OG Tokyo rig / punch shot, cheaper & better! 

Boom shakalaka that’s how it’s done kids.

It's amazing how much vegetation is growing out along on the San Joaquin this year. Good video, nice tough rig👍.

I love the energy man!! The enthusiasm is contagious new sub your videos are awesome quality!!

Great video. Just referenced you in a video I just did. This is one of the videos I keep handy as a reference to show people techniques they may have not used. This version has made fishing a heavily weeded lake fishable where other rigs just brought up tons of weeds.

Thanks a lot, made a couple of these while following along with your video. Great videos keep up the great work!

Thanks for the info. Been experimenting with lot's of Tokyo variations on the Delta. Great way to get away from punching all day.

Thanks Nick that is awesoem looking set-up might make a few since i'm sitting home doing nothing.

Funniest vid yet man! Good job!

This was a very useful and very funny video all at the same time.

I’m definitely giving this a try!! Thanks!

I use a 1oz torpedo weight. 20-25lb izor line. Works great for Halibut inshore.

Nick "I have a thousand rods and lures but I bite my line" Informative fisherman.

Kreh loop, or lefty loop, for the people that will search for it. i know how to look for it, but I cannot tie it anywhere near as well as nick is doing in the video (channeling his inner fly man). So for us lazy goobers I'm going to take a wild guess and say a palomar with a vmc ringed wide gap is an option. Improved clinch knot used on the spit ring. For the people that aren't paying attention... if you don't use them bobber stops and use tungsten weights if they get to much movement they will break the bottom tie off knot on the ring. There are solid rings you can use instead of a split ring. I really like how this shows how the sames concepts can be applied in different ways, so experimentation is always good.

Thanks

Cool vid....I'm interested to try. I like the Tokyo rig. I'm just curious if this actually works as good as a pre rigged hook with a wire. I guess if the plastic you're using floats you're good to go but if it doesn't than this whole rig will be sitting on the floor. I'm sure it still catches fish....I just like how the wire keeps it up off the bottom (for the most part). I do agree though this is a more affordable way to go for sure & good to know if you don't have a pre-rig with you & you feel like Tokyo rigging will get you bit.

Is that the brand of that weight? Fancy due dad weights. hahahhaha I dig the Idea! Easy to put together.

So IKE argues that it’s totally different than a short leader drop shot bc of the solid wire makes the bait behave totally free from the weight and helps keep the bait up off bottom on slack line and the drop shot doesn’t. I tend to lean towards both being almost identical but if you would compare underwater that would be LEGIT!!

Appreciate your videos Nick! I fish rocky bottoms and my jigs and tokyo rigs get caught in the cracks. Any suggestions for fishing large rocks?

let me lube! mmmhmm! dude you had me dying! 🤣🤣🤣.

Can we use like a bullet weight to flip and pinch

I like doing this with the 3/4 pin drop weight and a 2/0 Hayabusa 201

Informative Fisherman myth buster, always wonder what the secret to using a Tokyo rig seem to be. There are many supposedly new innovations to catching fish that failed to catch on or turn out to be no better than old ones. If you advertise the hell out of something people buy it even if there junk. Truthfully if you get everyone fishing some new lure with massive advertising, it only takes a few success to make people run to buy them up like crazy. Example number two, giant swimbaits for bass, there is no denying they don’t catch big bass where bass eat big baitfish. However, there are many more places that have low populations of large bass willing or wanting to eat giant swim baits. The only thing promoting giant swimbaits did well; was selling more giant swimbaits, rods, reels and hooks. Before California angles thought they invented using giant swimbaits for catching bass; Musky anglers were occasionally catching big bass on giant Musky lures. I know this because I fishing long before anyone thought of this money making innovation. Even longer ago than that; Florida guides used giant live shiners to target giant bass. It don’t take a Brain Surgeon to figure out they likely would eat big fake looking ones too. Sometimes if you throw rocks at something you don’t like; one bounces back and hits you in the head. When I saw that Tokyo Rig, I never thought I need to waste my money for them things.

do you have more success with this rig or using a 1.5 ounce punching texas rig?

Seems legit if you’re punching heavy stuff as a finesse rig maybe not so much like everything else it has it’s place

What about a Torpedo sinker since you're running so heavy?

Isnt this drop shotting illegal for Cali River? I never really understood that rule. Weight beneath hook.can you please explain how this works?

Your boat has a guard dog

and if done well it is tied in "ONE PUNCH!!!"

Tokyo rig is better by far my opinion,para

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Honestly the Vmc Tokyo rig isn’t that much $3-5 and with all the knots you gotta the to make this happen I’m not convinced it’s worth it. Also I can remove weight easily worth the Tokyo rig with some pliers. With this rig you gotta cut the split ring off and retie. Keep to yur strengths which are giving us all good advice on approaching bass fishing. I do miss more of those videos. And you are one of the best in explaining these topics to the lamen.

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Keep calm. Master 🤔 your so shakala

Shit men.... You should make You see for that Parkinson hands

You are showing a Rig called "Heavy Down Shot" or Heavy Drop Shot". It's definitely a great rig but it's not actually Tokyo Rig. Tokyo Rig has to use a wire shaft for connecting to the sinker. It's a different method.

Or go real cheap and just use tear drop sinkers lol

Dude, have a beer or 8, cause your hands are shaking xD

Didn't catch the hook knot