The Bass Fishing Rig I Forgot About - Beginner

[@dougfrizzell2721]

Tried this out today, caught a few right off a beaver hut where I’ve never even been bit before. Gut hooked one, but I used the trick I learned from you to get it out without harm. I’m learning a lot, and I’ve been fishing since I could hold a pole. You’re helping people bud

[@samuraiguy777]

I started back fishing recently. Gene has been a huge resource in my return. I caught my first fish in years on this rig yesterday. Thank you.

[@leeboyd2665]

Used on a ZMan Big TRD in the river this past weekend. Worked well and no snags like with the regular Ned rig

[@skylerbrycesmith]

I will now call it the Texaco rig since it’s a mix of a Texas and Neko rig.

[@Buldgr]

I was thinking it was a texas rigged ned rig

[@lancevoorhees7318]

It works really well for spots and smallies too! I like your way of making it hop, my grandson did it because he can’t sit still, one day in a kayak and out fished his dad and me his grandpa! I still laugh, he didn’t know what he was doing, he was pretty excited! Thanks for sharing, looks like Nemo and Texas rig! Thank you!

[@Adkguerrilla44]

@@Buldgr lol not at all man a traditional ned rig is a 2.5-3.5in straight worm on a small weighted 1/0 or 2/0 hook this is far from a ned rig

[@delilahcarpenter2991]

Buldgr that would make it a “Nexas”

[@k.r.f.j.b.8144]

I like the term “NEXIS RIG” myself lol

[@sgtgeorgeguevarausaretired6627]

Texako got my vote. Gonna use it today! Y'all be safe out there and if you're gonna catch Corona, make it a cold one! 🍺

[@lexwaldez]

How'd it go?

[@sgtgeorgeguevarausaretired6627]

@@lexwaldez 2 bites, the biggest was a 3 pounder. I ended up catching more with a lipless crank. Great rig! Perfect for dropping it in on their nose and pissing them off. Texako rig is officially in the box.

[@JordenFly]

First I want to say thank you for sharing this. I went out today and caught my first bass ever on this rig. (I know I’m late on seeing this video 😂) Second thing is The only thing I’ve found that is like this rig online while I was looking for the name is the “Always on deck” Technique

[@Swizzle9708]

Dude good stuff. This guy got me my first bass but I haven’t caught to many after that so I’m still learning from him

[@brettoetting]

A few years ago, I put a screw lock on a splitshot then screwed it onto a 4” Dinger. I’d drop it between lily pads with 20# braid. Kinda like a finesse punching rig. Works awesome! Never thought of casting it tho, I know it flys a mile. I’ll give that a try this season.

[@jbjgibbons]

I like rigging a Zman Ned worm like that. Saw it on wired to fish. They called it a tiny child rig TCD. Awesome way to present through early season Milfoil.

[@stephendonnelly2356]

Great video. I appreciate all the tips and tricks you share! I believe Kyle Peterson uses this with big TRDs and nail weights that he fully inserts into the worm and then seals it in with a lighter so the weight doesn't get thrown when fighting a fish. I think he primarily targets River small mouth with it, but it obviously works largemouth too. He calls is the Tiny Child Rig because it's so easy a little kid can fish it. Waiting for ice out and bass season to start up here in MN so I can try it out.

[@Westbrick69]

Chicken Rig? I do this all the time with my Finesse TRDs..Size 1 EWG with a 1/32 oz nail weight on the other end. Super finesse and gets snagged a lot less than a regular ned. I do it with the Big TRD too.

[@justinaskew1136]

Dominic Zampino great idea!

[@edsmith5427]

I seen a man do that with a 4" square stick bait back in the 80's. Never heard him call it anything, but it worked.

[@elonmust7470]

That's because it's only been In recent times that people felt the need to rename a plastic worm on a jig hook 5 different friggin ways........

[@dustinhix6631]

nothing better than a father and son enjoying a day on the water. I will be trying the rig out on a new lake we have been fishing

[@sharpdonut]

Love this rig, caught about 40 fish on the delta Friday. Sometimes I put a nail weight in the body inside the gap of the hook to keep a more natural fall.

