Been focusing hard on it lately man it’s a versatile technique.. Can literally be fished anywhere in the lake.. caught some shallow.. caught some deep on the bottom.. and shhh caught some suspended with Livescope on it today… 

 

I like using the 5in Berkley Maxscent General with the VMC crossover ring on the eggsack of the worm.. 1/16oz nail weight on 8lb braid/flouro leader with a #2 VMC wacky hook… 

It’s been my top producing presentation this season for largemouth. Fish are set up on a weed line and I drop it down the edge. Quite often they will grab it on the fall.

 

My setup is very similar. 5 inch stick bait, hooked in the middle with an o ring. I use a size 1 VMC neko hook though. I prefer the longer shank on it.

What O-ring do you guys use? I have some I'm not sure where I got them from and they're literally worthless. Now instead of losing the worm every fish, I lose the worm and the O-ring. 

Instead of rings, try using the Geecrack neko hack. They’re great. 

17 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

What O-ring do you guys use? I have some I'm not sure where I got them from and they're literally worthless. Now instead of losing the worm every fish, I lose the worm and the O-ring. 

 

 VMC Crossover rings

3/4" Length of Silicon Tubing installed with a 'Nasal Speculum'.

 

I’ve been using the slink o rings that were suggested here. Can be bought on Amazon.

The neko rig has become a major part of my arsenal.

 

A flick shake worm has been my go to.  At one lake it's the only way I can get consistent bites post 9:00 a.m..  Painfully slow action off the outside weed line in 15FOW.

 

The bellogill/shad looks so delicious neko rigged, but haven't been able to put anything consistent together.

Anyone use a 6inch worm for neko rig? I’ve had a lot of success with 5inch worms.

On 7/23/2024 at 10:08 PM, WackyWormNedRig said:

Anyone use a 6inch worm for neko rig? I’ve had a lot of success with 5inch worms.

Bellows worm at 8” crushed last weekend for me. 

25 minutes ago, TNBankFishing said:

Bellows worm at 8” crushed last weekend for me. 

That's a pretty wild worm.

 

I used the 5.8 and it was pretty impressive.

 

8" must be heavy since the 5.8 was no lightweight.

8 minutes ago, RRocket said:

That's a pretty wild worm.

 

I used the 5.8 and it was pretty impressive.

 

8" must be heavy since the 5.8 was no lightweight.

They are all heavy. 

Thicker worms with floating air bubble tails skipped under docks catch big fish soaking or twitching…