Floating Senko-Style Bait?

[heresdustin]

Does any lure manufacturer make a floating Senko-style bait?  That would be awesome for walking the dog, or even splitshotting.  Right??!!??!!  Does anybody know?    

[DePoy79]

strike king makes a 3x zero, a senko type bait that floats

[heresdustin]

Thanks DePoy.  Have you ever tried them?  How did you rig/fish it?  Anyone had any luck with them?

[Guest avid]

Be careful with the 3x baits.  They will melt and turn everything they touch into a puddle of goo.  I live in Florida and know people who use them but I'm telling you it's one wholacious mess.

I have a question.  What is it about the senko that you think would be an advantage in a floater?  The whole beauty of the Senko is that it sinks with a horizontal wiggle that perfectly imitates a dying baitfish.  A floater completely defeats that purpose.  You probably want a soft worm that swims effectively luring the bass to strike.  The zoom trick worm is unsurpassed in that regard.  Try them in the wild colors like bubble gum, merthiolate, etc.  The bass just go crazy over em

Good luck

[nwgabassmaster]

Actually, I can see why he would want a Senko-type lure that does float, because I have used Senkos as topwater baits, and I have had great success doing this.

So, just because the way you use the Senko is traditional does not mean that his line of thinking was not rational.  If a lot more people would think outside the box, when using lures, they would be suprised just how versatile lures can be.

Ah, and by the way, I did use a Senko, from GYCB, and it was watermelon/cream.

[heresdustin]

I have a question.  What is it about the senko that you think would be an advantage in a floater?  The whole beauty of the Senko is that it sinks with a horizontal wiggle that perfectly imitates a dying baitfish.  A floater completely defeats that purpose.

Nwgabassmaster:  THANK YOU!  Avid: I was just trying to experiment with Senkos.  You don't HAVE to fish them a CERTAIN way.  These things have endless possibilities.  If you're fishing them one way, and one way only.......broaden your horizons,man!  Try new things, experiment, expand!  It's not like bass are only gonna take them one way!  I was just curious.  And plus, a Trick Worm is nothing like a floating Senko; if you really want to break it down.  Thanks for the input NWGA.  I appreciate it.  Can you actually "walk the dog" with these things, or what?  How did you fish it as a topwater?

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Easy guys, I dont think Avid was being snide, I just think this is somthing he hadn't heard of yet.

[heresdustin]

Ya, I know.  I realize that now.  Sorry about that Avid.  Just wanted to try something new.  I throw the same baits all day long.  Kinda getting old.

[nwgabassmaster]

Dustin, I am guessing that is your name.  LOL  Anyways, YES!, you can walk-the-dog with Senkos, however, it's a very fast presentation.  I would only use it with extremely gin clear water, or when the bass are busting on top.

The times thatI have done it, though, have just been fishing it like a soft jerkbait.  That is, just twitching it, and having it come up and "flick" the top of the water, or having it come completely outta the water.  That is when I have had the bass nail it!

If you aren't willing to give in to the price of the Senko, try out the Wicked Worms from Wicked Bass.

I have tested the lures, they are fatter than the Senko, they don't have the salt content that the Senko has, which translates to a faster fall and more durability, but they DO have the same wiggling action as the Senko.  And they don't cost nearly the same as the Senko!  Definately worth a shot!

[AM]

I have heard of people taking styrofoam and stuffing it inside a tube which makes it float too.

[Guest avid]

Ok boys, lets settle down.  Of course I have used senkos as topwater jerkbaits, and yes they do work. But these are the regular sinking senkos that are worked with twitches and relatively fast retrieves.  I maintain that while it is a wonderfully versatile lure, there are better choices for swimming soft plastics.  The fluke and the sluggo are two that come to mind.  Yes, we should all experiment with lure versatility.  

Oh, and the next person who says "Think outside the box" is gonna wear it.  ;D

[Cephkiller]

In all the hoopla, everyone has failed to mention that 3x Zeros do not float any better than a Senko.  Yes, the 3x floats, but the Zeros are packed with enough salt to overcome that fact.  The packages of the Strike King 3x baits are color-coded.  Red lettering=floating, Purple lettering=salt impregnated(sinking).

[heresdustin]

Ok, Avid.......easy man.  Nobody wants to wear a box.  At least, I don't think anyone wants to wear a box?.......  Anyways, I know super flukes and sluggos are a little better for topwater purposes, I use them 80% of the time, but I was simply asking a question.  Alright, too much drama here.  Dead subject.  Let's just agree to disagree.  *This Thread Has Been Terminated*

[Glenn]

This is kind of humorous from my perspective.  I totally understand what Dustin is saying, and understand Avid as well ("wearing the box" that was a joke, by the way...probably towards corporate-speak and cliches.  Did you notice the smiling face?)  It's weird that I get both sides, but they're not understanding each other.  Who's on first anyway?  

I think Avid's point is that it's difficult to get the Senko to work as a topwater.  You can, but it's hard work.  He's just recommending other lures that float better.  However, Dustin is looking for a bait that looks like a Senko, but floats.

I can see multiple uses for a floating Senko-type lure (not a true Senko, per say, but a floating version, which I think is what Dustin is looking for).  Carolina-rigged comes to my mind.  :

[Chris]

Special order some that float. Some smaller companies might pour some for you. Micromunch might pour them for you. You can also pour your own. Riverside has a Air Fry that I used for years that has pockets of air trapped in the bait. Most floating plastics have tiny bead bubbles mixed in the plastic that make it float.

[flyphisher #]

I agree with Avid, and add........

Any of the Senko knock offs at wallyworld or in local shops sometimes with the least salt and most durable  are deadly when worked like a fluke at least in the Pearl/silver flake, wat/red colors....havent tried it with darker worms....Not sure you can pull off a true topwater presentation with it and not be too fast. I myself would not waste a true senko looking at the cost and fragility of the worm....just trying to work it topwater would tear up the worm, and I am sure a true senko wouldnt last but one good bite or fish fished this way....