4 vs 5 inch senko

[Darren.]

40 minutes ago, Jar11591 said:

When wacky rigged, the 4" won't have the same "shimmy" on the fall that a 5" senko will. 

No, but it will still shimmy. And a 6" will have greater
shimmy than the 5. So it's all relative to the bait.

I catch a ton of bass wacky rigged on a 4" senko. As
I've said in other posts, wacky is my primary style,
and for me, it's been very successful. But for others,
5" worms perform better. Go figure.  

35 minutes ago, DumBassFishin said:

I always Texas rig

does that make any difference?

Not really. If you've never wacky rigged, you really
oughta try it!  

[DumBassFishin]

I have done wacky but i did not see my results go up and i kept getting snagged and those Gamas are a buck a hook! Fishing from the bank means im usually fishing some kind of cover

[Darren.]

1 minute ago, DumBassFishin said:

I have done wacky but i did not see my results go up and i kept getting snagged and those Gamas are a buck a hook! Fishing from the bank means im usually fishing some kind of cover

Which hooks are you using? And yes, I understand fishing 
from shore. Been there, done that, and occasionally still do!

I buy bulk Gamakatsu Splitshot/Dropshot hooks 25 for about
$13, or if you buy online, cheaper unless you end up paying
shipping. I like 1/0 and I tie on my own weedless wire and it
really does help a lot.

[HeavyTwenty]

1 hour ago, Jar11591 said:

When wacky rigged, the 4" won't have the same "shimmy" on the fall that a 5" senko will. 

I agree. I put a 4" on a drop shot wacky rig and didn't like the action as much as the 5". Could just be the brand, YUM Dinger. It felt stiff. I couldn't find any other 4" brands in stores. 

[Darren.]

3 minutes ago, HeavyTwenty said:

I agree. I put a 4" on a drop shot wacky rig and didn't like the action as much as the 5". Could just be the brand, YUM Dinger. It felt stiff. I couldn't find any other 4" brands in stores. 

I, too, found YUM Dingers to not have the same shimmy
as other brands. Specifically, GYCB Senkos, and BPS
Stik-Os. The latter of which have a nice shimmy at 4",
at least to me.

[HeavyTwenty]

I bought some BPS Stik-Os during the sale and they're now my favorite stick bait. 90-95% performance of the original senko at 1/3rd the cost when purchased on sale.

[Darren.]

1 minute ago, HeavyTwenty said:

I bought some BPS Stik-Os during the sale and they're now my favorite stick bait. 90-95% performance of the original senko at 1/3rd the cost when purchased on sale.

I mainly fish them, too. I only have some GYCB Senkos
for a specific color. The rest are Stik-Os!

[JT Bagwell]

I "mostly" use 5" and 7" Senkos.

There are times where I will use other sizes but the majority of the time 5" and 7" are my go to sizes.

 

 

[RB 77]

It might behoove you to carry both. As far as fishing stained water the Green Pumpkin and Black might work better, but of course we always have to have a Watermelon right? Purple for me too! Haha. 

[K_Mac]

On 3/4/2016 at 6:33 PM, Jar11591 said:

When wacky rigged, the 4" won't have the same "shimmy" on the fall that a 5" senko will. 

Yep. I think a weightless wacky rigged 5" Senko is a better choice than 4" most of the time. I also like that the larger ones perform better when a little weight is added. As A-Jay said bigger is sometimes better. 

I rarely use a Senko t-rigged. There are many other plastics that I have more confidence in. Differences in profile can matter. I would keep some of each on hand.

[WIGuide]

I'm not entirely sure how I started it or why, but I almost always wacky rig my 4" stick baits and T-rig my 5's. I always have one of each on deck and depending on the day one of the two usually work. My dad (who is also my tournament partner) uses 5's exclusively for both. I honestly haven't really noticed a big difference in catch rate. 

As for colors for off colored water, something like mardi gras, black & blue, or black and purple get my first nod. 

[D3r3km]

another thing to think about is how the weight and line are also going to effect the drop rate of the senko, you can use a 4" and put a 3/0 thin gauge hook on it and then use a 5" senko with a 4/0 heavy wire hoke and may get the same rate of fall. I think the senko shines when the rate of fall has that slow magic wiggling effect. so play around with both but i like the good old 5" the effect on it is better then the other imo.

[king fisher]

I use the 7 inch only because they don’t make an 8 inch.  

[Darth-Baiter]

7” Senkos.  Yanamotos?  I have 6” and I’m fishless with them. 
 

4” and 5” for me. 

[TOXIC]

Nice one to pull up out of the archives!?. Personally, I neve used to throw anything but the 5 inch Senkos but with the Ned rig becoming one of my standard baits, I will throw the 4 inch (and 3 inch) when I want a little more bulk and less length than a Yamamoto Cali Roll.  Threw them a lot on St Clair this year on beds when I couldn’t see the bass.  

[Biglittle8]

On 3/3/2016 at 8:15 PM, Darren. said:

If you've never wacky rigged, you really
oughta try it!  

Yep, it works consistently for me, even when nothing else is. 

[Boomstick]

I use 4" senkos when I'm targeting strictly smallmouth. You can also get rock bass on a 4" senko. If I'm targeting largemouth or a combination of largemouth and smallmouth, I usually stick to 5" senkos.

[ironbjorn]

5" Senko = weightless texas rigged on casting gear

 

4" Senko = weightless wacky rigged on spinning gear

 

That's how I usually do it. Works for me.

[N Florida Mike]

6 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

7” Senkos.  Yanamotos?  I have 6” and I’m fishless with them. 
 

4” and 5” for me. 

6” are great for bigger fish…

[volzfan59]

Maybe it's just a confidence thing, but I seem to do much better using a 4" green pumpkin senko. For me, during the spawn I like white. Other than that, it's green pumpkin the majority of the time, black occasionally.

[N Florida Mike]

I catch more fish on the 4. Bigger fish on the 5 . 
 

[Tatsu Dave]

I like 5" stickbaits the best, don't matter if they are senko-trickstick-snakeo'-ocho-or tornado. If a bass can't handle it.....let em' grow ? Wacky or texas rig don't matter what ever they show me they want. Good Thread! lot of different ways to stickbait a bass. For movement on the fall senko and snake o' are the best for the seductive tail wiggle.