On 12/11/2024 at 7:06 AM, Hogs_n_Logs said:

The Tokyo Rig(aka "cherry rig") is another Japanese technique that was developed for a very specific situational reason in Japanese bass fishing that was later hyped and pushed in the US market but in reality is somewhat limited. It was developed by anglers in the greater Tokyo area because in the urban and semi urban rivers in that locale there is often this rope mesh/netting stuff they cover large swathes of rock/cement bottom presumably as an anti-erosion measure. The Tokyo rig was developed because while this mesh netting on the hard bottom attracts huge amounts of freshwater shrimp and crawfish that the bass love, regular t-rigs, drop shots and power shots would get stuck in it and snag. It is seldom used outside of this scenario/region in the country of its origin.

 

That isnt to say it has zero utility outside of that situation, @casts_by_fly mentions some, but in most scenarios a power shot will do the same thing.

A power shot does not act the same in my heavy grass

On 12/18/2024 at 5:52 PM, FryDog62 said:

#1 most over-rated and useless lure of all time in my humble opinion.  Tell me what it’s used for and I already have something else that works better for that technique.
 

I had a friend insist it was great flipping into the weeds. He eventually hooked a few but when they went aerial with all that sinker weight as leverage, he got spit out every time. No thanks - 

 

I would honestly rather use a Banjo Minnow or Helicopter Lure…

Seriously, what do you really think and please don’t hold back  

 

I shouldn’t have read this while drinking coffee. Gotta run and clean my computer screen  

How to over complicate a jika rig.