This has become one of those techniques that work very well in the winter, and few people will tell you.  But Todd Faircloth does!

 

 

22 hours ago, Glenn said:

This has become one of those techniques that work very well in the winter, and few people will tell you.

 

Very popular in East Texas & yes nobody talks about it. It's also deadly during pre-spawn/spawn.

I agree with Catt.  Also, what he is showing isn’t what is considered a traditional Neko rig but more of a Chicken Rig with a new Neko Cover hook.  You can accomplish the same thing with a regular straight shank hook and not spend more $’s for a specialized hook.  Whatever you want to call it, that style of hooking does work well in cover v. wacky or a traditional Neko.

What is the purpose of the swivel on the cover Neko hook? 

5 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

What is the purpose of the swivel on the cover Neko hook? 

Had me wondering too. I found this where it's explained further:

 

1 hour ago, PhishLI said:

Had me wondering too. I found this where it's explained further:

 

That makes sense. Every picture I'd seen it was just hanging out and not rigged through the bait like it was just an unnecessary add on.