Simple Wacky Jighead Bass Fishing System
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- The wacky jighead is Mike Iaconelli’s favorite finesse system and one to which he credits a couple tournament wins. The system consists of a jighead with light-wire hook matched with a favorite stick bait.
Iaconelli delves into characteristics of a good jighead, plus the proper rod, reel and line for fishing this system around cover or open water. If you’re a fan of unweighted wacky rigging, you’ll gain from the benefits a jighead provides. Beginner or a seasoned pro, bass boat or walking the bank, this is a get-bit system for bass fishing.
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started using this technique last year. killer in the middle of summer when the waters hot and the bass don't feel like chasing anything. use highviz yellow 8lb braid so you can see the slack line jump when they hit. don't bother with a leader, black sharpi the 1st couple feet of the braid...hope this helps y'all!
Love the feedback on a system that's been working for you. Good chance this will help someone else. Thanks and good fishing.
Caught 12 largemouth bass yesterday in this while kayaking within 2 hrs. Used the O rings to save some worms. Thank you !!
Ike, you are a gifted instructor, in fishing techniques. I like the way you explain the details of the specific techniques. Thank you & good fishing. Gary
Appreciate the comment Gary. Glad this content and delivery worked for you. Good luck!
probably the best since Hank Parker
Just watched Ike dominate the sudden death round of the summit cup in Maine today. He was 3 ounces from going out in the first period with this technique. Gary Klein caught on to it too and actually went out ahead of him...using the SAME set up. Both used 1/32 ounce wacky jig heads and 4" Berekley General worms in green pumpkin. I told myself i gotta learn more about this...late to the party, but i have been on the ned rig anytime i picked up the spinning rod in the past few years.
Right on Solocanoe. Super easy setup to fish and switch over to with spinning gear. Good luck fishing this fall.
Mike is one of the best technique fishing instructors. Thanks.
Please do more with Ike! After watching him on MLF and bassmaster live he takes time out of a tournament and explains everything and goes so in depth on what hes explaining. loved this video!
Yeah he's awesome to shoot with. Wish we got to shoot with him more. He has a very demanding schedule but is very gracious with his time!
TrevorKrakerFishing Watch going ike it's basically the same as this.
Lost a giant on this yesterday... still trying to get over it. Great video.
RSD Outdoors haven't we all. It really sucks.
RSD Outdoors me too! Jumped out of the water & straight into a gob of weeds. Couldn’t get it out of them and lost it. Would have been personal best 4+ Lbs.
My condolences
Good video!
Awesome video. That is a great way to fish the wacky rig. I'm going to try it tomorrow because the lakes around here are so pressured maybe that will make the difference. Thanks for the tips Mike
I've always fished wacky weightless. I'll have to give this a try!
Let us know how it works for you.
your channel is one of my favorites!
Thanks!
Congratulation from Italy!! 💪💪🔝🎣👏👏
Good info. I'll have this tied on during the Next BFL. Smallmouth on the bed.
Awsome job keep up the great work. Your friends and Midwest Fishing Club
Thank you for explaining this to me!
is something that I love to use, work great
Awww Yes! The old "Flick and Shimmy".
Great tutorial, much appreciated!
Thanks Big Worm!
Love this so much
I have learned so much from these videos. Thanks for posting it. I have never had much luck with the Wacky Rig set up myself, but I look forward to trying it out this next season more regularly, as I have just recently acquired my first Bass boat. Thanks for the great info. I've been a Huge fan of Mike Iacconelli for years. I think he's one of the most exciting professional fishermen in our sport and a lot of fun to watch fish. Great informative video.
Congratulations on the new boat Allen! Good luck experimenting with this tactic -- it's bound to produce for you at some point.
Awesome technique!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ike is deadly with a spinning rod!
A great thing to do to get a slightly different action is to hookt a little to one side of the the worm instead of halfway through, this can make it rock back and forth on the way down and I've had great luck with it
Absolutely. Experimentation is a fun part of fishing this system, and the offset hooking can be killer. Thanks for contributing.
