Yum Dingers or Strike King Shim-E-Sticks?

[Bulletman20XD]

The clear tubing is a neat trick. Lake Fork Tackle has a cool system I use at times when I want a wacky rig to fall a little faster.

 

Most all senko type worms are near the same. I believe color is more important that whose senko I use. However, just like Yum Money Minnows, I refuse to spend $9 on a bag of Yamamoto's based simply on price. I use about 3/4 different brands and some locally made ones as well. Which one I purchase is based on color and not who made it.

[Yakalong]

I've had great success with yum dingers! Also, bps stick worms have been great! 

[BuzzHudson19c]

I use Yum more but love Strike kings "sweet tater pie" color and buy a lot of them.

[wdp]

Why not use the Z Man Zinkerz or the Strike King 3x Zero if you're wacky rigging and wanting the best durability? I would think you could fish one bait all day with the durability of the elaztech material. 

[ww2farmer]

DIngers for me

[Big Bait Fishing]

overall best stick bait i've used , BPS  stick-o !! i buy the 50 packs and they last quite awhile

[TOXIC]

Always a "hot" topic and I'm glad to see a great exchange of ideas!!  I just got back from Wisconsin where the bite was really really tough but I finally figured them out.  I had to freefall a 4 inch Senko weightless off a 4ft ledge into 25ft of water to get bit.  A really slow fall rate and a smaller bait than I am used to throwing.  

[WIGuide]

I'm a Dinger guy. I usually add a little weight to them, especially if I'm wacky rigging them. I like the Eco Pro Tungsten Pro Wacky Weights 1/32 for the 4" and 1/16 for the 5" using those also makes the worms last longer. 

[Sword of the Lord]

The Dingers just haven't been the same for me. Texas Rigged they're OK, but their Wacky Rigged action is terrible coming from Senkos. 

[LxVE Bassin]

I have used yum dingers and SK shim-e-sticks. I hate dingers, they suck, I couldn't catch a fish with them. I had some success with the shim-e-stick but neither amount to the senko. I exclusively use senkos and SK Ochos now. Neither are durable but that's the trade off for the good action. Walmart sells senkos cheaper than anyone else. 

[ChrisD46]

On ‎8‎/‎23‎/‎2017 at 10:18 PM, tcbass said:

Try this method with the rubber tubing. I've had 1 Senko last like 10 trips. 

 

 

 

 

Looks like the presentation would be affected based on your pictures : hook position , line , etc. *If you are going to go the tubing route - why not drill a hole through the center and insert your hook through that way wacky style ?

[ChrisD46]

18 hours ago, WIGuide said:

I'm a Dinger guy. I usually add a little weight to them, especially if I'm wacky rigging them. I like the Eco Pro Tungsten Pro Wacky Weights 1/32 for the 4" and 1/16 for the 5" using those also makes the worms last longer. 

^^This^^ !! ...Out of all the ways I've tried to make a soft stick bait last longer - this may be the best . Some say they lose the Eco Pro weight and use a small piece of shrink tubing (I am estimating 1/8th" ~ 3/16th") shrink tubing over the top of the Eco Pro Wacky Weight where you slip the hook through then hit it slightly with a heat gun - should hold the hook better . *If this (or any technique) can make a soft stick bait last longer wacky rigged - then you can afford to use better softplastic stick worms  .

[Chance_Taker4]

I actually use Vicious Limit-A-Tor. They come in the popular colors but I find they sell out very quickly from Vicious' website. I do also use Snack Daddy Snack Stick and occasionally Dingers.

[ChrisD46]

I vowe one day to try the BizBaits (sponsor) soft stick worms (previous poster posted a video) ... I figure if they went through the trouble to make a video on the design / quality of their soft stick worm then they might b worth a try ... As for BPS Stik-O's : They have issues with color consistency as in a bag of green pumpkin you might ge two or three shades of green pumpkin ! Otherwise the Stik-O's are ok and I don't find their action anything to write home about ... I would also recommend looking at the Netbait Salt Sticks where you may find them as they are not bad and seem more the weight of a senko + loaded with salt .

