weedless Senko rigging

I love to use the Senko for bass. I rig it Carolina(?) style and slip the tip of the hook back into
the plastic to make it weedless. I pinch the barb down, but they still often take it with such
abandon that they get hooked in the throat. I manage to get the hook out w/o too much hassle
but hassle it still is. I don't like handling the fish so much. My question is, does anyone know
how to rig a circle hook weeless on a Senko? Any and all suggestions welcome.

I meant Texas rigged, weightless. If it weren't for the throat hooking it would be perfect.

What kind of hook are you using now Juan?

What kind of hook are you using now Juan?

I'm probably wrong, Think he is using a worm hook.

I don't know what the hook I'm using is called. It is a worm hook, wide gap, the hook point is parralel to the shank of the hook.

Found a pic!

That's an EWG (extra wide gap) worm hook, and is exactly what I use.  Don't usually have an issue with them getting hooked in the throat unless I let them munch on the senko for awhile. You may be not setting the hook soon enough. Usually, the strike on a senko is just a little tap and slight pressure on the rod tip.  Count to 2 after the tap, and set the hook.  If you wait until the bass starts swimming away, they probably swallowed the worm.

That's an EWG (extra wide gap) worm hook, and is exactly what I use.  Don't usually have an issue with them getting hooked in the throat unless I let them munch on the senko for awhile. You may be not setting the hook soon enough. Usually, the strike on a senko is just a little tap and slight pressure on the rod tip.  Count to 2 after the tap, and set the hook.  If you wait until the bass starts swimming away, they probably swallowed the worm.

+1 I think your letting the fish take it to long.i rig mine the same way and very very seldom or ever had it throat hooked.i normally set the hook when I feel the tap or see the line twitch.dont worry too much about missing the fish,cause if the fish is still there it'll hit the worm again

I say keep slaying like you do Juan.   

Another reason for deep hooked fish could be too soft a rod (slow action). We get this question a lot at the store. Many anglers start fishing with minnows, than when they target bass, they try to make their bait rod work.
Remember,
When using artificials, the strike is quick and if the rod is too soft, it allows the fish to pull it completely into their throat. This is why most jig and worm rods are med heavy to heavy with a fast to extra fast tip.

See Ya Soon,
Eric / Yakhopper

You can always opt to keep the hook embed inside the lure without penetrating through the lure to skin (hide) hook.

I agree, it's easy to accidentally throat-hook LMB when fishing Senkos. So your question about using circle hooks lead me down a path of research via Google.
Here's what Gary Yamamoto says:

“I think some people use too big of a hook because they are thinking the bigger hook they use the better chance they have of hooking the fish,” says Yamamoto. “That does work at times, but then sometimes with a bigger hook they lose the action of the bait on the fall, and half the time they lose the bait because it tears off.”

The lure designer believes smaller light-wire hooks increase the lure’s tail action and make the Senko last longer since the bait slides easier up the hook and onto the line while fighting a fish. Yamamoto also recommends rigging the Senko on a Yamamoto Split Shot Hook, a circle hook that embeds in a fish’s mouth by merely reeling after the bite.

More circle-hook Senko discussion: http://www.wmi.org/bassfish/bassboard/fishing_tactics/message.html?message_id=141824