Wild Bill, NY - Has
fished for over 40 years, all across the country
TWO
thumbs up...a winner for wacky-riggers of Senkos..!!!
I fiinally had an extended chance to utilize BillM's "Wacky Rig Tool", and
it was GREAT..!!
I
fished almost eight hours, throwing wacky-rigged five-inch Yamamoto Senkos the bulk of the time, catching 14 keeper-sized
Bass [mix of SMs and LMs], a handful of short bass, and about thirty Rock Bass on them, and used LESS THAN A BAG of Yamamoto
Senkos all day..!!!
For
those that fish wacky-rigged Senkos, I HIGHLY suggest this tool.
I was using his latest new design made in brass, and the size 10 O-rings kept
the baits on my hook all day really well, and when bass did eat my baits, often the ring and senkos would slide up my fishing
line, leaving my HOOKERZ size 1/0 "Octopus hook" to do it's job unobstructed, giving me a great hookup ratio.
This tool is better
than several others of similar design, and sells for a few bucks less, too. The brass lets the o-rings slide real easily....
A stainless steel
machine screw acts like a clip for extra o-rings on the back of the tool.
Installation of the o-rings onto the Senkos is easy and quick, then
slip you hook under the o-ring, and then you're good to throw.
This tool that BillM makes [he's a metal machinist] sells for $8
with 50 of the O-rings, and to me, is a GREAT investment if you fish wacky Senkos, as it has already SAVED me more than that
in Senkos alone.
Without
question, I am a "Senko-Junkie", spending a HUGE amount of money EACH year on Yamamoto Senkos[not knock-offs], as
I feel they work the BEST, and now I will not have to spend so damn much money on baits.
BUY ONE if you wacky-rig Senkos...!!!
I HIGHLY recommend them....
Leigh,
NY - Avid Fisherman and representative for the boating industry
OK gang......now that I've had a chance to use Bill M's newly redesigned WACKY RIG TOOL, I
must say that this one is the BEST available.
The brass STAYS slick and smooth even after being exposed to the elements for a long time. This is something
that aluminum DOES NOT do. The aluminum tools tend to get a bit pitted as the aluminum becomes anondized and your o-rings
will not slide as smoothly. As for th o-ring themselves, this new slightly smaller size works much better also. I have not
had a senko slide out of these o-rings as I have had happen with the slightly larger size. The new o-ring also causes your
bait to rise up the line from 6 inches to a foot away from the fish. The fact that the senko is NOT in contact with the fish
keeps the senko useful for more than just one or two fish. As we all know senkos are not made out of the strongest of plastics
and tend to tear up pretty good after a fish or two. This is not going to happen with Bill's new tool and o-rings. At
the Whaley Lake get together, earlier this week, 40 of the bass I caught came on senkos rigged with this tool and I went through
less than 1 bag of senkos for the day. For those of you that are mathematically challenged (that would be me), thats an average
of more than 4 fish per senko. If you intend to wacky rig you NEED this tool.
Bob C. - San Antonio, Texas
I'm an avid wacky worm fisherman and I
first meet Bill M on the Gary Yamamoto chat line a few years ago. I was using little girls pig tail rubber bands doubling
them up. It worked pretty good but was a pain to use and time consuming. Since I've gotten the wacky tool and O-rings
I can load up the wacky tool and spend the day fishing instead fighting the rubber band.
Brian - Pearl River, NY
After returning from 5-days fishing in the Thousand
Islands in upstate NY, your o-ring jigging tool was great. We caught Large& Smallmouth & some aggressive
Northern Pike all on Gary Yamamoto worms with your o-ring attached. With the current on the St. Lawrence River
we drift fish the worms through weed beds & the bass & pike all hit hard. The amazing thing is that every
landed fish had only the off set hook in its mouth, the worm &
o-ring got driven up the line, virtually undamaged,
even with the pike. At the end of day # 1, we all had different colored worms with an o-ring attached, so it was just
a matter of switching the color of worms, we used the same worms all 5 days, and when we packed up to go home the o-ring worms
simply went back into their respective Gary Yamamoto bags ready for the next trip. I am sending a check for more jigs,
every one wants their own.
The
other point that everyone kept mentioning was how the hook under the o-ring tended to give that wacky style worm some added
bounce & movement on the ends of the worm especially when slowly jigging. Many times this past weekend our strikes
came as the worm began its first drop into weeds or on the edges of weeds after casting. We used no weights or split shots,
the weight of a 5" to 7" worm was enough. Also, we did some fishing in deeper waters (approx. 50 ft. deep) and used the
o-ring worms with a circle hook, and showed my nephews this strategy, targeting Smallmouth bass. Again, a great tool
& a great edge to fishing worms.
Douglas A. - Fort Collins, CO
I received my Wacky Rigging Tool yesterday and went to test it out today on my lunch.
I caught 2 bass with the 4" Senko rigged wacky style using the tool. It worked PERFECTLY. Both times the bait and O Ring
slid up the hook and then the line just as described in the other testimonials resulting in no damage to the bait. I am very
pleased with the product and will be ordering another for my dad's Christmas present. Thanks again.
