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Lots of good suggestions so far, I would also consider trying a Zoom Speed Craw pegged with at least a 1/2 oz tungsten sinker.

Casting into moderate cover unpegged, pitching baits into heavy grass pegged.

1/32 or 1/16 oz. Gopher Mushroomhead jig with a 3" Stickworm fished with 6lb. Floro on a ML rod. Skipping a centipede crimped with a 1/32 oz split shot under docks, I like using braid with a florocarbon leader. I've also been doing well fishing a 1/16 oz. Jackall Flickshake on 6 lb Floro with a ML rod.

I'll chime in with my 2 cents. I think most fisherman when they think about fishing a Senko are associating it with a weightless Texas or Wacky rig which is no doubt highly effective. That said I've done very well at times fishing the 4" size on a weighted Texas rig or using the 3" size on 1/32 oz. or 1/16 oz. mushroom jighead which has a slow death spiral. The 3", 4" & 5" Senko's are extremely versatile baits and are definetely one of the all time great bass fishing lures. That said my go to baits during the summer are crankbaits with soft plastics being a fall back option for me.

I have, still waiting for my first fish.

To add to MattinOK's post I've found some similiar baits in older low volume tackle shops, that's why when I drive by a tackle shop I haven't been in before I try to stop in. I recently picked up a few Rapala Risto Raps from a small shop that was still hanging on the pegboard and this is a product that's been out of production for a few years.

Bigbill, I would leave the one that didn't rattle alone. I often do quite well on silent baits.

Japanese Shad has been a great color for me, I've also done very well with the Mojarra color.

I bought a bag when they first came out, didn't care for the action and never used it again. I'm sure it will catch a few fish but in my opinion there are baits out there like the original Senko that are going to be much more productive.

The Jackall Swimming Ninja G90 caught my eye, it's a small Bluegill swimbait.

I forgot about that one, but I would also include it in the fishing tackle Hall of Shame along with their Revolution Bluegill & Shad baits.

Storm Wiggle Wart, Rapala DT 6 & Shad Rap will make good selections for this depth range.

Crankbaits, Deep & Shallow.

I've nailed a couple of good ones on the 5" bait in the Bluegill color (weighted as a fast sink) in limited use, excited about the baits potential.

Matzuo crankbaits.

This year Baby Bass hs been a hot color for me. I also like Green Pumpkin/ Watermelon Laminate & Green Pumpkin/ Amber laminate.

3/8 oz. S.O.B. Mini Me Pj Special # 4 Willow # 2 Colorado- spring 2009 threw it against a laydown in shallow water

I use a wide variety... 3" Senko/ Dinger on 1/32 or 1/16 Gopher Mushroomhead for tough situations 4" & 5" Senko weightless wacky or Texas or weighted with 1/8, 3/16 or 1/4 Tungsten Roboworm Fat Straight Tail or R.I. Flirt- Shaky Head Zoom Shaky Tail- Shaky Head 10" Power Worm- 1/4-1/2 sinker Texas rig, use for going for the big bite Yamamoto Slim Senko- weightless with 2/0 owner offset, skipping docks or shallow weedbeds Zoom Centpede- Mojo rig. Also use on 2/0 Owner offfset with 1/16 oz Lunker City nailweight side rigged for bait that glides backwards Zoom U Tail - old school T-rig, usually use 1/8 - 1/4 Tugsten slip sinker Zoom Trick Worm- if I could only have one. Weightless, T-rig , C-rig Jackall Flick Shake- Jighead wacky Zoom 4" Ribworm - Mojo Rig Hag's Tornado- I bought a few bags to C-rig, haven't had a chance to use them yet

They have a new color called Crack that might work well, you might also want to try Table Rock shad, American Shad and Chartreuse Shad.

Thanks for sharing, I might have to try it.

C Flash 44 Mag crankbait/ Bluegill color Bandit 700 series Chrome Bluegill color Srike King Series 6XD Silent Sexy Ghost Minnow Strike King Rodent- a nice rival to the R.I. Sweet Beaver has been putting nice fish in the boat, usually T-rig with 1/8, 3/16 or 1/4 oz sinker 1/2 OZ Hornet Jig with Lake Fork Magic Shad- I've thrown this rig in the past with a grub on the back , saw Roadwarrior's post a few months back about using the Magic Shad trailer. Recently wacked em' on a heavily pressured clear water lake on what started out as a slow day. Thanks Roadwarrior.

I agree, great lure.

I'm hitting close to 20' with 12 lb Florocarbon. I've done especially well with the Silent version in the Sexy Ghost color. Last Friday my best 5 combined for a little over 20 lbs which is a nice haul for largemouth in Michigan. This was not the only deep diver I fished that day, but it was best on that outing and has earned a spot in my tacklebox.

I've been catching very nice bass on these baits the last couple of days, cast very well and gets down deep. Strike King deserves a big thumbs up for this bait, my favorite new bait of the year.

Here are a few that I like, I'm probably forgetting some.... Wake- Lucky Craft RC 2.5 (wake model) and Excalibur Shallow - Baby 1 minus & Lucky Craft 1.5 Medium - Rapala DT 10, Rapala DT 6, Rapala Shad Rap, Storm Wiggle Wart Deep- Bandit 700 series, Jackall Muscle Deep 15 Plus, Norman DD 22 Lipless- Strike King Red Eye Shad, Spro, Yozuri & Sebile Flat Shad