name change

[Cajun1977]

man after reading the fishing tackle forum for the last 2 weeks  we might have to change the site name to senkoresource.com ;D

[Catt]

Yea they get a lot of hype but what I think is weird is I've only caught 2 or 3 bass on one, a senko and a chatter bait are the two most unproductive baits I've ever used.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Catt, I suggest you get that coffee that you are obviously missing this fine morning,lol.  Surely you jest.

[MALTESE FALCON]

I'm with Catt, I haven't had much success with those baits either.

Falcon

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

I feel like I'm in the twilight zone..... ;D

                                             .......................................is this BR??

[Catt]

Absolutely not, when senkos first came out I read all the articles in Inside Line magazine and was totally hooked. Since that time till now I've caught 3 bass during pre-spawn about 3-4 years ago and nothing since. I still throw em and still can't get bit!

I have never had so much as a bump on a chatterbait  

[Catt]

No BS dude the only senko type bait I've had success with was a FoodSource Lures that someone was giving away at a tournament registration. I caught 5 bass on them with only 1 being a keeper of about 4.5 lbs. Same thing with Yamamoto's cut tail worms or a Fat Ika it's a big ZERO.

[Deb]

Hey guys, even I've caught fish on senko's.  Give 'em another try.  First time I put one of the unknown to  me things on I caught fish but maybe it was beginners luck.  (Not for Joe, that's the day I branded him) ::)That wouldn't explain the next few times I've used them.  I keep a wacky rigged Senko on the ready all the time now.  Use 'em or not...leaves more for me and LBH and the other millions that like 'em

[jwo1124]

I wouldn't give up on a lure because you have never caught a fish on it. There are more variables that can go into that equation other than the lure being unproductive. For one, you may have never casted that SENKO to a bass...

I find senkos to be very productive when wacky rigged. Usually thats what me and my bro throw a lot, and those little pond bass love it. I find senkos to be heavier than my other WAVE brand Tiki Sticks. Even tho I caught a nice 4 pounder last summer on one. (Thats good for northern pond bass) The Tiki sticks float and take too long to sink. The senkos fall faster.

I suggest anyone who has given up on senkos give them another try and work them slowlys wacky rigged or even texas or weightless rigged near prime cover. I like a darkish green with flake or a red minnow(Black with a dark pink belly)

[RoLo]

Although I can't agree with Catt's numbers, I can certainly empathize with his point.

I too regard the stick worm (senko, tiki stick, dinger, etc.) as a Very Average Tool and not some unique revolution to bass fishing.

Though I fish soft-plastics about 80% of the time, I find stick worms so boring that I normally fish them 'wacky-rigged' to spice it up.

When I first moved to Lake Walk-In-Water, I was told that the barnburner was a C-rigged watermelon Senko.

We quickly learned though, that a C-rigged "Trick Worm" was far superior in the submersed hydrilla beds. We have since lost our

hydrilla beds to the hurricanes of 2004 and now a fluke or Ugly Otter in the bulrushes are better choices than a senko or trick worm.

As for the Chatterbait, never bought one. Every bass that I might have taken on a chatterbait was taken on another lure instead.

Never underestimate the power of "Herd Instinct", the breeding ground of every stampede (still have my Laminate Hula Hoop).

The next time you're out fishing with your buddy, take note of which lure dominates the air-time at the end of his line.

By the end of that day you'll be able to tell your buddy what "his" favorite lure is, and what lure caught most of "his" big bass.

This doesn't mean that you're clairvoyant, but it shows that you understand that the angler himself

has more to do with his most "successful lure" than he may care to admit. If this were not true, than each and every one of us

would be touting the same best lure. Not to worry, the variables of bass fishing guarantee that this will never happen

Roger

[.dsaavedra.]

im a big fan of the soft stickbaits. i like to take a shad colored one and wacky rigg it and then drop it down around structure and twitch it a little bit. the bait goes wild and the fish go even more wild over it!

[Lucky Craft Man]

Since learning how to use a Senko type bait, my fish catch total has tripled. I don't know why fish love them so much, but they can't seem to resist them. I took my father out bass fishing this weekend (he never threw a lure in his life) and taught him how to fish a Senko (essentially cast out and count to 30 without reeling or moving the bait). He caught 2 LM and 1 SM in about a hour and I caught about 20, all on Tiki Sticks (Senko knock-off). Now he is talking about going to the store and buying 100 packs of these things, because he can't believe how easy they are to use and how effective they can be. For those who are having trouble with them, the only thing I can say is make sure you let the thing sit on the bottom long enough and study your line.

[roadwarrior]

Catt,

Somethings's wrong here. Are you fishing without a hook?

:

RoLo,

I have to disagree with you on this one. The Senko ranks up there with a handful of baits/ lures that revolutionized fishing. The biggest knock on this bait is that it has made catching bass too easy. Now, with a little luck, anyone can win a local tournament.

Cajun1977,

Believe it or not, concentrated commentary use to be much worse. Now we have a Senko stickie and many questions are referred there or a member references another old thread. Still, SenkoResources.com does have a ring to it.