[@HeyStripes]

Do you lose the weight into the fish when it bites?

[@sharpdonut]

@@HeyStripes The weight stays in very well, the senko going flying off the hook while fighting a fish is usually how I lose the weight.

[@jammerramzzz6196]

@@sharpdonut how big is the nail?

[@sharpdonut]

@@jammerramzzz6196 3/32 is the go to for me, that's where you really start to notice the fall rate change. I have heavier ones on hand to get deeper faster if need be.

[@fomofishing4909]

That's a tail weighted french fry, iaconelli did a highlight on it long ago , very good

[@joefrasca1549]

Had some of the best times in my life out on the bass boat with my dad, a lil nostalgia rushed in seeing y’all out there. I will definitely be trying this rig out tomorrow. nice fish, helpful video can’t ask for much more than that. Good luck out there

[@Flukemaster]

That's awesome

[@chriswalls5831]

Nice love catching big bass the senko worms and nightcrawlers work great for spring bass

[@73jboss]

Aw man I remember trying this a couple summers ago! I’m glad to see other people use this too!

[@DougRowan_photography]

Thank you for this! My 14 year old daughter loves to fish but had never fished for bass, so we are going this week so I can teach here, this will be perfect for her (heck and me lol).

[@jerrypredmore8793]

I heard you mention Kingfisher. That’s my make of boat. A 19 6 1991 model recarpeting and found seats to to fit. Heading to New Braunfels TX to fish lakes there.

[@789Derek]

I was fishing a 2 day tournament at lake Varner in covIngton some 15 or so years ago. A man they called “Big Red” won the tournament by a long shot and busted upper 20’s on both days. It appeared he was simply using a Texas rigged 4” senko, but I always knew there had to be something different about the way he was fishing. I watched him both days and he would make long casts to flats, underwater points, and a hump. So he was catching females staged to spawn and at a faster clip than the competition. I knew there was something more to what he was doing but I never knew exactly what. This is it! I would bet money on it. It makes for a completely different presentation and works well on pressures reservoirs such as Varner. Thank Gene!

[@daveversion2.2]

Love learning so much more about bass fishing from your vids dude!

[@renaspray4982]

Walmart in Woodward, ok was out of every style of weight. Shelves were bare. Down towards the bottom of the empty hooks, I found a bag of nail weights. Had never seen or heard of them before. I buy them get home read the PKG. Now for the last 2and half months been fishing with them in my Berkeley electric grape worms. I love them! Wish I had ran on to them 20 yrs ago. No more getting snagged or getting my weight wedged between rocks. Love all your videos. Can you show how to put a soft plastic minnow on a hook and have it weedless too?

[@MOST415]

Improved clinch knot.. huh. Learn something new every day. My pops showed me that knot years ago, and never used anything else since. Never had a problem, so I stuck with it. New to bass fishing, and definitely going to give this rig a try.

[@ds97382]

New to fishing, just last couple of years, You’re one of the original channels I have Been watching, have a question why is this considered a beginner rigg when it looks like everything about it makes sense

[@DougRowan_photography]

So I made a couple of these, sort of, didn't have the weight, so I improvised, and holy crap, 7 bass later! I also would have had my pb but my line snapped at the shore, but I like it! Now to order some weight.

[@russellallison468]

This rig really works I used it yesterday and landed a bass on my second cast. I am gonna add this to my go to baits from now on. Thanks Flukemaster

[@Flukemaster]

Sounds great!

[@LimitedGunnerGM]

I just tried this on a whim with a Junebug brush hog. Completely wicked!

[@chrishunter4675]

Loved the story at the beginning. I live about 10 minutes away from the King Fisher. Never been able to fish there though.

[@outdooraddictionwv5299]

seen this rig in an infisherman magazine in probably 05. they called it a stump jumper. I used jig heads and cut the hook part off

[@wfoxoutdoors]

Hey Fluke, I was fishing on Friday after watching this video and the bite was tough, so I decided to try that "Janky Rig." Caught my first bass of 2020! It was a dinkster, but it beat skunking!

