Have any of you used a white Senko?

[Glaucus]

I picked up a pack of 4 inch Blue Pearl Silver Flake Senkos. They're basically white. I've never tried white Senkos before. I'm thinking they might mimic a dying minnow or something. At least that's what I'm going for.

 

If you've used them, were they successful?

[Dorado]

I can’t speak to the Senko in that color, but the Blue Pearl Silver Flake Shad-Shaped Worm is one of my top drop-shot producers. It’s a terrific Shad color

[HenryPF]

In a natural lake I fish, the white swimming senko or the normal one seem to work well, but attract the pike more than any other color. I see no issues with it.

 

I wouldn't get too caught up in colors but confidence in the bait itself, my best color for the retention pond in the back yard is actually Bubble Gum Yellow Swirl.

[WRB]

Excellent bed bait.

Tom

[Glaucus]

25 minutes ago, HenryPF said:

In a natural lake I fish, the white swimming senko or the normal one seem to work well, but attract the pike more than any other color. I see no issues with it.

 

I wouldn't get too caught up in colors but confidence in the bait itself, my best color for the retention pond in the back yard is actually Bubble Gum Yellow Swirl.

The Senko is probably my all time favorite bait. I've definitely noticed a difference in colors and how they produce. For example in one pond I fish, those bass will seldom touch a Green Pumpkin Senko but switch to Watermelon and it's game on, every single time, year after year. I've used many different colors of Senkos but never tried a white variety. I got it specifically for one pond where I see a ton of large minnows. Hoping it works out.

[BoatSquirrel]

5 hours ago, Glaucus said:

I've definitely noticed a difference in colors and how they produce.

This is truth.  One lake, watermelon candy owns it.  Another, its GP with the tail dipped chartreuse.  

I have thrown a white senko some as well as the white/chartreuse BPS sticko in very clear water and caught them.

[Scott F]

I've never found a Senko in a color that didn't catch bass.

[NYWayfarer]

I use the pearl white Yum Dingers in 3 and 4 inch sizes. It's a productive color for me. Bonus is that it is easy to see while falling through the water column.

[J Francho]

White is a great color for senkos.  Not sure what they represent, but they work.

[TOXIC]

I don't throw straight white that often but I have caught more Virginia Citation Bass (over 8lbs) on Yamamoto color 901 which is a watermelon/white laminate.  

 

 

[J Francho]

1 minute ago, TOXIC said:

I don't throw straight white that often but I have caught more Virginia Citation Bass (over 8lbs) on Yamamoto color 901 which is a watermelon/white laminate.  

 

 

Jeez man, you gave away my secret color!  Next thing you'll be spilling the beans about smoke/purple flake.  I mean...oops!

[TOXIC]

1 minute ago, J Francho said:

Jeez man, you gave away my secret color!  Next thing you'll be spilling the beans about smoke/purple flake.  I mean...oops!

I actually used to be able to get QC caught "mistakes" in the 901 pours where the green and white got somewhat blended and either swirled the 2 colors of gave them a weird tint.  They were absolute killers.  I got them in packs of 100.  Yamamoto stepped up their pours and there's far fewer of them now.  But you are right, the 901 is a good color.

[J Francho]

Guys call it baby bass.  Not sure if that's what a bass sees, but they work so well for me, especially pre-spawn.

[CrankFate]

1 hour ago, TOXIC said:

I don't throw straight white that often but I have caught more Virginia Citation Bass (over 8lbs) on Yamamoto color 901 which is a watermelon/white laminate.  

 

 

White belly items sometimes are key with several types of fish.

[TOXIC]

22 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Guys call it baby bass.  Not sure if that's what a bass sees, but they work so well for me, especially pre-spawn.

Yamamoto makes a Baby Bass color.  It's 305.  It's a lot lighter and has more gold fleck than the pic shows.  

 

 

 

 

[J Francho]

Yeah I know, I always correct them.  GYCB's Baby Bass isn't a laminate.  305 is also a good color for me, especially when the weeds fill in and water turns algae green.  At least better than the typical watermelon/flake combos.

[TOXIC]

I always considered the 901 as a shad imitator.  Good clear water bait.  305 is my go to when it's cloudy on St Clair, 297 when it's sunny which is weird because 297 is darker than 305.  All of Yamamoto's laminates are in the 900 series.  

[NYWayfarer]

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

White is a great color for senkos.  Not sure what they represent, but they work.

My theory is they represent a fish belly color or an albino fish.

[Black Hawk Basser]

I've done well in one of my favorite ponds with a white Berkley Havoc Flat Dawg, which is similar to a Senko.  There's nothing remotely close to white for forage in this pond, except maybe a frog's belly.  Matching the hatch is sometimes overrated, IMO!  I am more focused on what shade/hue creates the contrast one needs for the sky/water conditions.

[TOXIC]

I'll just add that as with a lot of Yamamoto baits, you need to look at it in the water.  There's a good possibility it takes on a different look, hue or sheen once in the water.  Some will vary noticeably from what they look like in the package.  

[J.Vincent]

Never tried a solid white Senko, but I've thrown plenty of Solid White Trick Worms. 

[craww]

Solid white baits are killer in pretty much every type of lure. In fact; depending on how you fish them I bet your bass dont see many white baits that slowly creep along the bottom like a TX rigged senko compared to all the shades of green/brown.

 

 White is great in that it stands out very well and draws attention while still looking natural and not off putting. I could fish white or black lures only in freshwater and be happy.

 

 

[IgotWood]

A few weeks ago I was fishing my usual haunt; a small local reservoir with good viz about 5’. Typically blk/blue or greens are the ticket. This was a particularly slow day. Saw a guy off in the distance land several fish. As we passed, I noticed he was throwing a white 5” wacky senko. He caught another fish right in front of me. I asked. He says it’s his go-to bait on this lake. Funny, I thought I had this place nailed down pretty good. I bought a bag, and haven’t had a bite in them yet. Lol 

[Vilas15]

21 hours ago, HenryPF said:

In a natural lake I fish, the white swimming senko or the normal one seem to work well, but attract the pike more than any other color. I see no issues with it.

I've found pike love white baits as well.

[CountryboyinDC]

10 hours ago, TOXIC said:

I always considered the 901 as a shad imitator.  Good clear water bait.  305 is my go to when it's cloudy on St Clair, 297 when it's sunny which is weird because 297 is darker than 305.  All of Yamamoto's laminates are in the 900 series.  

That's funny, I had been using a Senko-like bait from Missle Baits in a similar laminate called milk money.  I use it Neko rigged and only had luck in water that was at least somewhat stained.  Considering how many more big fish you're catching, maybe I need to give this a shot in some clear water.