i fish wacky-rigged stickbaits (i.e., senkos and the like) a lot. i noticed that the old trick of bending the senko until both end touch to find the middle of the lure to insert the hook into doesn't always work...i still often miss the exact middle and so the lure falls a little sideways on the drop. my question is then, why don't the luremakers mold in a tiny dot into the exact midpoint of the lure to make wacky rigging super fast, easy and accurate?

Because then the molds would need to be redesigned. And that would cost $$

p.s Hooking a wacky rig is simple enough to not need the indication dimple anyway. It doesnt need to be perfect.

rod_long - Don't sweat it. If you're off a bit, the fish won't really mind, trust me! I use the "bend-in-half" technique.

Well, if what you want is to hook the bait right in the middle and have in theory "perfectly balanced" then stickbaits aren 't exactly the best choice, for that purpose a french fry worm is more likely, stickbaits are slightly pointed towards the tail and to have it perfectly balanced you would have to experiment until you finf the right spot which will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and from worm length to worm length.

Did I mention that I don 't always hook my french fries right in the middle and perfectly balanced ?

Hmmm.. methinks off balance is good sometimes.Ever watch it fall,or put a nail in one end?? Now thats off balance

On a side note, Manns makes a hardnose worm that has a hard spot right in the middle for wacky rigging.I dont know if they are worth a darn or not though.

you guys are funny. if i wanted to rig it off-balance, that's easy. however, when a senko is rigged weightless with the hook perfectly in position, it does this amazing slow double shimmy that drives the bass absolutely wild...sometimes, i have to move the hook and rehook several times until i get it just right. all i was asking for was a simple little mark on the bait to make it fast and easy...i don't see how anyone cannot see this as a good thing, even if they decide not to use it.  :

brent, i do have an o-ring wacky tool but i don't see how that solves anything...you still need to know where the midpoint is.

Since both ends arent the same the midpoint for equal distance vs equal weight on both sides are different. I just put it what appears to be off center in favor of the thick end.

If you fish one brand and length, it would seem to me that you could figure that one out pretty easily - but if you keep changing brands and length, it will be a little trickier i guess....

fold the senko in half and hook it right there, haven't had a problem with a senko falling unevenly.