[@stevenhardin7539]

I've always just used the Yum Dinger weightless with a offset worm hook and have caught a ton of fish. Not to say this rig wouldn't either. It's subtle when hitting the water, heavy enough to cast on a baitcaster if you prefer, and you can fish it anywhere.

[@TheSilverstonedwolf]

I love throwing a weightless worm wacky or Texas rigged

[@bradfordfields1079]

Weedless Neko Rig. Been throwing is for many years. Great bait for bluebird days.

[@JK-zl7vv]

Hanks, I'm going to try this rig out on some Texas lakes, You should try fishing with a bait caster reel instead of an open face spinning reel, you will like them better once you get use to them.

[@msanm2008]

I now call it the Flukemaster rig. I went out with it and caught a 19" Large Mouth Bass on the first cast. Used it every day since alternating with a drop shot and it never fails. Today, a 38" Northern Pike on it.

[@richdagsher2931]

Think its a weedless Neko rig. I like to use a lighter melt the plastic a little bit around the weight. It helps it stay put a little longer. The magnum fatty Z work really well in the summer months! Great video!

[@jerrypredmore8793]

I heard you mention Kingfisher. I’m in the middle of restoring a 1991 Kingfisher 19-6. Got new seats to install and new carpet. Do they still make aKingfisher. I’m running a 200 Mercury with a new power head less than 50 hours on it. Moving east of San Antonio to fish about 5 lakes in my retirement.

[@vicmyers4814]

I got my first 20" widemouth Bass at a lake i have never caught fish in after watching this video, i had tried 4 other rigs that didn't work in the same spot,thanks for the tip!

[@Flukemaster]

That is awesome!

[@Quazimo]

4:05 I did the exact same thing with a YUM baits bag yesterday lol, I felt dumb too

[@12Bravojeepstuff]

I do almost the same set up except. No weight. I us a 5" black worm and I pinch the tail off of it. Fish it super slow. Mostly in late summer when the water temp is up and everything is slow. Works great.

[@bruceesterline3170]

The fish you caught in the begging is a big'en👍

[@RobbyRadford]

Use the same set up with a Yamamoto Psychodad...the claws float, and its got a rattle chamber in it. I flip it around grass and lay downs, shake that rattle, claws and body up always gets a bite over here in Texas. I just have called a Texas rigged Neko

[@jamie.777]

love this video brother!! my rods and reels came from a small regional hardware store "bennys" sadly gone.... but these was my poles and i love em

[@1965JB]

Oh man, Thanks for this! I’m gonna go rig one of those each for my daughter and girlfriend right now. Seems like the idea’s been around a long time but this the first time I’ve heard about it. If the Chicago Lakefront ever opens up again we’re going to try for some harbor Smallmouth with it.

[@foxhoundlife5911]

Mike iaconelli did a in the shop of this rig not sure but I think he called it the child rig. If you let it sink on a semi slack line it falls backwards away from u good for getting back under cover. Good job gene you kill it bud.

[@ryanrobinett8239]

Works great with the zman larger trd worm. Great video

[@timadams3975]

Wish I would had knew about this yesterday. Bass was running deep at the lake I was at and it would take forever for a worm to sink with the wind. They're pretty picky about biting anything with a bullet sinker also.

[@lexm0]

I use this rig for river smallie fishing. More weedless than a ned and it floats in the current better. They seem to smash it all the time

[@peterodriguez2364]

I'll have to try that... What I've done was take a 3" roboworm and texas rig an underspin... But take th spinner or dangler part whatever it's called.. Off.... But ur way it'll stand staight... I'm all for any advantge I can get... Thanks

[@rivelinophillip3074]

Ive used it b4 very good on snook thought i made it up lol its the Mary Jane worm excepto the care goes in the head or the worm or soft plástic fish

[@troywhitson2043]

Nice. Could you use a bait cast reel?

[@Flukemaster]

Yes I can

[@troywhitson2043]

Thanks for the reply so quickly. Great teaching skills, thanks for all your tips.

[@muskietime]

Watched this video a year ago. Rigged it and have enjoyed fishing it. Caught many largemouth bass thanks to you. Be well.

[@Flukemaster]

Great to hear!

