senko setup: casting vs spinning 2024
okiefisher8 reply :
I looked for this in the senko threads and couldnt find anything. How many of you guys use a casting setup for senkos and who uses a spinning set up. I am debating whether to get a core or a stradic c14 for senkos and possibly some shaky head. What are the advantages/disadvantages to each? Sorry if this has been covered before
brushhoggin reply :
i think it would just be a matter of preference as far as choosing spinning or casting, alot of folks prefer fishing plastics on spinning gear because of the ability to let out line quickly without drag, but im not sure i would fish a senko shakey head, they're designed to be fished either weightless or wacky. unless youre using the kutail senko.
okiefisher8 reply :
I was meaning to say I would use the setup up for both applications, fishing senkos, and fishing shakey head and other finesse styles not fishing the senko on a shakey head. Sorry about the wording on that one
Hammer 4 reply :
There wasn't a "Both" I use both depending..I'm more accurate with my spinning rig..( don't ask why) If i'm fishing open water, or heavier cover other than having to skip a bait under anything..I use my BC..
So...how should I vote.. 
BrianinMD reply :
I am 100% with Hammer4, I use both BC or Spinning depending on situation.
K_Mac reply :
I use spinning for both applications. If I used either in heavy cover, I would then use BC. Just my .02
okiefisher8 reply :
poll edited. added a "both option." For those of you that use both. Which do you use more often?
Hammer 4 reply :
Again, it depends on the lake, and cover/structure ect. If I had to make a guess, I'd say BC 75 % pf the time. Now I'll vote..
Quotepoll edited. added a "both option." For those of you that use both. Which do you use more often?
Sherlock 60 reply :
I use spinning gear all the time for Senkos. MH rod, Symetre reel, 20# PowerPro, 3/0 EWG hook.
Grey Wolf reply :
Spinning.
CHEVYRIDAZ reply :
Always a BC and braid because i fish a lot of thick cover.
Bigs reply :
I use both. Spinning for smaller senkos and baitcaster for 5 and 6 inch senkos. I will say tho if you use real yamasenkos you will tear them up faster with a baitcaster.
Arnoldo reply :
Baicast only...always
roadwarrior reply :
Spinning tackle.
Regardless of how good you are at casting
a baitcaster, sooner or later a Senko goes
airborne creating a the birdnest from hell!
It's not worth it to me.
8-)
Goose52 reply :
I replied "Both" - just depends on the weight of the bait and the wind conditions.
I was going to get ONE more high-end rod to use as a dedicated Senko rod - a Loomis BCR893 ................. but now that I hear that RW ONLY uses spinning gear for those 6" Senkos, I'm having second thoughts! ;D
grimlin reply :
QuoteSpinning tackle.Regardless of how good you are at casting
a baitcaster, sooner or later a Senko goes
airborne creating a the birdnest from hell!
It's not worth it to me.
8-)
And i thought i was the only one.
Sherlock 60 reply :
QuoteQuoteSpinning tackle.Regardless of how good you are at casting
a baitcaster, sooner or later a Senko goes
airborne creating a the birdnest from hell!
It's not worth it to me.
8-)
And i thought i was the only one.
x3
dave reply :
QuoteI looked for this in the senko threads and couldnt find anything. How many of you guys use a casting setup for senkos and who uses a spinning set up. I am debating whether to get a core or a stradic c14 for senkos and possibly some shaky head. What are the advantages/disadvantages to each? Sorry if this has been covered before
http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1121527643
Couldn't find info on Senkos on the site?
Been covered.....a little.
Gone_Phishin reply :
QuoteSpinning tackle.Regardless of how good you are at casting
a baitcaster, sooner or later a Senko goes
airborne creating a the birdnest from hell!
It's not worth it to me.
8-)
I still fish T-rigged Senkos on a bc outfit, but I switched over to spinning for wacky-style for this reason...lord knows fluoro ain't cheap.
brushhoggin reply :
QuoteThere wasn't a "Both" I use both depending..I'm more accurate with my spinning rig..( don't ask why) If i'm fishing open water, or heavier cover other than having to skip a bait under anything..I use my BC..So...how should I vote..
i can't skip a flip with my BC, but i can skip like a madman with spinning.
TrippyJai reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteSpinning tackle.Regardless of how good you are at casting
a baitcaster, sooner or later a Senko goes
airborne creating a the birdnest from hell!
It's not worth it to me.
