Senko wacky rigging
I have heard of guys using electrical tape or some type of plastic band
to support the hook penetration area. Is that a common way to beef up
the area? Just how is it done and does anyone have a link to a webpage
showing it?Thanks |
SHRED
Oct 14
2004
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| The most commonly used options are neoprene O-rings from a hardware store
or "cigar bands cut from a large tube bait. If using the 1st option, you
don't pass the hook through the bait at all. Just hook the O-ring on. RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing |
RichZ
Oct 14
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| So what are these o-rings called(in which area of the store) if I went
looking for them in my local Home Depot? Thanks |
SHRED
Oct 14
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| I have not heard of anyone using tape but I guess that would work.
Rubber O rings are common and I suppose a plastic zip tie would also
work. It doesn't really beef up the area. The idea is to slip the O
ring or whatever on the worm and then slide the hook through the O
ring. The O ring then holds the hook instead of the worm. That way
when the fish strikes the worm doesn't get tore up. Hope that helps. Mike |
imis_idora
Oct 15
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| "Neoprene O-rings" iirc |
Eric
Oct 15
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| I snip up 3/8" pieces of black heat-shrink tubing. Prepping a few bags of
baits may just remind one of his lost college days. After a fish, the bait
is pushed up the line about 50% of the time, in the fishes mouth 25% and
lost the remainder.
When rigging/rerigging, I always catch some of the bait with the hook. The
bait almost never tears (and ragged ones work better than new). |
Eric
Oct 15
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| Tailgunner Lures has a kit full of rubber bands for holding softplastics on
the hook. The recommend them for jigs and straight shank hooks, but they
would work great for senkos. Just slide the band to the middle of the worm
and hook the hook under the band. They would probably be great for crickets
too. http://www.talegunnerlures.com/index.cgi?bandittool.html They come as a kit with tool etc, but you might drop him an e-mail and see
if you can buy just a refill on the bands. |
Bob
Oct 15
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| Call em "o-rings". Find em in the plumbing section. Generaly found in
smaller organizer boxes along with other types of seals.(that's what
an o-ring is, a seal) They look like black rubber O's. Mike. |
imis_idora
Oct 15
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| Thanks Mike! |
SHRED
Oct 16
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| Walmart has small rubber bands that are made for hair braids
(I think), about a dollar for fifty, that work well. (A tip form
another ROFB poster, don't remember who.) Don |
Don
Oct 16
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| May be a bit expensive for some, but I cut a collar (1/4" or so) from
a large plastic soda straw like you get at Hardee's or MacDonald's,
slip the worm tru the collar about midway, then hook thru both the
collar and the worm. I've used this exclusively for some time and
find it very effective. Bowfine Mike |
Mike
Oct 17
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