I’m thinking bottom contact baits here but what bait do you use the most and how do you rig it?  I’d be interested in hearing what your preferences are for weights/size and hooks also.

Favourite is always a plastic worm of some sort, lightweight t rig.

Rage Menace T-rigged on a Gamakatsu 3/0 EWG/ 3/16 Nako bullet weight.

 

4" Rage Craw on a 3/4" Ounce Football Jig.  That combo is deadly for me but I will admit, I am a football jig addict.

Missle bait...D bomb and baby D bomb...1/2 Oz Tungsten with trokar flippin hook

Elaztech worms rigged shaky.  6 in 2 hours in 47° water today.

Strike King Rage Bug on a Swinghead ~

 

A-Jay

Ultra Molds 3.5" Sweet Craw, 6th Sense 3/0 Flippin Hook, snelled, Dr Scotts tungsten flippin weight, 40# 832.

 

It's also great with a spider skirt welded to it and fished on an Arky or Football jig.

 

Also my Chatterbait trailer of choice when I'm fishing it along the bottom.

June bug Rage Bug , 4/0 Trokar TK 130 hook, 1/4-1 1/2 oz weight. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

24 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Strike King Rage Bug on a Swinghead ~

 

A-Jay

 

Great read, thanks! You mentioned you're a big fan of the Owner Oval Split ring to the front line tie. May I ask what size and why? Thanks!

17 minutes ago, heavyduty said:

 

Great read, thanks! You mentioned you're a big fan of the Owner Oval Split ring to the front line tie. May I ask what size and why? Thanks!

That RPE Tungsten head 'moves' a little on the rig used to hold the hook.

 On the front, it seems to 'pinch' the area of the knot that comes in contact with the head.  Adding the oval split ring eliminates that.

Size 2 on the 1/2 oz and size 3 on the 3/4 

https://youtu.be/S4N47mqfUSA?t=300

A-Jay

 

 

Texas rigged senko.

All of em Texas Rigged ?

River Rock tube on a 1/4oz tube jig. 

Either a Zoom Baby Brush Hog or an Ultra Vibe Speed Craw. I rig either one on a 2/0 offset shank round bend hook with an 1/8 ounce sinker most of the time. With worms hook size varies depending on the size of the worm.

KVD game hawg Texas rigged 3/0 hook and 1/8 or 3/16 tungsten weight

I like a natural colored tube on a north land tube jig for brown bass on rocks, and a either a wacky rigged stick bait or a Texas rigged plastic worm for largies in the weeds.

7 inch Senko, rigged weedless no weight.

10 inch worm, pegged Texas rig.  3/8 tungsten, 4/0 EWG. Or on a 3/8 wobblehead when fishing rocks.

 

SK Structure Bug

Max Scent Flat Worm

It changes but right now a Yum Dinger texas rigged with a 5/16th oz weight  for pitching .

My current favorite has been the Bizz Baits Dizzy Diamond neko rigged with a 1/0 neko hook and a 1/8 Dobyn’s nail weight. 

reaction innovations sweet beaver in magic craw swirl texas rigged with a pegged tungsten flipping weight. weight of tungsten depending on cover or scenario i'm fishing

I did an article for Yamamoto titled “78 Ways to Rig a Senko” ?. I have branched out since then but it still ranks as the #1 bait I throw.  

Just now, TOXIC said:

I did an article for Yamamoto titled “78 Ways to Rig a Senko” ?. I have branched out since then but it still ranks as the #1 bait I throw.  

You got a link to that?

 

(It'd probably work for my Zlinkys too)