How important is it to hook the bait exactly in the middle? After I catch a fish or two my bait gets a little torn and I wanna reposition my hook but it’s not exactly In the middle. I don’t like using rings either I prefer hooking directly into the bait 

IMHO it's extremely important. I've never gotten bit if it's off.

I don’t think it’s important at all. 

Closer to the middle the better - gives the worm a balanced flutter on the drop

Senko’s collar isn’t in the middle, it’s about 1/3 back of the node end and that is where the wacky hook is inserted. 5” Senko the wacky hook is placed 2” back of the nose.

Tom

I just bend it in half and put the o-ring close enough. 

I fish them weightless rigged the same as you’d rig a fluke. Let them fall and twitch them. 
 

Like many baits them may be no wrong way to fish them. 

I don’t think there is a right or wrong way to fish em. I put it through the collar and go 

2 hours ago, Striper9 said:

I don’t like using rings either I prefer hooking directly into the bait 

Why? Do you think the rings will scare the fish? You'll get way more fish per bait if you do.

9 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

Why? Do you think the rings will scare the fish? You'll get way more fish per bait if you do.

Just a thing I’ve always hooked through the bait don’t like trying new things I guess. I buy 100 packs of dingers for $25

I don’t think it matters at all.  Look at a Neko rig.   It is hooked off the center and catches fish like crazy.   I also catch a ton of bass Texas rigging a stick bait weightless.  Hook it and throw it.  It catches fish.  

I don’t think it matters that much. Near center is close enough. Try it, see what happens 

It will catch bass, but I wouldn't t advertise the fact that you are fishing them that way.  Remember the Bass police are out there watching.  You may get away with putting a Diawa reel on a Shimano rod, or never owning a Jitterbug, but wacky rigging off center is a whole new ballgame.   Sure hate for you to get a knock on your door in the middle of the night. 

I’m a middle-of-a-Senko kinda guy. 

I either put in the middle or just slightly closer to the node. I don't think it really matters a lot. I have caught fish in either position. 

On 6/25/2023 at 12:04 AM, Striper9 said:

Just a thing I’ve always hooked through the bait don’t like trying new things I guess. I buy 100 packs of dingers for $25

100, six inch senkos are $140 with tax ?‍♂️ ?