I'm still (winter) fishing.  I know the bass are in deeper cover.  10 to 15 feet.

 

I snipped a few of my screwhead shake head weights off and will use those to send a 4" senko or trick worm deeper into the depths.  (for now)

 

I do have some tiny nail weights.  I imagine I could stuff TWO of them into the nose.  they are pretty tiny.  while I am pretty successful winging a wacky towards shallow weed lined channels, I am not that great with a Neko Rig.  I have tried and tried.  most times the friend next to me is screaming out, "got one!" on his Neko, while I am feeling like the least popular kid on the lake.  

 

do we like the embedded nail weights, or the kind of Neko weight that exposes some type of mushroom weight at the nose?

 

tomorrow, I am trying the Neko (yikes), shakey head, and the venerable drop shot.   I know where the submerged bushes and weeds are in 10 feet of water.  

 

sucks.  I did a Tackle warehouse order last night.  first thought this waking morning, was "d**n, I forgot Neko weights!!"

 

oh HAPPY THANKSGIVING fishing friends!

I like both styles of weights.  I usually use nail weights for grassy/muddy bottoms and mushroom weights for harder/rocky bottoms.  The exposed weights make noise when they come into contact with rocks or wood.  The exposed weight allows you to feel the bottom a little better as well when compared to a nail weight that's completely covered in plastic.  You can leave a small portion of the nail weight exposed if you want to feel the bottom for transitions. 

Cutting up shakey heads can get expensive.  See if you don't have any little screws laying around the house.  They work pretty good. 

 

My cousin always used finishing nails before the word neko ever hit the market

5 hours ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

 

Cutting up shakey heads can get expensive.  See if you don't have any little screws laying around the house.  They work pretty good. 

 

I don’t know why I didn’t think of this.  Thanks. 

9 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

My cousin always used finishing nails before the word neko ever hit the market

 

Yes sir, I've been throwing Wacky Rigs since the late 70s & part of the rig was a nail inserted in the nose or tail.

 

I use 1 1/2" paneling nails for two reasons. First it has ridges which hold the plastic better & second it's a softer metal which cuts easier. If I want something to make noise I leave the nail head exposed. 

 

Texas Rig the hook & insert a nail in the tail for a horizontal fall (the worm will fall flat).

 

 

13 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

My cousin always used finishing nails before the word neko ever hit the market

I use drywall nails. They stay in place better.