Senko's

[Gardiner14]

I hear guys on here all the time saying "unweighted senko". I no what a senko is but how do you rig'em? wacky rig no weight? Cause when iv texes riged them before that have hardly any action. Is this just me,or am i just over looking the attraction that the bass have with it?

Thanks

[SledNeck]

Ive yet to catch a fish on one. I think theyre all hype.

[goblueM]

@ sledneck ... lol

well buddy, you no senkos, but i "yes" senkos

you can fish em weightless wacky style or with the hook t-rig or tex-posed style

[kaine]

when you rig them weightless either wacky or texas they fall very slowly so typically you would fish them in 3 fow or less, and the fish 90% of the time will inhale it on the fall so you really need to watch your line to see if it runs or twitches and be ready to set the hook.

[Gardiner14]

I rig them wacky alot, but i will defintaly have to give t-rig a shot next outing. Thanks for the replys

[ANYFISH2]

I texas rig them most of the time, I target docks and emergant weed edges mostly with them, works excellent. They are my go to lure (almost my only lure).

That being said the stick worm comes from almost all soft plastic companies but all are a little different. I have tried many different brands and the yamasenko and Mr. twister comida are tops. Nothing seems to fall the same as the original yamasenko, they still are the best (i wish they would work on the price though).

[SledNeck]

I texas rig them most of the time, I target docks and emergant weed edges mostly with them, works excellent. They are my go to lure (almost my only lure).

That being said the stick worm comes from almost all soft plastic companies but all are a little different. I have tried many different brands and the yamasenko and Mr. twister comida are tops. Nothing seems to fall the same as the original yamasenko, they still are the best (i wish they would work on the price though).

Thats the truth.

although the gander mt brand sinks at the same rate as a senko to a certain point. In the wind, though, forgetabout it the gander one is useless. I put part of a nail in the gander one to get it to sink. They are fine for fishing calm water.

[goblueM]

i'm partial to yum dingers and mr twister comidas

i was excited when berkely came out with a power sink worm, but i detest that thing. terrible texture and breaks easily

[ANYFISH2]

sled, I was thinking this last weekend about wieghting my off brand worms with a piece of old metal hanger. How big of a piece of nail do you use? Do you center it in the worm or more to head or tail? Thanks

[SledNeck]

I wacky rig it and put the nail in the center

[TonkaBass]

Senkos shimmy... that's the deal

[SledNeck]

Senkos shimmy... that's the deal

I dont know if it much matters when fishing windblown points. I like to twitch the senko (or senko type worm) all the way back to the boat. but for calmer conditions and docks, raising and letting the senko drop theres no replacement for the yamamoto. It outfishes all others bad when it does its thing.

[Gekhang]

tried some strike king and yum dingers and still i end up going back to gyb. Their fat ika also produces really well.

[Doonbuggy]

I pinch a small piece of split shot about 6" above the senko. If you use the right size you'll get a slightly quicker fall rate (but not too fast) and the senko will do a nice shimmer as it drops.

I actually don't get many bites on the fall, but most of them come in the first 10' of the cast.

DB

[Tator2k]

I run plain and forked dingers. Typically I have a rod will one TX rigged and one in another color weightless.

Fish aren't biting going fast and loud, toss one of these and let soak.

[mrfish1991]

I throw stic baits A LOT...its basically the only kind of bait I ever throw. I wacky rig them and throw them on weedlines and around docks.

The yum dingers are my favorite. White and bubblegum colors are my go-to

[mainbutter]

I get LOTS of fish on senkos, and fish 'em all the time.

Nothing more than a VMC hook tied to my line, and wacky rigged.

After the cast, let it fall, jig a ways back to the boat/back to the top of the water, back to letting it fall. Repeat until a fish takes it or I finish my retrieve back to the boat. I get 75% of my fish taking it on the fall after jigging it back up the water column.

I pour my own soft plastics now so mostly fish my homemade knockoff version, but it's fairly identical, I just use salt for weight rather than salt+sand (cheaper, but requires more expensive equipment as the sand likes to settle out too fast) like yamamoto does.

My favorite color is the half green/half white, whatever it's called, but last year I made a few dozen in blue and a few dozen in nightcrawler-brown, and still had great success. I like the half green/half white a whole lot in clearer water (mostly up in canada) PARTICULARLY because I can keep an eye on my bait in the water and often see when a fish takes it on the fall.

[Andrew Erickson]

i love fishing the slop with them

[hockeybc69]

If I fish plastics, a weightless wacky rigged senko is being used 75+% of the time in my boat.

From opener to early fall.

I get mine from Christophersons in Alexandria. 100 packs are $16.99.

Yamamotos are $5.99 for 8 worms.... Never again for me.

My tip is to use a 2/0 Kahle style hook.

[beakgeek]

Wacky rigged Senko was THE only thing I could get fish to bite this past weekend. I tried almost everything else in the box with no success.

[Craigums]

I used to rely on senko so much it was almost a crutch. I really don't throw them all that much anymore..nowdays if im throwing a stick bait it going to be a 6' slug with a 5/0 hook, I feel it gets bigger bites. That being said when times get tough I will still go with a 5' senko wacky rigged

[Duffman]

Anybody use the o-rings with senkos???

[Craigums]

No, I like my hook to be perpendicular with the bait not parallel. If im concerned about only getting a couple fish per bait I will use a small peice of shrink tubing and heat it up in the center of the senko. then impale the shrink tubing. Think I learned that trick from someone here but Im not sure who

[goblueM]

i'm confused... wouldn't hooking thru an o-ring make the hook perpendicular to the bait, rather than paralell?

[Craigums]

No, the hook runs underneath the oring making it parallel. I like to impale the bait so my hook runs through the worm making it perpendicular.

easier descibed in picture than words. If i find some free time tonight ill try to post a pic