[@jessegross1269]

Next time I go fishing I am going to try this rig out, Thanks a lot bro !! Great video and super nice fish you caught !

[@guitarjunkienc4875]

It’s like a French Fry rig , it kinda glides backwards, Ike has done videos on it , a great bait

[@Cj2phy]

You worked at king fisher in North Carolina!!! Wow

[@bobdavis7853]

Nice fish Gene. Janky rig sounds good to me

[@buddycochransr.1842]

Great video and naming the rig, bait used Thanks The Old Michigan Fisherman 🤠

[@lsj8693]

I just bought two Raymarine eS 128 units, I’m a Hummingbird guy. I could use some of your knowledge on setup if at all possible. Thanks in advance.

[@brianhershberger4429]

Love the Janky Rig!!!!! Can't wait to use it asap. Thanks for the new style to try.

[@5.7.0bassin2]

Im sure it would be to big still but did you see those new zman i think their called the giant trd the thing is like 7-8 inches

[@JenkinsBassFishing]

This is a “French fry rig”! This can be really useful when there’s a thin layer gunk on the bottom on the lake and you’re trying to fish weedless.

[@rodneyhanbaum697]

Great Job! Have to give this a try! Stay safe in these difficult times 🙏

[@michaelrandall5366]

That’s the, “Tiny Child Rig!” And it’s better than a Ned Rig!

[@TheAngryCanadian]

"Tiny child rig"???? Why was it called that

[@redbeardthepink4809]

@@TheAngryCanadian my guess is that it's either because you fish it with a short worm, it's a good rig to teach beginners and children, or both.

[@robertm9848]

Awsome story Fluke Master King. And I'm guessing there was a reason your boss put the other rich guy boss on your boat that day instead of someone else's.

[@scottplank1012]

Looks like a Tiny Child Rig to me. Works really well with the Z-Man ElaZtech plastics.

[@mmllgg2471]

Gene you are an awesome angler! You are one of my favorite KZbin channels! Thanks for the post!

[@LimitedGunnerGM]

When you mentioned the Zman Fattiez I remembered that I have a bunch of them. This may work exceedingly well with one of their turbo crawz!

[@davidking2844]

I rig it narrow part on first which also keeps the tip on it.

[@ewwee2k]

Good video. Thank you. What lake did you film this on?

[@johnthroop2092]

Very nice rig, now I just try it! Thank you for sharing!

[@Flukemaster]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@buggtaculer]

Great video! I have used this “rig” years back in the same situation haha Great for them beds too

[@lakrabid]

Kind of a similar thing can be done with a 5/0 grip pin hook. And use a floating worm. Either way bad ass working rig

[@MichaelJones-tz8cp]

Hey I was wanting how the boat handles rough water like white capping and thirty mph winds? I’ve never seen an aluminum boat in those conditions that I can remember

[@Flukemaster]

It runs pretty good on white caps. 30 mph just depends on what body of water you are on and how big the waves are. When it gets rough I just slow down and take my time getting around.

[@nrt440]

Simple methods always work, keep it simple keep it affordable. Keep the info coming. The Englishman 👍⭐️

[@smoke6056]

You ever come to N.C i know a small lake with biggins! I'd love to show it to ya keep doing your thing brotha!

[@matthewm9145]

Pretty sure that’s the “nail rig” since before the more modern weights came about people used a short trim nail with a large head inserted parallel with the worm. I’d just use a mushroom head jig head and a zman fat Trd worm and call it a day.

[@MISANTHROPE1964]

Matthew McAnelly Agreed. When I was a kid, my uncle kept a bunch of nails in his tackle box for rubber worms. He also had a little hypodermic needle for blowing air into real works for walleye fishing.

[@eddieharper1486]

I think Ike calls it the "Chicken Rig" but mainly with the half-moon worm weight so it "pecks" the bottom especially rocks.

