05-03-2019, 10:58 AM
[#0000FF]Yes indeed. Wacky rigs do work well at times.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]But there is still another option neither of us has mentioned. That is to rig a plastic crawdad or worm on a jig hook. That is how I started fishing plastic worms back in the early days of plastics. There were some early models on the market called "Stingers". These plastic worms came in black, blue, purple and natural worm color. They were pre-rigged on a 1/4 oz. painted lead head jig and had a stinger hook rigged in the tail. For me they were instant success and I became a plastic worm fan for life.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]These days I pour and paint all of my own jig heads and can fish any kind of plastic grub, worm or creature with a variety of jig styles and colors. I especially like the wobble heads for a lift and drop presentation.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Then there are the "shaky head" jigs with a little spring coil for twisting up into the worm and hooking it "Texsposed". Great for vertical presentations when a little finesse is needed.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I am an old Idaho boy myself. And I have fished pretty much the entire length of the Snake. I have done well on the smallies by fishing jig-rigged plastics by casting upstream and letting the jig and plastic bounce down through the holding water. If you balance the weight of the jig head to fit the flow, and keep reeling to keep the lure swimming just off the bottom, you don't get many snags and when a fish hits it is memorable.
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[#0000FF]But there is still another option neither of us has mentioned. That is to rig a plastic crawdad or worm on a jig hook. That is how I started fishing plastic worms back in the early days of plastics. There were some early models on the market called "Stingers". These plastic worms came in black, blue, purple and natural worm color. They were pre-rigged on a 1/4 oz. painted lead head jig and had a stinger hook rigged in the tail. For me they were instant success and I became a plastic worm fan for life.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]These days I pour and paint all of my own jig heads and can fish any kind of plastic grub, worm or creature with a variety of jig styles and colors. I especially like the wobble heads for a lift and drop presentation.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Then there are the "shaky head" jigs with a little spring coil for twisting up into the worm and hooking it "Texsposed". Great for vertical presentations when a little finesse is needed.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I am an old Idaho boy myself. And I have fished pretty much the entire length of the Snake. I have done well on the smallies by fishing jig-rigged plastics by casting upstream and letting the jig and plastic bounce down through the holding water. If you balance the weight of the jig head to fit the flow, and keep reeling to keep the lure swimming just off the bottom, you don't get many snags and when a fish hits it is memorable.
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