Is everyone on this board a senko freak?

[HuntFishAK]

I use them alot, but not neccessarily the Senko.  I really like the SK Ocho's.  Lately, I've been using them after working an area that I've worked with another technique just to make sure.  This produced a nice 3 lb'er the other night.  I also use them as a follow up bait to a missed strike, particularly with topwater.

[K_Mac]

Senko ---> bait for people who don 't know how to fish and want to catch fish

I have literally hundreds of them, hardly ever use them, no wonder why a pack lasts me years.

Are you saying it is too easy to catch fish on Senkos? Is it somehow cheating for a skilled fisherman to use a Senko? When a jig is working very well do you change baits to make it more difficult to catch fish?

Wanting to catch fish is a fundamental element of fishing. : I completely agree with fishing what you like, and what you're good at. To imply that Senkos are somehow not worthy of a true fisherman is silly in my humble opinion. :-?

[Raul]

Senko ---> bait for people who don 't know how to fish and want to catch fish

I have literally hundreds of them, hardly ever use them, no wonder why a pack lasts me years.

Are you saying it is too easy to catch fish on Senkos? Is it somehow cheating for a skilled fisherman to use a Senko? When a jig is working very well do you change baits to make it more difficult to catch fish?

Wanting to catch fish is a fundamental element of fishing. : I completely agree with fishing what you like, and what you're good at. To imply that Senkos are somehow not worthy of a true fisherman is silly in my humble opinion. :-?

Man, you and I are not in the same frequency:

1.- where did I say that it 's cheating for a skilled fisherman to use a senko ?

2.- where did I : "dude this thing is working, change it so it gets more difficult ?"

3.- Where in the friggin world  I said that: senkos are not worthy of a true fisherman" ?

[zerofivenismo]

Everyone on this board is a bassin' freak.  That's all it matters to me.

[Gatorbassman]

K_Mac, you might want to read what Raul wrote again. What I got out of it was anybody can catch fish on a Senko. And this has held true for me. It's a do nothing bait. When I have a client who is struggling due to lack of experience, I tie on a Senko and and they see how easy it is to fish, and many times the fish play the game and give it a bite.

I personally don't like to fish them. They bore the crap out of me. I'm not saying that they suck.. They just aren't for me and Raul probably feels the same way.

[Uncle Leo]

Senko ---> bait for people who don 't know how to fish and want to catch fish

I have literally hundreds of them, hardly ever use them, no wonder why a pack lasts me years.

Are you saying it is too easy to catch fish on Senkos? Is it somehow cheating for a skilled fisherman to use a Senko? When a jig is working very well do you change baits to make it more difficult to catch fish?

Wanting to catch fish is a fundamental element of fishing. : I completely agree with fishing what you like, and what you're good at. To imply that Senkos are somehow not worthy of a true fisherman is silly in my humble opinion. :-?

Man, you and I are not in the same frequency:

1.- where did I say that it 's cheating for a skilled fisherman to use a senko ?

2.- where did I : "dude this thing is working, change it so it gets more difficult ?"

3.- Where in the friggin world I said that: senkos are not worthy of a true fisherman" ?

Raul a lot can be implied to your statement, maybe you can elaborate.  :-?

[Nibbles]

What I got out of Raul's original statement was that Senkos are a bait that don't demand any specific type of skill in order to catch fish with.

The same can't be said of a popper, spook, lipless crankbait, etc. You actually have to work those a certain way.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I threw one for the first time this year t-rigged last week.  It produced some fish.  I've used them several times this year on a flick shake.  There are other soft plastics I'd rather use, but I'll still keep a pack or two in my bag if I run into a situation that I need them.  I'll let my kids or my father use them more than I will.

[Raul]

What I got out of Raul's original statement was that Senkos are a bait that don't demand any specific type of skill in order to catch fish with.

The same can't be said of a popper, spook, lipless crankbait, etc. You actually have to work those a certain way.

Man, you are in my frequency. 

[SGT Rico]

I have some in my tackle box, but really never use them.

[K_Mac]

K_Mac, you might want to read what Raul wrote again. What I got out of it was anybody can catch fish on a Senko. And this has held true for me. It's a do nothing bait. When I have a client who is struggling due to lack of experience, I tie on a Senko and and they see how easy it is to fish, and many times the fish play the game and give it a bite.

I personally don't like to fish them. They bore the crap out of me. I'm not saying that they suck.. They just aren't for me and Raul probably feels the same way.

I read it several times before I posted. I readily agree that it is a great bait for a novice. It is also a bait that in the hands of a skilled fisherman can produce both size and numbers.

