As the creator of one of the most successful and duplicated baits ever to hit the industry, Gary Yamamoto could have easily packed it in, collected his money, and retired to a life of leisure never to be heard from again. Fortunately for us, it doesn’t look like anyone told that to Gary. At the age of 70, he’s still out there competing on the FLW Tour, making promotional appearances, and designing new products.
His latest innovation is both a new bait, and a new way to rig it; and it was responsible for his fifth place finish at the FLW Rayovac event on the Upper Mississippi River held September 18-20 last season.
The foundation for Yamamoto’s new rig is the all-new 7.75 inch kut tail worm, which was recently released and is currently available for sale.
After that, in typical Gary Yamamoto fashion, he rigs it backwards, wacky style, and adds a nail weight.
So, you’ve got the following;
Backwards
Wacky
Weighted
Kut Tail,
Or BWWK rig, which kind of sounds like a chicken… I am officially petitioning GYCB to call it the Chicken Rig.
The Upper Mississippi is also the stomping grounds of GYCB pro and FLW Tour veteran Tom Monsoor, and as expected, Monsoor also had a strong showing in the Rayovac, finishing 18th.
I recently got to spend a day on the water with Monsoor, and although we caught fish on several baits, he was most eager to show me “Gary’s newest trick”.
How to rig
“The key to the rig” said Monsoor, “is to use a straight shank hook. The straight shank allows the hook to line up properly when rigged in the middle, creating a great action on the fall.”
Monsoor recommended a 4/0 straight shank hook, threaded through the worm just below where it starts to narrow down. Push it all the way through, then reverse it and tex-pose it through the fatter side of the worm.
Next, go to the hardware store and get yourself a box of drywall screws. Screw one in the fat end, and voila, you’ve got yourself a chicken rig.
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