Comments on: Wacky Rig / Neko Rig

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:32:17 +0000

Rodney,
Thanks for your input. However, whether the hook is backwards or not, I can’t remember ever missing or losing fish with the way that I hook this rig, but with the hook point facing up as seen in the above photos, it makes this rig much more weedless or snag proof. If the hook was facing the other way, I would lose this rig on every cast in the waters we fish here i Korea.
I will have to look into those Damiki weights.

By: rodney

rodney — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:18:02 +0000

hook is backwards hook it from tail down this will stop the tail from covering the hook and losing fish.

Damiki Makes a neko weight in 1/16,1/8,3/16,and 5/16

the rig is doing great in Norhtern Cal still being kept QUIT there

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:19:10 +0000

The video at that link is pretty cool… Thanks!

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:35:00 +0000

There’s a few different ways to fish them. They are super soft!!

The Koreans like to fish them as a wacky rig using a jighead.
I sometimes fish them with a small nail weight in each end, but the big nail weight in the bottom only is by far the best way I’ve used
They are also great fished texas rigged without weights over the think water plants like lily’s that cover our lakes during the summer.

By: Nomad

Nomad — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:17:07 +0000

Hmmmm that is interesting. Heck, I’m still waiting to use a shaky head jig…LOL

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:16:23 +0000

Interesting Steve. I’ve never seen them rigged with a weight on one end. I’ll have to give it a shot…