On the opposite end of the spectrum from the glide bait, you’ll find the wacky rig. But both are great baits this time of year. The glide bait brings a lot of drawing power to the table, able to draw the attention of a fish from a good distance away. But a wacky rig is a much more finesse and target-specific tool. Still though, it’s capable of catching big ones.
You’ll want to use a wacky rig in a lot of the same places as you will a glide bait. But with a wacky rig, you’re able to get under docks, bushes and even further back into cover to draw strikes where other baits can’t reach. This is also a great tool when fish are guarding fry during the immediate post spawn.
As the bass fry hatch out, they’ll school up and hang around a lot of the aforementioned cover. Male bass will often hang around to guard the fry from the female bass and other predators. Letting a wacky rig fall slowly through the middle of a ball of fry is a great way to draw a strike from a fry-guarding bass or a big female that’s still hanging around looking for an opportunity to make a swipe through the ball of fry.
