how do YOU rig sluggos? (9 inch)

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I have seen a few articles and how-tos on rigging sluggos, and they all have their merits. Innovations like these are usually born of neccesity, which brings me to my question: what is it about just rigging with the included hook that caused people to look for something better? Do you get alot of short hits? I always chalked them up to small fish, and I don't need to catch them all, that's what storm shads are for . I like the idea of wrapping the shank and glueing the bait to it, and I would like to play with the insert weights, but I have never had a problem fishing it as is. For the past week it's been all I can fish on my favorite stretch of beach due to the mung. It's practically weedless. Also, for a non-weighted soft bait it casts pretty well, even into the wind. I have been catching most fish lately right in close anyways. I understand fishing it on a jighead, to get it down in the ditch for instance, but that's not really my thing. I know what you're going to say, continue to do what works for you, which I will. I just wondered how some of you rigged yours and why . Oh, and one other thing: does anyone have some black and some alewife or arkasas shiner I can have?