The Mike

Definitely. I was thinking even 1/16, but I'll try both. Went out last night and split-shotted some swims & regular senkos just to see, and while both produced the deeper-striking fish did seem to be larger. Durability is a mess, especially since a hook-set forces the actually bait 12-24 inches above the hook and more often than not they end up in the water. I just don't see a good alternative. I saw Cabela's makes a knock-off swim senko, something called "Cabela's Aquaglow Swimming Glo Stick," but I can't find a word about it.

Hey guys, I do a lot of dock fishing this time of year, mostly skipping in 4-12ft of water. Senko-type plastics work great (weightless), as probably everyone knows, but hook-sets are a bit tricky and of course the line-watching technique is just monotonous (IMO!). I look for a good skip, a fall to ~50% depth, twitch, repeat until out of perceived strike zone. But lately I've fooled a bit with the swimming senko and it's been great. Much higher hook-up ratio and, over a sample of 1-2 weeks, more fish. A lot of these fish bite on the swim in 3-6 feet of water. Weightless I'll allow the same initial sink and follow with elongated twitches and shorter secondary falls. (Side question: is a small screw-in weight an improvement for this kind of fishing?) Could it be dumb luck or poor technique that's causing my better-than-expected swim-senko results? I guess I'd like to keep throwing knock-off senkos on a daily basis but am a bit dazed by recent results and lacking confidence in the old reliable (I own tons of these things). Any thoughts? Also, I'm using Yamamoto swimsenkos and Gander Mountain knock-off senkos. Are they any decent knock-off swims? Thanks, and good luck out there.