Pro Secrets Exposed! #1 Wacky Rig Mistake! (Bass Fishing) (Ep. 19) 

Dropshot is my confidence bait! It catches them all year all over the country. Thanks for the daily tips!!

You’re pumping these videos out like a sweatshop and they’re all good. Thanks. Senko and Brushhog if my life depended on it.

you gave me some swim jigs and trailers that were lethal.. much appreciation brother

Bank fishing here in SoCal: weightless Senko, Roboworms, Zoom trick worm, Strike King Dream Shot, and Keitech swimbaits.

VMC 1/8 oz wacky jig. I take needle nose pliers to the hook shaft and bend it out SLIGHTLY. Often times they come perfectly in line and that can lead to missed fish. Always let the rod load up before pulling back into the fish. You get 1 out of 20 when you try to set on a slack line. You did a great job of that in this video. Enjoyed seeing all the BPT anglers on Travis this week. Amazing!

My favorite bait is green, brown & orange jig with a rage craw trailer!

hey Andrew....thanks for all your content....my favorite all time confidence #1 bait tied on at all times that I catch fish on, is a Jerkbait,...

Wacky rig is one of my favorite ways to fish. This video gives alot of insight along with new thing try.. Love this series. Thank you Andrew for sharing with us .

Great video Andrew!

My go to bait on the little 500 acre lake that I normally fish here in Michigan is a Texas rig. I use an owner twist lock hook with a light pegged weight and a Reaction innovation sweet beaver in the hematoma color. Even when water is clear that black and blue catches them. Maybe because bluegill is main forage. Don’t know and doesn’t matter. Almost always get a bite on it.

Awesome video dude! That new Shimano BFS reel is a game changer for throwing wacky rigs with light line on a baitcaster. It’s so hard to pick a favorite bait, but I know I always have some kind of jig tied on.

Appreciate the answer Andrew I fish here in Florida normally the thick heavy cover a lot of pitching & flipping trying to master the wacky rig styles because of the heavy pressure the fish are under so I could give them something else to to look at

Always have a tied on black and blue chatterbait with a junebug fat albert grub. It's my go to. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks, Andrew. Confidence bait = 5" inch Senko, green pumpkin, weightless texas rig fished in and around cover (weed lines, lily pads, docks). Always on a spinning rod.

These daily videos are awesome keep makin them I'll keep watchin them. I never go out without a drop shot rig I know if I'm desperate for a bite that will get it for me.

I am loving all that tips!

Love the Fluke. So many ways to fish it.

I am enjoying reading everyone’s go to set up. I should make a shopping list from the comments. Tight lines, Randy.

Really enjoyed your wacky rig expertise! My confidence bait changes as the season progresses, in Illinois now prespawn Duo Realis Jerkbaits, Florida now buzzbait, swimbait, swimjig

My favorite lure is small Texas rigged plastic crawfish of some kind, then a finesse jig. Was wondering if you you could do a video on putting braid on on a spinning reel then tying your braid to flouro knot setup? Thanks !

Another great video! Thanks. My go to is whopper plopper for topwater and wacky/neko rig 5" senko. You are right about the 10 lb test. I also find it works best. Line twists start to make me crazy by end of the day though.

Loving the videos!! A wacky worm Neko rigged or a Texas rigged creature bait..mostly weightless. Keep them coming.

Best advice for Ned rigged weedless baits for BANK fishing in stained waters? Using 6 lb fluorocarbon mated to 6 lb SpiderWire braid, very strong combo for me & great casting on 9 & 10 ft Spinning gear. Any unique tips? TY!

Here in FL, I always have a toad ready. Love the wacky rig, I almost exclusively throw a 1/8 oz flick shake, don't use o rings, and never, ever use brand new senkos, unless it's a full-on wacky fest, or in a tournament. My favorite tx rig worm is the Zoom Speed worm, so all my used ones get the tail pinched and used for wacky. Spinning rod is best for sure, for all the reasons Andrew statedd, and especially if you don't use o-rings. You'll throw the worm off the hook occasionally, which will backlash a baitcaster. (Come to think of it, I guess that can happen with an O ring too, so I just don't see the point in using them.). Caught em pretty good today on the wacky, targeting isolated spatterdock and a sandy creekmouth.

