This may be a long shot….back in the early to mid 2000s there was a senko style bait that had an “appendage” right in the middle of the bait, the bait looked like a “T”. It allowed you to essentially wacky rig it but to use a ewg or worm style hook so you could Texas rig through the “appendage” and keep it weedless. I can’t for the life of me remember which company made it or what it was called. Does anyone remember this bait or know of anything on the market similar?

This may not be the exact one but principle is the same. 

 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Nories_Sankaku_Ko_T-San_Neko_Rig_Worm/descpage-NSKT.html

 

That is very similar. I might have to buy some of those and try it. I’m very partial to the wacky rig, but it’s hard to fish in heavy brush. And those weedless wacky hooks that they offer just don’t do the trick