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Team Castrol
Pro, Carl Svebek of
Siloam Springs, loves to fish tournaments that fall within the period of
time known as pre spawn, and he has a technique that while, well known, is
not well practiced. The wacky worm. Several years ago,
Svebek worked with Gambler Bait Company President, Mike Surman to develop
a worm that was specifically designed with wacky worming in mind.
"For me its all about confidence," states Svebek. "I guess if I have a fall back technique that I can go to when the chips are down, it would have to be wacky worming." For those who don't know, a good wacky
worm, like Gambler's Sweebo, should be thicker in the center egg sack and
narrow at the end. A straight shank worm hook is then inserted
directly in the middle of the worm, so that the hook point is exposed. Svebek fishes the sweebo wacky worm rig on 12-15 pound line an bait casting equipment and notes that the angler needs to let the fish tell them what they want. "In the early Spring, when it is still very cold, the fish are often lethargic, so the angler will need to experiment with retrieves to find out what the fish will bite. I usually cast, pop the bait twice and let it settle, watching the bait at all times, in case a fish swirls on it, giving away the location of its nest. Is he crazy? Yeah, crazy like a fox. He may not be crazy, but when it comes to pre spawn bass fishing, Carl Svebek III is a little bit wacky.
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"I tell you, one of the best things about wacky worming is that when
you hook one, you very rarely lose it." With the exposed
hook, it would seem that snags and foul ups would be a constant companion
to this technique as well. "Not at all," says Svebek, "the
rig sinks slowly, but is too light to penetrate most grass, so as a
result, when the rig does get down into the grass, it usually rests on top
of the grass bed."
