Curious to hear from anybody who's noticed any difference in action between the two. I'm well aware of the durability issues with hooking through vs. a weedless hook under an o-ring. Not concerned with tearing worms here, just the natural action of the stick worm.

Curious to hear from anybody who's noticed any difference in action between the two. I'm well aware of the durability issues with hooking through vs. a weedless hook under an o-ring. Not concerned with tearing worms here, just the natural action of the stick worm.

Curious to hear from anybody who's noticed any difference in action between the two. I'm well aware of the durability issues with hooking through vs. a weedless hook under an o-ring. Not concerned with tearing worms here, just the natural action of the stick worm.

I bought some O rings and on three casts lost 3 senkos. Stopped using them. lol.

This will be my first year wacky rigging with the o rings crossed over each other. Hope to try it out tomorrow weather permitting.

Try some shrink wrap instead of the o ring. You can pierce the shrink wrap with the hook which makes the system more durable but without any loss of action. Check Wayne P avatar to get a visual .

I bought some O rings and on three casts lost 3 senkos. Stopped using them. lol.

I'm sorry to say, but you're doing something wrong. For a 4" or 5" senko, go to Home Depot or Lowes and buy the #5 o-ring in the plumbing department. Slip on to senko (I use the bottom half of a Bic 4-color pen for my wacky tool).

Hook on to a Gamakatsu Finesse Wide Gap Hook in Size 1 or 1/0. Or an Owner Wacky Hook in Size 1 or 1/0. Other similar shaped and size hooks should work, but I'm familiar with those two.

If you lose a 5" senko while casting or fishing this way, PM me and I will PayPal you the $1 worth of materials. The only time I lose a o-ringed senko is if I get it stuck in a tree and rip it out. And the occasional 4" one might slip off because it's smaller.

As for the original question: I have yet to test the two in an aquarium or a pool.

But I will tell you that my experience with the o-ringed senko has produced probably 100 fish since I started fishing for the first time last July. It was the setup I started with and I still throw it today. Went out on Friday and caught 10 at local pond. My buddy was struggling with t-rigged senkos. He then tried them wacky and started getting bit, but he kept losing fish. Turned out his hook was too small and he was hooking through the senkos. I gave him my exact setup and he caught 5 or six. The next day we went out again and he went straight for the o-ringed senko and caught 10 himself.

Try it both ways and let the fish tell you if the action is sufficient. I suspect you will catch fish either way. Then you will need to make a decision about cost. You will go through more senkos sticking the hook through them. My experience with the shrink wrap and hook through was that it is not as durable as the o-ring.

I'm sorry to say, but you're doing something wrong. For a 4" or 5" senko, go to Home Depot or Lowes and buy the #5 o-ring in the plumbing department. Slip on to senko (I use the bottom half of a Bic 4-color pen for my wacky tool).

Hook on to a Gamakatsu Finesse Wide Gap Hook in Size 1 or 1/0. Or an Owner Wacky Hook in Size 1 or 1/0. Other similar shaped and size hooks should work, but I'm familiar with those two.

If you lose a 5" senko while casting or fishing this way, PM me and I will PayPal you the $1 worth of materials. The only time I lose a o-ringed senko is if I get it stuck in a tree and rip it out. And the occasional 4" one might slip off because it's smaller.

 

 

 

Thanks. What are the O Rings in the plumbing department for?

O ring...andO ring tool from TW. If the bait gets torn, rip it and reuse the O ring. $4.49 for 50 is really good. They are really easy to use and GY senkos seem to have some oil so using the ORing tool they slip right on.

They really do prolong the life of senkos and I have not found they inhibit hook ups. When I first tried them several years ago I fished with and without them and did not see a difference in hook ups.

http://www.***.com/Wacky_Rig_O-Rings/descpage-WACKYOR.html

I don't know what the #5 orings are for. I want to say they were around the sink repair items.

If you find the orings work for you, I definitely recommend ordering more here: http://www.oringsandmore.com/nsf-b70-orings-size-010-price-for-100-pcs/

Less $5 shipped for 100 rings. Woot!