How do you fish a Senko normally: Wacky, Texas Rig, Other 2024
tcbass reply :
As the title states. How do you fish a Senko: Wacky Rig, Texas Rig, Other. I normally use Wacky Rig, but T-Rig definitely shoot under docks easier.
S. Sass reply :
The rare occasion I fish one its t-rigged.
Bankbeater reply :
I usually fish them t-rigged or weightless.
Catt reply :
Texas rigged both weighted or unweighed. 
"hamma" reply :
Although I dont typically fish senko's,... I did buy a few colors in the 4" size. Just to add to a jighead for a deadstick type lure, slowly stitched on bottom, for the extremely clear watered lakes here.
Then, and only then, do I fish a senko.
Darren. reply :
Vast majority of the time it is wacky.
Plainly and simply, my most productive
method for bass.
Mike L reply :
When and if, I have the best results unweighted and t rigged
Mike
Nathan Burton reply :
I have come to love the wacky rig. Throw on some JJ's Magic and it is Lethal.
Felix77 reply :
Weightless t rigged for me
Scott F reply :
Never wacky, always weightless, T rig
Travis Gasper reply :
I never Texas rig them, always wacky rig. As of right now, I've caught 237 bass this year wacky rigging. That's 72% of all my bass caught this year.
tcbass reply :
On 9/16/2016 at 11:00 PM, Travis Gasper said:I never Texas rig them, always wacky rig. As of right now, I've caught 237 bass this year wacky rigging. That's 72% of all my bass caught this year.
Is that mostly docks?
Travis Gasper reply :
On 9/16/2016 at 11:29 PM, tcbass said:Is that mostly docks?
Docks, laydowns, lilly pads, even empty shoreline. I throw the wacky rig literally anywhere. Rarely do I throw it out in the open, but anywhere along shoreline and structure.
Raul reply :
On 9/16/2016 at 7:10 PM, Catt said:Texas rigged both weighted or unweighed.
Me too, but of course, in practical terms I fish almost any soft plastic T rigged 90% of the time because it catches fish 90% of the time.
tcbass reply :
What's funny is that per the polling, far more people fish wacky rigged Senkos while going per written posts, T-Rig far exceeds it.
YoTone reply :
i rarely use stick baits anymore but when i do i either use a t-rigged if i want to do a painfully slow search for them. a wacky rigged stick bait for when i feel like targeting a specific area.
Big Bait Fishing reply :
wacky rigged , all the time ...
Fisher-O-men reply :
On 9/16/2016 at 11:00 PM, Travis Gasper said:I never Texas rig them, always wacky rig. As of right now, I've caught 237 bass this year wacky rigging. That's 72% of all my bass caught this year.
But who's counting? I use a neko rig which is basically wacky with a nail weight in one end. I also use an o-ring and a weedless wide gap hook. If there are fish around, they will bite this.
hunterPRO1 reply :
normally texas with a 1/4 oz wieght,
normaly just the slow bump it along retrieve but have had times when a fast stop and go was the key.
timsford reply :
Weightless Texas rigged because I can throw it anywhere and skip it way back under trees and docks without worrying about getting hung. I use baitfish colors and fish them faster like a soft jerkbait or use browns and greens and deadstick and twitch on bottom
RB 77 reply :
I have fished them just about every way imaginable in the past, but these days it's 99% fly-lined.
NYWayfarer reply :
I voted other since I use senkos in so many different ways on any given day.
I normally fish senkos the following ways:
Weightless Texas rig
Texas rigged with a bullet sinker
Wacky rigged weightless
On a drop shot, nose hooked (3 or 4 inch senko)
On a drop shot wacky rigged (5 inch or pro senko)
trouttracker reply :
Wacky rigged with 1/4 weight
Torn Thumb reply :
Texas weightless.
J Francho reply :
I had to pick other. I fish a senko wacky, unless I encounter weeds that are too thick, then weedless. A Texas rig usually refers to a bait rigged weedless with a sliding bullet weight - something I also use.
Yeajray231 reply :
It's preference! I like to wacky rig usually with the senko.. If it's real weedy I don't opt for the senko. I like using a pegged t rig craw. Or structure bug. Or a frog ha-ha.
