I think of Senkos as a kind of worm, but they belong in their own category. Like curly tail worms work great with a T-rig, but Senkos and the like work much better weightless or wacky and are great for low angle casts under overhanging trees or under a boat dock. But I've also been told I have a very bass ackwards fishing style. If you only had one or the other you could still do pretty good.

 

Sounds more typical than backwards.  Maybe you're fishing with backwards guys?

 

That's just it, I rarely rig a senko like a worm, and I rarely rig a worm like a senko.  Not to say it doesn't work.

I have the original article written by Russ (***) Comeau, Gary Yamamoto, & George Welcome. It's original intent was that of a soft jerk bait & when rigged with a 4/0 offset hook it would actually back up. Now the Senko is T-rigged, C-rigged, drop shoted, shaky head, flipped, pitched, & punched.

Larry Nixon...

http://bassbuzz.outdoorsfanmedia.com/br_news_article.asp?thecat=1&id=320

 

Old school basser...

 

Nice read by Nixon , he was my favorite tournament angler thru the 80's, great guy!

Easy question with a lot of answers.

 

Your selection of a "plastic worm" or other plastic depends on too many variables to give you my favorite.

 

For example, in the spring when fishing the Buggs Island bushes a baby brush hog is the key.

 

In the summer, hitting the Historic James River a Zoom trick worm on a shaky head jig head can produce lots of bites.

 

In the fall it is the crawfish.

 

In the winter it can be the fluke, Senkos, lizards - all depending on the technique your are using.

 

Now, for a Texas rig you can go with a finesse worm, a dead ringer, curly tail, and on and on and on.

 

How are you planning to rig the finesse worm?  Wacky?  Texas style?  Carolina rig?  Weightless? Weight of sinker? Pegging sinker? Color?

 

So to repeat myself, easy question with a lot of answers.

 

Experiment.  Try them all.  Spinning rig and baitcaster.  Flip and pitch - long casts - Carolina rig - dead sticking -dragging - swimming - and away we go!

 

Have fun; keep a diary; and start putting your fishing log three ring binder together for future reference.

Nice read by Nixon , he was my favorite tournament angler thru the 80's, great guy!

He's tops. Like his recommendation to use straight tail worms in waters with little cover. My fishing these days takes me to environs like that. Not by choice, just my present circumstances. Fish what you got. Love to use Crème and Zoom finesse worms. And, by no means, is it second rate bass fishing. The bass is highly adaptable and grow big and fun to catch in light cover waters, too.

 

Good fishing...