i have some weighted wacky hooks somewhere.  the ones i bought feel so heavy so  i never use them.  probably be like a sideways worm jig at that point. 

 

on my kayak i can go weightless for the most part because i have nothing but time.  i can let the worm drift.  on my friends boat, i am at the mercy of his pace.  i sometimes feel the need to get my worm in the strike zone quicker before we move on.  

 

maybe a tiny pinned worm sinker?  or a tiny lead pinched on sinker? (cant recall what they are called, its been years!)

You can use a split shot pinched on at whatever distance from the bait you’d like, or any appropriately sized Ned jighead will also work.

Gamakatsu used to make a weighted wacky hook with a flat weight that added even more action.  They were red.  
 

Found them:

Siebert Outdoors makes a great one. I like that the weight is positioned a little back from the hook eye. It's also tungsten so the presence is small. 

 

https://siebertoutdoors.com/products/ols/products/tungsten-roundball-shaky-head

Nail weight pushed in the end is what I use. 

I've found that adding a small split shot a foot or more above the worm will give it more action than adding one directly above the hook eye.  The downside is strike detection is delayed, so watching your line is paramount.

So by adding a split shot above the bait, is it not pulling the bait down?  It seems to me that adding the splishot would totally kill the action whereas a weighted hook would not.  Personally any weight in my opinion is going to reduce the action of a wacky rig but the weighted hook much less so.  

It works. I promise. 

In my experience, the Siebert option has little to no affect on the worm movement other than making it move a little faster as it forces the worm down the water column at an increased weight. And with the weight closer to the worm it doesn't act as a counter balance which would kill action. And you lose no strike detection as the fish engulfs the whole thing. YMMV

Owner makes a variety of weights, all the way down to 1/32

i cant believe i forgot the term "split-shot"  hah.  brain farted.

 

thanks.  i am going try tomorrow.  i find my weighted hooks.  which i think are 1/4.    and some split shot or pin a tiny worm weight. 

This is what I have been using

Here is what you may be looking for as explained by Bass Pro Gerald Swindle : 

*Light spinning set up  with #1 or #2 wacky hook , pegged 1/32nd or 1/16th tungsten bullet weight .

thanks for the video.   exactly how I imagine it.  I can wacky a lighter worm.

On 7/7/2022 at 11:49 AM, Cbump said:

Nail weight pushed in the end is what I use. 

As the Neko weighted position described above, a short nail weight can be inserted in the middle of the bait as well...

 

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