Favorite Senko Colors 2025

playmaker47 reply :

What color of Senkos produce the best for you guys?

phisher_d reply :

hmmm... I couldn't find anything about colors in the "Got a question about senkos" sticky thread, so here goes...

I like most of the dark colors but my favourite would probably be watermelon w/ black flakes.

playmaker47 reply :

yea I looked in that Senko question section of the forum, and i couldnt find anything about colors either so thats why i asked this

KU_Bassmaster. reply :

I personally think you only need two colors. A shade of green and black. Then there are variations with sparkles, swirls, etc. All of last year I only used two colors of senkos and it cut down on a lot of the clutter in my tackle bag and made picking a bait a whole lot easier. It was either Watermelon w/ red sparkles or Black and blue laminate.

Tenka reply :

The local club "classic" last fall was won with a yellow senko with red and green glitter, the only senko to catch anithing that day.

roadwarrior reply :

Dark.

42, 194J, 208 & 297 will cover it all.

Triton_Mike reply :

If Yamamoto discountinued the 031 (Blue Pearl) color in Senko's and Flat tails I'd be in BIG trouble!! The 031 color is the closest color to mimic teh color of baitfish. Silverish with silver flakes. Awesome color for spots.

T Mike

JT Bagwell reply :

My absolute favorite color of Senko is Black with Blue glitter. There are

others that I will use if my favorite isn't producing that day, but overall

Black with Blue glitter takes the cake for me.

JT Bagwell

mike bat reply :

mine would be the black-blue lam its been key in our wi waters

JT Bagwell reply :

Big Boi, Shhhhhhhhhh let's keep that on the down low.

I am just teasing you. That is also one awesome color in a variety of conditions.

JT Bagwell

flyhatch reply :

i like the crayfish looking color i think its 193 or 196

Triton21 reply :

I like Watermelon/black flake alao Green Pumpkin.

Brad_Coovert reply :

Green Pumpkin

Oh yeah, and Green Pumpkin.

Brad

Sealand reply :

#1 Black/Blue Flake

#2 Watermelon/Black Flake

preach4bass reply :

Red Shad and Junebug.

Mikey40 reply :

4" or 5" Watermellon w/ red or black flakes

rocknfish9001 reply :

The only ones i use very heavily are

326 (clear w/ gold, silver, and black)

213 (junebug)

913 (2 toned, green pumpin w/ cahrtreuse tail)

901 (laminate, watermelon and white)

i used 327 and 213 all the thime in '04, and then i bought 913 and 901 which were big baits in '05.

Jeff P. reply :

For me the best colors:

Watermelon w/ black flakes

Green pumpkin

Junebug

Black/blue laminate

Curado reply :

Watermelonseed, Carolina Pumpkin/Chart., and Glimmer Blue Pepper.

basspro48 reply :

Watermelon/Red is my favorite and most productive color.

Other. reply :

I like dark solid colors for my senko colors. Dark blue and black are my Favorits. During really sunny days when water clarity is good i use a watermelon color.

Nick_Barr reply :

Green Pumpkin

Watermelon/ red and black flake

BABY BASS, perfectly mimics many types of sunfish

Also Junebug is good

Other. reply :

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Green Pumpkin
Watermelon/ red and black flake

BABY BASS, perfectly mimics many types of sunfish

Also Junebug is good

I like to see the variety of diffrent bass fishermen here. Some think that diffrent colors of diffrent lures can immitate diffrent kinds of bait fish and there others that think only natural colors immataite what they look like.

Ex.

some belive A 6 inch worm can immatate a minnow. However for me no matter what the color is a worm immitates a worm nothing ealse.

Brian_Reeves reply :

I just bought a pack of Yamamoto Senkos in watermelon with black flakes and then I bought a Tiki Stick in Smoke/Shad.

Anyone have any luck with Smoke/Shad Senko-type baits?

0119 reply :

I have caught alot of bass on Shad color Kinami Flash in the 4" size, in ultra clear water. I tried the Tiki Worm in the shad color, that is lamenated with a white belly. No bass but plenty of landlocked saltwater fish like Snook and Reds.

SCarter reply :

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If Yamamoto discountinued the 031 (Blue Pearl) color in Senko's and Flat tails I'd be in BIG trouble!! The 031 color is the closest color to mimic teh color of baitfish. Silverish with silver flakes. Awesome color for spots.
T Mike

Now i know what to try on Alatoona. Thanks Mike.