[@stevestory8483]

Need ur opinion gene am getting a Dobyns casting rod and am trying to decide between a 3&4 power (733 & 734 models) I mainly fish ponds in Florida not too much cover and mainly throw t-rigs 1/8-1/4oz and small paddle tails on a 1/4oz jig head about 85% of time and some rattle traps and chatterbaits 1/4-3/8 every once in a while. What would you recommend for these please🙏🏻

[@Andrew-fy9cs]

Steve Story obviously I’m not gene lol but I have the dobyns 734 and mostly use it for t-rig jigs and cranks.. works great for me!

[@factsoffishing]

Great stuff as always👊🏻. That rig has saved a lot of days for me.

[@robertgriffin6068]

What is the weight of them worm weights you push up into the bottom of the worm

[@jasonmeyers3423]

Just out of curiosity....wouldn't have made more sense to just use the other side of the senko instead of biting off the colored tail? Then it would just be tail up

[@OleParksy1997]

Was fishing this yesterday actually lol. I learned from Mike Zona. He called it the Feider rig because he learned it from Seth Feider.

[@mathteacher2651]

Thank you - I will try it!

[@gratefuldude7511]

So would this work with your medium heavy rod you recommend for beginners like me?

[@FishingHoller]

Crazy story and cool rig. Can't wait to try it out!

[@michaelrandall5366]

Gene and I can really rock the dad bod. It’s a signature trademark. He’s the better fisherman, I’m the better bricklayer. Rock on Gene, rock on brother.

[@Flukemaster]

Thanks man. As long as my doctor keeps telling me I'm healthy then I'm ok with it.

[@michaelrandall5366]

Flukemaster my doc says I’m healthy too, it’s a badge of honor

[@michaelmoon5700]

Also think the 4 inch Big TRD would work. Oh is this Tackle Thursday?

[@user-by6yc8yl7v]

Would you not throw it w a casting combo?

[@shanester8712]

Reminds me of the flying lure used to see on tv commercials years ago

[@scottmccrary9602]

4:53- "Thats what she said!" Lol

[@xaviergarcia8774]

😂😂

[@bernjwallace6877]

“Only the fat worms.” 😳🤯

[@coopercasillas3590]

It's called the French fry rig... has saved my butt in a few tournaments

[@davidfladung8562]

Yup, and these are typically fished with the centipede type lures, hence the name.

[@TheGrtpmkn]

That's what I was thinking..use to use it with Zoom caterpillars

[@JustinNoOriginBand]

@@davidfladung8562 I use those for drop shot baits all the time.

[@Tyler_B.]

Why do you suggest using a spinning rod? I only have a MH cast and a M spin for bass but I have a ML casting for trout. Would that work?

[@ronwallace7563]

Spinning rod will allow you to cast it farther than casting, but, I think should work on both spinning and casting.

[@Andrew-gu1zr]

Texas rig it with a small 1/8oz weight and put a small screw in colorado blade on the end.

[@matthewwebb2709]

You should call it the “the girlfriend wants to come fishing” rig

[@1965JB]

First thing I thought of!

[@michaelgoodspeed8236]

7 H

[@abrahizzzle]

His intro to it made me think “It’s perfect for her!!” Lmao

[@davidcostilla125]

You bet brother 😂

[@delilahcarpenter2991]

I, even though I am a FEMALE, am able to rig up just fine. Probably better than you. Girlfriend rig my ass

[@GeorgiaTrappingandFishing]

Awesome video!! I’m gonna try that set up this week, great video 👍

[@ZZ430T56]

Cool. Does it skip?

[@patrickdunford2363]

I have been watching a lot of bass videos lately... My question is, I noticed a lot of people using braid, what’s the reason for that vs a fluorocarbon?

[@Quagula]

Its thinner flouro or mono for its tensile strengh so it casts further. It also floats, cuts through vegentation like a saw and doesnt brittle with time. Most guys use a braid main line and a 10 to 7ft leader of mono or flouro. Theyre all good for different stuff though. Braid doesnt fair well around rocks

[@patrickdunford2363]

Just Revenant thank you for this!

[@chrisclark1326]

It’s almost the neko rig, you rig it a little different though. It’s awesome

[@michaelzephyros7725]

hey quick question what boat is that you're on? make model?

[@joedennehy386]

Thanks very much, very informative from New Zealand

[@macktidwell494]

Hey Jene what's that on the bill of your hat??