I have gained experience with 5” senkos rigged the texsposed and weightless within the past 2 years. 
 

Honestly, I don’t think I’ve missed a strike until last week.

 

So we all know the adage of tossing a senko after a missed strike, right? 
 

This question dawned me,  Okay. So what in the heck do you toss if the missed strike was on the senko, lol?

 

I was fishing a black senko and decided on a smaller black and chatruese spinner bait with a willow and Colorado blade combo (double willows seem more productive for me but I didn’t have one) and bam. I got him. 
 

This was probably more luck than a precision choice, so I can’t or am not willing to make this a personal axiom. It was getting darker and was overcast and black (actually darker colors but I only had black or green senkos) seemed the choice to use. 
 

What do you or would you toss after a missed strike on a senko? I did throw it two more times to no avail, before switching up to the spinnerbait, somewhat akin to have tossing a couple of fastballs and then throwing a change up to get the batter, lol. 
 

 

I usually toss the same bait that got the strike in the first place. 

Usually the Senko follow up works because if a fish hit a spinnerbait or crankbait, and they didn’t succeed, then they double back to see if they stunned the prey and it is now an easy meal.  A slowly sinking weightless Senko mimics that perfectly.  I get so many pecks and hits on a Senko I wouldn’t know what to throw if it was the other way around.  ?

13 minutes ago, TOXIC said:

Usually the Senko follow up works because if a fish hit a spinnerbait or crankbait, and they didn’t succeed, then they double back to see if they stunned the prey and it is now an easy meal.  A slowly sinking weightless Senko mimics that perfectly.  I get so many pecks and hits on a Senko I wouldn’t know what to throw if it was the other way around.  ?

Bingo

Yup, it works.  Here's a video from just a couple weeks ago where I did just that (it's cued up to the catch):

 

 

I pretty much exclusively throw senkos anyhow so already doing this ha. Have never heard of this though, thought conventional wisdom would just be to toss the same thing that made them bite in the first place. Learn something new everyday on this forum. And that of course is a very good thing.

9 hours ago, TOXIC said:

Usually the Senko follow up works because if a fish hit a spinnerbait or crankbait, and they didn’t succeed, then they double back to see if they stunned the prey and it is now an easy meal.  A slowly sinking weightless Senko mimics that perfectly.  I get so many pecks and hits on a Senko I wouldn’t know what to throw if it was the other way around.  ?

That makes so much sense. Thanks. 
 

8 hours ago, Glenn said:

Yup, it works.  Here's a video from just a couple weeks ago where I did just that (it's cued up to the catch):

 

 

Great video, Glenn! As usual, you’re making look easy.  ?

10 hours ago, Big Hands said:

I usually toss the same bait that got the strike in the first place. 

Totally makes sense, and I have also done that but unfortunately with usually mixed results. Do you toss back in immediately or do you let things settle down before trying again?

I always throw a different bait now as I found using the same doesn't work anywhere near as well.  A missed strike on a senko is rare though so the need for a follow up bite isn't so strong.

Wow! Never heard of the senko adage. Make sense though, I will definitely will try it. 
love this site learn something all the time. 

9 hours ago, islandbass said:

Do you toss back in immediately or do you let things settle down before trying again?

I'll throw the same bait back in immediately after a missed strike.  If that doesn't get bit right away, I quickly reel up and throw in a different bait.

Thanks, Glenn! Much appreciated. ?

Either a senko or a plastic worm. 

   To me, everything boils down to one thing: did that fish leave the area, or are they still hanging around the same place?

   If they don't hang around, just forget it. You're very unlikely to draw them back in with any lure because they're most likely spooked.

   If they hang around, I've seen the soft plastic ruse work. I've seen it work with a senko, and I've seen it work with a fluke.

   The exception to all this is topwater. If they miss on a topwater, stay with the topwater. Just be patient, that's all.

 

   This is just my 1/50th of a dollar.   ?                      jj

I've found that a weightless jerk shad works too. Especially when you see schooling bass going crazy on top water.

if I missed the fish on a moving bait, plastic worm

 

if I missed on a plastic worm or jig, same bait