Has the senko replaced the fluke? 2025
Marc Tyler reply :
I am trying to simplify my tackle selection now days since i fish a lot out of a kayak. I fish mostly aoft plastics and jig/ jig heads of various kinds. Has the senko replaced the fluke for anyone, or do y'all still use both and why?
FryDog62 reply :
Perfect 1-2 punch... Start with a 5 inch Caffeine Shad (fluke category only better) on an Owner Twistlock Light 3/32 4/0 hook as your search bait... once you find them slow down and throw the wacky..
billmac reply :
I've never fished either yet so I'll be watching this thread with interest. My go to plastic is the grub.
Paul Roberts reply :
Good question. The soft jerks can be fished like a stick-worm, and probably vice-versa, esp a slow wobbling fall. However, the jerks dart better. That's my take.
Marc Tyler reply :
On 8/13/2019 at 9:00 AM, FryDog62 said:Perfect 1-2 punch... Start with a 5 inch Caffeine Shad (fluke category only better) on an Owner Twistlock Light 3/32 4/0 hook as your search bait... once you find them slow down and throw the wacky..
I have been wanting to pick up a pack of caffine shads, is the fall rate faster and are the tails not as fussy as the zoom flukes (keeping them straight and not kinked?)
fishwizzard reply :
You can fish a Senko like a Zoom fluke, but it's about twice the price per plastic. The GYCB D-Shad is a fluke that's almost the same material as a Senko, but it feels a little stretchier and is more durable. They weigh more then a Zoom Super and will shimmy on the fall like a Senko.
JediAmoeba reply :
Flukes are the best for a Donkey Rig. Sometimes the donkey rig really gets them fired up!
FishTank reply :
I used to fish both but the Senko out performed the Fluke so much that it got pushed to the side. The Fluke is still great though. I only use it on occasion now.
FryDog62 reply :
On 8/13/2019 at 9:14 AM, Marc Tyler said:I have been wanting to pick up a pack of caffine shads, is the fall rate faster and are the tails not as fussy as the zoom flukes (keeping them straight and not kinked?)
The tail on the Caffeine Shad is what differentiates it from a regular fluke. It actually has a small air bubble in it. It has unbelievable action on slack line, swims on its own, changes direction, etc. Have to use that specific Owner hook though to balance and swim best...
GReb reply :
I prefer flukes in current around pads.
Bluebasser86 reply :
They're kind of similar but pretty different baits in how I fish them.
I very rarely fish a fluke but always have a stickworm rigged up.
Sphynx reply :
I don't really consider one superior to the other, each has a place in my tackle box, and each catch fish when the conditions are right, in short, keep both on hand, never know when something as simple as using a fluke over a senko, or a senko over a fluke will turn on a school to bite...and a bag of soft plastics isn't really that expensive...one thing I will say that I like about a senko as opposed to a fluke is that I've never seen a senko get deformed by the shipping method the way fluke tails can, so they are less work, but a fluke is kind of the poor mans swim bait or jerkbait in my system, and it sure can be a lot of fun when that's what the fish want.
WRB reply :
2 very different soft plasrics.
A Senko is a dead stick worm.
A Fluke is a soft jerk bait.
Tom
Catt reply :
Has the senko replaced the fluke?
I've replaced both a long time ago ????
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
I sometime fish with a senko fast like Fluke and fish Fluke slow like senko. They both catch fish and can use the same setup and hook 4/0. One set up and two bags of plastic, one Fluke one senko, problem solve?
BassWhole! reply :
A Senko is a really good Senko, and a decent fluke. THe fluke is an excellent soft JB, and a barely adequate Senko. So no, I haven't replaced one with the other, but I don't fish either often.
Marc Tyler reply :
The underwater action is great on the caffine shads, I will definitely be grabbing a couple packs to go with the senko
Pickle_Power reply :
I fish the two in entirely different manners. The fluke gets ripped and jerked aggressively and erratically on top, and stick worms get the lift-fall near bottom.
Dirtyeggroll reply :
I have never caught a fish on a fluke and can count the number of times on one hand that I have tossed one out.
That being said, I commonly rip a weightless senko around like a fluke and have good success.
TBAG reply :
On 8/13/2019 at 9:00 AM, FryDog62 said:Perfect 1-2 punch... Start with a 5 inch Caffeine Shad (fluke category only better) on an Owner Twistlock Light 3/32 4/0 hook as your search bait... once you find them slow down and throw the wacky..
What rod/reel do you fish this with?
Fried Lemons reply :
I used to fish both extensively and the paddle tail swimbait has replaced both of them as my go to.
FryDog62 reply :
On 8/13/2019 at 11:55 PM, TBAG said:What rod/reel do you fish this with?
Before I had a bone and ligament removed from my wrist I used Medium Extra Fast spinning rods 6-6 to 6-9. All time favorite rod was a Fenwick Elite Tech Smallmouth rod 6-9 MXF.
Now I use all baitcasting gear: 6-10 to 7-1 MXF. I like the XF especially for wacky worms, works fine for Caffeine Shads too although a fast action would work well too.
jtharris3 reply :
I fish both baits and actually find that I catch more fish with the Zoom Super Fluke.
