Senko trials 101 2024

fish-fighting-illini reply :

ok tight wad numero uno broke down and bought a package of Senkos.

We'll see what happens when I get a chance to use them.

From the bank with spinning gear should I fish them weightless or with a weight to cast further?

Raul reply :

The only reason to add a weight to a senko is to make them sink faster, they are pretty heavy and don 't need the help of any weight to fly far.

guest reply :

Like Raul said, weightless.

.dsaavedra. reply :

the aero and hydrodynamic shape of these baits, combined w/ the weight of them makes them cast a mile, without any weight at all. also, weights make the action go down the crapper

Raul reply :

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weights make the action go down the crapper

That 's what you think.

.dsaavedra. reply :

from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

Ky_Lake_Dude reply :

By far the best way to fish them is either wacky rigged or t-rigged without a weight. But I have had people tell me that they are good on shaky heads.

RWHusker. reply :

add a nail weight in one end if you want depth faster.

GO BIG RED

bpm2000 reply :

you can also use those weighted hooks like falcon makes to preserve the horizontal fall but adding weight.

Raul reply :

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from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

Much to learn you still have my young padawan.

Yoda.

RWHusker. reply :

I have had much greater success fishing them wacky style than staight. Anyone else?

GO BIG RED

bass109 reply :

weightless, fishing doesnt have to made hard.

fishing man reply :

i fish a senko weightless ALL the time, either wakky or texas rigged. texas riged i cast it out to weeds, rocks, stumps, etc and let it sink the i just bounce it

Bass Hammer reply :

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from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

Much to learn you still have my young padawan.

Yoda.

Funny that there is ;D ;D

THEbassmaster reply :

Raul, im curious as to how you fish them with a weight? I fish them weightless, but with a weight, might give them a new look. Thanks

aaron

Bladesmith, reply :

I have recently started fishing senkos. Would have never tried them except my tackle dealer gave me 2 packs and said try them. Not knowing any better, I rigged one up wacky style on a worm hook, on a c-rig with 1/4 oz weight. Caught a 3/4 lb. smallmouth on the first cast, now I'm hooked. I have caught a bundle of smallmouths on this rig in the last 2 weeks. I use med. heavy casting gear in 12 to 20 ft of water so weightless is out of the question. Needless to say, I now have a tacklebox full of the things and my tackle dealer has a big grin on his face. I guess the moral to this story is that if you don't already know it won't work, it just might work anyway.

Redlinerobert reply :

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weights make the action go down the crapper

That 's what you think.

What he said.

islandbass reply :

5" senkos if that is what you have are very heavy buy themselves and usually don't need any extra weight. I have used weights on certain occassions and have had very good success with or without. Any weight I add is minimal.

roadwarrior reply :

Hmm...

I have been fishing Senkos since 1997 and have never fished one with a weight of any kind.

flukester reply :

Need to go to GYCB website, Gary himself fishes these baits with weights and without. I've fished them on a Spot Remover jighead and caught a few!

senko_77 reply :

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from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

Man, your missin out BIGTIME. Even though most of the horizontal movement is robbed, there are some times when dragging a 5" green pumpkin senko with a 1/4oz green pumpkin 1/4oz Tru-Tungsten weight is unbeatable. I also like to pitch it up to shallow stumps when the waters muddy.

Hope this opens so more senko doors for you

lubina reply :

I fish them weightless most of the time but when the bite is tough....split shot them, I don't know if it change the action but whatever action is, catch fish.

.dsaavedra. reply :

i really like them wacky rigged too. if youre gonna wacky rig them though, either use an Oring, or buy some strike king zeroes...those zeroes are indestructible.

.dsaavedra. reply :

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from my experience...yes! a bullet weight doesnt allow it to fall horizontal, and i think that ruins the purpose of a senko.

Much to learn you still have my young padawan.

Yoda.

WEIRDO

the captain reply :

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I have had much greater success fishing them wacky style than staight. Anyone else?
GO BIG RED

Yep. Which big red are you reffering to?

fish-fighting-illini reply :

Well it is too early to tell but so far I'm not impressed. In all fairness I haven't used them a bunch. The Culprit worm I had on was still working great so I saw no immediate reason to switch. when I wore it out then I put on the Senko and zero bites so far.

I've got it rigged with a bullet weight because that is how I was already rigged. I will try them again and will try weightless eventualy but right now I'm leaning toward going bck to the cheapos. (?)

fish-fighting-illini reply :

I changed the tittle to better reflect what this is about.

I went to a different lake ( a tough bugger to catch fish at ) that has very clear water in general but with thick vegitaion to about 30yrds out from the bank. I had lost my orig rig so I took some advice and rigged weightless and did wachy style. 1st cast caught a bass lol. I had a couple of more hookups but had some trouble landing. I only had about an hour to work with.

I targeted holes in the vegetation and just let it fall. All strikes were as soon as the bait hit the water so I'm not sure that it was really the senko or not. I will try it again with an off brand to see how it works.

For us bank fishermen it opens up some opportunities and is a really fun way to fish. It also adds to the arsenal of choices.

I'm going to try the same technique on deep water areas w/o thick vegetation.

Thanks for the tips I'll keep you posted.

David P reply :

Wacky rigging a senko is idiot proof. With the hook already exposed, it doesn't take much of a hook set, or even you realizing there's a fish on to catch one.

I don't use O-rings although i'm sure they'd save me money in the end.

jaystraw reply :

I've only been fishing senkos for about 2 weeks, and I'm "hooked" to use a bad pun.

I just got back from midday fishing at a local river. The water level was low, the weather was cloudy and windy, and I've never been able to catch any fish around this one particlar pience of structure that I knew held fish until today.

It's an old concrete wall from something (a dam maybe...) in the middle of the river.

Today I landed 8 smallies (lost a few more at the bank)a 2-2.5 lb carp and a a few big redfin shiners within 2 hours all on the same stretch of river I was lucky to get one fish on other baits.

I also fished it wacky and t-rigged. Both worked well, but when my t-rig bite stopped, I switched over to wacky and the bite started like I had not even been fishing there.

Now I have to try *** and save some $$.

guest reply :

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Wacky rigging a senko is idiot proof. With the hook already exposed, it doesn't take much of a hook set, or even you realizing there's a fish on to catch one.
I don't use O-rings although i'm sure they'd save me money in the end.

but not MUDDY PROOF!!!!!!! i MUST HAVE SUNK THAT OCTUPUS HOOK INTO MY BOAT ROAP AT LEAST 6 OR 7 TIMES NOT TO MENTION THE HOOK UP WITH THE BILL OF MY DODGER CAP

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