Finesse Chicken Rig - Mike Iaconelli
Finesse
•
50m
Mike "Ike" Iaconelli is on the water to do a demonstration of a hot finesse fishing technique called the chicken rig. This rig is unlike any other finesse rig. It has elements of several other techniques, namely the Neko rig, the shakey head techniques, but with decided advantages over both. Learn why this technique is a super natural presentation that allows you to cover water and generate bites all year long without getting hung up all day.
0:15 One of the hottest new finesse techniques around
1:56 What is the action that makes the chicken rig different?
4:12 Rigging the chicken rig with components like the VMC Finesse Neko Hook 5pk and Berkley Powerbait Flute Worm
19:51 Rod, reel and line for fishing the chicken rig and setting the hook
27:23 How to fish the chicken rig technique for bass
30:55 When and where the chicken rig is an effective bass fishing technique
34:32 Demonstration of how to fish the chicken rig and the proper shaking technique
41:27 Iaconelli hooks one and "It's a giant"
44:03 Rerigging the chicken rig after a bite
48:38 Go in the thick cover with the chicken rig to get a big one
Up Next in Finesse
-
Ned Rig Innovator Ned Kehde - July 2020
Ned Kehde loves finesse fishing. Through the years, he's fished with some of the earliest finesse anglers, shared knowledge with them, and documented some of the finer points of catching bass on light line with subtle baits. Of course, he's now most known for popularizing the Ned rig, which he ca...
-
Finesse Tiny Child Rig - Mike Iaconelli
The Ned rig is a great finesse fishing technique, but it excels in open water situations. What about when you want to fish a finesse technique like the Ned rig around vegetation and skip it around cover without getting hung up? Mike Iaconelli introduces a new finesse bass fishing technique develo...
-
Finesse Fishing Situations & Techniqu...
There are a lot of factors that can cause fish to be less active, and more susceptible to being caught using finesse fishing techniques. Situations like boat traffic, fishing pressure and weather, to name a few. Major League Fishing BPT tournament bass fisherman Mike Iaconelli is on the water in ...
