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Above is a link to an article about a "new" style of jigging called wacky jigging. (not to be
with "wacky rigging", although the idea is similar.) I was wondering if any bassers out there have tried this setup or the Flickshake worms mentioned in the article, and have any comments on it they would share. It looks like a lethal technique for Lake X and other local ponds.
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Not to burst anyones bubble, but this isn't anywhere close to new. A whole contingent of anglers, me included, fished this way in the late 70's! We used lead heads instead of tungsten, and the worms had different names, that's all. We used jelly worms, creme worms, "breather" worms, and root hogs. All rigged how they now call "wacky". We called it "hooked in the middle." And we shook our heads, but now they call it "shakey head." And we dead-sticked, and I guess they still call it that. It's a worm on a lead head! And if the bass can tell the difference between lead and tungsten, they're not gonna bite anyway.
As for the worms, plastisol is plastisol (the stuff "rubber" worms are made of). Some is hard, some is soft, some melts at high temp, some at low. But a worm is a worm, only the "hardness" and shape/design of the plastic changes.
We also hooked our worms in the middle on a plain hook with no weight, "carolina rigged" (we called that "egg sinker"), and with just a split shot (we called that a "hook and a weight")
Its all about marketing, and as we all know, fishermen will buy anything. Now they have flashy names because bass fishing and related tackle sales are so lucrative. We're all suckers!
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Its all about marketing, and as we all know, fishermen will buy anything. ... We're all suckers! [/reply]
Not me.
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[black][size 3]Ain't if funny how times "change" ? I remember well those "Creme worms" and the plain hook in the middle technique. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]As a matter of fact, I still have some of those. And, if I am not mistaken, you can still buy "Creme worms" at some tackle shops - at least you could a few years ago. I don't know if they are still in the business, but they were some of the first artificial plastic worms if I recall correctly. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]We also used to dip them in Cod Liver Oil or in "Tuna Fish in oil" and sprinkle garlic salt, garlic powder or crushed garlic on them to give them a little more "umph" - now they call that "Fish Attractant" and sell it cheaper than the cod liver oil.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Do you remember the old "Crazy worm" technique ? Maybe you called it a different name, but it is where you took a Creme worm and double hooked it (kind of like a worm rig) so there was a curve in it and when you just slow reeled it in, it would do a loopy swimming motion. I still use that occasionally, but it's been years since I've seen people use it - too bad cuz it's a deadly technique too ! [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Yes, isn't marketing a wonder ? [/size][/black]
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Thanks for the reply.
RE: "We used lead heads instead of tungsten,"
This is about what I suspected. The lead heads I already have should work fine. I suppose what caught my eye about this technique was that it seemed to be something that could be tried with tackle I already have. I can't wait to give it a shot this spring.
"We're all suckers!" Yeah, I'll agree with that. Guilty as charged.
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The article sounds (to me) more like an advertisement and not a new technique. Had I known this was a new tech. I would have made $$$ years ago. The only 'new' thing I see is the worm cavity in the middle but I'm just a fisherman typing my thoughts on someone who is featured in BASS magazine.
All I see is a worm that has been hooked sideways on a leadhead and called new. Reminds me of an e-mail I got of a caveman creating the wheel and sticking a brass pole in the middle of it...Same thing just different.
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