I have stayed with the green pumpkin, watermelon, and junebug colors for all my plastics and they seem to produce good.

guest reply :

I like RW's list but I would add 196 213 913

Use this link to make the numbers make sense

http://***/color/

guest reply :

some belive A 6 inch worm can immatate a minnow. However for me no matter what the color is a worm immitates a worm nothing ealse.

This seems logical, but think about it. Worms live in soil. How many real worms do you think the average bass might see in his lifetime? one, two??

Not to mention that there are no junebug, or chartruese, or baby bass etc. colored worms. Because they can be so frustrating to try and catch, we can overestimate the intellegence of the LMB> It's a fish with a brain the size of a grain of rice. It's not looking at a squirmy thing in the water and deciding what it is.

ww2farmer reply :

I used to carry every color under the sun for all my soft plastics, now this is all I carry in every most style including senko type baits. I do have a few exceptions, but my basic colors are.

Watermelon/red flake

june bug

green pumpkin

red shad

smoke/ red and black flake

baby bass

pumpkinseed

fishingfrenzy reply :

A red and black senko is the type that works for me.

iceintheveins reply :

Cream White, Watermelon Black Flake, Black/Red Shad, Watermelon White laminate, green pumpkin, brown pumpkin. Plain black too.

AmBASSador reply :

I was a fluke/super fluke man until I was introduced to the sinking stick-type(senko) bait years ago on Lake fork Texas. They have been a favorite every since. I fish them in all colors and types of water, using just about every color imaginable. There is only two that I wouldn't be without. the first you can get at Bass Pro Shop.; 5" stiko - Texas smoke. The second is; 5" YUM dinger Ozark smoke. They work everywhere theres bass, and produce lot's of Big 'uns.

The most recent is this ol gal from Lake Toho, FL.

5-10-2006 "9lb-6oz" YUM dinger 5" Ozark Smoke!

langs15 reply :

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Green Pumpkin
Watermelon/ red and black flake

BABY BASS, perfectly mimics many types of sunfish

Also Junebug is good

THese are the colors I use!! Also use pumpkin!

RoLo reply :

Watermelon/Cream Laminate (901)

Black w/Chartreuse Tail (543)

Roger

abelfisher reply :

Watermelon with cream laminate

Hot n Tot reply :

My most productive day was with the smoke color Senko

telecaster reply :

Any of you folks tried the Hot Tip colors? Northern Bass has the seconds for 5.19 a bag I was gonna pick up a couple of bags. What makes a Senko a second?inconsistant weight,they look the same in the bag.

aggiebassin reply :

although i haven't used them too too much i have to say dark colors have produced the best for me.

tiki stick colors- christmas tree....maybe.....it's greenish black w/ green and red glitter; and black w/ blue glitter

jomatty reply :

301 is a great bluegill immitator. other than that i use other pumpkinseed and watermelons and junebug as well as the plum with red flake.

jomatty

flechero reply :

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Anyone have any luck with Smoke/Shad Senko-type baits?

yes, I have used several different brands in the smokes and light, clearish colors, with good success.

Zebco202 reply :

Black

RoLo reply :

You want a good laugh?

Scan this thread and you will see mention of every color in the rainbow,

and another dozen colors never seen in a rainbow. It should be abundantly clear by now

that bass do not have favorite colors, that only "fishermen" have favorite colors.

In real-time, the best color is the most visible color for current conditions, whatever color that may be.

Unhappily, the best colors to use are constantly changing with current lighting conditions,

and sometimes during the same retrieve as the lure passes through sun and shade.

I like and I agree with the paragraph written by Avid:

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Worms live in soil. How many real worms do you think the average bass might see in his lifetime? one, two?? Not to mention that there are no junebug, or chartruese, or baby bass etc. colored worms. Because they can be so frustrating to try and catch, we can overestimate the intelligence of the LMB> It's a fish with a brain the size of a grain of rice. It's not looking at a squirmy thing in the water and deciding what it is.

Fantasy is fun, but reality is so much more fulfilling

Roger

senile1 reply :

Roger, I know you've stated this before and I agree. With any lure, you have two main choices, something dark colored and something light colored. What variations in dark and light you choose is up to you. Choose whatever gives you confidence, but in reality it probably doesn't matter as much to the bass as it does to us.

Captain Cali reply :

My top 3 are:

1) Purple Pearl w/Blue flake (#234) Great color for night fishing.

2) Watermelon w/Black flake (#194)

3) Blue Pearl w/Silver flake (#031)

Add a shade of brown in there and I'm pretty much covered. Dark Pumpkin w/Black flake (#286) works well.

