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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 Gary Boysen on May 24, 2016 at 3:33pm: I have 19 more days of school to go. June 22nd is our last day of school and then summer vacation. I might spend the entire summer out on the water. Come home for a shower and some food once in a while before heading back out. Can't wait!!

Comment by Gary Boysen on May 24, 2016 at 3:31pm: OMG...I gotta get out more!! Great catch, John. Wish we could fish together. It's been a long time...too long.

Comment by John Sheehan on May 24, 2016 at 8:41am: This guy nailed a big twin Blade /Twin tailed Spinner bait in a few feet of water at the inside of a point .I stepped up to 10# test from 8# test throwing this big baits near the growing thicker weeds as the season progresses. http://bigbluegill.com/photo/14-1-2-spinner-bait-bass?context=album...

Comment by John Sheehan on May 18, 2016 at 6:46am: This guy jumped 3 times when caught .That's when you know the Bass are heating up. Took a 16th oz. Leech style grub ,casting from shore .

Comment by John Sheehan on May 4, 2016 at 6:41am: A few baits have been fooling Large mouth and Pickerel in shallow lily pads and wood cover . Spinnerbaits , Beetle spins Charlie Brewer slider Grubs, and Rattlebaits. Both large and small baits .

Comment by Gary Boysen on May 3, 2016 at 4:08am: The Keitech 4in. Easy Shiner on a 1/10 oz. mushroom jig dipped in JJ's Magic is kicking it these days. Have 15 lb. Power Pro braid with a 8 foot leader of 10 lb. fluorocarbon tied to the jig. As the water warms the bass are getting hungry and more aggressive. This guy decided to get into the act as well. Hate those bite-offs...

Comment by Gary Boysen on April 23, 2016 at 4:04am: 4-21-16 cont.: I've never caught a fish on a jig and trailer rig before. So I decided to push my newfound tricks to work. I put on a 1/4 oz jig with a paca chunk on it. Casting into the weeds I went looking for a spawning female. Found her pretty quickly.

17 inch female. Switching back to the mushroom jig, shiner and JJ's I hit for three more before calling it a day. Working the banks on the way back to the dock I started getting some action.

My day started at 8am...

and ended at 5:25pm. Just a little wobbly on my feet!! I may have to cut back the hours a little...or not. Man, this was a fun day and just the beginning of a great NJ bass fishing season.

Comment by Gary Boysen on April 23, 2016 at 3:41am: I took off from work on Thursday. Sunshine and high 70s. The water is starting to warm up and so are the fish. Outstanding day on Lake Aeroflex. Warm sunshine and hungry largemouth bass. The pre-spawn has begun in earnest in NJ. About time, too. Started catching right away once I got to the northern end of the lake. Fishing anywhere from shore to 100 feet out, working the drop-offs and shallows thoroughly. Got my first fish on my trusty Z-Man DieZel Chatterbait in Houdini color. Lately the bass love this lure.

Thirty minutes later it got hooked on a submerged log and it was lost to the depths. So sad...had to come home and order a replacement. So the search was on to find a suitable replacement. I finally found it in a Keitech 4in. Easy Shiner on a mushroom jig dipped in JJ's Magic, iodine color. I put on JJ's and made two casts and caught two bass. Like magic. The bite cooled off a little, missed on a couple of hits and then landed this one.

Comment by John Sheehan on April 4, 2016 at 6:08am: Shepherds Lake is open ,ya gotta release any Trout or salmon caught till till 4/8.Nice two Bass Gary !

Comment by Gary Boysen on April 4, 2016 at 4:08am: Slow going late in March up here in NJ. The weather has been so sketchy the bass don't know whether to hunker down and sleep or get busy spawning. Got one on my Rebel and one on a 4" green pumpkin Rage Craw. Stuck fishing only one pond. With trout stocking going on, most lakes are closed down until April 9th, Opening Day. Can't wait.