Best presentation for smaller stickbaits?

[airborne_angler]

Ive fished the standard/traditional 5" Stickbaits(Trick Sticks,Senko,YUM Dingers ect) and had alot of success Wacky and Texas rigging this bait weightless,with the Wacky rig being my favorite.

I now have run across a pack of smaller 3" Stickbaits,and have questions about this smaller size

Does the 3" still have the seductive "Wiggle" when fished Wacky?

Does the 3" have basically the same characteristics/action in the water as the larger 5" version,or is there a specialized/different way this smaller bait needs to be presented?

How is this smaller version on a dropshot setup?

What ways do you all fish the smaller 3" version and what presentation has been successful?

[ww2farmer]

I use a 3" alot wacky rigged on a drop shot alot. It flat out loads the boat. I also use them on football shaky head jigs. I actually don't know of a better numbers bait than a 3" senko, and it will nab quite a few big ones as well..................especially smallmouth.

[Boogey Man]

I've done pretty well on Bass Pro Shops 3 inch Stick-O in clear water wacky rigged. I don't think it has the same wiggle on the free fall as the larger sized but when you twitch it a little bit it still has a pretty good action.

[Raul]

Does the 3" still have the seductive "Wiggle" when fished Wacky?

Smaller versions do not always have the same wiggle larger versions have, smaller versions depending upon how they are rigged have a more tight higher frequency wiggle than a larger bait ( wacky rigged ), or very little wiggle at all ( weedless rigged ), yet, they are as seductive as larger versions.

That is when it comes about wiggle, however smaller baits glide and dart more than larger baits.

Does the 3" have basically the same characteristics/action in the water as the larger 5" version,or is there a specialized/different way this smaller bait needs to be presented?

No, the action is different, not worse nor better than a larger bait and there 's no specialized/different way the bait needs to be presented to be effective. The same rigging and fishing methods you use with a larger bait can be used with a smaller bait.

How is this smaller version on a dropshot setup?

It works very well.

What ways do you all fish the smaller 3" version and what presentation has been successful?

Most of the times I weedless rig the bait without a sinker, other times I split shot rig it, other times I wacky rig them or d-shot rig them.

The only problem I see with 3 inch stickbaits is that they catch about everything that swims, you catch tons of small bass ( 6 inchers and up ) with them.

But I 'll have to say one thing in their favor, when you have an impatient 7 year old boy they work wonders keeping the boy busy catching one little fish after another, he doesn 't get bored.

[grimlin]

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I use a 3" alot wacky rigged on a drop shot alot. It flat out loads the boat. I also use them on football shaky head jigs. I actually don't know of a better numbers bait than a 3" senko, and it will nab quite a few big ones as well..................especially smallmouth.

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[Taylor Fishin 4 life]

they are great when the bite is tough , i can give u a link where u get a 100 pack for 10 bucks

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[DWG1984]

I like to nose hook them with wacky style hook

[J Francho]

San Juan Worm style....

[kLuo]

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I use a 3" alot wacky rigged on a drop shot alot. It flat out loads the boat. I also use them on football shaky head jigs. I actually don't know of a better numbers bait than a 3" senko, and it will nab quite a few big ones as well..................especially smallmouth.

what kind/size of hook do you use?

[Primus]

I've done well with this bait style it's a great option to turn to when you have a tough bite or are looking for numbers of fish. All the riggings so far are terrific ways to fish this bait. Another very productive way to fish this bait is with a small Gopher Tackle Mushroom jighead, I usually use a 1/16 oz weighted jig with a #2 lightwire Gamakatsu round bend hook. This will give the bait a nice death spiral that fish have a hard time resisting and even though this has an exposed hook it is surprising weedless in moderate cover or if thrown around weedlines due to it's small hook and shape of it's jighead. I've been pleasantly surprised by some bigger than expected fish when using this rig.

[A-Rob]

I'd drop shot those little guys

[bilgerat]

You ought to see some of the pigs I've caught on 2" Senkos. Too bad you can't get them anymore.