I discovered this little trick by accident last year. Absolutely works!!!
Great video. First I through u shaking the worm out the hook.
the wacky rig is my go to in every lake because if theres a bass they'll most likely smack is on the drop because that just seems to trigger the feed instinct. so if you like to only let it sink a little before you start jigging try letting it go all the way down first might see some different results
Thanks for the tip man! How often does it get snagged up on you?
will be adding some to my box for sure
Let us know how they produce.
good info Ike!
I'm a yuuuge fan of wacky rig fishing. My preferred method is weightless. I love the slow sinking action of a BPS Stick-O. 10 pound test hybrid line is what I use. I use the VMC Ike approved weightless, in 2/0.
Same, except I go with Gamakatsu weedless 2/0 circle hook. Deadly for weed punching.
Put a swivel on it to prevent the line twist. It's Dynomite!!!
enjoy your video's appreciate the tips what type of pole and line would you recommend someone starting out in Southern California if that makes a difference appreciate your response
Good stuff
So, are you slowing the fall of the worm with that semi-slack line, or are you just using the semi-slack line to feel for strikes? Thanks for all the videos, Ike.
A wackey rig has yet to catch me a fish
just was fishing with everything i had then got the idea to wacky rig a worm. Fish started biting instantly have to try this jig head method soon.
Thanks for the great info Ike I really need to know where do I get one of those burnt orange hats I like that color!
Hey Mike, great video!
What rod and reel are you using in this video?
Thanks and tight lines!
Dang dude, this behind the camera thing is your deal.... besides catching donkeys.... cool, cool video.....
Thanks Todd, Ike an awesome instructor for sure. Good fishing!
most folks put the reel handle on the left side when switching to a spinning reel. Never figured that out.
The best is when you’re letting it fall and your slack line starts ripping away from you
What Size Jighead did you use for this Setup?
Wats the trap music? ? Love it! The wacky rig is bomb in my area
u should use the o ring. u save alot of lures that why
Sometimes it does bit depending on how aggressive the bass is
And put the nail in the head and you don't gotta buy his wacky Jighead....Small carpenter nails are more cost efficient than these hooks he's selling and do same thing making it weedless yet enough weight to let bait fall in wind or current
Been using the wacky rig since March, it's mid July now
Couldn’t you just put a needle weight in the middle of the senko if you need a faster drop?
I fish a pond that sees a fair amount of pressure, I had pretty much stopped catching bass there, I tried a wacky rig, 1st cast BAM !, I have had good luck with it this summer there. It works.
One of the best videos on wacky fishing. Thanks. Do you know what size jig head Mike and others prefer on a 4-5" plastic worm? Looks like a 3/16 in the video.
Glad the video was useful Keith, we appreciate the comment. Ike's go-to size is the 3/16 for the broadest range of conditions. It covers down on that 4-10' depth range very well with 4-5'' stick worms. Good luck.
Complaining about weightless senko wacky rigged....
Try weightless wacky trick worms... You've got to be a magician to throw it more then 20 foot.
In all honesty I feel your pain.. I like my weightless wacky trick worms and man does that thing love to come to the surface....
I do very well with them tho. Don't get me wrong I love senkos but that 1 fish/8casts to a worm gets a little crazy when I can burn thru a bag in 35 mins (seriously). I've even bought a thing of o-rings but they seem to just cut thru them faster then without. Could just be that brand tho.
I honestly like to keep my broken senkos and use then every now and then. I don't throw them to often as I don't normally get much action on them but if its that day I slay them.
I was fishing for a hour today, got 2 baby bass and decided to throw a half senko to save the 1 I have left and back to back to back I got 3 fish in 3 casts.
One was a really nice fish as well.
As for you weightless wacky fisherman it seems like heresy to throw even the lightest of sinkers on your line but buy some thicker steel hooks. The added weight can help with distance.
Carpenter nail in head of senko
Sorry if I missed it but I fish from shore on Lk St Clair . Would this method be wise around rocks ?
