Picked up a few packs of these,never really fished paddletail swimbaits before. What all do I need to know  to be successful with these "Swimmin Senkos?"

I havent fished them that often but i caught about 5 or so bass on them last year

Fish the Swimming Senko as an alternative

to a spinnerbait, especially in and around

grass. To maximize tail action, fish the lure

with a 1/4 oz screw-in weight or pegged.

8-)

I found they tend to work well both weighted and weightless.

sometimes I will run them Texas rigged weightless along the top of submerged weedbeds, and if it falls into an opening, give it some line to get in there and twitch it for some bites. I caught a decent number using this last year.

One of the baits I always have with me.

Fish it T-rigged weightless, with at least a 5/0 EWG hook, or a superline hook, to work shallow areas.

Add some weight, pegged for deeper water.

And for the wildest action you've ever seen from a soft plastic bait; keep the torn up baits from the t-rigs.

Bite off the torn up part, and rig what's left on a Shake2 jighead.  As long as what's left still has the tail, it will work, even if it's only 3" long. Crazy action on the drop. Fish this any place you'd fish a jig or ti-rigged bait.

Here are some more tips from the man himself:

http://www.insideline.net/articles/swim_senko.html

8-)

I've had really good success on the bait with a 3/16oz Ike's Spike fished much like a spinnerbait.  (At least in the same areas, situations.)  The Ike's Spike hook is a bit small for the bait, but it works well enough that I'd use recommend it.  I've fished them weightless, but never had as much luck that way.

I think there are much better options. skinny dipper being one.

The smaller ones are killer as a swimjig trailer.

Here are some more tips from the man himself:

http://www.insideline.net/articles/swim_senko.html

8-)

Beat me too it. 

Love the bait.  Not near as tough as the Skinny Dipper, but 10x the action. 

Tried them and didn't like them at all. No tail action whatsoever. Had to really crank them to get any movement. Maybe I just got a pack of duds but it's the last pack I will get.

Better plastic swimbaits out there.

JMHO

Tried them and didn't like them at all. No tail action whatsoever. Had to really crank them to get any movement. Maybe I just got a pack of duds but it's the last pack I will get.

Better plastic swimbaits out there.

JMHO

I couldnt agree more!

I just tried them yesterday for the 1'st. time at a small pond. I didn't have any luck on anything, so I'll try them more later. I thought the action was pretty good, not sure if its as much as I expected. I will try them more when it warms up some.