[Chance_Taker4]

I have one issue with Senkos and that's price. When I first started using them they were $5.99 then they went up to $6.49 now for a 5" Senko they are $7.49. To me that is too steep for the lack of durability.

[tcbass]

7 hours ago, ChrisD46 said:

Looks like the presentation would be affected based on your pictures : hook position , line , etc. *If you are going to go the tubing route - why not drill a hole through the center and insert your hook through that way wacky style ?

 

 

I think the tubing softly grips the Senko in a way that lets it slide left and right, thus not tearing it. 

 

I think if you put a hole in the middle the Senko would tear. 

[boostr]

I use the SK Ochos cause they are cheaper than Senkos. They feel and seem to fall the same.

[Comfortably Numb]

Make you own sticks. Any softness and sink rate you want.

[govallis]

Caught 8 LM within a hour with a Shim E, 6 of them were within 15 minutes, a Senko won't do any better.

 

I always wacky rig Shim E, with a Goody Ouchless polyband (Model 71291). This way one stick lasts forever and fish don't see the transparent polyband at all. I also have one Senko rigged this way in my bag, just in case if a Shim E won't get a bite.

 

I always Texas rig Yum Dinger, because of its unique slot. I use two springs, one at the top where the hook goes in and one at the meddle where the hook goes out. I also use a small piece of thick rubber where the hook goes out the first time at the top, to keep the Dinger straight. This way, a Dinger also last forever.

 

Dinger is lighter than Senko, 0.39 vs. 0.4 oz, but not so noticeably. I fish it exactly the same way I use a Senko - raise the rod tip and drop, repeat. Sometimes I add a few twitches while raising the rod tip.

 

Shim E is even more lighter than Senko, 0.36 oz, falling significantly slower. So I have to force myself to wait longer before I raise the rod tip. With Senko and Dinger, I just raise and drop in a natural speed, without having to slow down.

[r83srock]

I have confidence in any of them. The senko is hard to beat, but I think the softest is the wave worm tiki stick. I use dingers, old gander house brand, just tried the shim e stick and like it too. I probably never need senko style stick baits again as I have a large Rubbermaid full, but when I do buy them now I try different brands, usually the cheapest I can get. I use a couple basic colors and that’s it.

[fishwizzard]

On 8/24/2017 at 2:21 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

The Strike King Ocho is great, but not any more durable than a Senko.

Yea, but it seems like the Ochos go on sale far more often!

 

 

[EGbassing]

On 8/23/2017 at 8:52 PM, Sword of the Lord said:

My favorite lure is the Senko. I especially love them wacky rigged. However, even with zip ties, I'm burning through them so quickly. I could have much better gear than Lightning Rods and Abu reels from Wal-Mart and DSG if I wasn't spending so much on lures alone. So, which do you prefer: Yum Dingers or Strike King Shim-E-Sticks?

Try a weighted wacky rig head with an elaztech worm. It has a really unique fall/action.

 

Plus, the elaztech lasts for dozens of fish.

[J Francho]

YUM Dinger 30 packs are available:

https://www.yumbaits.com/yum-bulk-dinger

 

This day is brought to you by black 5" Dingers:

 

 

From the anual Take a Soldier Fishing day on Lake Oneida.  Note the camera boat in the background.  Pretty cool that we got this shot cast to catch on the TV show.

[Brett's_daddy]

How about these...https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Frenzy_Baits_Wacky_Saddle_Replacement_O-Rings_25pk_/descpage-WACORG.html?from=Google&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnNvaBRCmARIsAOfZq-0pMlkVfLyNhJppWdqugMEpUP5zNmiSXKyU8LYmEhT11qDlaKLDT5caAtA3EALw_wcB.

 

 

[Dieselguy416]

I've started using the clear tubing method and putting some mend-it on the senko before sliding the tubing on. I did catch 13 on the same senko last week. Which actually surprised me before that I was get 2-3 fish using 2 crossed o-rings.