OkobojiEagle reply :
As stated above: not fished the same... I fish a stick bait as a Neko rig, where as, I fish a Caffeine Shad as a jerk bait. I haven't found a better follow-up bait to a missed walking top-water than the 4" Caffeine Shad when I let it flutter several feet through the water column then jerk it back to the surface.
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Marc Tyler reply :
On 8/14/2019 at 12:15 AM, Fried Lemons said:I used to fish both extensively and the paddle tail swimbait has replaced both of them as my go to.
Keitech swimbaits have replaced about 90 percent of my crankbaits
Boomstick reply :
For the most part, I often use flukes as trailers but use the Senko (and cheaper brand knockoffs) when bass fishing. However, I hear flukes on small jigheads can be deadly when targeting Walleye.
FryDog62 reply :
On 8/13/2019 at 8:47 PM, Marc Tyler said:
The underwater action is great on the caffine shads, I will definitely be grabbing a couple packs to go with the senko
It looks like they are rigging like a traditional fluke in the video... so not that great of action on the fall. The Caffeine Shad has MUCH better action on the Owner Twistlock Light 4/0 3/32 oz hook. Rigged this way it will swim on its own if you let it sink for 3-5 seconds after casting. The Owner weighted hook keeps the Caffeine Shad horizontal and balanced so the bubble tail shimmies, changes direction and continues swimming on its own on the fall... so many strikes happen then. Big difference, have to try it...
Yakalong reply :
When I'm fishing out of my yak I prefer the fluke. For what ever reason I find it easier to fish than the senko. However, when I'm in my boat I'll use both. I really like both but in a yak I don't even take senkos anymore.
tcbass reply :
My 2 spinning rods are always set up with 2 things.
1.) Wacky Tube Rigged Senko
2.) Weedless nose-hooked Superfluke
Catt reply :
Instead of a Fluke try a Keitech Swing Impact FAT!
Marc Tyler reply :
On 8/15/2019 at 8:33 AM, Catt said:Instead of a Fluke try a Keitech Swing Impact FAT!
Love me some fat impact keitechs!
Catt reply :
On 8/15/2019 at 10:05 AM, Marc Tyler said:Love me some fat impact keitechs!
Throw em Texas Rigged weightless like a Fluke, it'll amaze you the action these puppies have!
Hook2Jaw reply :
Two entirely different baits for me, so one cannot replace the other. If I was going to replace one, it would be the fluke. I fish YUM Dingers the same as anyone else fishes a stickbait, but they're my last option not because of their lack of effectiveness, but because I find sink, jerk, sink very boring.
I use ZOOM Flukes to follow up missed topwater bites and will often stick them on my dinger rod as a more finesse topwater when I can't get them to eat a Choppo or Berkley Drift Walker.
Flukes walk excellently, and their fall and tail shimmy on the pause almost always gets the eat if one misses it on top. If you haven't tried walking a fluke, give it a go!
TBAG reply :
On 8/15/2019 at 2:52 AM, FryDog62 said:It looks like they are rigging like a traditional fluke in the video... so not that great of action on the fall. The Caffeine Shad has MUCH better action on the Owner Twistlock Light 4/0 3/32 oz hook. Rigged this way it will swim on its own if you let it sink for 3-5 seconds after casting. The Owner weighted hook keeps the Caffeine Shad horizontal and balanced so the bubble tail shimmies, changes direction and continues swimming on its own on the fall... so many strikes happen then. Big difference, have to try it...
Thanks for this, if I can find those hooks I'll be giving this a shot.
Joshua Vandamm reply :
They’re for different things.
Flukes have less action but spiral like dying Shad... For colder weather.
Senkos just get bit. LOL. If it’s not early prespawn or late fall and your fishing shallow go senko
BassWhole! reply :
On 8/15/2019 at 7:04 PM, Hook2Jaw said:Two entirely different baits for me,
I find sink, jerk, sink very boring.
H2J in 2020.
tcbass reply :
On 8/16/2019 at 5:22 AM, Joshua Vandamm said:They’re for different things.
Flukes have less action but spiral like dying Shad... For colder weather.
Senkos just get bit. LOL. If it’s not early prespawn or late fall and your fishing shallow go senko
I’ve seen them both work all season long.
When the fish are aggressive both work, when it slows down a little the Fluke works better or when the fish are smaller.
Hook2Jaw reply :
On 8/16/2019 at 6:17 AM, BassWhole! said:H2J in 2020.
Eh?
FryDog62 reply :
On 8/15/2019 at 11:41 PM, TBAG said:Thanks for this, if I can find those hooks I'll be giving this a shot.
Here you go - 4/0 3/32 oz for the 5 inch Caffeine Shad:
https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Owner_Weighted_Twistlock_Light_3pk/descpage-OWTL.html
FryDog62 reply :
On 8/15/2019 at 11:41 PM, TBAG said:Thanks for this, if I can find those hooks I'll be giving this a shot.
Here you go - 4/0 3/32 oz for the 5 inch Caffeine Shad:
https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Owner_Weighted_Twistlock_Light_3pk/descpage-OWTL.html
Out all day yesterday after a storm/cold front. Struggled to get many bites and all were smaller fish. Decided to go back to the tried and true Caffeine Shad for the last hour of the day and caught 6 including a 20 incher. Five of the six fish hit on the initial fall on the Owner Twistlock Light hook. A regular fluke rig wouldn’t give it the same action...
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