J Francho reply :
On 9/17/2016 at 4:11 AM, Yeajray231 said:It's preference!
Not really. It's often necessity. Weeds are too thick to fish wacky, rig it weedless. Wind blowing to hard, add weight, either by pinching some split shot, Texas rigging the bait with a slip sinker, or using a wacky jig. You can't get bit if you can't get the bait to the fish, no matter what YOU prefer.
Yeajray231 reply :
I just said if its weedy I don't opt for the senko. But yea.
J Francho reply :
Could be a mistake....senkos catch on days that nothing else will. Seen it too many times on tough tournament days. The guy that only throws senkos, and never wins, actually does when fishing is tough. Just a thought, might save your day on the water.
Yeajray231 reply :
Ha-ha ! Sounds like that's YOUR experience.. fortunately(or unfortunately) I don't fish tournaments. And I have many types of plastics...that all work great. I'm pretty sure on the SK GYCB thread you said youd drop the senko completely for the rage tail baits.. maybe that was because of the sponsors . Or maybe you feel that way ? I've had days where I couldn't get a bite on a senko... and I've had days where I don't need anything else but the senko.. I certainly think that how you rig the senko is Definitely preference. May not be the most effective for the situation. But still a preference nonetheless. I can catch fish in the weeds without ever even thinking about a senko.
J Francho reply :
On 9/17/2016 at 4:24 AM, Yeajray231 said:maybe that was because of the sponsors
No, I only use senkos and shad shaped worms from GYCB. I use most of the Ragetail line, the KVD Dreamshot, and Ochoes. Simple math.
Swamp Rat reply :
I don't always fish a senko, but when I do....weightless texas rigged for the larger senko, and nose hooked for the smaller ones. My wacky rig is usually a fluke.
Catt reply :
On 9/17/2016 at 4:14 AM, J Francho said:Not really. It's often necessity. Weeds are too thick to fish wacky, rig it weedless. Wind blowing to hard, add weight, either by pinching some split shot, Texas rigging the bait with a slip sinker, or using a wacky jig. You can't get bit if you can't get the bait to the fish, no matter what YOU prefer.
K.I.S.S.
bowhunter63 reply :
Wacky 99 percent of the time.
MIbassyaker reply :
I think I probably use weightless texas rig and wacky rig about equally. Texas If I'm going to be moving it more horizontally than vertically (e.g., twitching or jerking higher in the water column, or slid across the top of vegetation and dropping into holes, or throwing into current), or if there's a high chance of getting hanging up. Wacky if I'm working it mostly vertically, dropping it down next to particular targets.
j bab reply :
On 9/17/2016 at 12:16 AM, Fisher-O-men said:But who's counting? I use a neko rig which is basically wacky with a nail weight in one end. I also use an o-ring and a weedless wide gap hook. If there are fish around, they will bite this.
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Yeajray231 reply :
@j bab ha-ha. Tell em how you really feel
soflabasser reply :
All of the above,but prefer to fish Senkos unweighted Texas rigged style.
onetime reply :
When I do throw a GY senko it's usually weighless wacky, different conditions will dictate presentations.
N Florida Mike reply :
Weightless t-rigged.Its probably my most used bait now.
I try fishing them wacky style and don't catch any.
Not that I doubt they work,but not for me.I even had a friend go toe to toe with me on the home lake using wacky senkos,so I know it can be productive.But when I use them,I don't get bit.Had this same discussion with Darren a while back.
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
wacky senko.
My most productive hour ever(public waters) with any bait was a wacky senko.
tcbass reply :
On 9/21/2016 at 10:51 AM, N Florida Mike said:Weightless t-rigged.Its probably my most used bait now.
I try fishing them wacky style and don't catch any.
Not that I doubt they work,but not for me.I even had a friend go toe to toe with me on the home lake using wacky senkos,so I know it can be productive.But when I use them,I don't get bit.Had this same discussion with Darren a while back.
Weird, because I do great with wacky but not nearly as well weightless T-rigged.
I set my friend up with weightless T-rigged last time I went out and he caught quite a few.
