HOOK FOR WACKEY WORM
Last Post 25 Jun 2012 05:50 PM by jtaylor23. 6 Replies.
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jtaylor23User is Offline Advanced Poster Advanced Poster Send Private Message Posts:518 jtaylor23
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23 Jun 2012 09:36 PM
    Hello all , I'm was woundering what hooks do you all use for wackey worms ??????  ( What size and brand )  THANK YOU IN ADDV. JOHN
    mo65User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1571 mo65
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    24 Jun 2012 05:27 AM
    Hey John,
     The best thing I have found for wacky rigging is the Gamakatsu Finesse Wide Gap. A 2/0 seems to work good with 5 to 6 inch stick worms. Around here...they are available just about everywhere...so they shouldn't be hard for you to find. Here's a pic:
                                                                                                                                                                      
    Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if it wasn't for my super smooth carbon drag, my 30 year old Trilene would bust!
    PegsguyUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:4094 Pegsguy
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    24 Jun 2012 08:51 AM
    A comment on hook brands. While there are many brands of hooks available, all too often new hooks out of the package often are not very sharp. The big advantage to Gamakatsu is that they are almost universally available at a reasonable price and I have yet to open a package to find a dull one.
    Lifer in NE Illinois Gen. 1:28 I didn't rise to the top of the food chain to become a vegitarian!
    jtaylor23User is Offline Advanced Poster Advanced Poster Send Private Message Posts:518 jtaylor23
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    25 Jun 2012 12:47 AM
    Thanks mo and pegsguy, I use that same hook mo that you have in the pic. We just seem to be missing alot of hook sets as of lately. I need to make sure that they are sharpe ....THANKS GUY'S ......................JOHN
    mo65User is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1571 mo65
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    25 Jun 2012 06:25 AM
    John,
      Like Tom said...those Gamas seem to always be sharp...I have a feeling your trouble might be something that I have ran into here also. As that wacky worm flutters to the bottom, panfish love to pick and peck at them. Generally, when a bass grabs a wacky worm rigged with a hook like we're using, he's hooked.
    Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if it wasn't for my super smooth carbon drag, my 30 year old Trilene would bust!
    PegsguyUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:4094 Pegsguy
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    25 Jun 2012 07:53 AM
    Another suggestion is to place an O ring around the worm and run the hook under it instead of through the worm if you are not already doing this. Mo is right, you are probably experiencing panfish pecks on the way down.
    Lifer in NE Illinois Gen. 1:28 I didn't rise to the top of the food chain to become a vegitarian!
    jtaylor23User is Offline Advanced Poster Advanced Poster Send Private Message Posts:518 jtaylor23
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    25 Jun 2012 05:50 PM
    Thanks again guy's , Yes are do use the O rings..Thats something that i did not think of panfish or smaller bass picking at the worm on the way down . That seems to make alot of sence..THANKS AGAIN ......JOHN
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