I truthfully think the Bandito bugs are the hands down the best lures for catching bass. I put them right there with the Senko. I'm sure other creature baits are just as good but I really think Scott and the Googan team did an amazing job on the bandito bugs.

Mine is the old zoom trick worm. Been fishing it since I was in the Marine Corps in Jacksonville, NC. Caught a ton of fish on them from Indiana all the way down to Lake Toho in Florida. Keep up the good work. Good luck and stay safe out there on the water and off. Semper Fi from an old Marine.

Good video Andrew this rig lately seems to be the only way I can catch a halfway decent bag of fish 🤷‍♂️ I throw mine on spinning gear 15lb braid with a 12lb flouracarbine leader weedless 1/0 troqar hook

8 inch Blue Mann's Jelly worm is fire!!!

I usually count mine down in my head to keep myself from overworking it. My go to lure is a Texas rigged straight tail worm.

1/4 or 3/8 jig w mini kickin B Alabama craw trailer. Great informative content Andrew.

Awesome love your channel I appreciate your content some of those bass were really nice chunkers great job!!!

Absolutely true; less is so much more. I’ve caught fish with panoptix in ten feet and watch the fish react to the bait. Totally awesome. I also started using VMC crossover rings huge difference rarely miss them. I watched that Cherokee tournament great job bro. I fished the Bfl regional last year, didn’t do very well came in 118 but had a blast. Great video thanks. Peace and God Bless

I always have a 10in Berkeley power worm tied on.

Gotta be the RED EYED SHAD...Great advice! Thx!🤙

where did you get you Yamaha sun shirt? I need one!

zoom uv speed worm on bottom ,in middle or on top of water gets them all the time. great info you put out there thanks

Zoom fluke always my go to. Thank you for sharing your knowledge love the videos.

Confidence bait for me is a weightless truck worm / floating worm, followed closely by a finesse swim bait on an underspin. Question on rigging wacky. Do you use an O-Ring, or two O-Rings, or just straight through the stick bait? I’m thinking two rings is best, so your hook is perpendicular to the worm. Wondering what you recommend?

I'm here in the bluegrass state.. and I go with The good ol Jerk bait.. every time.

What has been real tried an true for me has been the old ball an chain..lol the Carolina rig! With mainly a Rage bug or bandito.

Andrew when fishing it like u was Cherokee was u feeling the strike of was it just pressure when u picked it up off bottom ? I have a hard time with that ? Thanks all you advice is so welcome .

Is there an issue with unable to catch bass on beds using any baits? I fished a bed today with male and female on it....I suspect they were busy paying attention to each other. I couldn't catch either of them after 1.5 hours trying.

Wacky Worm is my favourite lure followed by a small swim bait 🎣

I wacky rig a custom color Senko I make in the garage. I use the band in the middle, no weights in the worm. Catch a ton of bass with it. My go to bait and rig at this time.

Favorite bait to catch fish on.. whopper plopped. They hammer it! Bait I catch the most on and always have tied on: Ned rig. Great tip to let it fall. I’m guilty of immediately shaking it..

Up North here in PA & NY if I am targeting smallmouth a 3/8 oz white swimbait with a 3" Mr. Twister grub in chartreuse flake & for largemouth a 7" Max Scent twister tail worm weightless (throw it out and soak it with a few twitches) in black or green pumpkin.

Thanks for the tip you great square bill does great in northern Kentucky

I always have a black trick worm on a 1/8 ounce spot remover… I think it’s a lot better than the Shakey head because it helps the worm stand up and sway back-and-forth

Favorite bait top to bottom? JIG

andrew, i’m so indecisive i will admit. It’s tough call between shaky head, 2.8 keitec, and senko. lol

Thanks for the information.

What do you think about the ned rig

Thanks for this video. U just helped me learn my mistakes.

My fav is a storm lure looks like a perch with good tail action..catch everything with it trout bass pickral

I always have two jackhammer chatterbaits on the deck when I go fishing.

Ned rig with finesse TRD in PB & J. Absolutely a great setup.

Crank bait!, Used to be a worm/rattle trap/Bang-a-lure, and i could conquer the world ,haha.

Most productive for me: weighted Texas rig worm or senko type-- Yum Dinger, BPS brand or Ocho. Worm can be straight tail or small curly tail. Less often, ribbon tail. Normally on fluoro leader of 10-12 lb. test on 15 or 20 lb. braid.

