kickinbass22

I didnt catch it, but i was fishing with one of the pros at the forest wood cup in pittsburgh last august and he pulled a condom out of the river lol he decided to just cut that one off

I would agree with you on that, it would be annoying and truly no measure of talent whatsoever. BUT what if they threw another bait the same way? I mean I know they don't but I'm sure you could find another scenario somewhere much the same but with a different bait. I'm not trying to stick up for senkos or say that what those guys do wouldn't strike a nerve with me. I use senkos occasionally, but I'm not sure I would even consider them a "secondary" bait for me to tie on.

I don't see where people get banning senkos, because they are simple, easy to use lures that produce? It is very common to catch fish on a crankbait with a steady retrieve, Ike loves using his curly tails out of his panic box, it's not to hard to texas rig a worm and drag it across the bottom. The truth is a 5 year old could use any of the baits/presentations I just mentioned before they could successfully use a senko. In the end, you have to find the fish and put them in the boat and a senko doesn't guarantee you that. As for the side imaging, when I first saw them I instantly thought it was cheating. There isn't much difference in just lowering a camera down there. I would be all for every guy having a 150(would also save gas), and the same electronics(nothing great, but sufficient). I hate that many times the man with the most money outfishes the man with more skill. We are supposed to be watching the best anglers in the world on tv not the ones with the most equipment.

I would definitely pitch to those cypress trees until my arm fell off, bass should hold in them pretty much year round. As far as bait goes, I would try to match the craw you saw as close as possible and not use to much weight so that it doesnt sink into the grass as deep