RoLo reply :

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Roger, I know you've stated this before and I agree. With any lure, you have two main choices, something dark colored and something light colored. What variations in dark and light you choose is up to you. Choose whatever gives you confidence, but in reality it probably doesn't matter as much to the bass as it does to us.

Amen!

lubina reply :

I use the same that has been mentioned, adding

Clear water: Pumkin ( Orange) w/ black and green, 196

Murky water: Bubblegum, 229

mike22 reply :

Watermelon/Red and Green is the color I fish about 90% of the time.

bocabasser reply :

JUNEBUG

Bassassasin12 reply :

Theres nothing like getting a bite on a senko

I was surprised to see none of you guys use the purple with blue flake senko it works great for me. if you are looking for a new color senko and your others arent working try out a purple I've always had sucess with it...

doog reply :

just plain watermelon

Skidder reply :

Only need 1 color Green Pumpkin w/ black flake! #297 I think. Doesn't matter sun, cloud, clear, or stained, its the wiggle that gets 'em.

guest reply :

#912 (watermelon/green pumpkin laminate) is by far my favorite color. Seems to work well pretty much all the time.

-Drums- reply :

Junebug

Red Shad

Watermelon (various flake colors)

fly_freebird90 reply :

"some belive A 6 inch worm can immatate a minnow. However for me no matter what the color is a worm immitates a worm nothing ealse."

A senko mimics a dying baitfish. Strait tail worms mimic minnows too. Look at drop shot worms.

Ross

Fish Chris reply :

Please see my response to "Soft Plastics Colors" third post down.......

Peace,

Fish

Captain Underpants reply :

After a rainy day I caught the biggest bass of that year on Junebug. WaveWorms/Tiki has hot swirl colors too!

Other. reply :

I dont think color really matters for senkos all that much. Its the action that it has that drives a bass to ****** it. I was a at BPS today and they had a demonstration. The ladie threw out a white/silver senko and almost every bas in the tank struck it. And shad color worms normally dont work that well.

ccole1911 reply :

My favorite senko's are #1 smoke/purple flake, and #2 watermelon/red,and black flake

BassFishingMachine reply :

Am I the only guy here who buys a worm that looks most like a "worm"? Haha, brown cinnamon, theres no other senko color that imitates a "worm" quite like the brown cinnamon color. Try it.

ScroGG ToGG reply :

good ol #194 is my go to color.

FishTank reply :

Black with blue flakes is my favorite.

HookedinNY reply :

I have had success with Blue Pearl w/lg Silver (031), Blue & Black laminate (904), Red Shad laminate (900) but my favorite is Watermelon/Cream laminate (901). ;D

.dsaavedra. reply :

my top three [yum dinger] colors are:

-junebug

-smoke pearl laminate

-ozark smoke

The_Natural reply :

Where the hell did this come from?! Well...I guess I didn't ever reply, so...

Watermelon Cream...kills in any condition or clarity!

Green Pumpkin/Chartreuse tip is awesome in stained water.

Watermelon/black flake or Green pumpkin/black flake when you want to go natural.

EastTexasBassin reply :

My lucky color is the smoke/pearl laminate with purple flake. I really wish they would make it in the 6 inch size. (or anyone really)

The 6 inch black w/ blue flake has caught a LOT of fish for me too.

Davis reply :

For Senkos and Trick Sticks these are my biggest producers.

Senkos: Black/Blue flake, watermeleon black flake, watermelon/white laminate

***: 1) Watermelon Purple Swirl, black blue swirl, watermelon gold flake (my wifes biggest producer).

Wave Worm Tiki Sticks: Black/white laminate

jb_adams reply :

Best color is like asking what's your favorite brand boat or do you prefer Chevy or Ford. What works for one person or one situation may or maynot work for someone else. I've seen one angler outfish the other angler with the same color plastic. The old saying, "it's all how you wiggle your worm" is very true.

I introduced a friend of mine to spot removers with Tiki sticks one day. He ran out of a color and switched to a bright (very bright) almost neon green colored Tiki stick. We were fishing fairly clear water. I laughed and said, "well they'll see it that's for sure". Guess what, he outfished me using that bright colored worm in clear water. It looked about as natrual as an orange hunting vest in a pile of snow. It went against the rule of "natural colors in clear water". He caught a few more than me on that worm.

So, experiment with differnent colors based on forage, clarity, and what the fish are used to seeing. Sometimes they'll bite something that they haven't seen before. What works on one spot in the lake, may not work on the rest of the lake. Same goes for one lake to the other.

Bankbeater reply :

For BPS Stik-o I like:

watermelon w/ gold flake

junebug

watermelon

For Zoom Z-nails I like:

Watermelon Candy

shimanogloomis man reply :

watermelon red flake nuff said ;D

Jake. reply :

Watermelon w/ black flake.

