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Reverse Rigging for Senkos and Other Stick Worms

OK, guys... a number of members have asked about the reverse rigging for Senkos, Yum Dingers and similar style worms we used to fish on top of heavy algae and weed mats to get those explosive, blow-up strikes from quality bass during late summer. So, here are a few pics to show this simple adaption...just run the 'tapered' end of the worm in on the front of the off-set worm hook so it can glide over top of the slop easier than the blunt end.

Fish it on 20 to 30 lb Sonic Braid...work it like a scum-frog and inch it along on top of the There is still lots of hot weather bassing to do all over the map, so give it a shot at your local, weedy lake!

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Comment by John Sheehan on August 7, 2013 at 6:49am: What I think was my largest Bass came on a Hula Popper I left still after casting . I didn't weigh or measure just got a pic and released .Here it is a July fish .

Comment by Allen Morgan on August 6, 2013 at 6:28pm: I do A LOT of reading, and this is one of the things mentioned.

I guess it's kind of like college. You get "theory", or book-learning, but "lab" work has to be real-world....

What's surprising to me, is that all this material actually sinks in, and gets used, resulting in boated fish. I do not claim to be a "pro" when it comes to fishing for those green fish......

Comment by John Sheehan on August 6, 2013 at 4:50pm: Thanks for the report Allen ! I should remember your suggestion as I feel I am sometimes guilty of overworking a lure when searching for fish . I also should think of the image of a stealthy patient Blue Heron not a crazed run and gun madman .

Comment by Allen Morgan on August 6, 2013 at 3:10pm: Well, I hit up Beggs last night. Got there about 5:30. Water temp 87, wind out of the south at about 5 mph, water clarity about 4'. Had three rods with me. My standard troll/cast pair, with a Clackin' Minnow on the trolling rod and a 3/8 oz chrome lipless crankbait on the rig for casting baits. Also had my UL rod, rigged with a slip-float and minnow hook. I was pulling my trolling minnow bucket. I planned to drown some minnows if I could find any fish hanging around a channel ledge, etc.

I am again reminded of why I do NOT like to use my trolling minnow bucket. To much drag.....

I caught a small LMB that wasn't much bigger than the minnowbait. That's when I decided to do a drift, dragging a live minnow under a float along a break. Nary a bit that way. Decided to go over to a protected shoreline, out of the wind, and see if anything was hanging around that wanted a minnow. Again, nary a bite. Decided that it was getting late enough, and noticed the wind was starting to lay down, so I cut off the lipless crankbait and tied on a frog-colored Jitterbug, and started casting. I caught two more on that lure, missed a third when it went airborn trying to inhale the bait, and caught one more bass on the trolling rod. Not bad for an evening paddle.

I did learn one thing. Actually, I've read this many times before, but tonight, it sank into my head. I've heard that when you're fishing topwater, once the lure lands, let it sit a few seconds before starting your retrieve. I started doing this, and about the second or third cast that I did this is when the one fish breached trying to get the lure, BEFORE I started the retrieve.

Comment by John Sheehan on July 21, 2013 at 3:30pm: Allen what I'm thinking of trying is the sub surface 'walk the dog' :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWIt-XIVz_w .As far as speed I guess it can vary with the wide array of conditions we can face .

Comment by Allen Morgan on July 21, 2013 at 3:20pm: I have not had a chance to try that one, yet. If it's anything like a X-Rap or Clackin' Minnow, they are best worked S-L-O-W-L-Y!!! I've been trolling those two lures in my kayak, and hits always come when I'm just barely moving, or have actually come to a stop, and just as I start moving again, they hit.

Comment by John Sheehan on July 21, 2013 at 7:56am: Got a great price on a Rapala sub walk .4 bucks new ! Anyone use these ? I want to try this lure and technique soon.

Comment by Allen Morgan on July 1, 2013 at 7:10pm: Ok, switched my ML and M rods around, got the ML set up as my trolling rig. Cut the swivel off the M rod, tied on about 4 1/2' of 8 lbs test flouro with an Albright Knot. Tied a Jumping Minnow in Bone to the terminal end. Got fresh batteries for the sonar; planning on doing some graphing as well. If I see fish as a depth I can work, I'll try to work them over.