Senko Question Size 2025

bigt89 reply :

hello. im getting ready to stock up on soem more senkos. i fish in south jersey is this helps. was just curious since there are so many senkos what the popular goto one is 4" 5" etc, when i was looking on a site to order i noticed they had 2 different senkos a slim and regular as well the 6 pack and another smaller 10 pack i believe. i dont really notice a bad color vs goo dcolor because i mainly only use black or green pumpkin i never really tryed any other colors out since there so expensive i know they hit black and green pumkin so i just been sticking to them. foudn a site that has them half off so figured now is the time to stock up for upcoming season. tryed askign 2 people i know who fish with them and turns out they just buy $200 worth and buy every single pack size there is of every color.

Darren. reply :

Based on reviews at Bass Pro, the 5" Senko is more popular.

That said, personally, I use the 4" Senko more. I use both, just more with the shorter worm.

I'd stick to "standard" colors and variants thereof, watermelon, green pumpkin. By variant, I'm talking a chartreuse tip, or the "magic" mix, perhaps different flake colors, etc.

jerzeeD reply :

I fish in North Jersey most of the time. The 5" senko in black has worked for me here.

Felix77 reply :

I stick with the 5" Senkos. As for colors you can't go wrong with those colors (black, green pumpkin).

I also have success with baby bass, and like the post above green pumpkin magic & watermelon magic.

SudburyBasser reply :

Count me in with the 5" Senko crew in watermelon. I do occasionally use longer ones but I find I do best with the 5".

smalljaw67 reply :

5" is the winner, I use them for smallies and a lot of guys that were using the smaller 3" and 4" have now caught on to the 5" as it is the perfect senko size. Reason being is the bulk and length of the bait will attract a bigger bite for sure but it isn't so big that it turns off the quality 14" - 17" fish from hitting it.

Comfortably Numb reply :

I used to use 4" and now use the 5". I think the 5" sink a lil faster and like them better. The 5" will still catch plenty of 6" fish too.

Any color seems to work fine.

Marty reply :

My preference has been the 5", although I couldn't see any different results with the 4". One thing I did with the 5" was when the nose tore I cut off 1/4" and rerigged. This can be done four times and you're still left with a 4".

iabass8 reply :

I throw the 5" most of the time. Bluegill, bqby nass, gp/chart tip and watermelon red flake are my standard colors.

kowz76 reply :

I've tried the 4" and the 5". Definitely have more luck with the 5. As Comfortably Numb said, they sink a little faster, fish a little faster in general. I think that's the main reason for their success. For colors, I like watermelon, gp, and pearl the most.

bigt89 reply :

okay cool. just another quick one is there much of a difference performance wise from the senkos and the blue pack kumani or something liek that looks like like a senko and it says made by gary y, and they are a bit cheaper. was hoping dicks would have there half off sale or at leas offer me it but they didnt and they have those 2 now to choose from unless i never noticed the other pack before.

Comfortably Numb reply :

The Kinami and Yammys are the same bait and made in the same factory. Colors may differ. The quantity in the bag is why the Kinami are cheaper.

basseditor reply :

I've tried most brands. GY seem to perform more consistently. But many of my lakes have some potential for big fish, so I like 6-7" senkos. Down at Amistad and falcon you can find 9" off brand ones. I have many 6-8 # bass on 7". 7"cast a mlle with 20 lb flouro.

fl_bass reply :

I use both Kinami and GYCB just depends on the colors each brand has. I like watermelon chartreuse. Seems to work in S. Florida stained water. Like Comfortably Numb mentioned, the difference in price is the number of baits you get in the package.

moguy1973 reply :

I use mainly 4" but have tried 5". Had more luck with the 4". Favorite color would be some shade of white (plain white, white with silver sparkle, white with black fleck)

bigt89 reply :

yea same here gy work best for me occasionally kvds version in june bug will do the trick but thing i hate and cant stand is really $7 for a pack of senkos that will only last 1 fish if there aggresive. on average i only get about 2 3 fish max if im lucky even with wacky rigging they tear to easy compared to some of my worms i get i think are 10 packs and are onyl $2.99 and i can get 6 fish before its time ti replace them.

Bankbeater reply :

I like the 6" size. When they start getting beat up I cut the bait in half and use it as a 3" bait.

Crestliner2008 reply :

Just after ice out up here, you cannot beat a 4" Senko, wacky rigged on light line. When bass are in late pre-spawn to spawn, I tend to favor the 5".....offering them a full meal. In summer and early fall you just cannot beat a 7" Senko for raising kain on good structures. Big bass love big meals and the 7" has paid off for me more times than I care to think about it.

00 mod reply :

6" is my standard!

Jeff

Fishes in trees reply :

Kinama baits had a color, confetti, which was a lighter watermelon color with quite a bit of larger glitter flakes in it. In 2005, that color was the ticket, it outfished other senko colors for me, by a bunch. More recent years, not so much, it is just another color that I rotate through from time to time.

ClackerBuzz reply :

generic brand 5" for sheer numbers. 3-4" in winter. (shallow water. if ur going over 10ft, senko's are nice b/c they fall much faster w/ all their salt. but u could just add some split shot or 1/16oz bullet).once you've figured out some proven places and/or get tired of catching dinks....tie on a 6" like jeff. it willupgrade you from quantity to quality. i've only been to galloway a few times but didn't get anything worth writing home about. looking forward to going back this season with a sonar unit on my yak.

JT Bagwell reply :

I have been on Yamamoto's Pro Team for probably 10 years and the 5" Senko has got to be the most popular.

Now with that being said, I actually prefer the 7" Senko. Big fish love them and smaller fish aren't scared to eat them either.

Comfortably Numb reply :

I always fish the 5" wacky but have some 7". They are huge. Should I still fish them wacky or is Texas better choice?

JT Bagwell reply :

They work both ways but I seem to get more bites on the Whacky rig.

However, the hooking ratio is much better with the Texas rig.

ClackerBuzz reply :

wacky in open water. texas around weeds and cover. wacky is more about the fall. if you are in 2ft of water just t-rig. it defeats the purpose of a wacky/flutter fall. plus 2ft of water requires more of a drag technique=texas. you can usually bump to 6" in any body of water. i only bump to 7" in 15ft+of water. ie big and deep lakes

JT Bagwell reply :

I have on several occasions, caught big bass in less than 4' of water, on 7" Senkos.

ww2farmer reply :

I fish the 3",4",5" and 6"............the 3" and 6" are more of a nich, special situation type bait for me. Day in day out, I use the 5" the most, with the 4" a close second.

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