LCpointerKILLA reply :

I have recently been using a really interesting senko color with good success. Black with chartreuse flakes. Keep it on the D/L :-X

Rob Fisher reply :

Pumpin Pepper Dingers work like gangbusters for me!

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

Pick a color, any color,...the bass really don't care. It's the wiggle they are attracted to.

How on Earth did a senko color thread get to be 8 pages???? WOW

mayassa reply :

How on Earth did a senko color thread get to be 8 pages???? WOW

Tin reply :

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Pick a color, any color,...the bass really don't care. It's the wiggle they are attracted to.
How on Earth did a senko color thread get to be 8 pages???? WOW

How come my watermelon chartruese tip always beats your swirl? Just playing, hope you are having as much fun unloading packages as much as I enjoy loading them :

FishTank reply :

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Pick a color, any color,...the bass really don't care. It's the wiggle they are attracted to.
How on Earth did a senko color thread get to be 8 pages???? WOW

I like Senkos as much as anybody but maybe it's time for this thread to go away.

It started back in Feb 2006.

RnO reply :

Pumpkin, Black w/t Blue Flakes.

rfrazier reply :

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Pick a color, any color,...the bass really don't care. It's the wiggle they are attracted to.
How on Earth did a senko color thread get to be 8 pages???? WOW

I was wondering the same thing. Seems like all the colors work, go figure.

For me:

Black/Blue Flake.

Watermelon/ Red Flake.

Pumpkin. Junebug.

dantatro49 reply :

my favorites are black with chartreuse flakes and bubblegum

Bad to da Bass reply :

My favorite color is Gold with Black Clear flake.

8-)

bigfish88 reply :

watermelon w/ black flake as said many times and 193 which is a craw fish color.

cgood reply :

i watermelon with black flakes

BassThumb reply :

The thread that will not die! :

BriBass reply :

OVER 4 YEARS OLD NOW ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

MerkinScarf reply :

My favorite Senko colors that work well everywhere I have fished in the country are:

1. Pumpkinseed

2. Watermelon with black flake(or add red glitter aka watermelon red)

3. Junebug(some variation)

4. Watermelon with black flake on one side and Junebug on the other(duel laminate). I haven't used this color combo much but I am hoping this goes to number 1 on my list at some point since I randomly combined these colors while injecting molds

Just realized this thread was started back in 2006, LONG LIVE THE SENKOS!!

Edited January 22, 2019 by MerkinScarf
said the same thing twice

ChrisD46 reply :

The Yamamoto Senko Green Pumpkin / Watermelon black flake laminate color (if I had to choose only one) . Otherwise the straight Green Pumpkin with black flake , Watermelon with Red flake , Black with Blue flake and for when bass are really focused on shad - Pearl Blue with Silver flake are staples and all I need to cover most all conditions . *Do I have other colors ? ...Yes ! I have other solid colors (such as Junebug) and a couple other laminate colors Yamamoto makes which I will use from time to time (just to mix it up) .

RB 77 reply :

213, 297, 208 and 021.

J Francho reply :

Fourscore and 13 years ago someone asked about senko colors....

Answer is the same today as it was then: my favorite is smoke with purple flake. I throw other colors, but that is very versatile up here.

Scott F reply :

Never found a color that didn't work as well as every other color I threw.

EWREX reply :

Since the lake's I fish are usually super clear water, I stick with watermelon and green pumpkins.

ratherbfishin1 reply :

I have found the black/blue flake with blue tail to work really well in certain ponds.

BassinCNY reply :

I basically use 3 colors depending on how well I think the fish can see. Green pumpkin is my favorite. I fish it 60 percent of the time. If I think the visibilty of the fish is hampered by the water color or light I'll use black. That's about 30% of the time. If visibility is good then I'll use watermelon, about 10% of the time.

roadwarrior reply :

On 1/24/2019 at 11:17 PM, Scott F said:

Never found a color that didn't work as well as every other color I threw.

Again, pick YOUR favorite colors and you will do just fine.

HeyCoach reply :

On 6/20/2006 at 7:53 AM, Guest rc67 said:

#912 (watermelon/green pumpkin laminate) is by far my favorite color. Seems to work well pretty much all the time.

This is my go-to Senko.

jbsoonerfan reply :

Green pumpkin/black fleck or black /blue fleck. Not that it matters, I just wanted to post on a dinosaur thread.

ImThatGuy reply :

Old thread, but my fav color is mowed grass. Just wish it came in more sizes.

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