Good Day On The River
Launched from the park right below the occum dam. I drove into the launch, but there is no road, and i did not feel like dragging my yak the three hundred yards to the launch and back. The only other option is to launch on the other dam to the south and paddle all the way north. That was not a great option as the paddle home would be against the wind the hole way with no current to help. The purpose of the trip was to learn all about wacky rigging a worm. I have never fished using this technique, and was going to figure it out for myself. I do have to say that it is the way to go, if your not throwing around wood. It hangs up on any wood in the water even the smallest twig. Otherwise its the best way to rig a worm for open water i have ever tried. Started off Texas rigged and then when the worm got tore up i switched over. My catch rate rapidly increased, until i did not waste my time and just started the worm off this way. One of the best side effects i have had so far is that i end up gut hooking with wacky a lot less. The larger bass still are about 50/50 but i will take any improvement in that area i can get. I also need to look into an o-ring set, because the life of a worm is very short when wacky rigged. I also discovered how to get a professional birds nest in my casting reel. Throw a worm that comes off mid flight and viola its a huge mess.