Gonna throw some wacky worm this season for the first time. I plan to use heat shrink to help keep the worm on the hook and shrunk a few pieces onto a few worms tonight. If I wanted to use super glue to help keep the worm from sliding out the shrink tubing do I apply the super glue before I apply the heat (like a drop up under the tubing) or just along an edge of the tubing after I shrink it down?

If you use a piece of plastic tubing ( fish tank filter). It is snug enough that glue won't be required

Also, once you’ve got the hook going through it, it’s not moving anymore anyways. 

If I use heat shrink tube, I rig it through the tube pass the worm just like you normally wacky rig without tube. No glue need and I don’t shrink the tube either (burnt smell might chase bass away)

Have you looked into using an O-Wacky tool and getting O-rings and using this method? I found it to be a lot quicker and much less of a headache. I still can catch 10+ fish with one worm!

Stick a Senko in your pocket, go to Home Depot or Lowes, pick out an ORing size that slides on the worm and buy a bunch for a couple of bucks. BTW, the O rings go on easier with a little scent jel of some kind on the worm, but you may want to apply the scent jel after you buy the O rings and not before you put the worm in your pocket (but a baggy works then)LOL

I use both shrink-tube and o-rings, can’t decide what I prefer.  I don’t shrink the tubing most of the time due to wind and it still works great.  

 

Fyi you can buy shrink tubing with heat-activated glue pre-applied.  

I use shrink tubing now because it’s easier/quicker to put on than O-rings, and it keeps the worm intact longer.  No need to glue it in place, hook should go right through the tube and middle of the worm and stay put..

I like the o-rings.  The correct size is 3/8 o.d. by 1/4 i.d.

I've found that I've had a few worms split in half even with 

shrink tubing in place... pretty much just use plain worm

these days, sometimes shrink wrap.

16 hours ago, Largies4Life said:

Have you looked into using an O-Wacky tool and getting O-rings and using this method? I found it to be a lot quicker and much less of a headache. I still can catch 10+ fish with one worm!

That's definitely the way to go and at only $6.00 or so it's worth every penny.

I use the shrink tape method.

 

Have found that the tape will come loose during the day.

 

Also noticed that the Senko or finesse/trick worm can be torn or thrown from your shrink tape, leaving you with a bare hook and the shrink tape.

 

I smear MegaStrike or add JJ's Magic to all plastics when getting ready to throw the bait.

 

I have caught 10 bass on one Senko using the shrink tape method.