighing in at five pounds plus each! Now how did we accomplish such a feat you ask? Quite simple really; the wacky rig!
The wacky rig consists of three main components that when combined make a lethal Bass fishing weapon. The bait itself is normally a Senko worm with a Gamakatsu weed less hook in the mid section of the Senko. The hook doesn't necessarily have to be weed less, but with weeds in the mix it's a prerequisite. And to top the rig off we have a ten or twelve pound fluorocarbon leader or main line. The line that shines for me is the Spider Wire Invisi-Braid in ten pound test. It has proven its invisible qualities and superior strength in my outings. So when the wacky rig is ready I have a black Senko Worm with a black Gamakatsu weed less hook and Spider Wire Invisi-Braid line. When this setup is in gin clear water all the Bass see is 'black' and that is the important ingredient!
A good salt impregnated Senko Worm is ideal because it helps in its flutter to the bottom. On the initial cast I like to give the wacky rig plenty of slack line. This is of utmost importance because you want it to look as natural as possible to the Bass. After the cast and its settling to bottom dead stick it by letting it lye still for as long as you can stand it. Then by jerking while retrieving it will give it life by making the bait seem like its swimming away due to the ends swaying back and fourth. Sometimes that's all it takes to get the Bass to strike.
About the Author
Todber Manor Big Hayes Carp Challenge Qualifier January 2011