Summer 2018
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Sean Ostruszka
NEKTOHERIG
ultimate pro secret or just another tool?
by Sean Ostruszka
page 46
E
ven if they haven’t thrown it or even know how
to rig it, many anglers have at least heard of the
Neko rig by now. So, in that regard, it’s hardly a secret. Yet, there seems to still be an aura of secrecy around
this rig; perpetuated in large part by the fact that some of the
best finesse anglers refuse to talk about. And, if they refuse
to talk about the Neko rig, it must be some sort of secret
weapon. Right?
We decided to find out.
NEKO RIG BASICS
Before delving into the secrecy over the rig, we first have to explain what it is. “It’s basically a combination of a shakey head and a wacky rig,” says Wade Curtiss, FLW Tour pro from Lincoln, Calif. If that seems pretty straightforward it’s because it is.
The Neko rig typically involves a worm – either a stickbait like a Yamamoto Senko or a finesse worm like a Zoom Trick Worm – rigged with a hook in the middle of the bait.