8-)
And i thought i was the only one.
x3
x4
I remember when that happened to me. I was like awwww... crap!!!! I was night fishing too and couldn't get my birds nest fixed. I don't feel like you need to fish a senko on baitcasting gear, but like others mention, it works.
tnbassfisher reply :
I prefer spinning for all soft plastics.
Lucky Craft Man reply :
4 inch Senko or Shorter, Skipping, or Wacky Rigged - Spinning
5 inch Senko or Longer, Heavier Cover, or Weighted Senko - Baitcasting
dodgeguy reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteSpinning tackle.Regardless of how good you are at casting
a baitcaster, sooner or later a Senko goes
airborne creating a the birdnest from hell!
It's not worth it to me.
8-)
And i thought i was the only one.
x3
x4
I remember when that happened to me. I was like awwww... crap!!!! I was night fishing too and couldn't get my birds nest fixed. I don't feel like you need to fish a senko on baitcasting gear, but like others mention, it works.
x5
i used to use baitcast until my buddy turned me on to wacky rig spinning.
J Francho reply :
To me part of a good Senko presentation includes skipping the bait to its destination. While I can skip a Senko with a baitcaster, I'm much, much better at it with a spinning reel.
We watched Dean Rojas fishing a frog at SML last spring. He skipped that frog with every cast. We asked him why, and he said he felt fish were less weary of a skipped bait, and that it might even gain favorable attention.
Additionally, I find is easier to take up more slack with a spinner. Whether that's actually true, I can't prove, but its a perceptual thing.
The one that got away reply :
QuoteI prefer spinning for all soft plastics.
x2
NorCalFishinguru reply :
QuoteI prefer spinning for all soft plastics.
What about heavy cover??
Rangerjoe reply :
I have only fished the 4 inch and 5 inch on a BC in heavy cover. This year I am going to use the Spinning for the 4 inch with 20 lb braid.
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
Weightless senko fishing on spinning gear accounts for over 1/2 my catch. I can skip it under docks and overhangs with no backlash worries. I have a spare spool with braid if it's called for.
J Francho reply :
QuoteQuoteI prefer spinning for all soft plastics.What about heavy cover??
I don't get the spinning for all soft plastics, but I use spinning for many of the light rigs. That said, I just don't see a wacky Senko as a good heavy cover bait. There are so many better options out there that fish better in heavy cover. If you must use a Senko, consider bubba shotting them on a weedless EWG using 40-65# braid.
roadwarrior reply :
For me it's all weightless soft plastics
and some weighted, but for bigger weighted
presentations, I'm fishing a baitcaster.
8-)
NorCalFishinguru reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteI prefer spinning for all soft plastics.What about heavy cover??
I don't get the spinning for all soft plastics, but I use spinning for many of the light rigs. That said, I just don't see a wacky Senko as a good heavy cover bait. There are so many better options out there that fish better in heavy cover. If you must use a Senko, consider bubba shotting them on a weedless EWG using 40-65# braid.
I know its a digression from the senko poll but I was wondering more the 7 inch power worms with a 1/2 oz weight and that type of deal on the meatier side of the soft plastics spectrum. I understand spinning and flouro to take a finnesse approach but I definately like tossing t-rigs on a baitcaster. JMO not necessarily right or wrong
J Francho reply :
I basically use line weight to determine what I'm going to use. < 8 = spinning, >8 = baitcasting. some really light jigworms/shaky head baits don't behave well on heavier line, so that's a consideration as well, on top of my "skipping Senko" thoery.
SWMIBASSER reply :
QuoteTo me part of a good Senko presentation includes skipping the bait to its destination. While I can skip a Senko with a baitcaster, I'm much, much better at it with a spinning reel.We watched Dean Rojas fishing a frog at SML last spring. He skipped that frog with every cast. We asked him why, and he said he felt fish were less weary of a skipped bait, and that it might even gain favorable attention.
Additionally, I find is easier to take up more slack with a spinner. Whether that's actually true, I can't prove, but its a perceptual thing.
Maybe sounds a bit goofy but I feel I've been able to learn a bunch about bass fishing in my backyard. We have a clear stream running through it loaded with bass.
One of the things I've noticed after all these years of quite entry presentations....Smack the water on entry. It DOES get there attention IMO.
Even fish uninterested in a bait that made no commotion and landed nice and quite, are more interested in the bait that smacks the surface.
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