The problem with online conversations is that meaning and tone can easily be misinterpreted. Raul I have great respect for your input, and meant no disrespect. I apologize for coming across that way.

[bigbill]

I like senko's and try them time to time but there not on the top of my list as a favorite bait.  It does take talent to use a senko because there are different ways to present it and use it.  I like to use a 1/8oz carolina rig and twitch it as it falls.  You can just let it fall,  let it fall with no weight or paly ot along the bottom.  Its all about the presentations and what works at that moment.  Sometimes i let it fall and keep the line tight waiting for a nibble. I also like worms and creature baits too not just senko type baits. Fishing freak yes, senko freak no way.

[Senkoman12]

im not a senko freak even though my name might imply it, they are one of my goto baits though because the flat out produce when others cant, when i fish alomst always have a rod with a senko on it, and no i do not 100s of them, i have a few selective brands, sizes, and colors that produce best for me

[BossHoss]

im not a senko freak even though my name might imply it, they are one of my goto baits though because the flat out produce when others cant, when i fish alomst always have a rod with a senko on it, and no i do not 100s of them, i have a few selective brands, sizes, and colors that produce best for me

What are your favorite brands and colors?

[JDK.]

kinda ironic but heading out for a nightfishing trip.. i got a junebug senko tied on ;) :D

[bigfruits]

casting and working lures is half the fun of fishing for me.

when the fish arent falling for my other plastics and jigs and its time for a fight, i'll wacky rig one on an extra-fast spinning rod and shake it every few feet as it falls. far from my favorite technique but i dont hate it.

dead-sticking a senko is a little too boring for me.

[BassThumb]

I used to despise the slow process of Senko fishing, until I started catching fish with them on tough days when nothing else was working.

I'm not a "Senko freak", but it's safe to call me a believer. I'm beginning to believe that color doesn't matter worth a d**n.

[guitarkid]

no. I prefer either trick worms or a fish stalker worm that looks similar to a trick worm.

   -gk

[Sam]

Only those who want to catch bass. 

[Nibbles]

I like fishing weedlines, so weightless T-rigged plastics is a must for me. With that being said, I like Senkos because I can fish them at different speeds depending on whether the strikes are feeding strikes (like when the fish will sometimes pick my senkos off the lake floor a full minute after its been just sitting there) or reaction strikes.

It's also a good bait to gauge the fish IMO, because I can throw the same senko out and Yo-yo it like a lipless crank, jerk it like a fluke, or just let it wiggle and sink every 15 seconds or so. If I get more hits on the wiggle and sink then I know the bass are likely to be slow and lazy but feeding. If I get more strikes when I'm yo-yoing, then I know the fish are fairly active and may or may not be feeding. If they strike it while I'm fishing the senko quickly, I know that the fish are likely to be quite active.

Depending on how the fish are, I will then switch to a more productive bait for the situation. For instance, a popper for active fish, a dropshot for somewhat active feeding fish, and crawling a craw across the lakebed if they are lazy but still feeding.

[Gale1980]

they collect dust in my boat.... can't just sit there like that. absolutely the most boring technique in the world....

[CAdeltaLipRipper]

SKREW senkos.Its all about Ochos son  8-)

[Senkoman12]

im not a senko freak even though my name might imply it, they are one of my goto baits though because the flat out produce when others cant, when i fish alomst always have a rod with a senko on it, and no i do not 100s of them, i have a few selective brands, sizes, and colors that produce best for me

What are your favorite brands and colors?

i like the strike king zeros, gander mountian tricksticks, and yum dingers, i like purplish colors and green pumpkin though i do have some that are bright chartruese one that smallies love

[Primus]

I'll chime in with my 2 cents. I think most fisherman when they think about fishing a Senko are associating it with a weightless Texas or Wacky rig which is no doubt highly effective. That said I've done very well at times fishing the 4" size on a weighted Texas rig or using the 3" size on 1/32 oz. or 1/16 oz. mushroom jighead which has a slow death spiral. The 3", 4" & 5" Senko's are extremely versatile baits and are definetely one of the all time great bass fishing lures. That said my go to baits during the summer are crankbaits with soft plastics being a fall back option for me.

[n2fishin]

Josh. Give them a chance, you'll love 'em. That day you put us on those fish at the dam last winter, they were wearing them out. It didn't take long for them to pick 'em up. The thing about the Senko I like is that the fish rarely pick one up and spit it out. They refuse to let go of them it seems. Must be all the salt that's in them. I have found them to be a must have back-up bait and can skip one way up under a dock for those tough to get bit times.   

Chris