Will this new technique from overseas be the next big thing in bass fishing?

[NAMVET1968]

Thats how PAPA caught catfish back in the 50s useing doughballs made from Wheaties

[Mechanic Bob]

Looks like a Carolina Rig using a different shaped weight. (The weight he is using has been used by Walleye Fishermen for years.)

[JHelms]

What does Taka know about catching smallmouth?

[m.t.hands]

Clark, i would like to see some under water footage if possible, back in the 80's me and another Texas fisherman toyed with the idea of having a "floating" bait that could be pulled down and then freely float back up, we played/worked with all kinds of foam and plasitol with various things added in for buoyancy during this time Gary Hughes (Riverside Lures) introduced his "air" line of baits, which was a much better idea than anything we had come up with, we tinkered around with these baits on and off for a year or better, the only one we could really (we felt like anyway) garner a lot more strikes with inactive fish was the "air fry" but to this day i'm not sure it would have outperformed a Zoom french fry, we were primarily trying to come up with a lizard and a craw, both of which Gary introduced soon after what we thought was a new idea

[ClarkReehm]

To be honest, I heard about this rig about a year ago. Congrats to those of you that say you have been doing this for a long time. You are ahead of the game. As more and more anglers start learning about and adopting more new techniques, even better specialty tackle and information starts to be developed to optimize it all. I have never used this rig and will probably not do it exactly how he says, however, the wheels in my brain started churning as I was filming it on how I can utilize the principles in my own fishing. I can't wait to get down to Sam Rayburn to try some of these ideas out. Just like so many other things in fishing, there is a time and a place. If you have ever spent time in a boat with anglers that are better than you, you start to pick up those little nuances. I take the approach that there is always a better mousetrap until you can't refute the numbers.

Now that the Tour season is over, I am starting to book catching trips and Elite Angler Academy classes again. If this is something you want to try, I am about to master and optimiaze this with quality time on the water, not just time on the water. Give me a call if you would like to inquire about a trip (479)970-3388.

Sidebar: It is amazing how many people adopted the name "NEKO RIG" once someone from the West Coast started calling it that on a National Stage. If you ever spent time around the Toledo bend area in the 90's, we called that a wacky worm. I remember in high school using gold aberdeen crappie hooks, purple creme worms(Sometimes with a firetail) and a roofing nail. I couldn't cast that light weight set up with a baitcaster when I started fishing tournaments so I had one rod that I would carry that had a zebco on it to be able to cast into the wind..... Specialty hooks have replaced the minnow hook, specialty lead or tungsten nails have replaced the roofing nails and there are an infinite amount of soft plastics and colors to choose from. Could I catch them still with the original set up, absolutely! Can I catch them better with the optimized gear....without a doubt!

[krindgen]

Had a pack of walleye walker weights in my hand to try this. Opted for just lead dipsey weights in 1/8oz but haven't tried it yet. Thought the walleye weights would work better in the rocky lake I fish. Bead would also work.

[218_fishing]

Just like walleye fishing nothing new really.