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[williambaxter4]

how to retrieve a wacky rigged plastic worm? how to retrieve a texas rigged plastic worm or craw? Best retrieve for crankbaits?
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[fsh4fun05]

I like using a small o-ring around a senko and put the hook under the o-ring. Toss it out and let it sink down. Pick it up, let it drop. If no hits I will hop it up and let it fall.
T rigs I like to drag them over structure. If I peg the weight I will hop it if that makes the fish bite.
With cranks I vary the retrieve. Fast, slow, slow then pull the rod, stop crank fast, etc
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[jeremy016]

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[Crawdad1234]

On the wacky style I use a EWG Hook in the middle of the worm.
Just throw it out and bounce it off the bottom. You fish it very slow. You will know when you get a strike!
On the Texas Rig I basically do the same thing. Slow off the bottom.
As for crankbaits I do a slow steady retrieve with stops in between. The fish will hit when you stop a lot of the times! lol
Hope this helps!

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[FishGirl71]

With the wacky worm, it depends on what I'm fishing. If I'm fishing docks, I will use a spinning reel and try to skip it back as far under the dock as possible. I will let it fall and hop it back to the boat. If I'm fishing cover, wood, for instance, I will throw it in, let it fall, twitch it a bit, the bring it back and make another cast. In the case of lily pads, I will bring it across the pads fairly quick, then let it drop in an opening before pulling it back up and across more pads.

For a Texas rig, I usually retrieve it fairly slow, hopping it along the bottom. At other times, I pitch to cover. If I don't get bit after a few shakes, I pull it out and try again. It depends on the mood of the fish, how fast you can work it. At times you can work it quickly. At other times, you may need to cast it out in a likely ambush spot and just let it sit. You can also try dragging it slowly across the bottom.

For crank baits - and I may be the lone wolf here, but I prefer a slower gear ratio reel. I start out with letting the bait fall to the bottom and then reeling fairly slowly. Often strikes will come as the lure bounces off of some sort of cover or structure such as a rock or a piece of wood. When I come in contact with something, I stop for a second and let the lure float up. It keeps me from getting snagged and can also trigger strikes. Some people I know will use a higher speed reel to burn cranks in the mud in flowages. That isn't the way I fish, but I do know they have good success that way.
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[gdn443]

[quote fsh4fun05] I like using a small o-ring around a senko and put the hook under the o-ring. Toss it out and let it sink down. Pick it up, let it drop. If no hits I will hop it up and let it fall.
T rigs I like to drag them over structure. If I peg the weight I will hop it if that makes the fish bite.
With cranks I vary the retrieve. Fast, slow, slow then pull the rod, stop crank fast, etc[/quote]

Same here. As long as I don't have to contend with weeds. Then it's a weightless presentation.
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