8-)

[Olebiker]

Man, I don't know when the last time I went bass fishing without having a Senko on at least one rod.  I started catching fish on them the first time I tried one.

[Bankbeater]

I have caught most of my LM this year on soft stick baits. In fact this spring I've done better with soft sticks than with rat-l-traps.

[Lucky Craft Man]

Man, I don't know when the last time I went bass fishing without having a Senko on at least one rod. I started catching fish on them the first time I tried one.

I'm with you.  I use the Senko so much, I even blew the wad on a G Loomis GLX Senko Rod just for that one lure.  

[Gorgebassman]

I use Tiki sticks all the time I have used senkos and they were not any better than the Tiki sticks so I stay with them because there just plain cheaper. Fact of the matter is I would fish just about any knock off stick before I ever pay that kind of money for a senko.

[Catt]

I've thrown senkos in the spring, I've thrown senkos in the summer, I've thrown senkos in the fall, & I've thrown senkos in the winter.

I've thrown senkos on Toledo Bend, I've thrown senkos on Calcasieu River, I've thrown senkos on Lake Vernon, I've thrown senkos on Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge, & I've thrown senkos on Toro Creek.

I've thrown senkos Texas Rigged, I've thrown senkos Wacky Rigged, I've thrown senkos Carolina Rigged, & I've thrown senkos Drop Shot.

I've not given up on senkos but they are nowhere near the top of my list  

[RoLo]

I've not given up on senkos but they are nowhere near the top of my list

Catt, it may be that you and I have been around too long, and that makes us less impressionable.

I'm not referring to angler-age, I'm referring to total years of angling exposure.

The senko was not an overnight success, it took fishermen several years to adjust to the proper method

of fishing a stick worm. In my opinion, the "unweighted, do-nothing delivery" is far more revolutionary

than the senko itself. Today, the same unweighted, do-nothing delivery is applied to a myriad of soft-plastics

which work just as well or better. Henry Ford invented the automobile, but progress is a great thing,

because today we have "KNOCKOFFS' like Lamborghini and Ferrari. I throw a handpoured Paddletail Worm"

and when it's fished unweighted on a slack line, the senko looks arthritic by comparison

Roger

[grimlin]

I hate senkos to be honest....i can't seem to catch anything over 12 inches on them.Either i can't fish a worm right or every big fish in the lake i fish hates worms.The littles ones seem to love them though and i'd like to leave the little ones alone.

But when i set up a crawfish imitation lure,that's when i get my good size fish.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

I've thrown senkos in the spring, I've thrown senkos in the summer, I've thrown senkos in the fall, & I've thrown senkos in the winter.

ok,....Now throw one IN THE WATER!   ;D

[Catt]

I've thrown senkos in the spring, I've thrown senkos in the summer, I've thrown senkos in the fall, & I've thrown senkos in the winter.

ok,....Now throw one IN THE WATER! ;D

I did they didn't do any thing in the bath tub, just kinda sat there

[Hot n Tot]

Last year I didn't catch many fish at all on Senkos. This year it's been my most productive bait. The key is patience, after a few minutes my natural inclination is to cast and reel with search type baits such as cranks and spinnerbaits, covering water to find fish. Senkos require patience, but it does pay off as fish will find  them in my experience.

[RoLo]

Last year I didn't catch many fish at all on Senkos. This year it's been my most productive bait. The key is patience, after a few minutes my natural inclination is to cast and reel with search type baits such as cranks and spinnerbaits.

That's precisely my point.

"Presentation" is Key, and an unweighted, do-nothing delivery

may be applied to a myriad of soft-plastics with similar results.

Roger

[senile1]

I've not given up on senkos but they are nowhere near the top of my list

Catt, it may be that you and I have been around too long, and that makes us less impressionable.

I'm not referring to angler-age, I'm referring to total years of angling exposure.

The senko was not an overnight success, it took fishermen several years to adjust to the proper method

of fishing a stick worm. In my opinion, the "unweighted, do-nothing delivery" is far more revolutionary

than the senko itself. Today, the same unweighted, do-nothing delivery is applied to a myriad of soft-plastics

which work just as well or better. Henry Ford invented the automobile, but progress is a great thing,

because today we have "KNOCKOFFS' like Lamborghini and Ferrari. I throw a handpoured Paddletail Worm"

and when it's fished unweighted on a slack line, the senko looks arthritic by comparison

Roger

I've caught a lot bass on senkos and senko type worms, but I believe, as stated by Rolo, that the delivery is the revolutionary characteristic of fishing these baits. The angler, the bass in your area, and the characteristics of the lake itself all determine whether a bait is fantastic.  I catch as many fish on spinnerbaits as I do senkos, and the size of those fish are comparable, yet there are many anglers who hate spinnerbaits.  A few decades ago, spinnerbaits were considered revolutionary and they are still used by a large number of anglers.  Maybe longevity, as well, should be weighed when determining the excellence of baits.