Senko style vs the old Ribbon-tailed worms

[RuddyDuck]

What style of worm do you guys like to use most when t-rigged with a sinker. Maybe cause I have been using them for so long I always seem to go to the ribbon style first(Yes, I still have a few Manns Auger tail worms hidden somewhere in the garage).

I see people using the Senko type on a weighted t-rig alot, but when I try it, I always seem to switch back to the other style. I just miss the action of the tail I guess!

In what areas will t-riggged senkos out perform my ribbon tailed worms?

Or have people thrown the old worms aside and switched to creature and beaver stye baits more?

[bassfshin24]

If I do throw a Texas rigged senko it's usually with a light weight. But typically I like to throw my Texas rigged worms with ribbon tails.

[mainbutter]

I pretty much always wacky rig my senkos. Senkos are for slow fishing and hitting "spots" where I think a bite will happen on a drop.

T-rigged Ribbon tail worms are fine, but I usually opt for twister tail grubs on a jighead for a similar presentation that I like a tad better. That's the option I go for if I'm swimming or bottom crawling.

[RK]

I use both... For weedline stuff I use a lot of ribbontails, sometimes on a texas rig but more often on a jighead as a jigworm. The exception is I usually T-rig big 10" worms.

I T-rig senkos weightless, but a lot of the time I use straight tailed worms other than a senko. I like buoyant worms like the old Producto worms that stand up a little when they sit on the bottom. Straight tailed T-rig worms are great for cold fronts, and I use them a lot around rushes too - ribbon tailed worms tend to wrap around stalks and get torn up more than straight tails.

[PurpleCatMan]

In what areas will t-riggged senkos out perform my ribbon tailed worms?

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A T-rigged senko will out perform a ribbon tail worm all day in thick vegetation. That senko will slither through into places a ribbon tail would never get to.

[Juan Grande]

The slow fall of the senko is what makes it great so t-rigging it with a weight (unless the weight is pretty light)kind of defeats the purpose. You may as well use a ribbon tail or something with more action when using a weight.

[Superduty]

Sometimes no action is good. Can make the difference between getting skunked and putting a few in the boat.

[TR21HP]

Absolutely Superduty and Juan Grande, try t rigging a senko with weight some time. Doesn't defeat the purpose and it presents a whole new profile and action to the big girls.

[thatoneguy]

Absolutely Superduty and Juan Grande, try t rigging a senko with weight some time. Doesn't defeat the purpose and it presents a whole new profile and action to the big girls.

+1

[RuddyDuck]

It does seem to have a different action than a weighted regular worm. More of a darting and sliding action. I figure that is probably what makes it a decent bait for some. I am gonna try it more when I am in clearer water and vary the weight and worm sizes to see what is best.

[Deitz Dittrich]

when i jig worm, most often it is with a 4" senko type bait. As super dude says, sometimes no action is the best action.

[RumRiverRat]

The Stupid Rig is what most guys call a senko and light bullet weight.

Add a small colorado or willow leaf blade in the tail of the bait and slowly retrieve is another option.

[CrowWingBasser]

Ribbon-tailed type worms were my go to bait for a lot of years.......then starting throwing more senko types......then whatever else I had that I could see that others on the lake were not throwing. Like anything else if the bass sees too much of one thing it may not be good!!!

[Bass4life]

I had a lot of success last year jig worming with a 5 inch paddle tail worm. Agree that the fish just need to see something different once and a while!

[beeflover]

I add weight as needed with the wind speed. 3/8 oz or better is also nice if you wanna go deep like over 20 ft. A pegged weight can be slipped up the line and quickly converted to a carolina rig. If the fish like the c-rig add a swivel and keep doin it.