A wacky rig is one of the most effective techniques for enticing reluctant bass to bite. It is also one of the best finesse presentations for shallow-water fish and suspended bass close to the surface ...

A wacky rig is perhaps the most subtle, natural, and non-invasive presentation bass anglers use. It’s a very slow and finessed presentation unlike a crankbait or chatterbait. But the true beauty of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author releases a smallmouth bass caught on a neko rig. (Photo by Derek Horner) In the world of bass fishing, you can try ...

Wacky rigging got its name either because it makes a plastic worm look like a crazed creature, or because it makes bass go crazy when they see the action of the lure. Whichever is the case, it's a ...

This is one of the hotter rigs in bass fishing right now. A good one to learn if you haven't. A nail weight, O-ring, hook and straight tail plastic is all you need to get started Neko rigging. The ...

Attaching a plastic stick bait to a hook in the most cartoonishly-simple way possible may seem like a goofy idea but, wacky or not, it’s proven tremendously effective in coaxing finicky bass to bite.

There is a plastic worm rig that's so outlandish its creators just had to call it the "wacky worm." It looks silly, yet works like a charm for catching largemouth bass. It has become the secret go-to ...

Breaking out finesse gear when the fishing is tough is so 2009. Anglers today are sticking with light line and egg-beater reels even when the bite is good for good reason. A quick look at a lot of the ...

Most anglers use a single o-ring when wacky rigging to reduce loosing and tearing the plastic, but adding second o-ring provides a different advantage - hooking more bass!