Learn How to Rig Plastic Lures

whoa! I’m working on an even BETTER one!

@philly442 or if you want to rig it without the weight moving you could use a bobber stop. i prefer the ones without the beads.

@30secfisherman Thank you

eh you know how to rig without the weight moving?

same here. i only use wacky worm if im using a senko or any stick bait

wacky worm senko is my #2 go-to lure (PS: will have a video up soon on wacky worm …)

See answer to previous Q — 2/0 EWG

Can;t go too far wrong with 2/0 Extra Wide Gap (EWG) for plastics;I think it is 54312 Gamakatsu … 2/0 circle hook for Wacky Worm. 1/0 or 3/0 in a pinch.

I have had no real problems setting the hook with Texas rig; with wacky worm (e.g., senkos) on a circle hook, you don’t set the hook! Just watch the line/lure move away or feel a weight on your line; by then the fish is hooked! But don’t delay, as an unattended circle hook can gut-hook a fish if swallowed. I have yet to find an easy way to remove circle hooks from a gut-hook fish — the one problem. (BTW, wacky yamasenko is my go-to rig!)

Yes, and I might add (since 20 seconds is really too short!) the distance through the head should match the distance of the offset at the eye of the hook. After pulling the hook through the head, until it is just over the eye, twist and squish the worm up to poke the hook through the body. Extra hint: pull the body of the worm up just a squidge to cover the hook point just a teeny tiny bit.

Kahle hooks WERE the goto hooks for cut bait in saltwater, but you have to try circle hooks; as I say in the How to Select Hooks, they are magic. Ask anyone fishing stripers.

Though rare, the biggest problem is letting the hook sit too long, to the extent it can gut-hook the fish; because of its design, it is the hardest hook to disengorge.

After switching, let me know if you used bigger/smaller circle hooks for the equivalent of kahle hookups.

This needs a parasite clip or weight