What’s a good line to go with on a baitcasting rig intended for weightless Senko fishing? Braid with floro  leader or would I be better off with straight floro?

Seaguar #6 InvizX is fine, but the premium line is Tatsu.  I recommend spinning tackle for this

application.

 

 

 

BC-12# shooter

It depends on how I am fishing the senko:  skipping or casting to targets.  If skipping, I am using spinning gear and 6-8 lb YZ hybrid or Sufix Siege, if casting gear 10lb Invisx.

Good info thanks.

The lighter the better, but consider your cover.  There had been many times that I have just picked up a spinning rod with 8 lb line because the current was calm and cover was light... if I'm going under docks I like at least 10lb, I've thrown them weightles on 15lb floor on casting gear... that's quite frequent actualy.... especially under docks and around brush.  I've been known to flip them to holes in matted grass on 50 or 65 lb braid.  Adapt your line as light as you can go reasonably but don't be afraid to throw it on heavy line if the cover and conditions call for it... the action is amazing on 8 lb line and spinningnrod tho

7.49 at Guntersville on #4 Yo-Zuri Hybrid

 

https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/lake-guntersville-2012.html

8 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

7.49 at Guntersville on #4 Yo-Zuri Hybrid

 

https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/lake-guntersville-2012.html

4# whoda  a thunk?

24 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

7.49 at Guntersville on #4 Yo-Zuri Hybrid

 

15 minutes ago, Gsurko said:

4# whoda  a thunk?

Well, independent testing shows that YZH breaks at a higher weight than the stated pound-test - so I can easily see a near 8# bass being caught on 4# YZH.

#4 diameter is .009 with a breaking strength of 8.5 lbs

13 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

#4 diameter is .008 with a breaking strength of 8.5 lbs

It's actually .009 according to Yo-Zuri's site ( http://yo-zuri.com/products/hybrid-275yd-clear/ ) - but what's 1/1000th of an inch.

Here's the full chart.

OOPS!

 

Thanks...the post has been edited.

For senkos, I use 8lb Tatsu on my spinning and 12lb Sunline Assassin on my baitcaster. If I know I'll be fishing near decent cover, I'll bump up to 15-17lb fluorocarbon. I like to let them sink, leaving the line slacked at times, so I avoid braid.

1 hour ago, roadwarrior said:

7.49 at Guntersville on #4 Yo-Zuri Hybrid

 

https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/lake-guntersville-2012.html

Great video. On another note do y'all still the road trip

No, we did not have enough participation in the last several events, so we had to cancel future

roadtrips.

I like 8-10lb line for Senko. It is not landing the fish that I worry but to dive the 4/0 hook into fish mouth. With my typical senko hook set and M+ to MH rod, I would get a lot of brake off with lighter line. If wacky rig I can go down to 6lb line.

Well, you might need to make an adjustment. I promise you will get more bites

and probably catch more bass with lighter line when we are talking soft plastics.

I use 20lb braid to 10-12pb fluoro.

For weightless Senkos I throw on a baitcaster - 20 lb Sufix 832 and a 10 lb Sniper fluorocarbon leader... sometimes 12 lb if skipping a lot around dock posts, cross braces, etc. 

18 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Well, you might need to make an adjustment. I promise you will get more bites

and probably catch more bass with lighter line when we are talking soft plastics.

I don’t doubt at all that, I would catch more fish with 4lb line. Now how much impact would .009mm (4lb)line compare to .011(8lb) to bass visibility or lure movement? As a lot of opinion about bass is not so line shy creatures. 

I would say it depends on where the Senko is going.  In my case it is really thick hydrilla so it goes on 15lb Invizx on a bait cast reel. 

I fish a 4" Senko on 10 lb Big Game.  I fish the larger size Senkos on 15 lb Big Game.

I use 8 lb. YZH on spinning reels and 12 lb. YZH on baitcasters. 

I use a spinning rod for this application, and my go to line is Sufix Nanobraid to a longer floro leader (typically something like Seaguar Red Label or Tatsu) in the 15 foot range to avoid the knot impeding my cast.  The Nano braid just handles so well, is fairly rugged and casts a mile.   This setup works really well for me, but again, I don't use baitcasters for this application, I use spinning exclusively.  

Weightless texas rigged 5"+ senkos on casting with 30lb braid to 12lb leader. Wacky rigged senkos 5" or less get fished on spinning with 10-15lb braid to a 6-8lb leader. Power Pro, J Braid or Smackdown for braid and mostly Seaguar Red Label for leader.