Free rigging a wacky worm

[Hogsticker2]

Probably should have posted this under the technique category, but that section doesn't seem to get much attention.
Is anyone else free rigging a wacky worm? With a worm that has great buoyancy, when you move the rig, and the weight separates from the plastic, the worm will float up and rise until the weight catches back up. Something a little different that fish may not recognize. I fish a free rig and a wacky worm a lot, so I figured I'd combine the two and see what happens. Thought I would share for those who might be interested.

[Real Pudd legend]

Good idea thanks for the tip!

[Hogsticker2]

Good idea thanks for the tip!

You bet

[sbd3]

Is anyone else free rigging a wacky worm?

I am now!

[Hogsticker2]

Is anyone else free rigging a wacky worm?

I am now!

Haha, nice. Use the smallest, lightest hook you can get away with.

[LowRange]

I've been wacky rigging a pink floating worm with a drop shot hook as a weird topwater. I can get it to wiggle in place with my solid tip UL BFS rod. Getting wacky about wacky rigging.

[sbd3]

Is anyone else free rigging a wacky worm?

I am now!

Haha, nice. Use the smallest, lightest hook you can get away with.

haven’t had a chance to try it yet hopefully this weekend. Was thinking about going with the vmc weedless neko hook and a senko.

[Hogsticker2]

Is anyone else free rigging a wacky worm?

I am now!

Haha, nice. Use the smallest, lightest hook you can get away with.

haven’t had a chance to try it yet hopefully this weekend. Was thinking about going with the vmc weedless neko hook and a senko.

That hook with a Senko is too heavy, kinda defeats the purpose. The idea is to get the worm to rise, rather than sink.

[Inspectorlee]

I haven't tried it yet, but it's a technique I intend to. Matt Stefan posted a video on this "reverse wacky rig" a few days ago and the video shows the action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyRwFscSNWw

[sbd3]

Is anyone else free rigging a wacky worm?

I am now!

Haha, nice. Use the smallest, lightest hook you can get away with.

haven’t had a chance to try it yet hopefully this weekend. Was thinking about going with the vmc weedless neko hook and a senko.

That hook with a Senko is too heavy, kinda defeats the purpose. The idea is to get the worm to rise, rather than sink.

I see, I've got some elaztech strike king zeros and 7" finesse worms, both are very buoyant.

[Hogsticker2]

I am now!

Haha, nice. Use the smallest, lightest hook you can get away with.

haven’t had a chance to try it yet hopefully this weekend. Was thinking about going with the vmc weedless neko hook and a senko.

That hook with a Senko is too heavy, kinda defeats the purpose. The idea is to get the worm to rise, rather than sink.

I see, I've got some elaztech strike king zeros and 7" finesse worms, both are very buoyant.

That should do the trick

[PotatoLake]

Good call on the Elaztech on this technique, I can confirm this works quite well if they're wanting a slow fall/suspend type of deal. I like using the XZone Deception Worm, which is a floating/neutral bouyancy-style bait. Spawn-post spawn, it was the ticket.

[Hogsticker2]

Good call on the Elaztech on this technique, I can confirm this works quite well if they're wanting a slow fall/suspend type of deal. I like using the XZone Deception Worm, which is a floating/neutral bouyancy-style bait. Spawn-post spawn, it was the ticket.

Nice. Glad you were able to catch a few this way.

[toddmc]

Just like the fishing pressure in Japan, the clearwater golf course lakes all around me get beat to death. You constantly have to evolve to get bit. A lot of times, it is really just about giving them something different to see, like was said. The free rig works well with my fishing slow baits fast style. I haven't thrown the wacky rig with it though. No one should ever be afraid to throw never heard of plastics on different rigs. I recently starting fishing a beaver and other creature baits on a weighted wide gap soft jerkbait hook because a Texas rig sinks too far in the carpet of grass. It spirals and glides a bit like a tube. It is also crazy weedless. This alone is enough to try it in really weedy areas. There is just enough clean water above the blanket of grass below to give the fish time to eat the bait. The other anglers are all throwing senkos and swimbaits that the fish are tired of. This bait gets crushed. I've cleaned up behind other anglers with both the free rig and other rigs that the fish don't see.

[Hogsticker2]

Just like the fishing pressure in Japan, the clearwater golf course lakes all around me get beat to death. You constantly have to evolve to get bit. A lot of times, it is really just about giving them something different to see, like was said. The free rig works well with my fishing slow baits fast style. I haven't thrown the wacky rig with it though. No one should ever be afraid to throw never heard of plastics on different rigs. I recently starting fishing a beaver and other creature baits on a weighted wide gap soft jerkbait hook because a Texas rig sinks too far in the carpet of grass. It spirals and glides a bit like a tube. It is also crazy weedless. This alone is enough to try it in really weedy areas. There is just enough clean water above the blanket of grass below to give the fish time to eat the bait. The other anglers are all throwing senkos and swimbaits that the fish are tired of. This bait gets crushed. I've cleaned up behind other anglers with both the free rig and other rigs that the fish don't see.

Have you tried any flat baits like the OSP Dolive Gill, Jackall Honey Nugget, Geecrack Bellows Gill, etc? You can rig these up in a number of ways, and most of them are heavy enough to fish weightless.