GYCB Swimming Senko

[roadwarrior]

Just received a couple of packs from JBC Outfitters (Brad Coovert). So, this weekend is scheduled for testing.

http://www.insideline.net/articles/swim_senko.html

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[roadwarrior]

Although it seems the bait was designed for fishing shallow, I intend to fish some deeper structure.

Has anyone had success with this lure in deep water?

[JCrzy4Bass]

I haven't really used it deep water too much.  Just picked up my third pack last Saturday from Boater's World in Woodbridge, Va.  I LOVE the pumpkin color.  I've only been using them about 2-3 weeks and I've caught 4-5 LMB with them in water ranging from 2-5 feet deep.  I love the action on these things.  It tailors to my style a bit more since I hate waiting for the senko to sink ALL the way to the bottom in deeper water (unless I'm using 1/8 or 1/4 ounce weights).  This bait allows me to slowly swim it back to the boat and add a new dimension to the bait.  Awesome job on GY for creating another AWESOME bait.  Long live the senko worm!

Good luck with the testing, I'm sure we will hear nothing but good stuff from you when you get back.  Drop shotting or C-rigging?

[roadwarrior]

Drop shotting or C-rigging?

Neither. I plan to fish them like a true swimbait (steady retrieve) over deep structure.

[FatBoy]

I've people say to t-rig em and swim em back.  I haven't used them a lot yet, but I've had some luck rigging them on a ball head jig just like a grub.  Guess that would be a good option only if the vegetation allows it.  But maybe that's just the ticket on deep structure?

[George Welcome]

Shallow - tail up

Deeper - tail down

Use 1/4 - 3/16th weight pegged or not

To go deeper slow crank

Texpose and skin hook for best hook-ups

[Bud]

I have not tried the tail up or down as George Welcome suggeted but with a 1/4 oz unpegged weight  they work here.   The color I use 194 or 301

[Guest avid]

A white w/silver flake swimming senko has been a kileer for me on a chatterbait.  I trim a white skirt short and thread the swim senko on.  Some days it's a killer combo.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

RW- How deep?

GW- What do mean by crank?  I am thinking, ,....remove hooks and run a 3-4ft leader off rear split ring?

[roadwarrior]

I fished these baits exclusively this weekend in a local pond. Maximum depth is 23', but most of the structure is 8-16'. I fished a total of five hours in the mornings and two hours each day between 11:30 and 2:00 in 102 degree heat! Here are the results:

No big bass and only one fish was caught deep. Nothing special.

In the mornings, I killed 'em when they were bunched-up feeding on schooling baitfish in open water. Saturday morning I caught four bass on five casts and fourteen total. The bad news is that these were all tournament fish, the total weight would not have tipped 14 lbs.

So, my initial opinion of the bait is that they were not very special for me. However, I think there are some other applications where they might work better.  I will fish them this fall on the Tennessee River and see if my pet brown fish like them. During the fall threadfin shad are schooled in the millions and the bass are VERY orientated to minnow profiles. So...we'll see.

[Bud]

Rw

The way I have fished them is on a 1/4 oz unpegged  weight around blowdown and crappie beds.  I have good luck with them.   The average weight of the fish caught on them is around 2-3 pounds

I believe the Basstrix is a better lure for the way I fish them but they are hard to find.

Like you said this fall we should know how they work