Hollow body frog...FTW!!!

Black and blue senko dead stick on spinning reel setup. Love the wacky but dead stick works better.(in my location)Plus I always got a black and blue crawl Texas rigged to flip.

Number 1 confidence bait would be a soft plastic jerk bait. Most often a Zoom super fluke. Around here in East Texas my go to color is watermelon red.

Favorite bait is definitely, z-too stick bait.

I always have a zoom fluke tied on in a shad color. We have shallow and mossy lakes here in south Arkansas.

Texas rig rage craw or senko. Catches them everytime 😁

I like Rattle Trap and cotton Cordell also but I just don't seem to do well with chrome

Great video andrew, thanks

I will ALWAYS have a crankbait tied on that runs 8' to 10' deep...another equally my favorite is a Mann's Hank Parker Classic spinner bait yellow and blue skirt 👍👍

Solid advice..

Ive been using minnows with a slip cork, caught a 3lb and 3.5lb already this year.

Gary Yamamoto swimming senko....love em

Been fishing Rat L Traps for 30 years and don't see a reason to stop now.... Chrome with blue back.

You nailed it👍👍

Oh Yeah " ... patience ... feel the wiggle down.. been doing this at Rayburn and Austin area lakes .... great video .... Try a finesse zoom speed vibe w/ pencil head weigh .... or zoom Mag finesse wtr melon candy "

I've been recently using wacky rig and I've been catching a lot more bass at places, where it's hard to catch them. Although, the pond I go to where I catch on anything, they seem to not bite as much. Lol but, the point is, the wacky does draw our those big, stubborn bass. I like using weightless most of the time, on a bait caster and yea, I do go through worms a lot more I realize. Idk, I think bait casters make it go further, than spinning reels. So when it's summer and in the middle of the day and it's hot. Those bass are going to be further out in the middle and deeper. I also like to just let it sink as low it can go and just reel through bottom and just ride that bottom. I've caught alot of big bass that way, but idk if that's very correct way.

A tube is what I caught both of my PBs with

Great information

Confidence would be either a Neko or a drop shot. Good tips in this video!

a texas rigged junebug trickworm. super simple but i have 100% confidence in it no matter where im at or the conditions.

I fished a tournament last week on table rock and had 15 lbs of Kentucky's by noon and I broke off an 8 on the dam wacky rig! I'm not sure I can forgive the senko.

Number # 1 bait catch's bass every time i sling it, Old School "Pop R" by Rebel , even a blind man can catch fish with that lure, If there are any fish in the water a Pop R will let you know by the second cast , No doubt !!!

5” MaxScent General. Green Pumpkin /watermelon black fleck laminate. #2 weedless VMC Neko hook. Black o-ring.

Yamamoto Senko! It’s the ONE bait I’d have to have tied on.

I ALWAYS have a senko style bait weightless rigged texas style. I have caught so many fish on it. Is this a style anyone uses or is it all wacky rigged?

Ned Rig Either a Zman TRD Bugs in Green pumpkin or June Bug or A Zman 4" punch crawz in Black blue.

Favorite bait?...square bill or shakey head. Will nof go w/o either one.

AC Shiner hand made balsa wood bait crafted in Ohio, don't leave home without them

3.25 Berkley chigger craw in watermelon red with 3/16 tungsten. Texas rig

What power rod do you throw the wacky rig on?

Which worm wiggle the most

Zoom finesse worm rigged wacky . Sometimes with a finishing nail in the head - most times not Color of the day changes every time based on sun/ clouds and water clarity. Never fails to produce

Hook is just as important. What hook do you use?

Confidence bait for me is the Vision 110 (French Pearl)

When do you use the flick shake head over just weightless?

7/16 ounce finesse jig with either a baby rage craw or a ultravibe speed craw

Green pumpkin/ clear water or black and blue FINESSE JIGS ALL DAY BROOOO. catches numbers and giants here on the Guadalupe river in Texas. Or finnese worms on a drop shot

My favorite bait...... Top water 🐸

I always have a Spinnerbait tied on no matter the season, weather , Water temp, or water clarity

Tiny child rig Or Texaco? Texas rigged/ neko weight on tail end. Especially with elaztech trd.

That senko !! Gotta be tied on!!!

Watermelon Red Christie Critter pitchin’’ shallow cover