Wacky Alien - Soft Plastic Wacky Rig Worm for Bass Fishing
What is the Wacky Alien? The Wacky Alien is a unique soft plastic bass lure designed by legendary SoCal bass angler Rich Whitaker and manufactured by WM Bayou (GulfStream Outdoors) in Texas. It features alien tentacle-style appendages that create a pulsing, lifelike action perfect for wacky rig and drop shot presentations. Best-selling finesse lure in the WM Bayou lineup. How do you rig the Wacky Alien? Primary rigs: Wacky rig (hook through center body — primary presentation, classic fall with tentacle action), drop shot (nose-hooked 12–18 inches off bottom for suspended bass), Neko rig (nail weight in nose for a stand-up wacky presentation), and shaky head (1/16–1/8 oz for clear water finesse). Recommended: 7–8 lb fluorocarbon on spinning gear, 1/0–2/0 finesse hook. What makes the Wacky Alien unique? The tentacle appendages create multi-directional pulsing action on both the fall AND the retrieve — most worms only have action on the fall. Rich Whitaker's design gives the lure a liv