Hi David, it works very well around rocks and would be an excellent shore option -- you can keep it suspended in the water column vs. dragging bottom were potential snags life. Just maintain your rod at a 45-degree angle, make initial bottom contact for reference then work it suspended off the bottom. The wacky rigged work gives it a nice slow fall rate. Should be a smallmouth killer, excellent for largemouth too. Just increase or decrease the weight of the jig head accordingly.
Wired2Fish Thanks so much !!
Ike, what am I missing? they work good on smallies. but l pull those little 1/0 hooks through a largemouths mouths where I can stick em with a larger/stouter hooker like Gama wicked wacky. do they/can you make a larger weighted wacky. I'd be much appreciated
Hi Charles, as you noted, the VMC Ike Approved Wacky Jig comes with a 1/0 hook in 4 different weights. We've personally had good hookup success with this jig, but value this input. We'll pass it on to the folks at VMC. Thanks -
I've caught sooo many LMB on a weightless wacky rig. I use the VMC Ike Approved weightless 2/0 hooks. Use an O Ring on the bait. By all means, put a swivel on it to prevent the line twist.
cheapo approach..hooks size 1 or 2 baitholder..split shot sinkers..two small sizes..very small..put sinker on line at hook eye..too much sinker=take it off in seconds, put smaller one on..great adaptability..fall adjustments..trick worms/ 5-7 inch any worms..even whackeyed a ribbon tail, and it worked..works great...
That Flat Dawg tears fast. The bait has a great action though. Use an o-ring, save some money.
Ok, so put a split shot at the end of my line. Gotcha...
haha let's go ike. wacky tough lol
Will this work for a deep weedy bottom lake?
Yes it will if u have a weed guard on ur hook it will
Flick shake?
What weight wacky jighead do you recommend?
www.tacklewarehouse.com/VMC_Ike_Approved_Wacky_Weedless_Jig_Head_4pk/descpage-VMCWWJ.html?from=w2fish
The thumbnail made me think either that's a close camera angle or that's the biggest wacky rig I've ever seen
you should try this on a football jig. I caught a four and a seven off the same bridge piling and kept catching good quality fish the whole week on it as well.
So a stick worm rigged wacky on a football jig drug on the bottom? If so, this is an interesting concept. Please confirm!
is this good for 47-50 degree water
It can be. But it gets better as the water gets into the high 50s and low 60s. At least it will get more bites then usually.
75 percent of the time Im fishing a wacky rig , nothing works better.
What size of jig head do you usually use?
Ryan Tolley I use the VMC jig heads and I use the 1/16 or 1/8 size.
Ryan Tolley it depends on the conditions and fish. I usually start with an 1/8oz. If I don't get any action I'll go down to 1/16oz. If that don't work....I go home!!! Hahahaha
basically it's a beefy jackal flick shake
how many shakes in one sec. 01:18? the tackle setup takes the role here, eh? I really wonder, anybody knows what sem-I? I haven't heard it anywhere. Is this common in American English? semi or sem I.
it looked like he was fishing that bait beyond aggressively to me, i thought finesse fishing was more or less the exact opposite of that. hes gonna scare all the fish away. Ive never seen natural worms move through the water the way he was presenting with those plastics. those bass probably started laughing when they saw that bait, ":dumb humans think were gonna fall for that ole gag again?" - Nine Pound Lunker
I will keep your word in mind. Because I am trying to understand what bass need to hit. I caught a couple of them using my style combine with Ike's style. I will try very smooth actions next time. Thanks. \m/
wacky
is he on lake Tyler?
This is Sam Rayburn in Texas.
Kill the music, it's distracting. Other than that great vid, love me some Ike!
I hate ‘wacky tough’...unfortunately I tend to use harsh language lol
Lost an absolute hog on this setup today
Wacky rigged senko's are just straight fish catchers! Sorry that fish never got topside for you.
Way to aggressive when u jig it up......u need to go slower because the fish see every small movement....u don't want to jerk it aggressively.
He couldn't come up with a name other then "Ball &Chain" bet the die hard Carolina Rig guys clicked off the video instantly !!! 👎 👎 👎