N Florida Mike reply :
To be honest,I probably don't fish with them enough to get a legitimate opinion.Wacky rig doesn't cast as far and gets hung up more in my weedy lake.And they love t- rigged anyway.So ....
Luna2406 reply :
Wacky for me, a wacky rigged 4" junebug worm is my go to. I've caught 80% of fish this year on wacky. I rarely go t-rigged, I just don't have luck with it don't know why. It also catches all sizes, ive caught my citation fish on a 4in wacky rigged worm.
Robeng reply :
Mostly wacky. Some T or Carolina rigs. Also Shaky Head.
contium reply :
Texas rig weightless 100% of the time. I always have a rod setup for it but I really don't throw it that often. I tend to fish more in the afternoon thru evening and always have some wind to deal with. Not really into throwing weightless in the wind.
CybrSlydr reply :
I've tried them Wacky and Texas. I've only ever caught one fish with one and it was wacky rigged.
gimruis reply :
I use both somewhat regularly. If its really weedy, then I use the T rig more than the wacky. I use the o-rings when wacking rigging so I don't waste as many. When I'm t-rigging I go through them like water sometimes.
DogBone_384 reply :
40% Wacky, 60% T-Rigged
Oklahoma Mike reply :
I T-rig them weightless, or weighted, or wacky rig them weightless, or weighted
Sometimes the conditions dictate which method I use, and sometimes it is just what they are biting. I've seen many times when they won't touch a wacky rigged senko but will destroy a T-rigged one, and vice versa. To limit yourself to only one technique is silly and will only cost you fish.
Mosster47 reply :
All three. On points or on the edge of cover its a T-rig. For suspended fish it's wacky. In weeds I run a 2/0 octopus parallel into the front half of the bait. It falls like a T-rig, is weedless like a T-rig, and twitches like a wacky.
iiTzChunky reply :
I like to t rig them. I tend to gut hook the bass when I wacky rig.
FryDog62 reply :
I'm 80% wacky (ask my wife and kids). Weightless in lakes, 1/16 oz VMC wacky jig in River current. The other 20% it's weightless T-rig under docks.
The one method I can't get my head around is using a weighted T-rig. For me its more deadly with a weightless tantalizing fall rate.... or if I need a weighted T-rig to get down in and around cover its a creature bait or ribbon tail worm. A heavy salted Senko with a bullet weight seems like a double negative to me, and a rig that lacks the kind of motion that triggers bites. But that's just me, I know many that use this method quite effectively...
Big Bait Fishing reply :
i tried texas rigging them the other day , and i'll tell ya , i just feel that keeping the bait in the strike zone is kinda hard if you don't get a bite on the fall . for me , wacky rigging them is a lot better for me cause i can have that shimmering action on the fall but when it goes to the bottom i can lift it up again without it moving much out of the zone in which i'm fishing . it seems as though when i texas rigged it , when i went to lift it up for it fall again , it shot around like a fluke and moved quite a ways and that you can't impart any action on the bait like you can when wacky rigging .
one thing i'll say for texas rigging them , they sure do cast easier and a lot farther ...
bigbill reply :
I use a 24" c-rig with a 1/8oz brass bullet weight with a clicker and a eagle claw 249w weedless hook. Wacky Rigged.
tcbass reply :
On 9/24/2016 at 9:19 AM, Big Bait Fishing said:i tried texas rigging them the other day , and i'll tell ya , i just feel that keeping the bait in the strike zone is kinda hard if you don't get a bite on the fall . for me , wacky rigging them is a lot better for me cause i can have that shimmering action on the fall but when it goes to the bottom i can lift it up again without it moving much out of the zone in which i'm fishing . it seems as though when i texas rigged it , when i went to lift it up for it fall again , it shot around like a fluke and moved quite a ways and that you can't impart any action on the bait like you can when wacky rigging .
one thing i'll say for texas rigging them , they sure do cast easier and a lot farther ...
And skip great under docks.
I might set up a rod each way, wacky rig and weightless T-Rig and try them both next time.
Tlundell15 reply :
I like Texas rigging and shaky heading them. Most of the time I like to Texas dog them but shaky heading them works great too.
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