Don’t quote me on this, but I think the weight has to be close to the worm to make it look more like an actual worm. The hook seems to be right though!
Mudbutt101 on
I typically fish Senkos weightless or with as little weight as possible.
sea_foam_blues on
It’s the right sort of idea but none of these components are balanced. Worm is a bit small for the hook which is a bit small for both the bead and weight. A steel or tungsten weight will be much more compact at the same weight. The bead goes above the weight and last but not least a 2/0 size hook is probably more appropriate for that length of worm to get any action at all.
TimmyG-83 on
It’ll work…but that weight is much too large for that. Try a 1/16 or 1/8 ounce weight for a more natural presentation and slower sink rate. Also try it weightless, or wacky rigged.
BL1NKK_BL1NKK on
This guys trying to cast across the lake.
Jiginpig on
Looks fine to me, but possibly too much weight. You can feed a little more of the plastic on the nose to get the bead to sit closer to the plastic, but it’s not bad how you currently have it. Fish aren’t as picky as fisherman about how the bait looks 9 times out of 10.
Rule of thumb is to use as little weight as possible, unless faster sink rate is desired for reaction bites or some other reason. Maybe you need that weight for current or punching through the grass/mats so I dunno if it’s too much weight or not for your fishing, but figured I’d give some food for thought on fine tuning your weights. Play around with different stuff with different weights and see how it works. Good luck!
Entire-Can662 on
No to heavy of a sinker
HooksNHaunts on
Don’t really need the bead. It’s rigged alright. I tend to try and get the point in the plastic a hair so it doesn’t snag everything coming and going.
I never use weights around here either I fish mostly creeks and go for a slower fall. I don’t really have much luck Texas rigging either.
cdeussen on
You’ll get all kinds of comments on fine tuning this rig, but looks don’t matter at all. The only way to know is throw it in the water and give it a test. The biggest bass I’ve ever seen caught was a kid put a big plastic worm on a spinner bait. Nothing about the way he rigged it was right, but no one told the fish that.
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Don’t quote me on this, but I think the weight has to be close to the worm to make it look more like an actual worm. The hook seems to be right though!
I typically fish Senkos weightless or with as little weight as possible.
It’s the right sort of idea but none of these components are balanced. Worm is a bit small for the hook which is a bit small for both the bead and weight. A steel or tungsten weight will be much more compact at the same weight. The bead goes above the weight and last but not least a 2/0 size hook is probably more appropriate for that length of worm to get any action at all.
It’ll work…but that weight is much too large for that. Try a 1/16 or 1/8 ounce weight for a more natural presentation and slower sink rate. Also try it weightless, or wacky rigged.
This guys trying to cast across the lake.
Looks fine to me, but possibly too much weight. You can feed a little more of the plastic on the nose to get the bead to sit closer to the plastic, but it’s not bad how you currently have it. Fish aren’t as picky as fisherman about how the bait looks 9 times out of 10.
Rule of thumb is to use as little weight as possible, unless faster sink rate is desired for reaction bites or some other reason. Maybe you need that weight for current or punching through the grass/mats so I dunno if it’s too much weight or not for your fishing, but figured I’d give some food for thought on fine tuning your weights. Play around with different stuff with different weights and see how it works. Good luck!
No to heavy of a sinker
Don’t really need the bead. It’s rigged alright. I tend to try and get the point in the plastic a hair so it doesn’t snag everything coming and going.
I never use weights around here either I fish mostly creeks and go for a slower fall. I don’t really have much luck Texas rigging either.
You’ll get all kinds of comments on fine tuning this rig, but looks don’t matter at all. The only way to know is throw it in the water and give it a test. The biggest bass I’ve ever seen caught was a kid put a big plastic worm on a spinner bait. Nothing about the way he rigged it was right, but no one told the fish that.