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"MO-WAK Rig" combines
two effective rigs
By "The Bass Coach Roger Lee Brown
Here is the one! Numeral uno! The cat's meow!.....
The rig that will definitely make the difference between catching
fish and not catching any at all. I simply call it the "Mo-Wak
rig" because it's really two different rigs (which are the
Mo-Jo & Wacky rig) put into one.
First, let me explain what these two rigs are and
their presentations. 1. The "Mo-Jo rig" (or also known
by some anglers as the "Mo-Jo Magic rig") which is
rigged by either using a 1 to 2 foot leader with a swivel, hook,
and a light weight. This rig can be also rigged without a swivel,
using a pegged weight to allow it to slide up and down for what
ever leader size you wish. This is a rig that has been used by
some of the top pros for years but has been a well kept secret
because of how well this rig really works at catching bass. I
would even go as far to say that 80% of my former bass fishing
school students have never even heard of this rig, so the Mo-Jo
may be a new rig for you as well.
The Mo-Jo rig can be used just about any place
under certain conditions that will allow you to use it. When
I rig a Mo-Jo, I usually use the lightest weight I can get away
with due to the conditions where I choose to fish it. First I
will grab a 3/16th oz. slip weight and put it on my line (always
put it on the line point first!); next, I will usually tie on
a 1/0 or 2/0 worm hook to the end of my line.
Next I will grab a tooth pick (or you can use a
rubber peg made by some of the different companies, but a tooth
pick is much cheaper!) and peg my weight. After this is done
I will choose my bait to what I feel the bass would want under
the many different conditions and environments that I will fish
the rig. I found that some of these following baits are very
effective on the Mo-Jo rig: (Yamamoto's) Senkos, (Zoom) Centipedes
(or also known as French Fries), (Yamamoto's) Twin Tailed Hula
Grubs, Lizards, Worms, and there are of course, many more. (Yamamoto's
Senkos are probably my favorite!)
Now, to complete this rig I will choose one of
these baits and Texas rig it on the hook, and then I will slide
the "pegged weight up the line to what ever leader size
I wish. That,s it! We have just rigged a Mo-Jo rig (-: Now, cast
it to where you think the fish are, let it slowly drop to the
bottom, and periodically slowly lift the tip of your rod, and
let it fall again and reel up the slack in your line. The slower
you work this rig the better! If the wind starts to pick up when
fishing this rig you can do one of two different things which
are; use a heavier weight or face the boat into the wind and
cast straight in front of the boat. These two changes will keep
some of the slack (or bow) out of your line.
The next rig mentioned is the well known "Wacky
Rig made very popular with the (Yamamoto) Senkos. The difference
between the Wacky rig and the Mo-Jo rig is quite simple. The
Wacky rig is usually used without using any weight, and instead
of Texas rigging the Senko, you insert the bait into the middle
of the hook, thus causing a dangling of plastic on both sides
of the hook when working it. This rig can be deadly in itself
and many anglers have been using this rig in recent years with
much success, but again like any presentation you can find a
flaw. Without any weight added with windy conditions makes this
a very tough rig to work. Sometimes a Senko can be very effective
just Texas rigging the bait without any added weight, but again
the wind can be somewhat of a deterrent. This technique can also
be used just about anywhere you can find fish with great success.
Now, between these two different rigs the best
is yet to come. Here are a couple of short stories that I have
encountered in the past couple of years with some of my students,
pros, and a couple of charters.
About two years ago I had two students from Nevada
that fish club tournaments. Both of them were fairly new at bass
fishing and wanted to learn how to catch bass during the conditions
where the bass seem to shut right down (boy does this happen
a lot!), anyway, the second day of the school sure enough we
encountered these same conditions on Lake Champlain (which is
usually where I teach) and found that a good variety of different
baits and presentations weren't doing the job.
Normally when you have a lake shut down the best
technique one can use would be about the slowest presentation
one can muster. Well, we tried the Mo-Jo rig without much success,
then we went to the Wacky Rig which we had a couple of short
strikes, but as soon as we went to the Wacky Rig the wind started
to pick up a bit and I knew we needed some weight to fish this
rig consistently. Now, about mid-day with a couple of fish caught
between my students and myself I started getting a bit frustrated
like most of us do under these conditions right? Anyway, after
taking three steps back and a deep breath I starting thinking
of a way to catch these stubborn fish so that's when I came up
with the Idea of joining these two rigs together. So, I took
a Mo-Jo rig, and instead of Texas rigging the bait, I took a
Senko and Wacky rigged it on the Mo-Jo and made a cast. A couple
of minutes after it settled to the bottom, a fish just about
ripped the rod out of my hand and literally hooked itself, and
guess what? To our surprise about a 3 1/2 lb. smallmouth bass
boated on the first cast. A few minutes after I released the
fish Ron, (one of my students) screamed YEAH! I got one on, and
before he even got it in the boat, Fred (the other student) yelled
"It Works!
Long story short, we caught several fish in a short
time it the same area where we were getting the short strikes.
So, wanting to be sure about this modification I went to from
these two different rigs we went to another place and the same
thing happened..yep!, we caught several fish there as well, and
for the remainder of the class period we caught plenty of fish
for the day. This started me thinking about how to refer to this
modification of the two rigs which I came up with the "MO-WAK
rig."
Since I have been using and teaching this new rig,
all my clients and students have been amazed on how well it actually
works and plan to keep a rod rigged with it always on deck.
Later on in the season, I had a well known pro
that was going to be fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament
out of Plattsburg, NY and needed some help, so having a 3-day
open slot in the school well before the cut off period, he enrolled.
We went out for three days and fished different parts of the
lake to get him somewhat comfortable with different areas to
fish, and guess what? He was one of these "Drop Shot fanatics
that caught numbers more than the quality for weight. The same
time he was using the Drop Shot rig, I used my "Mo-Wak rig
and my fish averaged at least a pound (if not more) that each
of his fish.
Don't think for a moment that the "Mo-Wak
rig is just a geographical location technique that works just
for us "Frozen Brains up here in the Northeast, because
since I have started using this rig, I have taught students on
Lake Anna, Va., Shasta Lake, Ca., Lake Norman, NC., Don Pedro,
Ca., Sam Rayburn, TX., St. Johns River, FL., Santee Cooper, SC.,
Lake Lanier, GA., Kerr Reservoir, NC., Candlewood, CONN., and
a few other places with GREAT SUCCESS!
One question that I get from students that I forgot
to mention about the "Mo-Wak rig" is how to work this
rig in grass or vegetation? The answer is quite simply by using
a hook with a little wire weed guard on it..
I really suggest that you give it a try and see
for yourselves. I think that you just may become addicted to
the "Mo-Wak rig" and will be using it for years to
come If you have any questions about the "Mo-Wak rig,"
or wish to enroll in my 3-day bass fishing school at your home
lake or mine, or just wish to charter a day of bass fishing you
can call me at: Phone (518) 597-4240 or visit my website at www.capital.net/~rlbrown
or email me at rlbrown@capital.net .
Until next time, take care and God bless you always!
"The Bass Coach Roger Lee Brown
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