Do you know what I hate? I hate those reviews where it takes the reviewer 20 minutes to tell you what they actually think. So I'm not going to do that here. 

 

 @road warrior Guaranteed Way to Catch Bass is exceedingly effective. Below I'll tell you about my experience with it, and the things I've learned.

 

I spent a week in central Florida fishing old mine pits. A lot of the shoreline has dropoffs of 30+ feet within the first few feet. But there is some 'normal' shoreline that gradually increases in depth. So that's where I used this strategy. 

 The first day, my little brother and I caught 4-5 bass each using this strategy. So of course we're thinking, Bassmaster's Classic here we come! However, this tactic doesn't turn your rod into a magic wand. We didn't start our first day until almost 5pm due to flying into town that afternoon. That day, it was overcast and a little windy. The next day was much hotter, sunny, and no wind. We did ok in the morning, but the bite tailed off after that. We struck out with both the Senko and the Fat Ika. Not having confidence in this strategy yet, we threw our tackle boxes at the water, trying everything from topwater to drop-shotting. Nothing worked. One thing to keep in mind is that we were bank fishing, so we couldn't access the middle of the lakes. Over the next few days, we found this technique worked exceptionally well mornings and evenings, but not so well mid-day. 

 

A few of my takeaways:

 

 -You really need to focus when you're doing this. I'm not some millennial with a fidget spinner. I'm 42 years old and have been fishing for 35+ years. But using this technique, you really need to focus on what you see with your line and more importantly, what you feel. By the time I was done, I'm pretty sure I could tell you if the submerged branch my lure went over was oak or pine. The focus side of things started out difficult, because naturally you catch yourself looking at the birds cawing or a splash near the other shore, etc. Again, you really need to have a singular focus on your lure and exactly what it's doing. 

 -This technique will catch bass, but not necessarily big bass. The biggest we caught during the week was 16" which is great, but we also caught a lot of sub-12 inchers too. I think if we would've switched to the Fat Ika it would've eliminated a lot of the smaller fish. 

 -I grew up fishing Mister Twister and Culprit worms (rather unsuccessfully I might add), and Senkos are completely different. With older plastic worms, you had to set the hook quickly before the fish spat it out. With Senkos, the only reason to set the hook within the first few seconds is to make sure the fish doesn't swallow it. If a fish picks up your Senko, he's not likely to spit it out.

 -In the most unscientific experiment ever done, my little brother and I tested fishing this technique with the T-rig versus a wacky rig, and the wacky rig outperformed it slightly. Keep in mind that we were fishing mine pits, so there wasn't a ton to snag on. If I were doing this anywhere else, I'd stick to the T-rig.

 

So yes, Road Warrior's Guaranteed Way to Catch Bass absolutely works. Thanks RW for posting it.

Thanks for sharing your experience. He may find his way here, but you tagged the wrong @roadwarrior.

 

Bigger bass bite senkos too. Once I read RW's excellent post I had to try it for myself. I caught the fish below with the very first senko I ever put in the water. I always have some with me now.

 

Awesome write up!

Yeah that old @roadwarrior hillbilly knows a trick or two!

2 hours ago, Fishlegs said:

Bigger bass bite senkos too

I will readily admit that some of my biggest bass last season were on senkos. The last one pictured came close to being my biggest for the year

 

By the way... if memory serves me right, every one of these fish was on a BLACK senko

Might want to include a link since it's not available on Amazon 

 

 

1 hour ago, LrgmouthShad said:

I will readily admit that some of my biggest bass last season were on senkos. The last one pictured came close to being my biggest for the year

 

By the way... if memory serves me right, every one of these fish was on a BLACK senko

Nice! Hard to argue with those results. My favorite senko color is probably watermelon, but there are a lot of great colors.

12 hours ago, KSanford33 said:

Do you know what I hate? I hate those reviews where it takes the reviewer 20 minutes to tell you what they actually think. So I'm not going to do that here. 

 

 @road warrior Guaranteed Way to Catch Bass is exceedingly effective. Below I'll tell you about my experience with it, and the things I've learned.

 

I spent a week in central Florida fishing old mine pits. A lot of the shoreline has dropoffs of 30+ feet within the first few feet. But there is some 'normal' shoreline that gradually increases in depth. So that's where I used this strategy. 

 The first day, my little brother and I caught 4-5 bass each using this strategy. So of course we're thinking, Bassmaster's Classic here we come! However, this tactic doesn't turn your rod into a magic wand. We didn't start our first day until almost 5pm due to flying into town that afternoon. That day, it was overcast and a little windy. The next day was much hotter, sunny, and no wind. We did ok in the morning, but the bite tailed off after that. We struck out with both the Senko and the Fat Ika. Not having confidence in this strategy yet, we threw our tackle boxes at the water, trying everything from topwater to drop-shotting. Nothing worked. One thing to keep in mind is that we were bank fishing, so we couldn't access the middle of the lakes. Over the next few days, we found this technique worked exceptionally well mornings and evenings, but not so well mid-day. 

 

A few of my takeaways:

 

 -You really need to focus when you're doing this. I'm not some millennial with a fidget spinner. I'm 42 years old and have been fishing for 35+ years. But using this technique, you really need to focus on what you see with your line and more importantly, what you feel. By the time I was done, I'm pretty sure I could tell you if the submerged branch my lure went over was oak or pine. The focus side of things started out difficult, because naturally you catch yourself looking at the birds cawing or a splash near the other shore, etc. Again, you really need to have a singular focus on your lure and exactly what it's doing. 

 -This technique will catch bass, but not necessarily big bass. The biggest we caught during the week was 16" which is great, but we also caught a lot of sub-12 inchers too. I think if we would've switched to the Fat Ika it would've eliminated a lot of the smaller fish. 

 -I grew up fishing Mister Twister and Culprit worms (rather unsuccessfully I might add), and Senkos are completely different. With older plastic worms, you had to set the hook quickly before the fish spat it out. With Senkos, the only reason to set the hook within the first few seconds is to make sure the fish doesn't swallow it. If a fish picks up your Senko, he's not likely to spit it out.

 -In the most unscientific experiment ever done, my little brother and I tested fishing this technique with the T-rig versus a wacky rig, and the wacky rig outperformed it slightly. Keep in mind that we were fishing mine pits, so there wasn't a ton to snag on. If I were doing this anywhere else, I'd stick to the T-rig.

 

So yes, Road Warrior's Guaranteed Way to Catch Bass absolutely works. Thanks RW for posting it.

 

I will pile on here and say that RW's professed love for the Senko helped to convince me that the Senko could be worth another chance. From May to September of 2021, the Senko was easily my most productive bait during that time. And, as far as plastics go, a lot of fun to fish too.

On 2/15/2022 at 10:58 AM, KSanford33 said:

 -This technique will catch bass, but not necessarily big bass. The biggest we caught during the week was 16" which is great, but we also caught a lot of sub-12 inchers too. I think if we would've switched to the Fat Ika it would've eliminated a lot of the smaller fish. 

 

I know this was based on your experience

Pretty soon we'll be hearing you catching one like Randy Howell caught !!