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Mustad weedless weighted wacky hook

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Anyone using these? I use an unweighted hook now with a nail weight in the nose of my worm but looking for something to give it a more natural fall.

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  • Super User

Too much shank length, a wire guard that can break, and the point is towards the hook eye--no thanks.

Exactly what is a "natural fall" and natural for what?

  • Author

The fall im getting now is a darting action where the worm actually straigthenes out and dives down. With the weight in the middle I would assume it would kind of sink evenly.

  • Super User

OK, my observation is the fish is most attracted by the fall no matter how that fall occurs as long as it's slow. I use added weight only to overcome line surface tension, wind, current, and line floatation (I use braid).

As far a what natual fall really is in relation to a real worm, they move around a lot when put in water, so if you want to imitate natural, that is what natural does. Un-natural would be a even/level/rapid fall as would happen with the subject hook.

I choose a "natural fall" for my presentation, the fish like it.

I really like these for weighted wacky rig hooks: http://www.northlandtackle.com/Page.taf?page=News/20051201LipStickWackyWormHook&title=Lip-Stick%C2%AE%20Wacky-Worm%20Hook%20NEW%20PRODUCT%20RELEASE

The Kahle-style hook provides excellent hookup ratios, but ONLY if you use a subtle sweep-set and NOT a hammer-it-home hookset.  I've caught hundreds of bass with this hook and its never once failed me in any way.

If rigging weightless, I use a 2/0 Gamagatsu finesse hook, or, the weightless version of the above Northland hook.

  • Author

Do you use the 1/0 or 2/0?

  • Author

I ended up going with these in the 1/32 weight. They are made from a local Louisiana company called Falcon Lures. We will see how it goes.

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  • Super User

I use all 3 weighted sizes of the Falcon Lures hooks, as well as the unweighted. You made the right choice, they are the best on the market for 5",6" and 7" senkos/stick baits. I am still searching for a better weedless hook for 4" baits, I don't care much for the Gamakatsu weedless widegap finesse hooks, or the Owner weedless wacky hooks.

  • Author
I use all 3 weighted sizes of the Falcon Lures hooks, as well as the unweighted. You made the right choice, they are the best on the market for 5",6" and 7" senkos/stick baits. I am still searching for a better weedless hook for 4" baits, I don't care much for the Gamakatsu weedless widegap finesse hooks, or the Owner weedless wacky hooks.

Do you think these will do ok for throwing trick worms?

They work fine for trick worms, at least for now.  I am using this same setup, but am looking for a hook with a little lighter hook.  I like a light wire hook for fishing wacky style and these are pretty heavy, but they aren't a bad choice.

  • Author

The selection of light wire weedless wacky hooks seems to be scarce especially in a weighted option.

I like a splitshot on the line with a bobber stopper in front of it.

But they look interesting and I can think of a few other uses I would like to utilize them with.

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