Am I the only one?

[DDbasser]

I didn't used to like senko's either, thought you had to fish them way to slow.

I proved that wrong this past weekend. We were fishing docks in 10 to 23 feet of water, the bass were holding about 4 foot below the docks. We would pitch a senko as far under the dock as we could get them and let them sink to about 6 feet then reel it in and pitch to the next spot. I caught 2 of our keepers and several short fish. Those were the first fish I have ever caught using senko's. Now you won't find me without them.      

[sodaksker]

I am arguably the fisherman with the least skills on this site.  I have caught this years pb on the senko.  It was a 20" bass I guess it to be 4.5 ish.  If I can catch fish on it, it has to be good.  I should have been using it in my tourney last weekend.

[senile1]

Good point, Roger. I try to use some of my fishing days to learn to use particular lures that I'm not quite as proficient with. When your days on the water are limited due to work and other commitments, I can understand how someone would want to stick with their confidence baits to catch the most fish in the small amount of time alloted to fishing. But you have to break this habit and bite the bullet some days if you want to learn to fish new lures. In the long run, it will payoff.

[RoLo]

Bottom Line on Top Line: All Lures Work -- All Lures Don't Work

You're having a bad day, you haven't caught a bass in 3 hours and find yourself changing lures

like a crazed lunatic. Suddenly you catch a bass on a Bingo-Bongo in watermelon roadkill.

Just as suddenly, you stop changing lures and stick with the same lure for the rest of the day.

The next time you go fishing you start out with a Bingo-Bongo in watermelon roadkill.

Sure enough, it has the bass flying and most of your day is spent fishing the winning lure.

During the doldrums you give other lures half a chance but soon revert back to the Bingo-Bongo.

A year later it occurs to you that the Bingo-Bongo in watermelon roadkill has boated more bass

than all your other lures combined!!! What may never occur to you is that 65% of your fishing time

was spent with your "go-to" lure. Since it only caught about 55% of your bass,

in reality the Bingo-Bongo was an "under-acheiver".

In most cases, the angler has more to do with the success of a lure than he may realize.

Roger

[DR_Bass]

I caught about 30% of my bass last year on a senko or some type of cigar shaped soft plastic.  I am a slow fisherman though.

If you have patients you need to try a senko more if you don't use them now.

"I would rather go down one bank and catch five keepers than hop around the lake to catch five keepers" -- Greg Hackney

[Guest avid]

Well I didnt help my confidence any today. I went out for only a hour and a half today but I used only a junebug senko the whole time and blanked. The way im fishing the senko is I cast it and let it hit the bottem and then sit for a few secs and then twich it a little and repeat over agian is this a good way? Will I ever catch a bass on a senko? :'(

Try this dude,

remember the senko is dying minnow bait.  It catches fish on the drop.  Fish it that way.  Yes, it is very versatile but this is the standard method that catches the most fish for the most people.

In Florida this time of year your best off rigging it weedless.  Use a 3/0 or 4/0 extra wide gap quality hook.  hook the point from the top down 1/4" and then pull the hook out through the body. then reinsert the hook where the bottom bend of the hook lines up with the senko body.  This will insure a straight rigging.

Now cast it close to cover and let it wiggle down on a slack line.  You MUST keep your eyes riveted to the line.  Any jump, twitch, or sideways motion means a fish is on.  reel in the slack and set the hook with a sharp upward motion.  don't panic, the fish will eat the senko, not spit it out.

do this with a junebug, or watermelon/black senko.  I really like the color # 913 it is sold at walmart and has a watermelon body w/chartruese tail.  this bait can be a killer.  Once the bait hits the bottom lift it up and let it fall again.  You can do this a couple of times, then cast it to again to fishy looking cover.

If you stick with this it will work.  YOU MUST HAVE CONFIDENCE

[VaBass80]

I didn't have much success catching fish off a senko when i first started fishing the lure.  Then I forced myself to fish slower then I was comfortable with, then slowly I started having more success.  Even tho senko has been a productive bait for me, I usually fish senkos when my other baits aren't working.  Not because its not productive but I can't be disciplined enough to fish slow enough over a long period of time.

[AmBASSador]

My best Senko bass (VIDEO)

http://www.beastpcs.com/Fishing/BassToho1.wmv

YUM dinger - Ozark Smoke

5-10-2006

Lake Toho, FL

[Rattlinrogue]

I've caught bass on senko type plastics,but it's not my favorite way to fish.It may be the best lure ever,but it is a pretty dull way to fish.There are other baits out there in baitland that catch plenty of bass and are fun to fish with.

[FlyRod]

Am I the only one on this forum that has not caught a bass on a senko?

Hmmmmmm...could be-eeeee. 8-)

FR

[FL_fisher]

Well I didnt help my confidence any today. I went out for only a hour and a half today but I used only a junebug senko the whole time and blanked. The way im fishing the senko is I cast it and let it hit the bottem and then sit for a few secs and then twich it a little and repeat over agian is this a good way? Will I ever catch a bass on a senko? :'(

Try this dude,

remember the senko is dying minnow bait. It catches fish on the drop. Fish it that way. Yes, it is very versatile but this is the standard method that catches the most fish for the most people.

In Florida this time of year your best off rigging it weedless. Use a 3/0 or 4/0 extra wide gap quality hook. hook the point from the top down 1/4" and then pull the hook out through the body. then reinsert the hook where the bottom bend of the hook lines up with the senko body. This will insure a straight rigging.

Now cast it close to cover and let it wiggle down on a slack line. You MUST keep your eyes riveted to the line. Any jump, twitch, or sideways motion means a fish is on. reel in the slack and set the hook with a sharp upward motion. don't panic, the fish will eat the senko, not spit it out.

do this with a junebug, or watermelon/black senko. I really like the color # 913 it is sold at walmart and has a watermelon body w/chartruese tail. this bait can be a killer. Once the bait hits the bottom lift it up and let it fall again. You can do this a couple of times, then cast it to again to fishy looking cover.

If you stick with this it will work. YOU MUST HAVE CONFIDENCE

That is pretty much the way I have been fishing with the senko I think I will try them on a different lake the lake I was fishing can be tuff in the summer.